Fixing My Father's Favourite Radio Before It Burns The House Down
488K views · Aug 17, 2025 · Science & Technology
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@Space_Reptile · 1 year ago
im glad this is not just another video of someone ripping out the guts and replacing them w/ a bluetooth speaker
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@Woodland_Adventures · 10 months ago (edited)
Can you believe that in all this time, nearly 80 years later, this radio <i>still</i> works, with only a few repairs? Things used to be built to last.
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@fiskurtjorn · 1 year ago
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLaRJhusEsc&t=103">1:43</a> Those good ol' days when electronics came with a diagram.
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@masx4813 · 1 year ago
Sir. You raised a talented boy
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@MAYSINC-pl5xc · 1 year ago (edited)
There's something nostalgic about seeing old electrical components. It's so wonderful that you could easily replace them.
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@curiousentertainment3008 · 1 year ago
As wade would say, “someone’s been in here.”
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@asdsdjfasdjxajiosdqw8791 · 1 year ago
The backplate was probably cardboard that got saturated with oil over time. Same happened to my radio from the 50s
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@dinrail · 1 year ago
There's something especially funny about the first audio sample we get to hear from this 1940s radio including a readout of a web URL.
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@SkynetCyb · 1 year ago
I'd love to see more vintage electronic repair from you, not that I dislike smartphones, but with how easy these old devices are to repair, it's pretty nice to see
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@comtruceno8929 · 1 year ago
The dust is older than 97%of youtube viewers
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@randomyt666 · 1 year ago
You dad is really trusting to let you fix such a special and vinatge piece of equipment.<br>Well done man. It's nice to see older commodity equipment restored
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@AgentM124 · 1 year ago
I would still recommend a backplate against reaccumulating dirt and grease.
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