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Philips Philetta BD263U

Philips Philetta BD263U

A customer and good friend, Alan Sykes, ex BBC guy brought this little gem in for a sort out. As Alan is a nice guy I agreed to do this. Normally, I would have hid in the air conditioning duct work, ...

Marconi Model 347

Marconi Model 347

Acquired this set on Ebay for a very good price. Cost more in shipping. Have a soft spot for these Marconi sets, as long as they don't have the potted capacitor block, where you have to dig out 12 ...

1960s Black and white TV

1960s Black and white TV

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xz2vnstM--IThis set came in as a donation from the manager of the local municipal dump. Had quick check of the tube with the tube tester before we started to attempt ...

Ekco Radio A28

Ekco Radio A28

This is one of my Ekco sets, A28, probably the best one made. Several short wave bands and the usual Med and Long. New capacitors throughout and a new EM34 magic eye. The set performs so well. You ...

Bush DAC10

Bush DAC10

Now here is the richer persons version of the Bush DAC90. Almost the same insides, apart from the pre-select channel button, aimed at people that could not tune a set in using a knob. However, the ...

Telewatt VS56

Telewatt VS56

A German couple brought this little amp into the shop for repair. At first I looked at it sideways. Not having seen one before, I started to pluck its feathers away to see what was wrong. Bad joints ...

Leak Stereo 20

Leak Stereo 20

Okay Boys and Girls. Nobody argues here. Right??? In my opinion, probably the best amplifier to come from the UK in the 1960s. I have restored many of these and have never been upset by the quality ...

WEM copycat

WEM copycat

Here is a WEM copycat, dating to the mid '70s. Shame it is not the original machine from 1960s. Lots of small things wrong, all managed to be sorted out. The only issue really is now the S/N ratio. I ...

Murphy A262C floor standing

Murphy A262C floor standing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdquwOeEAZwCannot resist bringing back to life a radio that was going to the skip. A nice Murphy A262. This chassis came along in the mid ‘50s, just as VHF-FM was just ...

Philips EL3548 reel to reel

Philips EL3548 reel to reel

 Yes I know, what am I doing wasting my working hours on a little tape recorder. I guess it's a bit like someone seeing a puppy by the roadside and thinking, I cannot leave that there.A quick power ...

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