Must-Have Tools For Working On Vintage Audio Gear!

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• BR

  @brandanmaykopet · 2 weeks ago

  Dont ever stop making videos bro. I appreciate your work my man

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• GR

  @gregstewart7288 · 4 months ago

  I can’t believe I didn’t happen across this post sooner! I’m just beginning to take on some vintage stereo gear for repair and haven’t seen a good hobbyist video like this till today! This is exactly what I needed. I have a high school level electronics education and some experience as a DI Wire, but got really excited to see this! Thanks!

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• AR

  @ArtimusFreeman · 3 months ago

  Awesome videos. I wanted to thank you. I have tinkered with electronics since the 80's. No formal training, just old school trial and error. You have really filled in some of the gaps in my knowledge. Thank you and PLEASE keep it up. Will you ever consider doing some early to late 80's components?

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• HO

  @HowToHomeLife · 5 months ago

  I started repairing audio equipment when I was 18-years old at a service center in in California, and they showed me how to use a "dim-bulb" tester when replacing output transistors in amplifiers. Many years later, still repairing all kinds of electronic equipment including restoring analog instrumented (metered) Variac's. There is nothing better than a dual analog metered (meaning with indicating needles) Variac when slowly bringing up the ac voltage to a newly repaired piece of electronic equipment that is AC powered! The dim-bulb tester will work, but even with two DVM's, it doesn't let you determine because of the constantly changing digital meters, what the "device under test" is actually drawing as the voltage is raised. The analog meter needles clearly demonstrate through "visual comparative perception" what the voltage and current the DUI is drawing as the voltage is raised to the device, this is called "trending", constantly and visually monitoring both the voltage and current to determine the status of the DUI under test!  David Riddle

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• MI

  @michael9022-o4z · 8 months ago

  There are these cheaper Flukes that have auto dectect for AC/DC. One can find ac in a DC circuit without trying. This feature has saved me a lot of time  troubleshooting industrial equipment. I am a Service technician repairing automated food processing equipment  and have been an electronics hobbyist my whole life. I like to say that I came out of womb with a soldering iron in my hand. 😂

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• JE

  @jencycarmenate3190 · 9 months ago

  you rock dude, txs for showing us and teaching us all you do.<br> you have definitely inspired me to get into this hobby and &nbsp;I am very grateful, God bless brother!

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• TI

  @time9687 · 9 months ago

  Thanks for the list! Consider the FNRSI Upgraded 2in1 DSO-510 Oscilloscope with 10X Probe: &nbsp;Digital Portable Oscilloscope/DDS Signal Generator Automotive 2.8 inch TFT, 10MHz Bandwidth, 48MS/s Sampling Rate, Auto Trigger Function and these are less than $50!! Incredible.

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• MT

  @Mtndude76 · 1 year ago

  I basically used every one of these in the seventies during 3 years of electronics. The 1st year was dedicated to vacuum tubes. The last 2 solid state. Fun times.

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• JE

  @jeffstockton534 · 5 years ago

  When this gentleman is at 50k subs, I&apos;ll remember that I was here at 1k.

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• DE

  @dexta32084 · 8 months ago (edited)

  I work on a lot of cassette decks and one set of cheap tools that have been lifesavers are those little orange handle picks from HF. They come in sets of four and I think they’re like $3… good for fishing belts through gaps and spaces.

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• HA

  @haroldalexis4200 · 4 months ago

  Thank you Aidan, these tools 🔧 &nbsp;you showed will come in handy for my workshop in electronics. I&apos;m &nbsp;familiar &nbsp;with Xuron 🔧 tools. I sold them when I was working in a hobby shop in New York City. I have one as I&apos;m also a model Railroad my other mainline hobby. Thanks for this presentation. &nbsp;👍✅️

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• GR

  @grahamluscombememories9897 · 1 year ago

  I would also recommend a Variac (variable voltage transformer) and an Isolation Transformer so you don&apos;t electrocute yourself (the Oscilloscope is grounded so you can create a ground loop when testing).

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