I just repaired a Gateway monitor for a friend of mine. The electrolytics in the 5 volt section had lost some of their capacity (common problem for this monitor), causing the 5 volt supply to dip down whenever the monitor was turned on, causing the monitor to not actually power up. Replacement of these 21st century manufacture electrolytics solved the problem. The monitor is bright and steady as I type.

Good to know that today's electrolytics are made so much better than those from 50 years ago.

T.

And so inexpensive, too.

If I didn't care about aesthetics, I'd go and buy one of those Crosley 'replica' radios, which I think is what most people on here should buy, since all they do is fill their radios with undisguised modern components. Who cares about ambiance of tubes when the whole rest of the set is butchered? With a Crosley replica radio you can have all the looks of a quaint old radio with today's cheap 'reliable' components.

T.

:If I didn't care about aesthetics, I'd go and buy one of those Crosley 'replica' radios, which I think is what most people on here should buy, since all they do is fill their radios with undisguised modern components. Who cares about ambiance of tubes when the whole rest of the set is butchered? With a Crosley replica radio you can have all the looks of a quaint old radio with today's cheap 'reliable' components.
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I have a 1951 Crosley that i had to change some components out to get working, i listen to this one sometimes in the evening in my radio room. I also have a 1953 Crosley clock radio "Dash Board" that i will change out some components as needed. Warren is rebuilding the IF's for me before i proceed. I always try to find the best quality parts that i can.
Mitch

It's your radio. Don't pay any attntion to Mr. Know it all, no one else does.

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Somehow all of Mr. Know-it-all's radios work perfectly, and Mr. Know-it-all NEVER asks anyone on here questions regarding repairing radios, because he is already able to fix them on his own without any help from others.

Mr. Know-it-all is also capable of building his own radios, both AM and FM, from scratch, as well as deluxe high-fidelity amplifiers, and Mr. Know-it-all has a degree in computer and electronics engineering with a 3.7 GPA. Could have been a 4.0, but he never studied much.

Am I wasting my time here? I can certainly spend it elsewhere!

T.

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Consider this, there are alot of us who are learning how to restore these radio's, especially me, and we need help from people like you.
When people like me learn from folk's like you it allows me to maybe help someone else.
I like reading your posts.
Mitch

You go Thomas

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I apologise, I didn't realize I was dealing with a child.

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Ah, well, that makes two of us. Thanks for cutting me down.

At any rate, the point of this post was to show that modern electrolytics fail quite a bit, too, to those who cut me down in another post for suggesting using old electrolytics if of a commonly reliable make and in good working order. ...And my original point in that post wasn't so much that replacing old electrolytics that are functioning well isn't absolutely necessary, but that if the set works well with no hum, and voltages are correct, but stations come in weakly, that replacing the old electrolytics is highly unlikely to be the solution to the problem.

T.

Hi Thomas,
Don't let that guy bug you. We all know you're sharp.

Best Regards,

Bill

Smitty, I think you are way out of line here. Thomas has been a very valuable contributor here.

Smartest little boy you know?

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Richard,

Let us not go into 2011 with this kind of posting. No need to try to hurt great contributors like T. Can we be rid of these postings and and just keep helping each other?

Thank you for your admin work.
Mitch