Zenith 6S229 - Completing The Electrical Restoration & First Power Up
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2022
- Replacing the remaining resistors, capacitors, getting the power transformer tied back in, remounting the old tuning (variable) condenser (capacitor) and applying power for the first time in who knows how many years.
The IF/RF alignment is pending.
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• Zenith 6S229 - 1937 To...
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It always great when they come back to life. Don't get old. Nice work Don.
Rick, it was great to hear this one play again. The old rebuilt loudspeaker exceeds my expectations as well as the receiver sensitivity. Thanks for reaching out and watching. Best, Don
All that hard work paid off in an excellently working radio. Just an alignment away from total success! Love the
pencil trick Don as using a tweezer sometimes lets you lose it and fall somewhere that is hard to reach. Been there.
Thank you Steve. It seems to be a good player with excellent sensitivity and I can’t wait to complete the alignment and see if it perks up even more. I always struggle with tweezers myself. Thanks again for watching the series. Best, Don
Great job Don, sounds good! Great tip of using the pencil to guide the washers and nuts! Simple and effective.
Thank you Gregg. Hope this finds you doing well. Best, Don
Zenith loved their "air connections", some of the 1938-39 sets had 4 or more parts connected in mid air. This was partly to facilitate layout of components but also to save money on terminal strips. When it came to cost cutting, Zenith always tried to find a cheaper way out unless it was a feature that faced the user (eg. number of dial lamps, dial size, knobs, etc). This model performs very well, I've worked on a number of these chassis. The tone is very impressive for a relatively small cabinet.
Adam, thanks for the info. I since saw some additional photos of the underside of a 6S222 and 6S229 with the same in the air mounting configuration. It’s a great player for sure and sounds good considering my loudspeaker rebuild. Thanks again for reaching out. Best, Don
Looking good Don. Thanks for the pencil trick.
I appreciate you following the series John. The pencil trick definitely comes in handy at times. Thanks again. Best, Don
Nice work Don. Looking good.
Much appreciated Buddy. Hope all is well at your place and Ian hasn’t caused any hardships. Best, Don
Clever pencil trick! Thanx!
Vic, thank you. All the best. Don
Hey Don. wonderful work on this as usual. The chassis looks very nice indeed and the radio seems to play extremely well. Kudos, another one brought back to life in a great form by a true artist. :)
Thank you Doug. Still a few things to fine tune, but overall it seems to be a very good player. Thanks again for your kind words and I hope your weekend is enjoyable. Best, Don
Hi Don we lost our Cat Molly two weeks back. If anyone had told me I would grieve That hard over a cat, I may have told them they were crazy. She was like one of our children, I still miss her something awful. The Vets were useless. And we always keep up Her visits and Shots. Sorry to share my troubles Don. All my very best.
Bobby, sorry to hear about your loss. Loosing a pet is tough; we experienced that as well a few years back. Hold on to those precious memories from the good days my friend. Best, Don
@@RestoreOldRadios Thank you My friend. I am. I was with Her at the last. It was to late and to far to go, Worse thing about small towns. Has hard as it was I was glad I was there for her. Thank you again Don for caring. All my very best.
When I was 16 my cat died of cat fever, watch her pink mouth turn blue.watching her suffer and couldnt help her was painful and yes I cried too.sorry for your loss.
@@nor4277 Thank you. And sorry for your loss also. It means a lot.
I guess your candohm was good . I had two opens on mine. Underside looks very nice. The IF ‘s have two micas in each can one on top of other very hard to pull out to clean. Or at least I had hard time with it. I. Was amazed how well it pulled in stations in the daytime. Great radio. Thanks for doing this radio.
Hi Dean - the Candohm is good, but the 27 ohm section is just outside the 20% threshold. I haven’t checked bias voltages yet, so it may require a replacement. Thanks for the heads up on the IFs, that will help for sure if I take that path. The sensitivity of the receiver is spectacular and I’m excited to complete the alignment. Best, Don
Congratulations on reviving another classic Zenith. They are great performers. With a little Signal generator tweaking, you will be very impressed by that unit. Thanks for your video on the J E Moser products. I purchased the epoxy wood and crack filler also. I think it will be extremely beneficial on some superficial cracks on my 1936, Zenith 9-S-54 cabinet, where over time the wood has shrunk and opened some hairline joint cracks. Thanks again for your fabulous videos.
James, I appreciate your kind words and for following the series. I’m looking forward to the alignment and exploring the bands and hopefully seeing further improvement in the receiver performance. I think you’ll be satisfied with the J E Moser epoxy. Like all glues or epoxies, toner lacquers cover it better than stains based on my experiences. Thanks again and all the best. Don
When I was much younger I worked in a factory doing chassis assembly and I can say that in many of these "restoration" videos I see soldering techniques that would have never passed quality control. Capacitors and resistors should have the leads hooked and then be crushed tightly in the eye of the terminal before soldering. Simply putting a leads through an eyelet and soldering is asking for a "cold" solder.
Yep, it’s so common to find cold solder joints in these old radios from back in the day. Thanks for watching and reaching out. Best, Don
Hi Don. Looks great. Sounds awesome, has always L and S All my very best.
Thank you Bobby. The sound quality is not too bad considering the loudspeaker repairs. Thanks again for watching and sharing. Best, Don
@@RestoreOldRadios You are very welcome my friend.
Very nice.
Thank you Dan, I appreciate you watching. Best, Don
Awesome work Don as always 👏👏
Thank you, it’s appreciated. Best, Don
If you want the Volume control to last, then *DeoxIT Fader F5* should be used.
Thanks for the info. What makes the DeoxIT Fader F5 better than the others? Best, Don
@@RestoreOldRadios - It is specifically made for POT's. *xraytonyb* did an excellent RUclips on using DeoxIT Products.
Thank you, I’ll check out Tony’s video. Best, Don
@@RestoreOldRadios - Tony's video showed how other lubricants build up a resistance over time, where F5 does not.
Don, could you show a photo of the dial belt configuration (if you still have the unit)? I am working on one that was in pieces when I got it and am having trouble with the tension pulley-to-belt location. As I see it, it can only go on two ways and I've tried both and it's too loose to grab. The belt measures correctly. Thanks in advance.
Sorry about my belated response, but while working on a Zenith 5-S-127 that has the same configuration, I thought back about your request. Check out the video below where I show the dial belt and tension pulley. Hope this is helpful. All the best. Don
Zenith 5-S-127 | Low B+ Voltage & Electrolytic Capacitor Configuration
ruclips.net/video/HQ0zr9UVVjc/видео.html
I have the same model that I still haven't got around to restoring yet, too many unfinished projects. What happened to your new built electrolytic can? Thanks for the pencil technique.
Ken, I’m sure in time you’ll get to it. I’ve got a good 75+ radios on my list to restore, but I realize that’s not practical, so I’m going to focus on some of the more difficult or less common models. Regarding the can, I’m waiting on the paint to fully cure and move the capacitors from underneath the chassis that I tacked in to the new reproduction can. Thanks for reaching out and following the series. Best, Don