ElectroSound

21/09/2023

It's been a busy few weeks with a major market day and Radiofest. Now it's time to clear up the detritus and get going again now that the weather is warming a

05/01/2023

Can you believe it's 2023 already!

After a couple of very slow years with lockdowns etc. time is now flying past.

With that said, I have settle into Ballarat like I've been here for decades. Although finding a good doctor is going to be very hard. This is probably the quietest place I've lived. Portland was quiet, but there was the constant sound of the waves from Cape Bridgewater beach. I even managed to go away over the Christmas / New Year break.

As I'm now 75% setup, I taking on jobs that are larger than a mantle or small table radio.

One constant over the past year has been the production of video. There are now 60 videos on YouTube.

Finally, the languishing Patreon channel is being worked on, so memberships are welcome, and will attract exclusive content.

Best wishes - Andrew

17/06/2022

This week we I work on a Mullard 69c, a badge engineered Philips 3052.

https://youtu.be/TRiDEvGltM0

26/05/2022

Part 2 of the Philips 112 is up, and avasilable for your viewing pleasure.
This is the fixing of the electrical side of things.
Enjoy.

19/05/2022

Today another Philips, this time from around 1948.
It's a Model 112 Rev. c that had been left to rot since 1994 and was in sad condition.
This is a multiparter.

https://youtu.be/h0NOJpbzkLE

13/05/2022

Todays video is a Pink Philips 224 from 1961. The cabinet was very sad, and I did a few things wrong, but it is all good in the end.

In this video I repair a very sad Philips 224.The radios were sold as Futura Five from 1961 to 1963, then with a Phono input as the MusicMaker - MM1, and fin...

05/05/2022

This week we have a well worn 4 band from the late 1960s and a radio with no model number from the early 1970s. Enjoy.

https://youtu.be/9KpZmMuKwOw

28/04/2022

Todays video is about a Palec VCT-3 bought for a song, and 2 AWA's. A 445MA and a 467MA. A great HRSA auction.

These 3 items were all purchased at the HRSA April 2022 Auction.First is a Palec VCT-3 Valve/Tube tester and multimeter. It was sold as "multimeter working, ...

17/03/2022

Todays video is on 2 Philips RB291 transistor radios from 1971. Bonus material: an AWA B67 from 1969.

I was recently in Ballaraat, about 100km from here and visited my favourite "junk shop". He had put a few radio's that I hadn't seen before in the pile. I bo...

10/03/2022

Two video's this week. An Astor PK Mickey that the video was sitting around for 6 months, and an Astor HPM Mickey.

https://youtu.be/s1rj507xj48

https://youtu.be/Y0omnSFL2HY

Not much to say about this Mickey HPM from 1948.The HPM is a 5 valve version of the KM.Astor were from South Melbourne and grew to become a huge company with...

28/02/2022

The AWA 467MA Valve (Tube) Radio with Bluetooth, video went live on Friday. So if you haven't already seen it here's the link.

This radio was a cheapy from ebay. It didn't look promising with the case taped together. This video features a short sequence of a prototype Bluetooth modul...

31/01/2022

Not a great deal happens over January in Australia, it is a time for a summer break.
In the ElectroSound cave we have been editing lots of video - check out our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCr2mo1wFtcY16dPDNmLoWw . We have 2 more videos scheduled with plenty more to come.

This channel is basically about restoring Australian manufactured Valve (Tube) Radios, but it is also about electronics in general.I've retired from my main ...