1939 Antique Radio Restoration! Westinghouse 785 Receiver.

See and hear it work, just like it did in 1939... And it's repaired with antique test equipment as well! Can it get any better? Join me in this restoration adventure, Enjoy!

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[MrPatdeeee]

Paul I would like to say some Trivia. I am going on 92 yrs old next April. And I began to be an electronic technician in 1952. By going to "DeForest's Training Inc", in Chicago. It was mostly AM and FM. And the first thing we learned; was to build a Multi-Meter. The 2nd was to build an AM radio.

And when it worked, I went crazy when I could hear the first station; as I was jumping around the room. Wow!. But sadly, I threw that radio in the garage; when I became a TV technician for RCA, for 33 yrs. Any way, I love what you do Paul. You are truly, one of the "Cut-above's"! Thank you kind Sir.

[BIGD-gjvb]

That model hits on every appeal you want in an antique radio. The size. The cabneit.The dial. The eye tube. Good performance. Sneak in a Bluetooth on the volume pot and call it a wrap. Beautiful ❤

[allfields]

These restoration videos are the real treat of the channel

[TobiasThede]

All in all, the restoration was a succsess, and well worth it.the New Labels for the stations, making the Details complete, for a radio, that looks like fresh from the factory, even when it's from the 1930s, well done, Mr carlson.🎉

[coastersaga]

I love the style of this channel. Never stop bringing us content like this!

[rodleger]

Love these old radios. Pieces of furniture and art. Please keep these videos coming. Too much is lost to time. Lack of appreciation.

[lloydfranks]

Gorge Westinghouse would be very proud! He loved this radio according to my Grand Dad. He was given one these for some kind of production record I think? He did some work to it over the years but it out lived him. He used it everyday! He was not much for TV. He loved Mr Westinghouse and working for Westinghouse was his pride and joy! Anything they built was the best!! We need more employers like Gorge Westinghouse again.

[JugSouthgate]

Mr. C's restorations are the gold standard!

Consider the 12K resistor that measures 14K. The set will still "work" with that old resistor - it just won't work as well as it would with a 12K resistor. Many (but NOT all!) of the leaky paper capacitors will still "work" - for a time, anyway - but again, not as well as with good capacitors. The effect of a bad part or two may not be much, but the cumulative effect of many iffy parts can be considerable. Worse, if an old part fails, it can take several much harder to find and expensive parts with it (power transformer, audio output transformer, electrodynamic speaker field, for example.)

This is why Mr. Carlson makes it a point to replace ANY part that is "iffy".

[timflynn]

I don't mind the long videos at all. It is always interesting to check out whatever you are recording. There is always more to learn, and that's why I'm here to start with. This radio was in very good shape to start with, and that is a plus for working on it. It's nice to see that some radios like that are still around that are in generally good condition less the parts replacements, so many have been neglected. There is something to learn from every radio that gets worked on, be that me working at home, or watching you work on them. Keep up the great work but get some rest sometime too!

[nelsonjoaquim]

Wow!! Something from the 30's and still way way better than anything being made nowadays.... incredible. I just love to see you dancing around these things... it's comforting to me to see things being fixed and being loved in a way. Most of today's superhero movies aren't nearly as entertaining as one of your videos Paul! What can I say? I just love your content! Many thanks for everything you do. I know it takes a lot of work. Merry Christmas everyone, and let's all hope for a better, peaceful 2024. Cheers

[genestatler]

Thank you so very much Paul for this great restoration video. I appreciate all of your videos, but this kind is my absolute favorite. that radio is gorgeous!!🤩 All the best to you from Gene in Tennessee.

[STRDVD]

You just made my weekend with new content lad. Bloody brilliant. Thank you.

[steinmeister]

Wow, thank you very much for that in depth video. I recently got into radio restoration too, and nobody else I watched, nor any book I read mentioned the reason for those rings corresponding with the outer foil end. You just solved that mystery for me

[richardmcleod]

The quality of yesteryear is truly amazing.

[johnnyd]

I have an early 40's Zenith antique radio (in large cabinet), that I've owned since 1982. After seeing this video and being an electronic tech anyway, its time to bring it back to life. Thanks so much, Paul.

[RaggedyAtom]

I love that you make the alignments simple to follow as it can help others with diagnosing a radio.
Examples of this:
IF alignment (looking for highest signal peak)
Oscillator alignment (dial tracking accuracy)
Antenna trimming (signal strength)

[egomezmx]

Another hig/quality restoration video, 1 hour and 46 minutes!!! that must have taken a lot of your time to produce, thanks for taking the time. Is very educational and entretaining.

[rdbrnrgt]

These videos are getting me closer and closer to digging into a couple of old radios I have lying around just waiting to come back to life.

[borghorsa]

The longer the video, the better it is! I always have your videos in the background while working on something in my house. I put them back to back and often fall asleep when they are still on :) 😍😍

[hugoromeyn]

That's the kind of receiver that will hypnotize me while listening to far off shortwave stations late at night, with only the glow of the dial lights and the magic eye 🙂Something only people like us will understand 😂Anyway, great restoration of a beautiful piece of Canadian radio history Mr. Carlson!