https://golbornevintageradio.co.uk/forum/ Sat, 04 Jul 2026 10:53:35 +0000 MyBB https://golbornevintageradio.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=9669 Thu, 02 Jul 2026 21:16:29 +0000 boater sam]]> https://golbornevintageradio.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=9669
Sam]]>
Sam]]> https://golbornevintageradio.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=9668 Thu, 02 Jul 2026 18:47:29 +0000 boater sam]]> https://golbornevintageradio.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=9668 Is there any service information available for this set?

Sam.]]> Is there any service information available for this set?

Sam.]]> https://golbornevintageradio.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=9667 Wed, 01 Jul 2026 18:23:08 +0000 Danndad]]> https://golbornevintageradio.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=9667
Dandad.]]>
Dandad.]]> https://golbornevintageradio.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=9666 Tue, 30 Jun 2026 13:05:31 +0000 boater sam]]> https://golbornevintageradio.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=9666
Sam.]]>
Sam.]]> https://golbornevintageradio.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=9665 Tue, 30 Jun 2026 12:36:39 +0000 boater sam]]> https://golbornevintageradio.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=9665  Mostly on the Thursday sale.

If anyone wants stuff from this sale, I can bid and  uplift any item for them to collect from me later if they wish. Or they can buy on line and I can uplift and store for a short time for later collection. All lots have to be cleared by Monday.

There are some quite odd sets, along with the usual common ones.

I shall be inspecting most of the items on Thursday morning, if anyone want to know the condition of lots I shall be online at the sale. I can look but not be held responsible for condition, there are no warranties of course.

Sam.]]>  Mostly on the Thursday sale.

If anyone wants stuff from this sale, I can bid and  uplift any item for them to collect from me later if they wish. Or they can buy on line and I can uplift and store for a short time for later collection. All lots have to be cleared by Monday.

There are some quite odd sets, along with the usual common ones.

I shall be inspecting most of the items on Thursday morning, if anyone want to know the condition of lots I shall be online at the sale. I can look but not be held responsible for condition, there are no warranties of course.

Sam.]]> https://golbornevintageradio.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=9664 Sat, 27 Jun 2026 14:02:56 +0000 Doodlebug]]> https://golbornevintageradio.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=9664 Cheap ex wireless equipment like capacitors could be bought for pennies
after the war. Some spark realised that they could be an aerial if plugged into the aerial socket of a radio. Just stick an impressive label on them
So this bloke had a stall with battery radio. To the amazement of those watching he would plug it in and hey Presto there was the Home Service loud and clear.
Many forked out 2/6 to buy one, and in the 1950s 2/6 was a great deal of money for the working man.
So this wireless con trick probably spread to all of UK.
Some of you very elders may recall some near you.

  aerial (3).jpg (Size: 749.96 KB / Downloads: 27) ]]> Cheap ex wireless equipment like capacitors could be bought for pennies
after the war. Some spark realised that they could be an aerial if plugged into the aerial socket of a radio. Just stick an impressive label on them
So this bloke had a stall with battery radio. To the amazement of those watching he would plug it in and hey Presto there was the Home Service loud and clear.
Many forked out 2/6 to buy one, and in the 1950s 2/6 was a great deal of money for the working man.
So this wireless con trick probably spread to all of UK.
Some of you very elders may recall some near you.

  aerial (3).jpg (Size: 749.96 KB / Downloads: 27) ]]> https://golbornevintageradio.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=9662 Sun, 21 Jun 2026 20:44:07 +0000 murphymad]]> https://golbornevintageradio.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=9662
The BVWS Royal Wootton Bassett Sales event and large Auction is on Sunday 5th July.

Around 20 stalls selling not only Radio and TV sets but an amazing array of spares, the bits and pieces that you have been hunting for and plenty of unusual Retro and Hi-Fi equipment as well!

The Bring & Buy stall will be in operation in the side annex for those who wish to bring one or two items to sell with a 10% commission for the BVWTM.

The usual excellent hot and cold refreshments will be available throughout the day at very reasonable prices!!!

The BVWS table will have good stocks of high voltage Poly and F&T electrolytic capacitors, all those old fashioned values and in dimensions that modern suppliers don't stock any more! And De-oxit D5 at lower than on-line prices...

Everyone is welcome to visit, but only BVWS members may participate in the auction. However you might wish to join up on the day which will be possible. Or why not take the opportunity to renew your BVWS membership for 2026 and onwards while you are there? Payments by debit/credit cards gladly accepted at the BVWS stall!

Stall holder entry is at 9.00, general entry at 9.30. Auction starts around 12.30 - there will be around 300 lots, including some extremely interesting and rarely seen items.

Admission £8 cash on the door or in advance using the booking form on the website.

See the BVWS website for directions: details. https://www.bvws.org.uk/events/locations.php

If you want to book a stall, the printable booking form is downloadable from: https://www.bvws.org.uk/ (link appears on the front page). You can also book by sending me a PM here and I will send you the payment details.

The Auction catalogue will appear here in the week prior to the event and auction lot pictures will be uploaded to the BVWS website for all to view.
Links to these will appear here when they are available.

I look forward to seeing many of you on the day.

Mike...]]>
The BVWS Royal Wootton Bassett Sales event and large Auction is on Sunday 5th July.

Around 20 stalls selling not only Radio and TV sets but an amazing array of spares, the bits and pieces that you have been hunting for and plenty of unusual Retro and Hi-Fi equipment as well!

The Bring & Buy stall will be in operation in the side annex for those who wish to bring one or two items to sell with a 10% commission for the BVWTM.

The usual excellent hot and cold refreshments will be available throughout the day at very reasonable prices!!!

The BVWS table will have good stocks of high voltage Poly and F&T electrolytic capacitors, all those old fashioned values and in dimensions that modern suppliers don't stock any more! And De-oxit D5 at lower than on-line prices...

Everyone is welcome to visit, but only BVWS members may participate in the auction. However you might wish to join up on the day which will be possible. Or why not take the opportunity to renew your BVWS membership for 2026 and onwards while you are there? Payments by debit/credit cards gladly accepted at the BVWS stall!

Stall holder entry is at 9.00, general entry at 9.30. Auction starts around 12.30 - there will be around 300 lots, including some extremely interesting and rarely seen items.

Admission £8 cash on the door or in advance using the booking form on the website.

See the BVWS website for directions: details. https://www.bvws.org.uk/events/locations.php

If you want to book a stall, the printable booking form is downloadable from: https://www.bvws.org.uk/ (link appears on the front page). You can also book by sending me a PM here and I will send you the payment details.

The Auction catalogue will appear here in the week prior to the event and auction lot pictures will be uploaded to the BVWS website for all to view.
Links to these will appear here when they are available.

I look forward to seeing many of you on the day.

Mike...]]> https://golbornevintageradio.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=9660 Tue, 16 Jun 2026 13:33:13 +0000 boater sam]]> https://golbornevintageradio.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=9660 I regard them as a sad poor copy of the originals, made in China for a rock bottom price, a blatant copy of a much loved model, iconic for its time and still regarded as outstanding.

What is it?

Well, its the bent "U" retro copy Bush TR82.

Yes, one of those horrors, all plastic, next to no electronics inside and low, low quality I assumed.

For those that don't know, the Chinees got hold of a TR82 that had been heated, by sun presumably, and the "U" on the from had softened and sagged.  So they faithfully copied it!
This example came to me very cheap, in fact free, as it came with another set that I wanted, I would never have gone out and bought one of these.

It was filthy but not scratched about and it worked just fine considering the lack of components ( I think the circuit is a basic 2 chip affair ) and the small cheap speaker.
The mains lead was present with the obligatory white emulsion spots, ( why do folk do this? ) and no signs of leaked PP9 battery inside. The handle was not even bent surprisingly and there was no damage due to it being dropped either.
The plastic wood grain finish is different, not very Bush, as is the white tuning dial. The extending aerial is whole and straight.
Having worked out how to take the back off, the normal big screw in the center but then it has to slide vertically to unhook, I found the inside to be very clean and undamaged. I doubt that anyone has ever opened this radio.
The filthy outside meant that it would have to come completely apart for a thorough soak and clean which involved taking out the mains power module, the main pcb and the speaker. The inner panel which is a large plastic moulding is held together in the front panel with lots of screws, I left the brown top panel with the holes for the knobs and buttons in place, it seemed to be stuck.
Taking the pcb out involved removing the reduction cord drives for the tuning and the tuning knob and pointer.
This cord arrangement is quite clever, two strings on one tuning drum to two different diameter pulleys on the tuning dial assembly gives the required slow motion tuning without any gears. It looked terrifying to restring so I photographed the lot and taped the cords to the pulleys before lifting them off. It all went back together easily then.
I changed the battery snap on connector to a small PP3 type so that it will take a 6 AA pack instead of the exorbitantly priced PP9.

So what about it as a radio? Well it works very well, reception on MW LW and FM is very good. The sound is OK considering.
Would I buy one for real money? No, but it did surprise me how well made it was and how well it works.

Sam.]]> I regard them as a sad poor copy of the originals, made in China for a rock bottom price, a blatant copy of a much loved model, iconic for its time and still regarded as outstanding.

What is it?

Well, its the bent "U" retro copy Bush TR82.

Yes, one of those horrors, all plastic, next to no electronics inside and low, low quality I assumed.

For those that don't know, the Chinees got hold of a TR82 that had been heated, by sun presumably, and the "U" on the from had softened and sagged.  So they faithfully copied it!
This example came to me very cheap, in fact free, as it came with another set that I wanted, I would never have gone out and bought one of these.

It was filthy but not scratched about and it worked just fine considering the lack of components ( I think the circuit is a basic 2 chip affair ) and the small cheap speaker.
The mains lead was present with the obligatory white emulsion spots, ( why do folk do this? ) and no signs of leaked PP9 battery inside. The handle was not even bent surprisingly and there was no damage due to it being dropped either.
The plastic wood grain finish is different, not very Bush, as is the white tuning dial. The extending aerial is whole and straight.
Having worked out how to take the back off, the normal big screw in the center but then it has to slide vertically to unhook, I found the inside to be very clean and undamaged. I doubt that anyone has ever opened this radio.
The filthy outside meant that it would have to come completely apart for a thorough soak and clean which involved taking out the mains power module, the main pcb and the speaker. The inner panel which is a large plastic moulding is held together in the front panel with lots of screws, I left the brown top panel with the holes for the knobs and buttons in place, it seemed to be stuck.
Taking the pcb out involved removing the reduction cord drives for the tuning and the tuning knob and pointer.
This cord arrangement is quite clever, two strings on one tuning drum to two different diameter pulleys on the tuning dial assembly gives the required slow motion tuning without any gears. It looked terrifying to restring so I photographed the lot and taped the cords to the pulleys before lifting them off. It all went back together easily then.
I changed the battery snap on connector to a small PP3 type so that it will take a 6 AA pack instead of the exorbitantly priced PP9.

So what about it as a radio? Well it works very well, reception on MW LW and FM is very good. The sound is OK considering.
Would I buy one for real money? No, but it did surprise me how well made it was and how well it works.

Sam.]]> https://golbornevintageradio.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=9659 Tue, 16 Jun 2026 12:22:04 +0000 Ruairi]]> https://golbornevintageradio.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=9659 https://golbornevintageradio.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=9658 Fri, 12 Jun 2026 23:14:08 +0000 decowoodie]]> https://golbornevintageradio.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=9658
I'd like some digital voltmeters for bias, HT and screen outputs. 
I ordered some from ebay and later aliexpress, which were rated 0-30V, 3-digit, for very little money (around a pound each).
I intended to use a multiplier to scale them to read 0-300V...but no luck. They're all auto-ranging, so for example 22V reads '22.0', 100V reads '100.' and 5V reads  '05.0' so a multiplier or potentiometer reducer won't do.
They use a 5V auxilliary psu so they read right down to 0V.

Any suggestions where I can get some suitable ones? I've already cut the panel out for the autoranging ones. 

(below are the ones I have, albeit the pic shows the 2-wire version).


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I'd like some digital voltmeters for bias, HT and screen outputs. 
I ordered some from ebay and later aliexpress, which were rated 0-30V, 3-digit, for very little money (around a pound each).
I intended to use a multiplier to scale them to read 0-300V...but no luck. They're all auto-ranging, so for example 22V reads '22.0', 100V reads '100.' and 5V reads  '05.0' so a multiplier or potentiometer reducer won't do.
They use a 5V auxilliary psu so they read right down to 0V.

Any suggestions where I can get some suitable ones? I've already cut the panel out for the autoranging ones. 

(below are the ones I have, albeit the pic shows the 2-wire version).


  voltmeter.jpg (Size: 18.83 KB / Downloads: 12) ]]> https://golbornevintageradio.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=9657 Wed, 10 Jun 2026 16:07:10 +0000 boater sam]]> https://golbornevintageradio.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=9657 This one I am struggling with has uncontrollable high volume and its not the volume pot. I have only 849 ohms across the pot pcb terminals with it disconnected. Searching around I can find no simple reason and the pcb is not easy to follow through.

Most grateful for any assistance, thank you.

Sam.]]> This one I am struggling with has uncontrollable high volume and its not the volume pot. I have only 849 ohms across the pot pcb terminals with it disconnected. Searching around I can find no simple reason and the pcb is not easy to follow through.

Most grateful for any assistance, thank you.

Sam.]]> https://golbornevintageradio.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=9655 Mon, 08 Jun 2026 19:46:33 +0000 decowoodie]]> https://golbornevintageradio.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=9655
Main interests are 40s/50/s tellies and 1930's radiosbut anything old and electrical might tickle my fancy.

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Main interests are 40s/50/s tellies and 1930's radiosbut anything old and electrical might tickle my fancy.

]]> https://golbornevintageradio.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=9651 Fri, 29 May 2026 13:42:30 +0000 catch29]]> https://golbornevintageradio.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=9651 I've done the useual, out of spec cap's, tested the valves and found a bad ecl86, cleaned the valve base's.
Couldn't find any criteria for the ecc807's so couldn't test (wonder why?). So put all back together and so far sounding sweet.
I tried to find more info on the ecc807's then I found out what you all know!!.
Assuming I'm going to keep the little jezebel and thinking if a 807 goes down, are there instructins as to converting
to take ecc83's?. I know it's not straight forward but she is a nice amp.]]> I've done the useual, out of spec cap's, tested the valves and found a bad ecl86, cleaned the valve base's.
Couldn't find any criteria for the ecc807's so couldn't test (wonder why?). So put all back together and so far sounding sweet.
I tried to find more info on the ecc807's then I found out what you all know!!.
Assuming I'm going to keep the little jezebel and thinking if a 807 goes down, are there instructins as to converting
to take ecc83's?. I know it's not straight forward but she is a nice amp.]]> https://golbornevintageradio.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=9648 Thu, 21 May 2026 16:48:37 +0000 singlepentode69]]> https://golbornevintageradio.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=9648 https://golbornevintageradio.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=9647 Mon, 18 May 2026 08:27:57 +0000 Radio Fixer]]> https://golbornevintageradio.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=9647
So I will have to get new one with touch and swipe screen which I'm not a fan of.  The old has a keyboard, not used much but the buttons and other controls are which I will miss.

Have to do it as to me the Kindle is simply the best for reading for so many reasons.  The old friend has been so reliable and easy.  Guess I will miss it until I get used to a modern device.

Gary]]>
So I will have to get new one with touch and swipe screen which I'm not a fan of.  The old has a keyboard, not used much but the buttons and other controls are which I will miss.

Have to do it as to me the Kindle is simply the best for reading for so many reasons.  The old friend has been so reliable and easy.  Guess I will miss it until I get used to a modern device.

Gary]]>