Car Radio, the birth of!
The Humble Car Radio Seems like cars have always had radios. Not so. I’ll tell you a story. One evening, in 1929, two young men, William Lear and Elmer Wavering drove their girlfriends to a lookout ...
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Philips Reverbeo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7g7UYe5ZqUsBought this Philips REVERBEO beast on the way back from the lake district about 25 years ago, ebay special. Did enough to get her going before coming to ...
Spanish ASPES, 1960s valve TV restoration
Aspes, Spanish Valve TelevisionAnother kind donation, a 19” valve TV, made by a Spanish company called Aspes. The company started in 1949 making and supplying household goods and in the 1960s, ...
Spanish TV Novokit 24″
1970s TV, Novokit?After a stressful day struggling with FM broadcast transmitter repairs and having my skills tested too much, I felt that I needed something warm and comforting to work on. Something ...
W.E.M Copicat and P.A. systems
Good old Charley WatkinsIf like me, you grew up in the ‘60s-‘70s, listening to music and playing in bands, you will be no doubt be familiar with the electronic equipment name Watkins Electric Music. ...
CyberMax transmitter from PCS
Another CyberMax FM broadcast transmitter came in recently, with a report of no output. After inspection of the PA stage, there was no output from the final stage BLF188xr LDMOS on the pallet ...
Sinmarc B2160C
Anyone who following my little channel will know that I have a real soft spot for these Sinmarc amplifiers. Made in Barcelona, blatant copies of Fender amplifiers, they are very nice. They sound ...
Workshop relocation to Arboleas
Zeta Services has relocated to another workshop in Arboleas. 1.2 km from the original location. Details and directions on the website.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hW1yvYL6WYo
Changing times
What happened to the repair shops?As good old Bobby Dylon once said, “times they are a changin”. For the service and repair industry, this has never been more so.I have been in the electronics ...
Fender 75 repair
I have a soft spot for these. This lovely mature lady came into the office yesterday. Mrs Fender 75. She looked tired, exhausted and had that magical perfume of a well gigged Fender. Dirty, tatty and ...
Satellite power supply
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Tndak-HuRsSimple 12V power supply repair for a satellite distribution system.
Ampeg SVT-2 Pro
AMPEG SVT-2 proThis beast came into the shop, followed by the local structural engineer to determine if the shop foundations were strong enough to take its weight!Report was a general service ...
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