Someone dropped a 1968 valve radio at the repair café with three parts missing. I think we can get it singing again from spare parts. Starting a thread — tell me what you'd substitute for the output transformer.
Part of the Storyline “From spare parts to something brilliant”
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Bench session: rebuilding the valve radio
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Two hours on the bench, slow and narrated. Bring your multimeter questions.
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The complete rebuild, chaptered. Includes the mistake at the 40 second mark that cost an evening.
9:56Part of the Storyline “From spare parts to something brilliant”Three-legged stool, one wobble, four hours of my life. Hand-cut joints are humbling. Posting the failed leg so nobody thinks this is easy.