Tag Archives: repair

1953 Hallicrafters 8R40 Repair

Posted on September 17, 2011 by retrovoltage

This radio came from an electronics recycler, it’s the Hallicrafters 8R40. It looked like it had been stored very well, had all the tubes, the dial strings intact, no rust to speak of and not even very much dust. This … Continue reading →

Posted in Electronics, Projects, Radios and Tubes, Vintage | Tagged 8R40, antique radio, communications receiver, Hallicrafters, ham radio, old radio, radio, repair, restoration, shortwave, vacuum tube, vintage radio | 7 Comments

Westinghouse LCD Repair

Posted on August 28, 2011 by retrovoltage

After seeing the repair I made on the Samsung LCD monitor, a friend gave me a few-years-old Westinghouse LCD/TV that had quit working – it wouldn’t power on anymore. It’s a Westinghouse SK-19H210S, 19″ LCD accepting VGA or HDMI up … Continue reading →

Posted in Electronics, Photos, Projects, Television | Tagged capacitor replacement, cost engineering, fried electronics, HDTV, LCD, Monitor, power supply, recycling, repair, SK-19H210S, soldering, Westinghouse | 6 Comments

Dumpster Diving: Samsung 225BW LCD Repair

Posted on August 22, 2011 by retrovoltage

I found a Samsung 225BW LCD sitting on top of my apartment’s dumpster, and figured I’d drag it upstairs. It’s a few year old model but it’s better than the current older Dell LCD that I’ve been using (1680×1050 versus 1440×900). … Continue reading →

Posted in Electronics, Hardware, Projects | Tagged capacitor replacement, cost engineering, desoldering, dumpster diving, fried electronics, Hakko 472D, power supply, recycling, repair, salvage, Samsung 225BW, soldering | 6 Comments

Repairing an Antique Radio from Start to Finish [7 – Conclusion] – Grunow 589

Posted on June 26, 2011 by retrovoltage

And we’re done! The saga of restoring the Grunow 589 is coming to a close, as I’ve sorted the last issue, performed the final set of adjustments and verified correct operation of all its features. Update: The series is complete. … Continue reading →

Posted in Photos, Projects, Radios and Tubes, Vintage | Tagged antique radio, grunow, grunow 589, grunow chassis 5-U, grunow radio restoration, repair, restoration, tube radio | 17 Comments

Repairing an Antique Radio from Start to Finish [6.5] – Grunow 589

Posted on June 21, 2011 by retrovoltage

Update: The series is complete. For more articles and information, visit these other posts. This dates back to 2011, when I was pretty new to this hobby – I’d probably do a few things differently now! Part 1: Identification and … Continue reading →

Posted in Photos, Projects, Radios and Tubes, Vintage | Tagged antique radio, EICO 324, EICO 460, grunow 589, grunow chassis 5-U, grunow radio restoration, HP 200CD, oscilloscope, repair, restoration, tube radio | 14 Comments

Repairing an Antique Radio from Start to Finish (6) – Grunow 589

Posted on June 5, 2011 by retrovoltage

Posted in Photos, Projects, Radios and Tubes, Vintage | Tagged antique radio, grunow, grunow 586, grunow 589, grunow chassis 5-U, grunow radio restoration, repair, restoration, tube radio | 16 Comments

Before and After: GE Musaphonic T-210B Radio

Posted on May 31, 2011 by retrovoltage

I recently got around to fixing up my GE Musaphonic T-210B, a relatively nice tabletop tube radio from 1963. It has two medium-sized speakers, AM and FM with automatic frequency correction with 8 tubes. When I was a very young … Continue reading →