REPAIRING A SPIEGEL AIR CASTLE RADIO1

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This session we repair an old 1940's AirCastle radio. It was purchased at an auction for $40 and was in not working condition even though it had been recapped and worked on by someone. We straighten out the mess and get it working again!

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  • @richmonroe203
    @richmonroe203 Жыл бұрын

    You mentioned your collection of radios. Can you make a video of the radios in your collection? I would love to see them.

  • @SauvikRoy

    @SauvikRoy

    Жыл бұрын

    He'd have quite some many! Which ones to list! ☺️

  • @321CatboxWA
    @321CatboxWA Жыл бұрын

    You are a kind hearted, patient, easy going , smart , generous , well educated , free thinking , fun , ray of sunshine . Love your videos ! No BS ! 📻🎶

  • @mrsseasea
    @mrsseasea Жыл бұрын

    This is a dying art, I have so much respect for him❤️

  • @ShadowsOnTheScreen
    @ShadowsOnTheScreen Жыл бұрын

    Just wanted you to know that your expression “Ok, now….” has entered our families vernacular.

  • @DIY-valvular
    @DIY-valvular Жыл бұрын

    As an old service technician, I have to say that soldering on a fuse cap if is it necessary is not a capital sin at all! 🤗

  • @ianwilkinson4602
    @ianwilkinson4602 Жыл бұрын

    So much knowledge and expertise, amazing.

  • @Sunnyvale877
    @Sunnyvale8779 ай бұрын

    Look your radio repair videos are very good in contents. I enjoy your style. Please continue educating me. Tour wisdom is priceless. I. A senior t.v., radio repairman... Paul.

  • @ry491
    @ry491 Жыл бұрын

    Good to see you working your magic again Ron . Thanks for sharing it it with us .

  • @barrymayson2492
    @barrymayson2492 Жыл бұрын

    I wish I had even 1% of your knowledge! I have a ham radio on the bench and it steadfastly refuses to give any audio. It tripped my inverter and had to repair that I am off grid here . It gives me a belt every now and then to let me know who's boss. Thanks for the video and time as always.

  • @hestheMaster
    @hestheMaster Жыл бұрын

    Great troubleshooting on this radio Ron. Fun watching the real master at work!

  • @jamadir
    @jamadir Жыл бұрын

    I just love the look of these old devices. Takes a true craftsman to repair these.

  • @jgstargazer
    @jgstargazer Жыл бұрын

    Love seeing glasslinger work on vintage electronics. Just like Mr. Carlson's videos but with an added twist :)

  • @MVVblog
    @MVVblog Жыл бұрын

    Every time you post a video, it's a party! Popcorn, cocacola and free burp!

  • @Jammerk40
    @Jammerk40 Жыл бұрын

    Nice Job!

  • @johnsampson1096
    @johnsampson1096 Жыл бұрын

    At the start of watching Ron. I have confidence he will diagnose the problem quickly. It's a piece of cake for him to rewind an open coil, or repair any catastrophic component. Thanks, again for sharing your knowledge, Ron. Say hi to the kitty.........

  • @hectorpascal
    @hectorpascal Жыл бұрын

    You should always clean a dirty knob, Ron! It really makes the set look (and "sound") SO much better! 😆

  • @moeganim3509
    @moeganim3509 Жыл бұрын

    460 PF that is 200 times more than the original trimmer. thank you we enjoy the video, say hi to Kitty .

  • @stangaloski4208
    @stangaloski4208 Жыл бұрын

    3 outfit changes! The first white dress was absolutely beautiful. You were all dolled up that day! The stripe dress was nice as well but white really shows off your beauty. I don't know who John is but I envy him knowing such a beautiful girl as you.

  • @josephconsoli4128
    @josephconsoli4128 Жыл бұрын

    'm always amazed at your knowledge of electronic theory. As exclusively a cabinet restorer, I'll never get past a layman's level. Beautiful set and it sounds great. By the way, I too am often surprised at how a person will do so much resto work, but then leave out the simple, easy details that really make it look great. Those are so important.

  • @bblod4896
    @bblod4896 Жыл бұрын

    At 9:34 where the static starts, sound like a power plant worker walking into a nuclear reactor with an old style Geiger counter. It's always a treat to watch your videos, thank you.

  • @thomasswenson5382
    @thomasswenson5382 Жыл бұрын

    Ron: Happy New Year and thanks for the 2022 videos.

  • @robertwimmer6969
    @robertwimmer69695 ай бұрын

    Very good😊

  • @jpalberthoward9
    @jpalberthoward9 Жыл бұрын

    In the guitar amp world they say "this was worked on by a guy with a soldering iron in one hand and a crack pipe in the other" That species of "tech" is plentiful when music is being played. It keeps me working.

  • @bauhaus1000_PoetryinMotion
    @bauhaus1000_PoetryinMotion Жыл бұрын

    Beautiful Art Deco piece. I have no idea what you are doing or how it works, but it is fascinating to watch! Thanks for sharing! Liked and CONNECTED!

  • @Super8Rescue
    @Super8Rescue Жыл бұрын

    Such Talent Ron. Excellent job as always.

  • @krz8888888
    @krz8888888 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the more frequent videos

  • @Theoobovril
    @Theoobovril Жыл бұрын

    Great video again, Ron, much enjoyed watching.

  • @davidstacy8314
    @davidstacy8314 Жыл бұрын

    Hi Ron your tech friend Dave here was amazing watching you repair that radio considering the mistakes that somebody made would take a professional like you to find the mistakes you got it working very nice I got one just like it can't wait to see your next video I like your style may God bless you keep you safe always thank you

  • @richardsmith7783
    @richardsmith7783 Жыл бұрын

    Hello my friend? First thing i want to say is Marry Christmas to you and yours! I hope and pray you have a beautiful holiday! I hope and pray you get to spend time with someone you love and can share your job together. Next I want to let you know I'm 150% proud of who you are and how you present yourself. God Bless your heart from my family in the Philippine to you!!!

  • @SimonEGab
    @SimonEGab Жыл бұрын

    excellent restoration, congratulations master a greeting.🙏👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

  • @roneycorrea
    @roneycorrea Жыл бұрын

    Another very nice job!

  • @atorres_br
    @atorres_br Жыл бұрын

    Hi Glass !, Lovely hugs from Brazil ! -- i love u and love you work !

  • @401ksolar
    @401ksolar Жыл бұрын

    This video caused the flashback of local stations giving away promotional antique radios that would only tune to their station I wonder if this could be one of those promotional radios that AM stations gave away in the sixties and seventies?

  • @thomasoliver5095
    @thomasoliver5095 Жыл бұрын

    Short wave isn't dead -yet.I am working at the Greenville,NC Marti SW transmitter plant.At 1000UTC,6:00am local 3 transmitters will be broadcasting to Cuba in Spanish.Some areas of the world internet is not available.This plant also broadcasts VOA programs.The site can broadcast to anywhere in the world.Opened in 1962. Has 38 antennas and 9 transmitters-2 500Kw, 6 250Kw.

  • @glasslinger

    @glasslinger

    Жыл бұрын

    Unfortunately, I live right in the middle of Houston Tx, a HUGE city! The bands are nothing but horrible noise from all the interference generated by the millions of noise generating devices in the area. Background noise runs about 100 uV. A friend who lives in a small town in the country has a background noise about 1 uV!

  • @thomasoliver5095

    @thomasoliver5095

    Жыл бұрын

    @@glasslinger Yes--Its the NOISE on the MW-SW bands from various kinds of switching power supplies and light ballasts.Older supplies and ballasts linear don't have those harmonic problems.

  • @Ben-rj7xs
    @Ben-rj7xs Жыл бұрын

    I have a couple old radios one is a Philco 38-12 and the other is a 1946 Learadio Model 561 they are in very good condition. But need work. One has an AC humm and the other Is dead. I would love to have you go through them for me. I have been watching you for many years now and I know your work. You are the best I've ever seen. I also have a vintage Cobra 142 gtl I would love to see what you could do as far as modifications. Thank you for sharing your video's with us I really enjoy watching. God Bless. Ben.

  • @davidportch8837
    @davidportch8837 Жыл бұрын

    as ever, thanks Ron for another great vid...the big value parallel trimmer cap was just bonkers...

  • @martinandroid2538
    @martinandroid2538 Жыл бұрын

    I hope you are well and have a very happy year Ron. It's been a while so I've got some catching up of your videos to do... Nice radio, for its age not a bad sound after you put it right. Ps. I hope your cute kitty is well as well. :)

  • @murrij
    @murrij Жыл бұрын

    What a steal! A beautiful radio.

  • @willrobbinson
    @willrobbinson Жыл бұрын

    Its better to / half a fuse some how than not although the customer /owner may just junk it if fuse fails ! BUT it dose protect from fire risk

  • @W1RMD
    @W1RMD Жыл бұрын

    Nice!

  • @toddd7444
    @toddd744428 күн бұрын

    wow its really clean

  • @Greg-et2dp
    @Greg-et2dp11 ай бұрын

    Glass linger you are good at restoring vintage shortwave receivers and alignment of vintage shortwave receivers my friend😅😊😊

  • @Greg-et2dp
    @Greg-et2dp11 ай бұрын

    Glass linger your utube videos are awesome my friend 😅😅😅

  • @Draugluin999
    @Draugluin999 Жыл бұрын

    Amazing radio I have a trutone don't know the year but probably 1930s it's ability to pick up foreign radio stations is amazing in itself

  • @qzorn4440
    @qzorn44407 ай бұрын

    Great repair video. Where both art and technical methods meet. 😎

  • @cironiz9614
    @cironiz96144 ай бұрын

    I love old radios set, i eas a technician during 35 years in Cuba, i was able to fix all those old radios from the USA, Japan, China and other countries .I was able to fix tv sets from the USA all until the last years before Castro got the power (1959).

  • @mrsseasea
    @mrsseasea Жыл бұрын

    Sure wish I could send you my stand up “eye” 1920’s component to repair. It powers on but can not get stations like we did 20-30 years ago.

  • @paradox_1729
    @paradox_1729 Жыл бұрын

    Ohh this is aweome. Thank you.

  • @itsasickworld7744
    @itsasickworld7744 Жыл бұрын

    You are definitely a brilliant fascinating person

  • @frankowalker4662
    @frankowalker4662 Жыл бұрын

    Nice work.

  • @markpompi6349
    @markpompi6349 Жыл бұрын

    I enjoyed that very much

  • @johnmcgiv1
    @johnmcgiv1 Жыл бұрын

    What a clever person you are would love 1% of your skill. I have a Pilot u650 Radio (1937) I managed to revive with the help of a gentleman Andy Davies by the sea and when I heard the first crackle it was like bringing someone not a thing back to life. Sorry I lost track what I was talking about AGE AGE arghhh. Anyway it’s like you said no more short wave etc but a valve is so soothing I fired it up last night dead. So Glasslinger I may be needing your help if you don’t mind, love the vids. Go safe.

  • @oadamo
    @oadamo Жыл бұрын

    merry christmas glasslinger hope you are well. have a great day.

  • @kennethlung3371
    @kennethlung3371 Жыл бұрын

    As usual, another great video!!! Too bad I can't clone your mind so I could fix these things. Keep up the good vids.

  • @KennethScharf
    @KennethScharf Жыл бұрын

    The problem with soldering that fuse in place is that if you sell the radio the new owner will have a time figuring out what's wrong when the fuse blows and he can't find it! (hidden by heat shrink). Would be more obvious if you installed a fuse holder.

  • @Greg-et2dp
    @Greg-et2dp11 ай бұрын

    Glass linger your vintage air castle shortwave receiver is awesome my friend 😅😅😅

  • @mrsseasea
    @mrsseasea Жыл бұрын

    Sure wish I had someone like you in my area.

  • @nuxboxen
    @nuxboxen Жыл бұрын

    BTW I love your videos my friend....

  • @flatbrokefrank6482
    @flatbrokefrank6482 Жыл бұрын

    it's just as well you know what you're doing Ron - stay safe

  • @michaelmiller641
    @michaelmiller641 Жыл бұрын

    Nice one!

  • @brotherspock8180
    @brotherspock8180 Жыл бұрын

    Agreed about the terminal wire twisting!

  • @paulvandergroen9569
    @paulvandergroen9569 Жыл бұрын

    I look forward to your posts Ron

  • @richardsmith7783
    @richardsmith7783 Жыл бұрын

    Hello Miss, I do injoy what you do in every video, And i do care for what you stand for! I would NEVER disrespect who you are in life! That is why i ask for you to email me so i could talk to you. So Always hold your head high and be very proud of who you are! God Bless your heart miss.

  • @pibbles-a-plenty1105
    @pibbles-a-plenty1105 Жыл бұрын

    I saw that trimmer mounted on the tuning cap and right away I said to myself, "that don't belong there!"

  • @herbieainsworth4793
    @herbieainsworth4793 Жыл бұрын

    neat love it

  • @pkh4340
    @pkh4340 Жыл бұрын

    Always enjoy the videos but really would like to have that shortwave side working for the sake of authenticity. Of course I’m not the one that had to tackle that intensive task! LOL!

  • @en2oh
    @en2oh Жыл бұрын

    Hi there! your radio/TV videos are great but I really hope you get back to your glass slinging work! A video on improvised tools. A video on basic glass technique. Any and all is GREAT! Thanks for keeping the channel alive

  • @brucebuckeye
    @brucebuckeye Жыл бұрын

    That bezel looks 1000% better! Wow

  • @redneckways1933
    @redneckways1933 Жыл бұрын

    Glassslinger do you still work on radios as far as someone sending it to you? I have a 1952 Zenith Symphomaile. It looks exactly like the Y83Z model. The model number Is unreadable on mine. Something odd is in the tuneing. Sometimes it will pick up FM but never AM. and sometimes the only way it will work at all is when I have it setting by another radio and somehow it tunes in with it and by using the tuneing dial on the other radio you can go up and down the dial and the Zenith will pick up the signal. Any knowledge on this problem be very appreciated.

  • @Tesla_Radio
    @Tesla_Radio Жыл бұрын

    A very nice radio, in Europe it is a bit difficult to get such old things for reasonable money

  • @moodyga40
    @moodyga40 Жыл бұрын

    gravy radio fab video

  • @Davidjb37721
    @Davidjb37721 Жыл бұрын

    Nice Radio

  • @rustyrobinson8027
    @rustyrobinson8027 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks

  • @wilsonmachado8695
    @wilsonmachado8695 Жыл бұрын

    tnx for subs... great video...congrats

  • @hotpuppy1
    @hotpuppy1 Жыл бұрын

    Was adding the trimmer to the tuning capacitor to change the band the radio is good for? Otherwise why add it? What quality are the replacement capacitors? There is a lot of garbage knockoffs out there. When changing line cords, do you think it best to use polarized plugs these days to be sure the hot is switched? (especially for All American Fives with no power transformers and possibly hot chassis).

  • @gameya100
    @gameya1008 ай бұрын

    You are a beautiful person

  • @celsoneves2368
    @celsoneves2368 Жыл бұрын

    Jewel!.

  • @phonotical
    @phonotical Жыл бұрын

    Here in the UK you'd be lucky to find anything that nice anywhere near that price, and you can guarantee it'll look black and rusted until you've set the hose on it for about a week 😂

  • @stevent3450
    @stevent3450 Жыл бұрын

    Good Job Ron! but how do you like your new Keysight scope? I purchased the same one with Generator built in, last year, still use the Tek 2465B and the Keysight together to get used to all the features and functions🤟

  • @ericklenglet2582
    @ericklenglet2582 Жыл бұрын

    Bravos mysez

  • @robertwimmer6969
    @robertwimmer69695 ай бұрын

    Sie machen das sehr gut. Möchte auch mal so gut werden und die Fehler in meinen Radios finden

  • @eugenepohjola258
    @eugenepohjola258 Жыл бұрын

    Howdy. Amazing item. The Mother of all Steampunks ... Regards.

  • @timhull8664
    @timhull8664 Жыл бұрын

    Hi Ron, its been a while since your last vid, hope you are OK.. looking forward to any new output.

  • @Timothycan
    @Timothycan Жыл бұрын

    Yes, I don't really understand those who twist component leads around, so that removing and replacing components is made difficult. I was trained to fit components in a way that made removal easy, since they will stay in place if soldered properly.

  • @hotpuppy1

    @hotpuppy1

    Жыл бұрын

    J-hook is common. No need to have multiple loops on a terminal but should have a little mechanical connection.

  • @a587g
    @a587g Жыл бұрын

    This was made by Sentinel and is the same chassis as the model 5700B. I've got one, the candohm resistor was completely open on mine, and it had the original 2.5v tubes. I fixed it up and it plays okay, but it was a very cheap radio when new and sensitivity and sound quality is just so-so. Nice looking cabinet though.

  • @glasslinger

    @glasslinger

    Жыл бұрын

    I agree totally on the performance. It was a bargain with the recap job already done so I bought it. It will do nicely for someone that wants an old wood radio for looks.

  • @eringatewood5062

    @eringatewood5062

    11 ай бұрын

    Mine was a Sentinel 'Minuteman'

  • @donwright3427
    @donwright3427 Жыл бұрын

    Cool

  • @xnavynuc
    @xnavynuc Жыл бұрын

    At 09:50 Ron finds out he bought a Geiger counter and not a radio. 😉

  • @Thomas-yr9ln
    @Thomas-yr9ln Жыл бұрын

    Three months sense your last video. I hope you you find a lot more electronics to work on because I'm looking forward to your next video.

  • @Joe-ep9lk
    @Joe-ep9lk Жыл бұрын

    NICE :):)

  • @dorelgogu8631
    @dorelgogu8631 Жыл бұрын

    Hello! Are you OK? We didn't hear from you lately. Hope you're doing well! All the best!

  • @glasslinger

    @glasslinger

    Жыл бұрын

    Involved project for someone that is taking up all my time for a few weeks. UGH! Be done shortly!

  • @dorelgogu8631

    @dorelgogu8631

    Жыл бұрын

    @@glasslinger, good luck with the project! Looking forward for a new video! All the best!

  • @getcartercarpark.
    @getcartercarpark. Жыл бұрын

    How about doing a video of how the Watt meter/electronic fuse was made and the circuit diagram so that we who have similar interests can make one for ourselves, please? I would be VERY interested in making myself one for use with the radios I restore. I have restored an AC-powered radio and I have two more to do for myself, the first one kept popping the mains breaker when I switched it on and there was all hell to pay with putting the house in darkness!! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE do a video on making the Watt meter/electronic fuse with the circuit diagram, if for no other reason than to save my life from my family killing me every time I pop the mains AC breaker when I am working on these old radios!!!! Regards, Kay.

  • @glasslinger

    @glasslinger

    Жыл бұрын

    See my video list for the youtube video on the electronic fuse. Sounds like you need one! I had the same problem and the electonic fuse has saved the house power a LOT of times!

  • @getcartercarpark.

    @getcartercarpark.

    Жыл бұрын

    @@glasslinger HA HA, I almost got booted out of the house after I popped the breaker for the third time!! I will go back and look, I have recently subscribed to your channel and found what you do so VERY interesting and so very close to what I do as my hobby to keep me sane after retirement. Please keep doing what you are doing..... It makes great and very interesting watching....! Kay.

  • @getcartercarpark.

    @getcartercarpark.

    Жыл бұрын

    @@glasslinger Did you mean the video called, "BUILD AN ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT BREAKER"?

  • @glasslinger

    @glasslinger

    Жыл бұрын

    @@getcartercarpark. Yes. Has the circuit and description on how it works.

  • @getcartercarpark.

    @getcartercarpark.

    Жыл бұрын

    @@glasslinger Thank you so much....

  • @steve_ancell
    @steve_ancell Жыл бұрын

    @3:13 Was that smoke I saw near the centre tube?

  • @dennisqwertyuiop
    @dennisqwertyuiop Жыл бұрын

    like a computer backup,,wished i could download your brain to mine,,you great

  • @glasslinger

    @glasslinger

    Жыл бұрын

    Sounds good but think of how it would destroy the economy if everyone could download whatever knowledge they wanted at will!

  • @miketurnner1351
    @miketurnner1351 Жыл бұрын

    Hello? I have 2 questions, First what would you rather work on tube type or solid state? Years ago i use to be in to CB radios hot and heavy, I talked all over the world on just a 12 meter band CH radio BUT i always had a linear amplifier hooked in line And always 500W or bigger And the tube type was much clearer this the solid state people told me..... Next question can just a coil and a magnet make AC power? I really enjoy all your video and I'm very impressed with your knowledge And work!! God Bless you miss.

  • @glasslinger

    @glasslinger

    Жыл бұрын

    Tube type. A coil and magnet certainly can make AC power! That is exactly what a generator is! :)

  • @simonsmith2802
    @simonsmith2802 Жыл бұрын

    How did you build the electronic fuse

  • @hundeschrotter1227

    @hundeschrotter1227

    Жыл бұрын

    With jews stuffed up his arse

  • @xnavynuc
    @xnavynuc Жыл бұрын

    Just wondering, Ron: 1) Did you need to tune the RF or was it close enough? 2) Will you leave a note inside to let the next owner know about the broken feedback coil? and 3) Did you clean the speaker cone while you had the speaker out? 😉

  • @Greg-et2dp
    @Greg-et2dp11 ай бұрын

    Glass linger my hobbies are painting pictures 🖼 and listening to shortwave and ssb I have 5 shortwave receivers iam thinking about getting my ham license 😅😅😅😊

  • @pibbles-a-plenty1105
    @pibbles-a-plenty1105 Жыл бұрын

    There's lots of stuff on shortwave these days. Most of it is in Chinese if it isn't WWV on 2.5, 5, 10, 15 or 20 MHz. Some old time preachers to save your soul and some good music from Radio Habana Cuba.....

  • @Tesla_Radio
    @Tesla_Radio Жыл бұрын

    Perfektné, bude ďalšie video? 👍

  • @pibbles-a-plenty1105
    @pibbles-a-plenty1105 Жыл бұрын

    Old new stock capacitors need to be reformed and then when in a radio thoroughly burned in. And then if the radio doesn't get used for years you have to reform the caps again. Fun with old radios and mostly because of electrolytic caps going bad. 😪

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