Time Spot Radio Part 3 - Teas Made Clock repair
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- Опубликовано: 30 сен 2024
- A radio made by a vacuum cleaner company? Here it is, a Goblin Time Spot. I couldn't resist this unusual radio when I saw it. It's in rough shape but I think I can bring it back. This week I'll rewind the clock coil and make some dial glasses.
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Great clock and radio fix ! Why would you care if the 'ratings drop off' for case restorations ? I'd like to see it for one, and I'm certain I'm not alone - don't pander to people with a short attention span Dave - it's their loss.
OK, thanks noakeswalker 👍🙂
I agree, I don’t understand the electrics but I watch anyway because it’s fascinating. I’m a woodworker by inclination and the case work is my favourite part. Sorry the ratings drop off but it shows that we are all different. I admire your diverse skills. Cheers from Tasmania.
I also agree. Seeing what you do on case restoration is encouraging. Looking forward to trying it myself.
Absolutely agree 100%!!!
What? The ratings drop when you do the case?
I am always transfixed by your restoration skills on the case work.
That's a real shame that everyone else isn't as happy as I am to see you make a silk purse from a sows' ear, as my grandmother used to say.
Thanks for the feedback @1974UTuber 😊
@DavidTipton101 Honestly Dave, I've learned a few tricks from paying close attention to the way you repair the cases. Not just for radios either. Woodwork is one of those things that always eluded me till you and Buzz simplified it quite a bit for me.
Absolutely agree 100%!!!
Great work again David. For what its worth I especially like the cabinet work. Just as interesting and important as the electronic and mechanical restorations
Yes agreed, I too would especially like to see the cabinet work please
Ok, thanks Kevin 🙂
Absolutely agree 100%!!!
Good morning David. I enjoy every one of your videos. I even enjoy the woodworking side. After all you can't have a naked radio. 🤭
Thanks Terry 🙂
Absolutely agree 100%!!!
Looking forward to it Dave. I can't believe that viewings go down for you cabinet work. That is definitely one part I love watching you do. (Along with the mechanical & coil winding & etc. 😊)
Me too😞
You and me both, thanks Mick 👍🙂
Absolutely agree 100%!!!
G'Day from not so sunny Droitwitch Dave.... I must be a weirdo as I really enjoyed this episode and look forward to the case restoration, who wouldn't enjoy an old " buffer" buffing! ;-)
Hi Darren, it's not so sunny here either, looking at a top of only 19C today. Thanks for the feedback 🙂
I am surprised the ratings drop off when you work on the cabinet. For people like me who haven’t got a clue about electronics, the cabinet is the highlight of a renovation!
Thank you HH 🙂
Absolutely agree 100%!!!
The case is the most sexy part of the radio. Maybe if you payed into that sexy angle the ratings wont drop off as much. Maybe make jokes, do music, wolf whistles, and play into the twin round domes angle. After all you are dressing up the sexy goblin for a good time.
Haha... thanks Robert 🙂
Absolutely agree 100%!!!
Great stuff David. Amazing how you trouble shoot some of the problems... (I have to admit I might have been tempted to throw the clock away LOL). Anyway good job. I am sorry to hear that people watch less when you are working on the radio cases - surely this is a major part of restoration and I certainly enjoy your work in that area. Keep up the good work and keep smiling.
Thanks Kenneth, I didn't think to throw the clock out 😄
Absolutely agree 100%!!!
Makes my day when a new video pops up from you. Thanks for posting.
And me also.
Thanks Wolfie 🙂
Well done Dave! Those new plastic windows came out beautifully! Good job on problem solving the clock issues too 👍 As for the case restoration, don't hold back - that's often my favourite part!
Ok, thanks Chris 🙂
Absolutely agree 100%!!!
Excellent work, I have really been enjoying this series on the Goblin. I enjoyed your comment about being able to sleep at night after fabricating the new kicker plate - but I do know what you mean, I can't rest easy if I'm not entirely happy with a repair. Looking forward to the cabinet work too - I'd never skip over that!
Thank you Ross. I do my best fretting in bed 😄
Yes!! About time old mate!!!
Haha... such pressure 😄
Brilliant clock repair, thanks Sir Dave 😁
Thank you Mike 😊
just awesome wow, every thing you do. this Canadian lion approves
Thank you kindly @acehart2 😊
Wonderful work as usual
Thanks ACB 🙂
Hi Dave, many thanks for the video. I for one ENJOY ALL your uploads, so keep 'em coming please. From Nr Liverpool UK.
Great, thanks Chris 😊
You are fantastic! I enjoy your clips very much and wish I had your skills. Greetings from Sweden.
Thank you very much Ola. I'm working on a Swedish radio now 👍🙂
@@DavidTipton101Excellent, what make is it?
@@olafreij5442 Biennophone 6303 🙂
Well, it's got vacuum tubes in it :) I must say, you take great care to detail, and get nice results! That motor rewind is something few would take on, I think.. I know similar ones in electric kWh meters of yesterdays..
You beauty, Daves back even though he clocked in late. Clock time. I like the case videos just as much as the radio ones, awesome video David, thanks mate.
Thanks Antony 🙂
Not sure why the ratings drop off when you do cabinet work as you cabinet skills are always excellent as I've said before. Keep up the excellent restores well done David. P/s next time outfox them by restoring the cabinet first then the radio. 😆😆🤣
Haha... that's a good idea Alun 😅
David, there is no end to your talents. Now dipping into The Repair Shop as an Australian Steve Fletcher doing clock repairs - the Clock Cleaning Fluid comes out again.. Every Radio Adventure we learn something new. A Friday is not complete without a Radio Adventure. Keep up the good work. All the best from the UK.
I love watching Steve repair clocks, he is my favourite by far. Thanks Martin 🙂
Greetings from Canada, I think you should show your full case restoration. I for one enjoy them and like to see the process. I Actually enjoy it all very much as it reminds me of my youth and training back at technical school in the sixties. The final exam for my first year had only one question. Draw a five tube superheterodyne radio receiver and explain the function of each stage. Thank you Dave and I hope your health is holding or better yet improving. My new mantra is two hands two feet and a heartbeat, all is good Doc...lol.
Thanks Mark. That's a good mantra but I could do without the aches and pains 😄
I totally enjoy your cabinet restorations almost as much as the chassis restoration. Please don't be deterred. The new clear covers were a triumph.
I was amazed to hear you say that the ratings drop when you feature case work but each to their own. Great jog [sic] on the clock mech. 😂
Yeah, I don't know Bob, that's what happens. Thanks 😊
Nice video as every David 👍
Thank you Clive 🙂
How disappointing! I love watching you repair the cases.
Thanks Rick 👍🙂
I don't understand why the ratings drop off when you do the case.
I guess some folk just want the radio repair Malcom. Thanks 🙂
Imagine the process of making the wire !
I know, pretty amazing 🫨
I Cant wait to see the Case Refurb ,roll on next week.
Thanks Sean 👍🙂
Thanks, Dave, for the detailed clock fix and making of the dial covers; it all came out great, and helps us with our restorations.
Thanks for sharing!
Nice job on that clock. I had considered making my dial glass/covers using your method a while back, but as I typically only make one at a time found it faster to use the vacuum method.
However I have multiples of some sets now and it would make sense to build a "clamshell" for them. BTW, I totally enjoy your cabinet work videos. I learn from them every time. Be Well
Hi Vern, thank you. The mould is made from scrap wood and is disposable, I will not keep it. The downside of this idea is there is no dome in the lens. I wondered about applying a bit of air pressure under the plastic during forming to make a very slight dome 🙂
Amazing problem solving skills. 👏 You have expended your machine park. That laser cutter is quite powerful. I like you improving on the original design using modern technologies. In another radio If I were you I would use a solid state voltage regulator or a constant current source to improve the original design. If a tube radio requires less maintenance it would be used much longer. Good luck you do great projects. Also case restoration shouldn't reduce your rating. You do great job there.
Thanks Ibrahim 👍🙂
Good afternoon David great work
Hello Haytham, thank you 🙂
David. Great work. But I must say that you use the 'I' personal pronoun toooooo much. 'I'm gonna do this them I will do that and I will do and I'm........' We know it's you and not the man on the moon. Put it in the third person - gets a bit annoying.
If I put it in the third person it would become 'he'. He knows what you mean, thanks Billy 👍🙂
Great fix on the clock.They are often very fiddly. I also really enjoy your supreme cabinet work. G'Day David. 73 de KB7ICI.....Bill
Many thanks Bill 😊
Another great video mate.
"I'll turn in on watch this bit of wire snap" 😂 Been there.
@ 4:19 you could put a spring over the axle; then a washer and nut so that you could control the friction and stop backlash.
The ratings may drop off for the cabinet restorations but I still enjoy them. You have a way of looking at the problems and solving them with out of the box ideas that are unique. Keep em coming.
Haha... I was surprised when it didn't snap OIE😄 I did not want to add any tension to that thin wire but absolutely a tensioning device could be added very easily , spring or a simple felt pad... Thanks OIE👍🙂
Very nice Dave, love the winding project..Fab job as usual and so much info..Top job..Ed..uk..😁
Glad you enjoyed it Ed, thank you 👍😊
I enjoy ALL aspects of the refurbishment-- including or maybe especially your woodworking.
Thanks Stephen, noted 🙂
Great video David! Sorry to hear the case work isn't getting the same attention. I really like seeing the case refinished!
Ok, thanks Brian 🙂
Ratings dropping off when you do the casing huh ?
Imagine being a photomodel ... 😮
Ah, .... I see, ..... You ARE 😊
Keep the numbers up high Dave.
And may I say that Mrs Tipton has spoiled you ?
👍🏻🤝🏻😊
Haha... I would make a terrific photo model, I don't know what for, old age? Mrs T and I spoil each other 😄
David excellent work on Electric Clock Refurbishment the Goblin clock,I was just thinking what Grandfather would do for UltraSonic cleaner as had Hobby repairing Clock and Watchs in days gone and Full Marks for rewinding the clock coil ,Ian,
Thanks Ian. I felt guilty using the cleaner and fully dismantled and cleaned it later on when I replaced the kicker plate 🙄🙂
Knobs, shafts and gobbling teasmade🤣 Nice job David. I like the case work and your (and Buzzes’) ingenuity.
Thanks Francis 👍😊
Fantastic work on the clock. Very very interesting. Btw, why do you have ultrasonic cleaner?? 😂 😂😂
I only knew about ultrasonic when I was fixing my cockatoo clock.. I used ammonia instead.
Hi Khaled, thank you. I have had the ultrasonic cleaner for ages but rarely use it. It worked pretty well but I ended up dismantling the clock and cleaning it properly. Ammonia 👍🙂
Great job, Dave! Amazing work on the clock motor and mechanism.
I’m surprised your ratings drop when doing cabinet work. You always do such a superb job. I could watch you grill burgers and enjoy it. ;-)
Thanks @superhet. Yep, it does drop and the viewing time drops as well 🤷♂️🙂
David my given name is Bruce but my preferred name is Ashleigh or Ash. My profession was electronics and programming but my hobby and passion is fine wood working.
Can't wait for your next video.
Ashleigh Hutton🤗
Ahh... I get it now, thank you Ash, I'll try and remember that 👍🙂
The case isxalways the part i looking out to its my favorite part always
Thanks Magomat 67 👍🙂
Great job Dave. Your attention to detail is amazing!
I also very much enjoy your case restorations.
I only wish I had your skills.
Thanks!
Thank you very much Mr E 👍🙂
Great job on the clock and the rewind of the coil. Even down to to the remanufacturing of the plastic clock and dial lenses. You amaze me with the level of workmanship that you have shown . Looking forward to the cabinet restoration. Keep up the good work David.
Thank you Stephen 👍🙂
Really enjoyable watch, seeing you solve the issues with the clock and the method of making those replacement dial covers. Nice gag with the hot pie. Reminds me of my early days as a technician in a calibration lab. @1977. We had a small calibrated oven for testing components and equipment at different temperatures. It went upto 200 degrees centigrade and as young men we found another use for it, heating our pies for lunch. Until one day some VIP's visited the lab with the MD while 4 were on the go. None of us could get near it during the visit and the aroma went from a mouth watering one to one approaching charcoal as they left. The MD casually offered his guests lunch at the nearby canteen as he gave us a look that clearly said it would be hot for us too on his return. We never did get the marks off the base of the oven. It was salad days after that.
What gag? that was my lunch 😄 Haha... burnt pies during a VIP visit, it sound like something from a sitcom with the employees glancing as the oven all the time. That reminds me, we got a huge new oven delivered to our department back in the 70s. It was 10 feet tall, round in shape and painted green. It was just before Christmas. I was in charge of the Christmas break up party for about 50 or so people so I thought of heating a few hundred sausage rolls in the new oven. It worked great and heated the rolls to perfection. Management found out and when I returned after Christmas I got a right a right bollocking. We didn't have sausage rolls the next year, it was back to salads and cold meat 🙄
Drop off in ratings ? Your multi Skills are a Joy to savour Don,t worry about Ratings ( That,s For Trump ,,and who the hell is he ) Brilliant workmanship very enjoyable , Knowledge Is Power and your,s seems Endless , Take care from the old Country ☘☘☘☘☘.
Hi John, thank you. I will still show the wooden case repairs but not to the depth I have been 👍🙂
You're only going to breeze over the case resto ?! That's my favorite part. 😭
Fantastic job on the lenses, I've been procrastinating about doing the same thing for a pair of tail light lenses on
a vintage car using 3mm acrylic but yeah, I keep chickening out trying it.
Also, back in the day, with motor driven "digital" clocks in cars, the synchronous motor was kept in check by a small
piece of spring steel on a very light spring which would keep the pawl from running in reverse.
They used a truck load of electronics to produce the AC signal for the motor because LED displays were still a way off.
Vacuum Flouro displays soon arrived though which looked fantastic in '70s cars.
LED displays were available, I remember the Apollo command module and Lunar module used LED displays.
Okay...long post. Shutting up now.
Hi Ellesmere. I will still show the case restore but not quite so in depth. I have moulded 3mm acrylic, it worked great. I think I blow moulded that because I wanted a dome shape. Thanks for the info on car clocks 👍🙂
Great work Mr. Tipton, your work on the dial covers was brilliant. I heard a rumour Dickel has a distant relative in Oz, Bogon Afflocket, any truth to that rumour?
Haha... 😅 Bogan Afflocket! I hope not. Thanks MrGunn 🙂
Thanks again David for your excellent repair work. I'll add my voice to the chorus of enthusiasm for your cabinet/woodworking restoration videos. Although my background is electronics I have also really enjoyed your detailed videos on cabinet and broader repair skills - please continue!
Thanks Grant, check 👍🙂
One thing I don’t understand, with a first class channel like yours with excellent content superb editing and expertise in so many areas and only 17K subscribers. Strange world out there.😊
Hi Phillip, thank you. I'm surprised I have 17k subs, it's a very narrow subject 🙂
Dave I'm convinced your Cabinet and machining skills are celebrated around the globe even in such out-of-the-way places as Caldeira, Portugal. P.S If someone doesn't like watching you re-work of a radio housing, gives them the time setting for the next capacitor change. Your videos are "brilliant".
Blimey, have they named a city after Manuel? He is popular isn't he? There is a place in Queensland named Tipton but it is just a dirt road 😅 I was devoting a whole part to the cabinet, that may be the problem. Thanks Mack 👍😊
Shame that folks don't appreciate your case work as much as the electro-mechanical bits. I, for one, am equally interested in both disciplines. Your work is imaginative and always top-drawer! Thanks for sharing with us.
Thanks Timothy 👍🙂
Whenever I want to acknowledge my lack of talent, I simply watch your videos and observe how talented you are.😂 Thank you for your videos!
Haha... that's funny. Thanks Jan 😅
Early radios with clocks have always interested me, getting anyone to fix the clock movements in the US is very difficult as most horologists will kick you out of their shop the second you say the word "electric." I have some Westinghouse WR-8 movements that "tick" because the electric motor is basically just replacing the winders of an actual clockwork movement. So a traditional clock repair guy should have no problems servicing it as long as the motor is still okay, but they won't even give it a try. Over here in '31-32 grandfather clock radios were a big fad and I've owned almost a dozen of them over the years. The tricky part is that most are so primitive they can't self start, so if you have a big wall of them on display and the power goes out, you have to move the big heavy clumsy things off the wall to reach behind and restart them.
It does seem a bit odd the repairers won't have a go at electric clocks. Maybe past experience or not wanting to play with mains power is a reason. No self start, haha... you must dread power outages 🙂
Nice work! Did you ever check the clock's accuracy against your phone or some standard? I just wondered how good time it could keep and if there's a fast/slow adjustment.
Thanks @upinmyglide. The clock is very accurate, it uses the the 50 hertz frequency from the electrical mains supply to keep time😊
Another fine video Dave where you demonstrate your restoration magic. Nice work on the clock and dial covers. As always I look forward to the cabinet refurbishment.
Thank you @lakrfan4980 🙂
Nice work. I enjoy watching the case restoration, but I watch a lot if furniture videos on RUclips. Being old and worn out makes you appreciate restorations.
Thanks Wayne. You are correct about being old and worn out 😅
Hi Dave, please count me in as one who wants you to keep posting the detailed cabinet fixes. As someone who has varied hobbies, I enjoy the cabinet refurbs as much as the electronics repair! I totally agree with what @noakeswalker says, just below this comment... Cheers
As I watched you rebuilding this clock, I couldn’t help but wonder as to all the tooling that was required to make all the parts to make this clockwork.
We take so much for granted…
Hi Neil. The fine workmanship of that clock was not lost on me when I was working on it. It was much better that the last clock I did. Thanks Neil 👍😊
Your rewinding of coils inspired me to get a winding machine (basic and hand cranked!) but it does the job and I've successfully wound primaries for transformers.👍
Great to hear David. The manual machines get the job done. It's a bit of the unknown when it comes to winding coils but it's pretty simple really. Thanks David 🙂
For me, the cabinet restoration is the icing on the cake! Congrats on the 17k! Let's start planning a party for 20k!!!
Thanks Allen. A 20k party 😄🎉🥳
Excellent video David. Well done.
Hope you and all the family are well.
Cheers
Lynton
Thank you Lynton. We are all good down here thanks 👍😊
I personally enjoy watching you restore the various radio cabinets, I especially like the long detailed footage of your work on those cabinets. Maybe I’m a bit strange but really I like seeing everything thing, I don’t care if the video is long.
I would say however that I’m ok with whatever you decide is best, it’s important that you’re having fun. I hope your radio adventures continue for a long time.
All the best to you and yours David.
Thank you very much @holydado. I'll speed up the cabinet work, I'll still show it not highlight the finer points it like I have been. All the best to you as well 👍🙂
Hi David. It amazes me the new skills I find you have to get the best results for your restorations. Looking forward to the end result . Hi to Karen as usual.🙂
Thanks Phill. Karen says HI 👋
It looks 👌 like you're pretty 😍 well squared ⬛️ away with the dial cord and the dial light on this one. I just saw 👀 your video 📹 roughly an hour ago. A change of fresh capacitors had to help this radio 📻 greatly. Your friend, Jeff.
I fitted a new dial string in part 2 Jeff, and it has new globes as well. The radio works well with the new part installed. thanks Jeff 🙂
It's looking great, I'm guessing the clock is keeping good time. I really enjoy the cabinet work, please don't cut it down to much.
Yes, the clock keeps perfect time. Noted. Thanks Dale 🙂
Greetings from Denmark. As always, I enjoy seeing your craftsmanship
Thank you Johannes 🙂
Wow ! That was quite incredible Dave, even for you. Only downside; I have to conclude I'll never be as good a radio restorer as you after watching this. I was on the edge of my seat when you removed the top plate on the clock fearing springs and gears were going to fly off, but the plastic molding scenes calmed me down lol. I also agree 100% with noakeswalker, the cabinet work is something i'm always looking forward to and to use a theatre term, it is the catharsis of a complex restoration. Always ! I think you don't realize you are know for your incredible cabinet work (namely) in our growing radio community. But hey, i respect your view here, do it as you please, i'll be watching either way. Thanks for sharing with us mate.
Hello Raymond. I avoided pulling the clock completely apart initially but that's what happened in the end when I replaced the kicker plate. It was very easy and I became quite comfortable pulling it apart after a few times when testing the new plate for fit. I will pull them apart fully in future to do a proper clean. I will still show the cabinet restore but only the major points, It get's boring even for me to do the same thing over and over. Thanks Raymond 👍🙂
I David, another great repair those clocks, I had the same problem I wish I had a 3d printer. I don't know why the ratings drop off with the cabinet repais drop off it's interesting to see how others deal with similar problem and your finishes are very good. Keep up the good work.👍
Thanks Lee, I'll try 😊
Excellent work on that clock. Talk about testing the limit of patience. I have a feeling if I had been doing it, it would have been ejected at high speed through a window! 😂 Looking forward to the case restoration!!! I love seeing you do that work. No idea why some people find that of less interest. 🤔
Thanks Jon. I can see that it would get frustrating working on clocks, I couldn't chuck it though, I would have had a hole in the front of my radio 😉🙂
Hi Dave, nice clock work! Just wanted to mention that I’ve found a small sewing needle can be helpful for oiling those pivots.
Thanks for the tip Maury. I thought later on, a toothpick would work too 👍🙂
Once again, David goes above and beyond the call of duty! Forming your own replacement dial lenses? Holy cow, that was amazing! I find your Chinese coil winder fascinating. I attempted to build a dual stepper motor powered and arduino-controlled winder some years back, but solving all the problems with it was turning into an avocation all on its own. I wouldn't buy one of those Chinese ones due to the lack of good documentation, and I'm sure others feel the same. How long did it take you to figure out how to use it on your own?
Thanks Jason. I also built a multi stepper motor winder myself but like you I was spending too much time on it and decided to get the Chinese one. There is English documentation for the winder. I think I left a link for it on the first video I did using the new winder. It is available on the internet as well. It was tricky to understand how to set it up but it is pretty straightforward and I can go back and set it up after a few months have passed when I haven't used it. There are couple of videos showing how to use it as well. I linked them in the same video 👍🙂
Cool, Fantastic that you have found a foolproof way to make those screens, love watching the experiments into formation of lenses for radios and clocks. that always used to be a deal killer for me, if the screen was discolored i didn't get the unit. Now, however perhaps I can expand my buying; of course that all depends on my bank book which has been shrinking drastically now that food prices have nearly doubled thanks to politics here in the USA.
There are number of stumbling blocks when restoring radios Jerry, burnt out transformers, station dials and dial lens are a few. If we can find ways to repair or replicate them more radios can be saved. I think you will find the world is suffering from high inflation, it's not just the US 🙂
It's is a slightly strange looking unit, but interesting to see none the less. The dial glasses worked beautifully, factory fresh. I always find the coil winding process fascinating, like magic. I'm looking forward to seeing it all finished. 😊👍
Totally agree Pauline, it's not the nicest looking radio, later models looked much better. I enjoy the coil winding too. Thanks Pauline 🙂
Really good job Dave. I'm probably different to the viewers who are not so interested in your wood working skills
Fine wood working has been a passion all of my life. I have made many pieces of furniture for us and our kids I only use the best hard woods I even have and cherish some of my grandfathers hand tools.i have 3 lathes one is 9 foot between centres (monster) one is 1 meter and the last one is 12 inches between centres I use this one for making fountain pens.
I love watching your restoration skills and inventiveness.
Thankyou for your efforts and entertainment.
Ashleigh Hutton😊
Thanks Ashley. 9' lathe!!! wow, that is big. You could fit a tree in there. I do have a 1 meter one or thereabouts wood lathe but I don't use it very often. I'm not very good at it and I don't have good quality wood to work with 🤔🙂
Dave your skills have skyrocketed in the last couple of years and the new toys have certainly added to your capabilities. I work on vintage televisions from the post-war period and in more and more of these TV's vertical output and horizontal blocking transformers are going open due to heat, varnish breakdown and general wear and use. I would love to explore rewinding and your "adventures" in rewinding coils of all types is very inspiring.
Cheers
Chris K
Thank you @MrCrystalcranium. Those blocking transformer look a bit tricky but I don't see why they can't be rewound. Good luck if you try 👍😊
Dear David, if you (at 14:50 ) want to measure the inside diameter of something with a vernier calliper you can simply use the two hands sticking out at the other side of the calliper…. Keep up the good work, I really enjoy your channel!
Of course, I didn't want to do that because measuring the inside of a circle with callipers can be inaccurate. It was easier and more accurate to measure the outside and deduct the thickness of the plastic. Thanks @guusk.4913 👍🙂
Adding turns baffled me for a moment (because more turns are associated with higher voltages in a transformer and your clock was stalling at lower voltages). But I can't argue with results. Maybe, can I theorize, there was a problem with the whole thing heating up too much from overcurrent (you may have used a better, lower resistance grade of copper wire?) and it was binding such that only the torque associated with a higher voltage was enough to overcome the binding. In such a case a series resistor might, counterintuitively given the voltage problem, also be able to cut the current down enough to avert the overheating. But good that you got it operating in any case.
Hi Seeking, I totally agree with you, I didn't know if I should add or subtract turns. I don't think the issue is heat related, the coil does not get hot at all, it's quite cool. The wire I used was exactly the some diameter and the same resistance within a close tolerance, I measured and compared lengths of the new and old wire but I left it out of the video. The clock is running fine and has been for weeks now. It did stop once which I mention in the next video but it ran OK after that stoppage. I am hoping someone has a coil they can measure or information that can help determine what I should have done.
Thanks, Dave! I love your problem solving and case restorations!
Thank you Shannon 🙂
Great Clockwork, Dave! You made rewinding that coil look easy! I also liked the way you solved the dial face lens replacements. Exactly like what I used to do in my model airplane days, but I didn't have a laser cutter. I used to mold my canopies over a form cut from hard balsa. I will have to do the same again soon for an old Japanese radio I'm working on so I was glad to see your review of the process. And by all means keep up the cabinet work videos! You use such exceptional skills in that part of your restorations even the other radio restorers around the net consult you for advice!
Thanks Sincerely. I would like to see some model airplane canopies moulded 🙂
David such awesome work you did on the clock in all aspects. You truly are a very gifted individual! i absolutely LOVE your coil winder! It puts my old manual one to shame.
Hi Gregg, thank you. The winder is great but sits in the corner a lot 😄 A manual one is fine too and does the job albeit a bit more work 👍🙂
Curious that your ratings go down with cabinet work. That's my favorite part. There are lots of channels doing radio repair.
I agree Bob. The aim of my channel to show the entire restoration, there are plenty more just doing the radio part 🤷♂️🙂
that was some great clock work David. You got it back to working so can't beat that. And your plastic dial cover replacement ideas finally worked great. it always takes a few trial and error changes to get it the way you wanted it. Thanks for another infrmative video.
Hi Larry, thanks. Yep, I finally worked out how to do a dial cover, they look great on the radio. Cheers 🙂
The cabinet restorations are the best part. Pretty much anyone can fix an AM radio. But it takes real skill to redo the cabinet well.
Thanks tarstarkusz 👍🙂
Dave is my favorite tinkerer.
Always comes out on top!
Cheers Dave!
Thanks Daniel 😊
Hi Dave, i think you can restore everything alongwith radio. Amazing
Thank you Manoj 🙂
That was electric clock repair 101 for me! Good one Dave.
Thanks Jeff 🙂
Love to see a case resto. I def watch these.
Dumb question - do you add turns, or remove them when you want more flux for a clock motor. This has confused me in the past, but I figured at the time (in my head) more turns means the supply voltage gets divided more times, which means less voltage across each individual turn, which implies less current overall. I must admit I found this question very confusing. I also figured out that since the turn ratio of a transformer is the same as the voltage ratio it made sense (in my head) that more turns on the primary means less voltage on the unchanged secondary - also implying there's less core flux internally. Could have this all completely wrong of course, so interested in your thoughts. I know on the setric motor I had, I decided to remove turns, and when I did the measured current increased, and the motor seemed to run better.
Hello Seiskid, thank you. That is the same question I asked myself, does it need more turns or less. I also asked Google but I didn't find an answer. The motor had plenty of grunt (relatively) when I used my finger to stop it after I added the extra turns. The new wire is the same resistance and diameter as the old wire. If I knew what the total resistance of a good coil was I could match it 🤔🙂
Hi David, the way I have wound unknown number of windings on a spool was, I weighed the part before removing the wire then measured the wire then wound until the weight matched. not perfect but worked well.
Nice job on the clock face window, where I worked the plastics department used a similar method. they dried the plastic in an oven to remove any moisture then mounted the piece, so the edges were secure then heated in an oven and formed. similar to what you have done except they used a vacuum to pull the plastic over the mold.
Rich
Hi Rich, Yes, weighing it is fine. To be honest I am not sure what we are trying to achieve with the winding. Is it mass or turns. I measured the new wires resistance compared to the old wire and it was very, very close and the diameter was the same so I wound on about the same amount of wire as was on there. I avoid vacuum forming plastic as it requires a spotlessly clean former to shape the plastic. I either use air to dome the plastic or the method I used in the video, I will consider combining both if a I need a slightly domed lens in the future. Thanks Rich 👍🙂
Fantastic once again. You're ingenuity will never cease to amaze me. And I hope you reconsider the case. It's the icing on the cake for me and will be disappointed if we don't see the resto of it. Cheers
Thanks Adam. I will still show the case refinishing but not as in depth as I have been 🙂
Always a good evening when I can watch a master at work. Well done, David. Shalom.
Thank you Otto. Shalom 😊
Another vote here for full videos on case restorations. Your highly capable craftsmanship is so inspiring to me. Leaving out such a significant component of a restoration would be such a loss to all of us.
Ok, thanks John 🙂
Aww shucks! The case is always my favorite part of your videos, really!!
Noted, thanks @HiTadpole 👍🙂
Your restoration of the case is what finishes off your beautiful work! Love seeing these old radios restored to "as new" condition the way you do!
Ok, thanks @volktales 😊
Always learning something new on your videos - this week it was heat forming acrylic !
Great to hear, it worked well finally. Thanks Mr B 🙂