Taken from the Delaware Valley Historic Radio Club's Oct 2019 meeting. Longtime club member Lewie Newhard discusses the basic tools/equipment needed to repair antique radios.
Thank You Lewie. I knew You since 1980, and lived next to You for years. You were very knowledgeable and a great friend. I will miss You! RIP Love You!
I stumbled across Lewie's videos and decided to watch them. The man is very knowledgeable. I've been working in electronics most of my life, 22 years of which were in the U.S. Navy. I cannot even begin to count the number of Simpson 260 and AN/PSM-4 multimeters I've repaired! The Electrician Mates had a bad habit of taking voltage measurements with the meter on a resistance scale! I've used the Hickock Cardmatic AN/USM-18B tube tester quite a bit. Yes, it's an excellent unit, but even with the handle, I would hardly call it portable! Dragging it up and down ship's ladders isn't fun! By the way, I have a Philco 39-45 that I acquired in 1966 from a church rummage sale. It is the best- sounding AM radio I own.
Fantastic! I am a journeyman lineman, journeyman meterman and protection and control foreman and I didn’t know most of this. Great information, thanks from Yacolt Washington.
Lewie, thanks for sharing you knowledge. The information was entertaining, useful, and informative. Really good info on the Simpson 260 meter. Thank you!
@ 15:50 a Sprague TO-6 / TO-6A no longer goes for peanuts, its now 2022, and a good working one on Ebay is over $200 ( but even then it may need a $20+ eye tube replacement). If you find one for less at an estate sale or hamfest, consider yourself lucky. Even most Heathkit, Solar, Eico cap testers of that era are starting to cost a pretty penny, but are still very functional for working on vintage equipment, once given a good inspection and possibly repair/replacement of damaged and aged components themselves.
I've been in the hobby for roughly 40 years, and the only test equipment I've ever needed was a decent multimeter---there's very little that you can't troubleshoot with one of those if you know how to use it right
21:05 Well, the rolled paper and electrolytic caps are almost certainly bad, but any ceramics (disc-shaped) and mica caps (look like little dominoes) are usually fine.
Could you please provide the Brand Name and Model Number of the "Best" (Military) Tube Tester? I have a Heathkit Tube Tester (TC-2) that I will probably be using, but would like to consider the one you mentioned in this video if it is affordable for me. Also, where is it that you can get the Simpson 260 meters today?
Hickok 118-b tube tester. Not particularly cheap, but an excellent tester. As for the Simpson, there are about dozens of them currently on ebay, avg price around $40. You could prob get one even cheaper at Kutztown, or a local swap meet or Hamfest. Thanks!
Thank You Lewie. I knew You since 1980, and lived next to You for years.
You were very knowledgeable and a great friend. I will miss You! RIP
Love You!
One of the best talks on antique radios I've ever heard.
I stumbled across Lewie's videos and decided to watch them. The man is very knowledgeable. I've been working in electronics most of my life, 22 years of which were in the U.S. Navy. I cannot even begin to count the number of Simpson 260 and AN/PSM-4 multimeters I've repaired! The Electrician Mates had a bad habit of taking voltage measurements with the meter on a resistance scale! I've used the Hickock Cardmatic AN/USM-18B tube tester quite a bit. Yes, it's an excellent unit, but even with the handle, I would hardly call it portable! Dragging it up and down ship's ladders isn't fun! By the way, I have a Philco 39-45 that I acquired in 1966 from a church rummage sale. It is the best- sounding AM radio I own.
Lewie is a great teacher, really enjoyed his presentation, got some good tips.
Informative AND entertaining! Very rare combination. I could listen to this guy all day. Thanks for posting.
thanks for sharing.. if i start now, when im over 100 ill maybe have a portion of this mans wisdom on this subject!
Fantastic! I am a journeyman lineman, journeyman meterman and protection and control foreman and I didn’t know most of this. Great information, thanks from Yacolt Washington.
Bless this man, great presentation.
Lewie, thanks for sharing you knowledge. The information was entertaining, useful, and informative. Really good info on the Simpson 260 meter. Thank you!
Great teacher! Very knowledgeable.
@ 15:50 a Sprague TO-6 / TO-6A no longer goes for peanuts, its now 2022, and a good working one on Ebay is over $200 ( but even then it may need a $20+ eye tube replacement). If you find one for less at an estate sale or hamfest, consider yourself lucky. Even most Heathkit, Solar, Eico cap testers of that era are starting to cost
a pretty penny, but are still very functional for working on vintage equipment, once given a good inspection and possibly repair/replacement of damaged and aged components themselves.
Nice information for a beginner. Thank you.
Excellent, excellent, excellent; wish I would have seen this years ago!
Well done! Wish I could have been there.
Brovo! Love the passion. Great advice. Thank you.
Thanks for your time
I've been in the hobby for roughly 40 years, and the only test equipment I've ever needed was a decent multimeter---there's very little that you can't troubleshoot with one of those if you know how to use it right
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21:05 Well, the rolled paper and electrolytic caps are almost certainly bad, but any ceramics (disc-shaped) and mica caps (look like little dominoes) are usually fine.
GREAT VIDEO.....
I've got a few I would like to sell. Where would be a good place to start to identify them and sell them to collectors? Big tall radios.
Could you please provide the Brand Name and Model Number of the "Best" (Military) Tube Tester? I have a Heathkit Tube Tester (TC-2) that I will probably be using, but would like to consider the one you mentioned in this video if it is affordable for me.
Also, where is it that you can get the Simpson 260 meters today?
Hickok 118-b tube tester. Not particularly cheap, but an excellent tester. As for the Simpson, there are about dozens of them currently on ebay, avg price around $40. You could prob get one even cheaper at Kutztown, or a local swap meet or Hamfest. Thanks!
The best Heathkit tube tester is the TT-1, as it'll measure mutual conductance like the better Hickoks.
Even the beginner terms sound like Swahili to me
Right?
New york is still very much ac dc
W2ZQ = DVHRA
Old goats convention?
Ignorant turd. If life kicks your ass, dont wonder why.
Instructor seems very angry…at everything..
He’s a little rough around the edges but very knowledgeable, just overlook his demeanour. 😊