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Putative restoration of a Philips B3X85U radio

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Category: Restorations
Published: 10 March 2021

The Philips B3X85U radio, a 1958 from Netherland, from an auction in 2012, was sitting on the shelf waiting for its restoration turn. I decided to pick it up this month (Mar, 2021) to perform the service. After taking the back cover, which also contorts the radio underneath, I noticed that it was in pristine conditions, only with some dust. I started to test all tubes and caps. All tubes were with excellent emission, but the magic-eye that was replaced with a NOS. Unbelievable, but all caps, including electrolytics, were within the tolerance range. One of the two philips 8089D lamps of 12 V and 0.1 A was burned and I ended up replacing them with two of 14.4 V and 0.1 A. However, it lasted little, one burned after about 4 hours turned on. They were replaced again with two 12 V and 0.15 A dial lamps. They turned weaker, but they did not burn after another afternoon turned on. At last, I only made a detailed cleaning and the radio is working as new.

 

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Magnavox AW100 radio in the site

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Category: Addition to Website
Published: 06 March 2021

Some collectors states to be the first transistorized short wave radio in the United States. It was a gift from Luiz when he came to Brasilia to attend the wedding of Phil and Carol, my niece. It has taken me a thorough cleaning to remove some oxidation from the aluminum chassis, some dirt from the age and the radio spoke like a new one.

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Emerson AX212 Bullsey aded to the site

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Published: 06 March 2021

This radio was purchased in September 2014 at Kutztown Radio Show, PA-USA. Manufactured by Emerson in 1938 and 1939, it is highly sought after and valued by collectors, as it is part of the Emersons with an Ingraham cabinet, usually with modern designs for the time. I've already bought it with the restored cabinet. There is still some electronic service. To see its technical characteristics and additional images, click on the photo below.

 

Philco 70 - images from the cabinet restoration process

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Category: Restorations
Published: 22 February 2021

It is available 18 new images from a Philco 70 cabinet restoration process (walnut type).

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Restoration images from radio Zenith 807

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Category: Restorations
Published: 22 February 2021
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A total of 66 images from a long and hard restoration process of radio Zenith 807 has been included at its web page. Click on the image below to get to them.

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