Ferguson 1960s Stereo radiogram
This was about to go to the skip. Seemed a shame to see that happen, given the case was in top condition, not a scratch. So, I thought a restore would be a good project. Replace lots of nast Hunts ...
This was about to go to the skip. Seemed a shame to see that happen, given the case was in top condition, not a scratch. So, I thought a restore would be a good project. Replace lots of nast Hunts ...
Dating back to the 70s. Mechanical faults, processor board interconnection problems, power supply and EPROMs having lost their memory. A big struggle to get working correctly. At least we had fun in ...
Here is an interesting project. A client asked me if I could make a power supply for a coil. Okay was the reply, but I wanted more information obviously. After a couple of hours conversation and ...
A local radio station reported that their transmitter was suffering with low output, with alarm lights on, indicating a bad SWR reading. This is normally where the antenna is badly matched to the ...
Well, not my favorite things to work on, but the word has got around. A selection of organs that have come in recently. Some very hard to fault find. There have been a couple of 1970s organs. Mainly ...
The local vintage car club is good fun. A few radios recently restored. The most interesting one was a 6 Volt American Bosch round unit. Built like a domestic radio, using 6 volt heater valves. This ...
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Celebrating 85 years of TV – Now in Colour!Well, it is 85 years since the first official TV broadcasts were made from Alexandra Palace. The East Wing of Ali Palais had been converted into studios, ...
A little off piste this one. As you know, I like writing about engineers and personalities that, in my opinion never received the recognition that they deserved. This chap did, sort of receive ...
Thos e of you who read my articles regularly, will appreciate that I have a passion for vintage electronics, engineers who have stamped their mark on our lives and who have gone somewhat unsung. I ...
Well, you can't say a bad thing about any one from the Leak family (no, I am not talking about the Leak 30s and 70 please). What to watch out for; Have a look at the mains transformer for signs ...
With the growth of budget priced colour TVs during the 70s and 80s, black and white sets slowly started to become a thing of the past. However, with a generation or two on and 40+ year olds hankering ...