skycarl It's just stupid dumb people that don't realise that he is videoing outside in the desert so of course there might be some wind & that's something you can't avoid. Some biscuit brains need to learn how to get a life! People like them are the ones that would ruin our enjoyment of Shangos videos which I certainly don't want to lose Shango on here or my life would be over. 😢
I fix electronics for living. Everything from vintage stuff to modern digital stuff. I learned a lot from you and you made my life easier. I'm also pretty sure if I didn't come across you channel, I'd never get the confidence to do vintage stuff.
Hey Shango, don't be discouraged by the whiners and haters your videos are very much appreciated by a very large number of people please keep them coming!
I remember those Zenith TV commercials back in the 60's. _"The quality goes in before the name goes on."_ Ahhh, those memories of the days of Chris Montez and "Let's Dance." Could *never* forget "Theme from A Summer Place" by Percy Faith and His Orchestra.
Це велика радість,бачити і чути як відродилась легенда.Дякую вам містер за вашу любов до радіо.Мрію мати так радіо,але в Україні нема де купити Zenith.дякую вам містер за цей відеоролик
Sadly you tube is full of keyboard warriors but you just got to ignore them thats what works best don't let them win. Your true fans love your videos and we always look forward to them keep up the great work
indeed, and oh would you look at that, one of the fans happens to be an old troll... id say its time we started forcing the trolls off the channel for shango. that way he doesnt have to worry about the retards.
Could not agree more! I really enjoy all your videos +Shango066, and the so called 'noise' in the background is all part of it - besides anything else, it shows that what you are doing is real, live and not scripted and edited to buggery. Please don't curtail the amount of videos you post as a result of people being negative - if they don't like watching the video, then they should just click away and watch something else. Don't let the bastards grind you down!
This channel is better than anything on television right now. I have been doing electronics repair for over 30 years, and I learn a lot from watching these videos. The fact that Shango066 is as entertaining as he is knowledgeable is simply a bonus ("transistor bulbs" still makes me laugh and now I find myself saying it all the time). Keep the videos coming.
Please please do not give up on your videos!!!!! Yours and radiotvphononut's are the best on You tube. I've been repairing vintage electronics for about 50 years and I've learned so much from watching your videos. Even if you repair AA5s, there's so much to learn and each is unique. I've really missed your vids over the past month and hope you continue and flip the bird at the complainers. End of rant!! Now for my comment on your resurrection of today - "Zenith - The quality goes in before the name goes on!"
Hey Shango don't give up doing the videos please. I'm actually in tears when you said you would prefer working on your projects/electronics & not bother videoing them! Gee just block the whingers & trolls, don't allow them to make you negative & down. I cop it from negative trolls a lot on here in the comments of your videos & I just ignore them as I'm on here to enjoy you & your videos, not to put up with their crap! love Corinna:) P.S that's so cool that the radio still works after what's it's been through. You are just such a awesome person & a genius with everything you work on & that's why I love you & your channel. 😀💖👍🏻
This video helped me figure out my non-functioning Zenith 1000-1. I was testing the contact of the transistors and found the one that was causing the radio to not play. I pulled a transistor from another radio and put that in. The radio came to life. I would not have been able to figure out the problem on my own. Thanks for posting this.
As an owner of a beautiful 1000 and 3000 radios, I've never rooted more for a little beater than this 1000. Run over and beaten, hearing those germanium transistors roar back to life was so thrilling. This radio has a heart- congratulations on the resurrection.
We who love you and enjoy your vids badly miss you. You are truly the best. I've watched Carlson, violet glow, tvphono and no one compares to your seat intuitive knowledge. 👍
You're the main reason I recently (past month) got into vintage AA5 radios. Just restored a beautiful GE 202 and picked up a mint GE 221 AND a PACO G-30 signal generator (needed a way to align) last weekend at a flea market. Unfortunately both work perfectly. Was hoping for a repair. These 2 radios have the variable cap IF transformers instead of fixed caps, so no SMD I think. Keep the videos coming; screw the pinheads.
My kind of music !! I can not believe a radio from ..what the 60's?? sitting in a dump for what....30 odd years?? in the weather, baking in the sun...hot-cold !...and oh ! A FREAKING TRUCK RAN OVER IT...and IT STILL WORKS !! Amazing ! You know your stuff !..American Quality is still tops. My dad after many many used TV sets...saved up and bought a 19" black and white Zenith TV. in ...like 1966 I'd say. It was the best TV we had to that date...and it never failed into the mid 70's when my parents bought their first Color Tv !..It was a Magnavox...but the Zenith reminds me of watching the Beatles and Clutch cargo, I spy etc.lol.
nice vid shango thanks for your time fun stuff . the wind sound is not that bad at all .i have learned a lot from you and radiotvphononut drh4683 and also bandersentv thanks so much for the vids . i just got into the radio repair hobby in the past 2 years . all you guys have been a big help THANKS !!!!!
I enjoy these "oh my god, I can't believe he's going to try to fix that" videos. That rusty Zenith TV you did takes the cake. Keep 'em comin'! Screw the trolls!
Man you are awesome. This weekend, I took the courage to start checking my 7000 y model, it was at least, 5 years under a desktop, carrying dust. I watched a video, a guy explaining how he manage the assembly and disassemble of the same model, and guess what happened... 🧐😳😱, I get fixed the radio 😉🙃😜🥳. The only thing lacking was the chart, and dial light. I couldn't get it. I think I will have to open it again, and check if the dial bulb lights are burned, and if they work in series with the chart bulb, as I suspect. Its amazing the standard of quality of this North American great radios. Its not the garbage that we found today of Chinese plastic, worth for nothing. I have in fact, 2 models of this 1000, I am pretty sure, I can make of both, 1 fixed. Thanks for re asure me, that almost nothing is impossible. I'll keep you in touch, if I'll be able to fixed it, because I am not a technician, and my electronics knowledge is basic. You have a subscriber more from now on. Greetings from the Central America. Pure vida.
I comment very little..But, I do feel that I must say that I appreciate that you take the time & effort to make these videos. I thoroughly enjoy them & have truly learned something about electronic. I would love to see more. I also understand that you can do your work more efficiently without holding the camera & always having to find something to say. I can't speak for anyone else, but me. But this is one person that would miss your knowledge & insight. Thank you for your efforts. I've been educated & entertained more than any TV show ever could. Thank you also for giving me the time it took you to read this. I'll go now...before someone accuses me of something nasty.
I really like what you do with an old radio that most people would just throw away I hate to see that please keep doing what you do it's so worth while thank you for a great video don't listen to the assholes who say your wasting your time your not
Ybeautiful demonstration how a zenith 1000 which was overrun by a car and let for 20 +years in the desert, can still work after a few minutes of intelligent manoeuvres and adjustments without any instruments whatsoever...! Congratulations for your wonderful demonstration and good video you have shown us. I have got one like that and it does not turn the thumbler . Now I have the courage to open it and will look into it what I can do.thanks very much for your incouragement and the resurrection of this beautiful portable radio. Abele Ballestri switzerland
Love all your videos! You are the ONLY reason I have gotten into the electronic's repair hobby. I learned how to quick and dirty diagnose and repair vintage electronics from your videos. I have successfully repaired/restored 7 different tube radios and HIFI consoles because of you. You taught me that wiIth a few basic pieces of equipment, and a little common sense, i should just dive in a have at it. All of your videos are pretty damn interesting, and your commentary is always spot on. I don't care if you are fixing a radio, tv, plumbing or exploring a mine shaft, they are all good. Keep at it Shango, and thank-you for creating all of this great content!
That thing you saw at 4:15 was an old copy machine. I really enjoy your videos, and especially these resurrections of old electronics. As for getting this radio going, completely amazing! That was not a cheap radio when it was new, it's sad to see it in such terrible condition, But god damn, that thing still was made to work, just couldn't believe it.
Glad to see you back and this is another example of how much better these older electronics were made. I don't think a modern Chinese radio would survive that type of abuse and still work.
Love restoring vintage stuff myself. Am in Delhi and just came back from the Sunday flea market. Picked up some beautiful old transistor radios and cassette decks. Inspired by your videos. Keep it up.
We love your videos! You have a huge fan base out there! Ignore the trolls and haters. Amazing what will still work despite the abuse of the weather on the parts!
hi shango I'm from Australia and I have enjoyed each and every one of your videos .Now here in Australia we love our electronics as well but due to our shame we don't have any old CRT television sets or old radiograms or old wirelesses not unless you got to go to an old vintage store or find them on e-bay or gum tree Australia I love how you work with electronics and I like the way how you gets things up and running again so please please keep up the good work don't listen or read what any one says for now on you keep up with the videos you provide us because your giving young people who want to become electronics workers to learn and see how a television works or a video player works so keep up the fantastic job that you do.
The number of trolls increases as the channel grows, don't let them upset you. Just have in mind that there's more than 15K subscribers that enjoy your content.
love that radio.. I used to collect transistor radios and then sold them back to eBay.. but wonderful video . I still have 2 SSB cb radios that work like a charm
Haters gonna hate huh. Personally I enjoy hearing the wind and the sounds of the desert, the sound of your footsteps. It feels more like being there, I don't know, I just enjoy it. Makes me wonder where that oldies station get's it's revenue from, if it doesn't have commercials. Over here there's a station that plays oldies mostly all day without commercials, but it's a religious station.
It is this type of video that draws me to this channel. Thank you for taking the time to create the content !! An screw the hater trolls Hey kids, do take the time to THUMB U P the video
Shango066, your videos encouraged me to take up repairing vintage equipment and as a result, a lot of old radios have been saved. There will always be trolls but if you stop, they win. Your like/dislike ratios show you're on the right track! Keep up the good work!
I love it when you dig up some old clapped out radio like this and get it running again! So different than the traditional radio restoration. This one didn't take much, definitely says something about Zenith quality! Don't sweat the trolls, whiners and negative people will never accomplish anything.
I enjoy your videos. You and radiotvphononut are always interesting to watch. Both of you repair old interesting electronics. Both of you (and another called 12voltvids who repairs video tape recorders and video equipment that y'all seem to stay away from) put out amazing content that people can learn a lot from. You also tend to show explorations of old buildings and sites which I often find interesting as well. Another reason I keep hearing about people tapering off on videos is that the income is down for those monetizing videos due to some change that has been made lately (12voltvids has mentioned that and some RUclipsrs are using Patreon to try to get contributions). I'm always glad to see new videos of that type that y'all make. I'm not sure what the future of RUclips will be if the trend continues. I got rid of cable TV a few years ago and do not miss it because I never could find anything I could enjoy watching due to the decline of the shows. Anything intelligent got dumbed down or replaced with something else. One of your previous videos had you saying as you were flipping through the channels of a repaired TV - that the current programming reflects the declining IQ of the general population. I agree completely. Don't let negative commenters get you down -- for every negative commenter there are 10 who enjoy your content and a lot of them might not comment often. Think of restaurant or venue reviews -- people who feel negative are much more vocal than the positive. 11 people go into a restaurant (10 have a good experience and 1 has a bad expeerience) and who is more likely to leave a review? The one who felt they had a bad experience.
Take a poorly treated radio, kill it, and let it die without burying it, let Shang find it, and he WILL bring it back to life! Just amazing! I am working on a Zenith R7000 that is deaf as a post. Hope I can resurrect it!
Check how many views the videos get, versus number of people leaving bad comments. It's statistically insignificant, people watch it because it's entertaining - if videos sucked there wouldn't be any trolls. Furthermore, "good" comments are kind of pointless, you definitely don't seem like the type who cares for, or needs "cheerleading" .. I (and I suspect most others) only comment with something relevant to content, and usually I have nothing to add despite enjoying the video. Don't want to add a bunch of irrelevant noise to comments. That said it's great to see you back, have to admit I began to think there was a mining exploration related accident!
maxhifi 123 I was thinking that something bad happened to him too! I'm so glad he is ok & is back. I hope he stays on here as I will miss him dearly if anything ever happened to him.
That's amazing! If I had a radio that sounded that good AFTER a restoration, I'd be very pleased. Personally, I like the wind noise. It's an audible reminder that these sets you're finding are castoffs, and for decades have been tormented by rain, scorched by the sun, an sand blasted by the wind. You're not wasting your time posting videos. I enjoy them immensely, and I'm sure thousands of others do too. It's attention seeking trolls, and people with the attention span of a toddler who waste their time complaining, rather than finding instant gratification elsewhere. Please keep posting!
well once again you find it you inspect it and get it working again great work as always amazing job I cannot wait to see what you find and get working next
Shango066 I don't care what you say or anyone else says As long as your fixing or resurrecting something and I Like your videos long the longer the better you have no Idea how much i learn from Your videos so keep doing it
I dont know sh__ about radio repair but kuduos shango. I have been following your channel for about 4 months. I find myself watching you do electronics repair, dont know anything about it but I find it soothing somehow lol
I agree with the below comments ! Don't let the haters get to you, I like the others below, love your videos. If I didn't I would not watch them. Can't believe some have nothing better to do than post hateful things about others ! I remember some Zenith advertising, something like " The Quality goes in before the name goes on " . . . .I think this set proved that ! D in Mich.
There's lots of us who like your videos so don't let those who don't appreciate the work you do get to you. They don't know what quality programming actually is. I've never seen anyone check electrolytic caps the way you do when I first seen that I was like dang that's the coolest way to check those things why didn't I think of that lol. I guess that's what sets your channel apart from the rest your doing things your own way I respect that over folks being like the crowd so to speak. Great video as always Sir thanks for taking your time to share it.
everytime I watch you, I learn something, so a Thank you is in order, plus,, I usually get a laugh out of something,, Keep up the good work, and pay no mind to the "Keyboard cowboys"
About all I get on SW in my area is religious programming and Spanish programming. A while back, I picked up Radio Miami and they were playing oldies; but, the SW bands are certainly not as active as they were in 1990, when I got my first Zenith Royal 3000 and a Hallicrafters S40B.
I want to tell you that I enjoy your vids and content. I have learned lots watching your restoration and resurrection vids. I find it very neat to see you spend time making something work that others would pass by on. Keep the vids coming!
Shango, It's really a shame that it comes down to this, as I enjoy your content more than any other electronics repair channel (and I'm sure I'm not alone). No matter what, there will always be haters, trolls, and armchair quarterbacks who have nothing better to do than complain, ridicule, and spread negativity. RUclips seems to be especially full of this. The best thing to do is simply ignore/block. Don't let the trolls win. 15k subscribers can't be wrong. In the end, the trolls fail. I have learned more from you than the other electronics channel I am subscribed to, and I'd like to thank you for what you do. I hope you keep the content coming, however slow it may be from now on. A little Shango is better than none at all!
Excellent! I've never found the wind noise excessive on any of your videos. You are out in the desert for heavens sake. You can always hear your voice and that to me is the main thing. Shame not so much short wave in the states. In Asia there are a lot of short wave stations, China especially sends out quite a few shortwave stations that travel well, perhaps even in the states with a big antenna and good conditions you'd pick them up.
I have been waiting on a video forever! Screw the haters. I'll watch whatever you push out. I feel I gotta be fast to watch as I've seen videos disappear.
I was worried something may have happened to you. I enjoy your videos, I hope you don't tapper back too much. I look forward to catching at least a video or two a week. I appreciate what you do and I Thank You for sharing them.
I have made a few satirical comments on some of your work, but they were never meant to hurt. You do some unique things and go where many would not feel comfort. I always enjoy your work, though I might not always agree with you. Keep your chin up, and keep up the original thinking. Don't let the bastards get you down.
i recently discovered your channel and have been watching it for hours. as far as im concerned your a national treasure! thank you so much for your super cool channel. love your droll, sarcastic sense of humor too! to see this poor wreck of a radio play so well was just jaw dropping! please keep up your hard work. im 65, so im not in a sought after demographic i guess for any channel. have a good one friend...
Pretty cool the things that get tossed aside. The last 30 seconds of the video, with this battered radio playing music reminded me of the movie "Christine". Haha. Beaten, but still alive.....
The good old Zenith's can't beat them. You could of got it working at the location that you found it. Thanks for the videos. I do appreciate your efforts. Carl.
Hard to believe people are complaining about wind noise when you give all this great content. Just keep doing what you are doing Shango066.
I like whn he bashes the trolls. GIVE UM HELL SHNGO!
skycarl It's just stupid dumb people that don't realise that he is videoing outside in the desert so of course there might be some wind & that's something you can't avoid. Some biscuit brains need to learn how to get a life! People like them are the ones that would ruin our enjoyment of Shangos videos which I certainly don't want to lose Shango on here or my life would be over. 😢
Exactly---I don't care if there is wind noise, or he got the model number wrong, etc----that's petty crap.
vio the clowns page
skycarl I could not have said it better! thank you for your comment...
I remember my father had this radio when I was young. Together we listen to broadcasts from around the world. Thank you for the walk down memory lane.
I fix electronics for living. Everything from vintage stuff to modern digital stuff. I learned a lot from you and you made my life easier. I'm also pretty sure if I didn't come across you channel, I'd never get the confidence to do vintage stuff.
Hey Shango, don't be discouraged by the whiners and haters your videos are very much appreciated by a very large number of people please keep them coming!
It was worth it for the Germanium transistors. Keep the videos coming. You troubleshooting skills are top notch.
I will never look at a run over radio the same way again.
I'll never look at closed captioning the same again LMFAO
@@rittenhouseunit7604 Great! now I have to check the CC for his other videos.
I remember those Zenith TV commercials back in the 60's. _"The quality goes in before the name goes on."_ Ahhh, those memories of the days of Chris Montez and "Let's Dance." Could *never* forget "Theme from A Summer Place" by Percy Faith and His Orchestra.
Це велика радість,бачити і чути як відродилась легенда.Дякую вам містер за вашу любов до радіо.Мрію мати так радіо,але в Україні нема де купити Zenith.дякую вам містер за цей відеоролик
Sadly you tube is full of keyboard warriors but you just got to ignore them thats what works best don't let them win. Your true fans love your videos and we always look forward to them keep up the great work
for one troll, there's hundreds of fans
Exactly right.
indeed, and oh would you look at that, one of the fans happens to be an old troll... id say its time we started forcing the trolls off the channel for shango. that way he doesnt have to worry about the retards.
Absolutely! Big fan here!!!!!! RUclips is full of peckerhaeads who have nothing better to do than criticize someone's hard work. SCREW "EM!!
Could not agree more! I really enjoy all your videos +Shango066, and the so called 'noise' in the background is all part of it - besides anything else, it shows that what you are doing is real, live and not scripted and edited to buggery.
Please don't curtail the amount of videos you post as a result of people being negative - if they don't like watching the video, then they should just click away and watch something else. Don't let the bastards grind you down!
I like these videos that show what people have thrown out years ago especially electronics using tubes.
I am glad you are back - I was worried. One of the best on here for Vintage Radio + TV.
you´re back i missed your weekly videos...^^
This channel is better than anything on television right now. I have been doing electronics repair for over 30 years, and I learn a lot from watching these videos. The fact that Shango066 is as entertaining as he is knowledgeable is simply a bonus ("transistor bulbs" still makes me laugh and now I find myself saying it all the time). Keep the videos coming.
Please please do not give up on your videos!!!!! Yours and radiotvphononut's are the best on You tube. I've been repairing vintage electronics for about 50 years and I've learned so much from watching your videos. Even if you repair AA5s, there's so much to learn and each is unique. I've really missed your vids over the past month and hope you continue and flip the bird at the complainers. End of rant!! Now for my comment on your resurrection of today - "Zenith - The quality goes in before the name goes on!"
Hey Shango don't give up doing the videos please. I'm actually in tears when you said you would prefer working on your projects/electronics & not bother videoing them! Gee just block the whingers & trolls, don't allow them to make you negative & down. I cop it from negative trolls a lot on here in the comments of your videos & I just ignore them as I'm on here to enjoy you & your videos, not to put up with their crap! love Corinna:)
P.S that's so cool that the radio still works after what's it's been through. You are just such a awesome person & a genius with everything you work on & that's why I love you & your channel. 😀💖👍🏻
This video helped me figure out my non-functioning Zenith 1000-1. I was testing the contact of the transistors and found the one that was causing the radio to not play. I pulled a transistor from another radio and put that in. The radio came to life. I would not have been able to figure out the problem on my own. Thanks for posting this.
I used the same procedure on a 1000 that I just got. It was dead. Some fiddling and it came to life.
As an owner of a beautiful 1000 and 3000 radios, I've never rooted more for a little beater than this 1000. Run over and beaten, hearing those germanium transistors roar back to life was so thrilling. This radio has a heart- congratulations on the resurrection.
most of that stuff probably worked when it was left the whole town just left when the mines shut down
We who love you and enjoy your vids badly miss you. You are truly the best. I've watched Carlson, violet glow, tvphono and no one compares to your seat intuitive knowledge. 👍
You're the main reason I recently (past month) got into vintage AA5 radios. Just restored a beautiful GE 202 and picked up a mint GE 221 AND a PACO G-30 signal generator (needed a way to align) last weekend at a flea market. Unfortunately both work perfectly. Was hoping for a repair. These 2 radios have the variable cap IF transformers instead of fixed caps, so no SMD I think. Keep the videos coming; screw the pinheads.
My kind of music !! I can not believe a radio from ..what the 60's?? sitting in a dump for what....30 odd years?? in the weather, baking in the sun...hot-cold !...and oh ! A FREAKING TRUCK RAN OVER IT...and IT STILL WORKS !! Amazing ! You know your stuff !..American Quality is still tops. My dad after many many used TV sets...saved up and bought a 19" black and white Zenith TV. in ...like 1966 I'd say. It was the best TV we had to that date...and it never failed into the mid 70's when my parents bought their first Color Tv !..It was a Magnavox...but the Zenith reminds me of watching the Beatles and Clutch cargo, I spy etc.lol.
Love watching your videos, keep em coming! UK
nice vid shango thanks for your time fun stuff . the wind sound is not that bad at all .i have learned a lot from you and radiotvphononut drh4683 and also bandersentv thanks so much for the vids . i just got into the radio repair hobby in the past 2 years . all you guys have been a big help THANKS !!!!!
I enjoy these "oh my god, I can't believe he's going to try to fix that" videos. That rusty Zenith TV you did takes the cake. Keep 'em comin'! Screw the trolls!
Excellent! Love these longer videos. It's better than TV. Great job man!
Man you are awesome. This weekend, I took the courage to start checking my 7000 y model, it was at least, 5 years under a desktop, carrying dust. I watched a video, a guy explaining how he manage the assembly and disassemble of the same model, and guess what happened... 🧐😳😱, I get fixed the radio 😉🙃😜🥳. The only thing lacking was the chart, and dial light. I couldn't get it. I think I will have to open it again, and check if the dial bulb lights are burned, and if they work in series with the chart bulb, as I suspect. Its amazing the standard of quality of this North American great radios. Its not the garbage that we found today of Chinese plastic, worth for nothing. I have in fact, 2 models of this 1000, I am pretty sure, I can make of both, 1 fixed. Thanks for re asure me, that almost nothing is impossible. I'll keep you in touch, if I'll be able to fixed it, because I am not a technician, and my electronics knowledge is basic. You have a subscriber more from now on. Greetings from the Central America. Pure vida.
this brings a smile to my face. what a great feeling to see that radio come alive
Amazing! Shango is the Circuit Whisperer.
LOL! Good one!!
Camera Guy Yes, with those magic hands & genius brain of his.
Love it!
I comment very little..But, I do feel that I must say that I appreciate that you take the time & effort to make these videos. I thoroughly enjoy them & have truly learned something about electronic. I would love to see more. I also understand that you can do your work more efficiently without holding the camera & always having to find something to say. I can't speak for anyone else, but me. But this is one person that would miss your knowledge & insight. Thank you for your efforts. I've been educated & entertained more than any TV show ever could. Thank you also for giving me the time it took you to read this. I'll go now...before someone accuses me of something nasty.
wow that dump is so cool, it has a post apocalyptic feel to it.
Great video, glad that you are posting video's again. That magenta cactus flower is awesome.
Muito bom marca excelente ótima sintonia 😊moro no sul do Brasil🎉
I really like what you do with an old radio that most people would just throw away I hate to see that please keep doing what you do it's so worth while thank you for a great video don't listen to the assholes who say your wasting your time your not
Ybeautiful demonstration how a zenith 1000 which was overrun by a car and let for 20 +years in the desert, can still work after a few minutes of intelligent manoeuvres and adjustments without any instruments whatsoever...! Congratulations for your wonderful demonstration and good video you have shown us. I have got one like that and it does not turn the thumbler . Now I have the courage to open it and will look into it what I can do.thanks very much for your incouragement and the resurrection of this beautiful portable radio. Abele Ballestri switzerland
Love all your videos! You are the ONLY reason I have gotten into the electronic's repair hobby. I learned how to quick and dirty diagnose and repair vintage electronics from your videos. I have successfully repaired/restored 7 different tube radios and HIFI consoles because of you. You taught me that wiIth a few basic pieces of equipment, and a little common sense, i should just dive in a have at it. All of your videos are pretty damn interesting, and your commentary is always spot on. I don't care if you are fixing a radio, tv, plumbing or exploring a mine shaft, they are all good. Keep at it Shango, and thank-you for creating all of this great content!
every one of your videos is a journey to somewhere, this ones amazing. keep them coming please.
That thing you saw at 4:15 was an old copy machine. I really enjoy your videos, and especially these resurrections of old electronics. As for getting this radio going, completely amazing! That was not a cheap radio when it was new, it's sad to see it in such terrible condition, But god damn, that thing still was made to work, just couldn't believe it.
Glad to see you back and this is another example of how much better these older electronics were made. I don't think a modern Chinese radio would survive that type of abuse and still work.
Love restoring vintage stuff myself. Am in Delhi and just came back from the Sunday flea market. Picked up some beautiful old transistor radios and cassette decks. Inspired by your videos. Keep it up.
So amazing a unit this mangled can have any life at all! That is why to me these videos are so satisfying.
We love your videos! You have a huge fan base out there! Ignore the trolls and haters. Amazing what will still work despite the abuse of the weather on the parts!
hi shango I'm from Australia and I have enjoyed each and every one of your videos .Now here in Australia we love our electronics as well but due to our shame we don't have any old CRT television sets or old radiograms or old wirelesses not unless you got to go to an old vintage store or find them on e-bay or gum tree Australia I love how you work with electronics and I like the way how you gets things up and running again so please please keep up the good work don't listen or read what any one says for now on you keep up with the videos you provide us because your giving young people who want to become electronics workers to learn and see how a television works or a video player works so keep up the fantastic job that you do.
Your video's are excellent, keep up your good work.
The number of trolls increases as the channel grows, don't let them upset you. Just have in mind that there's more than 15K subscribers that enjoy your content.
love that radio.. I used to collect transistor radios and then sold them back to eBay.. but wonderful video . I still have 2 SSB cb radios that work like a charm
Haters gonna hate huh. Personally I enjoy hearing the wind and the sounds of the desert, the sound of your footsteps. It feels more like being there, I don't know, I just enjoy it.
Makes me wonder where that oldies station get's it's revenue from, if it doesn't have commercials.
Over here there's a station that plays oldies mostly all day without commercials, but it's a religious station.
You take old crap you find in the desert and bring them out to life, I find that quite amazing
Thanks Shango.. You are the True Master at bringing the dead back to life.. Keep up the videos..
Good to see the new video, always enjoy watching them.
It is this type of video that draws me to this channel. Thank you for taking the time to create the content !!
An screw the hater trolls
Hey kids, do take the time to THUMB U P the video
Shango066, your videos encouraged me to take up repairing vintage equipment and as a result, a lot of old radios have been saved. There will always be trolls but if you stop, they win. Your like/dislike ratios show you're on the right track! Keep up the good work!
I love it when you dig up some old clapped out radio like this and get it running again! So different than the traditional radio restoration.
This one didn't take much, definitely says something about Zenith quality!
Don't sweat the trolls, whiners and negative people will never accomplish anything.
I enjoy your videos. You and radiotvphononut are always interesting to watch. Both of you repair old interesting electronics. Both of you (and another called 12voltvids who repairs video tape recorders and video equipment that y'all seem to stay away from) put out amazing content that people can learn a lot from. You also tend to show explorations of old buildings and sites which I often find interesting as well. Another reason I keep hearing about people tapering off on videos is that the income is down for those monetizing videos due to some change that has been made lately (12voltvids has mentioned that and some RUclipsrs are using Patreon to try to get contributions). I'm always glad to see new videos of that type that y'all make. I'm not sure what the future of RUclips will be if the trend continues. I got rid of cable TV a few years ago and do not miss it because I never could find anything I could enjoy watching due to the decline of the shows. Anything intelligent got dumbed down or replaced with something else. One of your previous videos had you saying as you were flipping through the channels of a repaired TV - that the current programming reflects the declining IQ of the general population. I agree completely. Don't let negative commenters get you down -- for every negative commenter there are 10 who enjoy your content and a lot of them might not comment often. Think of restaurant or venue reviews -- people who feel negative are much more vocal than the positive. 11 people go into a restaurant (10 have a good experience and 1 has a bad expeerience) and who is more likely to leave a review? The one who felt they had a bad experience.
Good video! Can't believe how easy it was to get this Royal 1000 working again.
Incredible and fantastic! Pleasure to watch this video...Thanks!
Come on man don't give up on the haters. I love your videos.
Take a poorly treated radio, kill it, and let it die without burying it, let Shang find it, and he WILL bring it back to life! Just amazing! I am working on a Zenith R7000 that is deaf as a post. Hope I can resurrect it!
Just adding my thanks for the great videos. No complaints here at all.
Check how many views the videos get, versus number of people leaving bad comments. It's statistically insignificant, people watch it because it's entertaining - if videos sucked there wouldn't be any trolls. Furthermore, "good" comments are kind of pointless, you definitely don't seem like the type who cares for, or needs "cheerleading" .. I (and I suspect most others) only comment with something relevant to content, and usually I have nothing to add despite enjoying the video. Don't want to add a bunch of irrelevant noise to comments. That said it's great to see you back, have to admit I began to think there was a mining exploration related accident!
maxhifi 123 I was thinking that something bad happened to him too! I'm so glad he is ok & is back. I hope he stays on here as I will miss him dearly if anything ever happened to him.
That's amazing! If I had a radio that sounded that good AFTER a restoration, I'd be very pleased.
Personally, I like the wind noise.
It's an audible reminder that these sets you're finding are castoffs, and for decades have been tormented by rain, scorched by the sun, an sand blasted by the wind.
You're not wasting your time posting videos. I enjoy them immensely, and I'm sure thousands of others do too.
It's attention seeking trolls, and people with the attention span of a toddler who waste their time complaining, rather than finding instant gratification elsewhere.
Please keep posting!
WOW.
Well, if anybody could get THAT crunchy beast to sing again, it'd be shango066.
Outstanding, heartening, and inspiring. You, Sir, are a BOSS.
It always amazes me when you get a basket case working! I am trying to screw up the courage to work on my 1942 Zenith am/shortwave cabinet radio.
Thanks for the time you take in making these great videos. please keep them coming very much appreciated.
Please keep,making these videos. They are always fun to watch and I always learn something.
how can anyone complain about free entertainment? Keep up the good work Shango!!!
well once again you find it you inspect it and get it working again great work as always amazing job I cannot wait to see what you find and get working next
Shango066 I don't care what you say or anyone else says
As long as your fixing or resurrecting something and I
Like your videos long the longer the better you have no
Idea how much i learn from
Your videos so keep doing it
Vincent the Raccoon holyfield exactly...
I dont know sh__ about radio repair but kuduos shango. I have been following your channel for about 4 months. I find myself watching you do electronics repair, dont know anything about it but I find it soothing somehow lol
Amazing, I love how you grab these discarded radios and TVs and make them alive with little effort. Thanks for sharing.
Amazing! I could not leave for work until I saw the end!
I agree with the below comments ! Don't let the haters get to you, I like the others below, love your videos. If I didn't I would not watch them. Can't believe some have nothing better to do than post hateful things about others ! I remember some Zenith advertising, something like " The Quality goes in before the name goes on " . . . .I think this set proved that ! D in Mich.
There's lots of us who like your videos so don't let those who don't appreciate the work you do get to you. They don't know what quality programming actually is. I've never seen anyone check electrolytic caps the way you do when I first seen that I was like dang that's the coolest way to check those things why didn't I think of that lol. I guess that's what sets your channel apart from the rest your doing things your own way I respect that over folks being like the crowd so to speak. Great video as always Sir thanks for taking your time to share it.
I wouldn't worry about complaints I love seeing what you get going again
l like you videos and your radios keep up the good work
you are amazing. repairing a radio run over by a truck. great job. great videos. thanks
everytime I watch you, I learn something, so a Thank you is in order, plus,, I usually get a laugh out of something,, Keep up the good work, and pay no mind to the "Keyboard cowboys"
About all I get on SW in my area is religious programming and Spanish programming. A while back, I picked up Radio Miami and they were playing oldies; but, the SW bands are certainly not as active as they were in 1990, when I got my first Zenith Royal 3000 and a Hallicrafters S40B.
I want to tell you that I enjoy your vids and content. I have learned lots watching your restoration and resurrection vids. I find it very neat to see you spend time making something work that others would pass by on. Keep the vids coming!
Shango, It's really a shame that it comes down to this, as I enjoy your content more than any other electronics repair channel (and I'm sure I'm not alone). No matter what, there will always be haters, trolls, and armchair quarterbacks who have nothing better to do than complain, ridicule, and spread negativity. RUclips seems to be especially full of this. The best thing to do is simply ignore/block. Don't let the trolls win. 15k subscribers can't be wrong. In the end, the trolls fail.
I have learned more from you than the other electronics channel I am subscribed to, and I'd like to thank you for what you do. I hope you keep the content coming, however slow it may be from now on. A little Shango is better than none at all!
Excellent! I've never found the wind noise excessive on any of your videos. You are out in the desert for heavens sake. You can always hear your voice and that to me is the main thing. Shame not so much short wave in the states. In Asia there are a lot of short wave stations, China especially sends out quite a few shortwave stations that travel well, perhaps even in the states with a big antenna and good conditions you'd pick them up.
I wonder where there are any old Zenith engineers that created such a radio it would be great to see their reaction to this video.
Haters gonna hate. The knowledge is awesome. Please keep them coming!
The quality goes in before the rain goes on!
I just watched this the second time - what a glorious thing to bring things back from the dead. Thank you so much for the great content.
Welcome Back! Love your videos, 100 times better than reality TV. Yes you are forgiven, but not necessary.
I have been waiting on a video forever! Screw the haters. I'll watch whatever you push out. I feel I gotta be fast to watch as I've seen videos disappear.
This radio has endured an electronic apocalypse, and the thing works. Yes, I'm amazed. Wind noise? The safe-space-kids can learn to deal with it.
I was worried something may have happened to you. I enjoy your videos, I hope you don't tapper back too much. I look forward to catching at least a video or two a week. I appreciate what you do and I Thank You for sharing them.
I wondered where you went! and would miss the videos if they stopped. Shango your videos are allways a godsend for me .....
Hi Shango, thanks for another interesting video and what a bit of kit that radio is, amazing..............................Berni
Your videos and unique style are greatly appreciated - just keep right on !!
I have made a few satirical comments on some of your work, but they were never meant to hurt. You do some unique things and go where many would not feel comfort. I always enjoy your work, though I might not always agree with you. Keep your chin up, and keep up the original thinking. Don't let the bastards get you down.
Damn! I thought the pots would be corroded at the very least. I got a good laugh when you first turn the band selector. Thank you.
i recently discovered your channel and have been watching it for hours. as far as im concerned your a national treasure! thank you so much for your super cool channel. love your droll, sarcastic sense of humor too! to see this poor wreck of a radio play so well was just jaw dropping! please keep up your hard work. im 65, so im not in a sought after demographic i guess for any channel. have a good one friend...
Ignore those jerks and keep doing what you're doing. We love these videos!
dont let them bring you down buddy, i enjoy your video's you do a good job!
Pretty cool the things that get tossed aside. The last 30 seconds of the video, with this battered radio playing music reminded me of the movie "Christine". Haha. Beaten, but still alive.....
i wish we had a oldie AM station in Northern California like that
If I was 8 years old all over again being asked what I want to be when I grow up, I wanna be shango066. You're my hero!
The good old Zenith's can't beat them. You could of got it working at the location that you found it. Thanks for the videos. I do appreciate your efforts. Carl.