SiC Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 On 2/24/2020 at 6:54 PM, jumpingjehovahs said: I thought your windshield was cracked in that photo at first. stonedagain, Aston Martin and myglaren 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 16 minutes ago, SiC said: I thought your windshield was cracked in that photo at first. I did too! I even felt sadness for it. I DEMAND A REFUND puddlethumper, stonedagain and myglaren 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 https://forum.retro-rides.org/thread/24449/rr-spotted-thread?page=486 That's magnificent. somewhatfoolish, catsinthewelder, Aston Martin and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iainrcz Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 Because the Mrs has been doing a lot of management cover at work it's fucked her tax contributions up and HMRC have sent numerous letters for some reason. Now I know the ins and outs, but obviously being a piss taker I've been making out she's been dodging tax, she's even got a new nickname - Jimmy Carr. Sent from my VFD 710 using Tapatalk HarmonicCheeseburger, twosmoke300 and paulplom 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 My father brought this little transistor radio with him from the UK when he came visit last; it's been all over the world, has some old brochures from some defunct airline in the back (Fly TREK - Johannesburg) but over the years it's fallen silent. It used to be used in his Sprite, so the last time it was in regular use was maybe 1980. I taped up the battery holder and liberated some pops and crackles from the speaker from the volume dial and wave switches. Good sign there, the output stage is alive as well as the IF oscillator... Had a bit of a go at it with an alignment tool and managed to get a few local stations out of it. Needs a full rebuild but this is the radioshite version of "first start after years in a barn". Quite pleased with that really. It's also got the early NASA problem of "tin whiskers", where the germanium transistors are in little metal pots coated in pure tin to stop them rusting. However pure tin, left to its own devices starts growing tiny crystalline filaments from the surfaces and these cause short circuits if they grow far enough to touch the gubbins inside. Still, it'll live again. All the important bits still work. Phil Edit: Warmed up an oscilloscope that's not much younger than the radio last night to have a poke around inside the radio. Started at the IF and mixer- got a ringing capacitance somewhere. That has the effect of making the audio sound distorted, which it does. However, poking about I twisted the board slightly in the radio and it suddenly became much more loud and clear for a moment so there's definitely a broken trace or dry solder joint somewhere on it. I'll have to pull the board and check. Already on the way to being repaired. Craig the Princess, Aston Martin, vulgalour and 15 others 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wack Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 Tis true Bobthebeard, paulplom, STUNO and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 12 hours ago, PhilA said: My father brought this little transistor radio with him from the UK when he came visit last; it's been all over the world, has some old brochures from some defunct airline in the back (Fly TREK - Johannesburg) but over the years it's fallen silent. It used to be used in his Sprite, so the last time it was in regular use was maybe 1980. I taped up the battery holder and liberated some pops and crackles from the speaker from the volume dial and wave switches. Good sign there, the output stage is alive as well as the IF oscillator... Had a bit of a go at it with an alignment tool and managed to get a few local stations out of it. Needs a full rebuild but this is the radioshite version of "first start after years in a barn". Quite pleased with that really. It's also got the early NASA problem of "tin whiskers", where the germanium transistors are in little metal pots coated in pure tin to stop them rusting. However pure tin, left to its own devices starts growing tiny crystalline filaments from the surfaces and these cause short circuits if they grow far enough to touch the gubbins inside. Still, it'll live again. All the important bits still work. Phil needs more vacuum tubes and a 90V B+ battery made out of pure unobtanium (still very cool to see tho ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 8 minutes ago, LightBulbFun said: needs more vacuum tubes and a 90V B+ battery made out of pure unobtanium (still very cool to see tho ) Nah, nothing wrong with an early 60's transistor set- particularly if you figure that was made by the company that became Marantz. BorniteIdentity, myglaren and LightBulbFun 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtriple Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 I always loved the smell of the inside of old radios, they had an odd but strangely alluring odour. Maybe it's just me and I really am weird? Also 'cap-guns' wonderful pong PhilA, puddlethumper, cobblers and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobblers Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 Turns out a gearbox off a lorry is too much for my trolley ? stonedagain, Tamworthbay, skattrd and 18 others 3 17 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainagain Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 Does a trolley really need that many gears? stonedagain, paulplom, Bobthebeard and 8 others 3 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobblers Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 Not anymore, no Bobthebeard, HarmonicCheeseburger and Three Speed 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myglaren Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 barefoot, twosmoke300, danthecapriman and 5 others 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitsisigma01 Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 Look at the bumpers on that! stonedagain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumpingjehovahs Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 This has had me chuckling away to myself all morning. Does anyone know what the cars are at 0:31? paulplom, dozeydustman and Datsuncog 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitsisigma01 Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 Mazda rx7 rotary jumpingjehovahs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
808 Estate Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 hairnet, dome, puddlethumper and 2 others 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
808 Estate Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 stonedagain, paulplom, meggersdog and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
808 Estate Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 stonedagain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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myglaren Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 Bobthebeard, DeeJay and 808 Estate 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roobarb Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 Work travel to the EU got cancelled due to virus concerns, so I get to stay at home / go into the office like a normal person. It also means I get a week with the family that I wasn’t expecting. No 18 hrs of travel each way and I get the weekend at home! Result! myglaren, stonedagain, Craig the Princess and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myglaren Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 puddlethumper, stonedagain, catsinthewelder and 2 others 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumbler Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 Well today certainly made up for yesterday. Had apprenticeship interview- went very well and much better than last year. Then I drove parts of the way home. I WENT 45MPH!!1111!11!!!1 Yeah anyway I drove 3 miles from the place and then 3 miles to the house. Stalled the car only once because I didn't slip the clutch enough when doing a rolling start. Yesssssss I feel very happy with today! LightBulbFun, CGSB, High Jetter and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 keren and sarah off banananananananarama on celeb antiques hunt oof robinmasters and The Moog 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayts450 Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 Streetwise re-windscreened on Tuesday following vandal attack, and as an added bonus I now have a green sun strip too. Took it for a long drive to celebrate getting it back on the road again. 155V6, Roobarb, LightBulbFun and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amishtat Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 As alluded to in the news 24 thread, the Robin left Essex this morning bound for Pickering. Perfect buyer, paid when he said he would and his collection man was the model of jovial Yorkshire efficency. I got a text from the new owner about half past five to tell me the running issue had been a broken valve spring, now repaired and running like a top. He hadn't heard of this place but I suggested he gave it a look. puddlethumper, Craig the Princess, myglaren and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amishtat Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 The above post means that I can finally spend some money giving this some overdue attention. Owned five years today and I still love it. Best everyday car I've had so far. danthecapriman, DVee8, Vantman and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 3 hours ago, Fumbler said: Then I drove parts of the way home. I WENT 45MPH!!1111!11!!!1 Yeah haha reminds me of one of my first times out and about mingling with traffic (like outside the starting square) and I was just following the instructors direction and he said "take this exit at the roundabout" and as I did so I saw suddenly a 40Mph sign and suddenly I was on a slip road joining a 3 lane dual carriageway (because thats a thing...) it was like "oh this is happening!" LOL and soon that 40Mph sign became a 50Mph sign... ah memories myglaren 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
808 Estate Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 SRi05, Amishtat, steveo3002 and 6 others 1 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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