Thankyou so much for taking the time to video and upload - I'm new here but I've been watching for some time and I absolutely love it! I find you and your topic really engaging and I really appreciate your hard work
That's fantastic! I also saw this set, and very nearly bought it, but as soon as I started to look closely at it someone yelled NO!! at me and dragged me away... I was the guy carrying the big Radio Rentals/Ekco bakelite radio, which I still haven't looked at properly yet!
Brilliant video once again! I think the last place i’d want to put 100 year old caps would be in the EHT cage! They seem to be holding up okay. True testament to their quality. I remember that thread as I was restoring my own GEC (BT318) at the time. The input from the experienced members actually taught me a fair bit about my own, even though I watched from the sidelines. Fantastic result with yours. Glad it’s worth restoring.
Seems like months now not just 2 weeks, the set I have came from Farmers TV shop in Matlock and the reason it has no case one of there customers owns Gullivers Kingdom in Matlock bath and they wanted an old looking TV set but fitted with a new LCD inside to be on display on one of the rides, so the cabinet is still around!
Brilliant stuff, well done for keeping the faith! 405 line sets don't die. With a tube that good just think how good the picture will be with a few decent caps and a tuner service.
I've been waiting for this! I was chatting to you when you were looking at the GEC at Retrotech and was wondering whether you had taken a look at the old girl yet. What an unexpectedly great result! And I agree with your thoughts about coaxing a set gently into life to see that the basics are OK before you start changing caps left right and centre. Good man!
The mains filter cap is the only one I routinely replace before powering up. Loud bangs aren't good for me 😅. I had one similar, a BT318, which I restored years ago. I sold it last year to Courtney who I hope is cherishing it. If I'd got more room, it'd still be in my collection.
They were proud to build them and back in the day tv's had a certain kind of magic about them. Many controls and the fun of alignment of the convergence panel. I spent many hours messing around with them when I was young, while the others went to the pub.
Great video! I was quite disappointed with retro tech, there were very few vintage tvs there and it seemed a great majority of stalls were just full of junk that people were trying to sell.
Hi Johnjoe, thanks for sharing. Love your videos. Ever since I found a small a vintage portable TV from a skip a year ago I've been interested in this stuff. Do you have a FB page or website/ somewhere I could chat to you on buddy? Many thanks, Cian (Magill Woodcraft Ireland - Co. Galway).
hi when i was a boy mum had a table stand she said a tv used to sit on it some tv this size would be about right later on mum got NEW tv was alot smaller i was told in 1984 when she got it there would be LED tv note my dad worked of the gov back in the day around 2000 the LED monitor i got yes it cost alot i know i may be of on dates maybe time move fast i love the tv's with the audio in and out stereo ones my mates dad had one the size of the new tv's is now silly big all wall panels now i don't like the sound bars they are juck
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The TV of my early childhood in the 1960s. I can still remember watching Casey Jones and Dr Who on it.
Thankyou so much for taking the time to video and upload - I'm new here but I've been watching for some time and I absolutely love it! I find you and your topic really engaging and I really appreciate your hard work
Super! Welcome aboard.
That's fantastic! I also saw this set, and very nearly bought it, but as soon as I started to look closely at it someone yelled NO!! at me and dragged me away... I was the guy carrying the big Radio Rentals/Ekco bakelite radio, which I still haven't looked at properly yet!
Ah indeed! I remember our meeting. For a tenner I couldn't say know, looking at previous work I'm surprised at it's performance.
Brilliant video once again!
I think the last place i’d want to put 100 year old caps would be in the EHT cage! They seem to be holding up okay. True testament to their quality.
I remember that thread as I was restoring my own GEC (BT318) at the time. The input from the experienced members actually taught me a fair bit about my own, even though I watched from the sidelines.
Fantastic result with yours. Glad it’s worth restoring.
Seems like months now not just 2 weeks, the set I have came from Farmers TV shop in Matlock and the reason it has no case one of there customers owns Gullivers Kingdom in Matlock bath and they wanted an old looking TV set but fitted with a new LCD inside to be on display on one of the rides, so the cabinet is still around!
What a brilliant outcome! I enjoyed that. I have a GEC BT304 here which I may take the same approach with. Thanks as ever 📺
You got to fix it up, damn good sets, mine still works with all original components!
My Grandparents once had that exact model of TV 😉
That's insane! £10 well spent, the tube or the LOPX would be worth that alone but I'd say it's definitely a do-er - upper! That set wants to live!
Almost as easy first light as my Philips 17TG100U! Excellent as always!
Brilliant stuff, well done for keeping the faith! 405 line sets don't die. With a tube that good just think how good the picture will be with a few decent caps and a tuner service.
This ancient tech never ceases to amaze me - what a heartwarming video, thanks JJ.
I've been waiting for this! I was chatting to you when you were looking at the GEC at Retrotech and was wondering whether you had taken a look at the old girl yet. What an unexpectedly great result! And I agree with your thoughts about coaxing a set gently into life to see that the basics are OK before you start changing caps left right and centre. Good man!
Many thanks Steve. Yes it's surprisingly good, goes to show you never can tell!
If I had that shipped here Id be shipped out ;) well done for a tenner. Nice work.
The mains filter cap is the only one I routinely replace before powering up. Loud bangs aren't good for me 😅. I had one similar, a BT318, which I restored years ago. I sold it last year to Courtney who I hope is cherishing it. If I'd got more room, it'd still be in my collection.
Brilliant
They built them well back in the day - I wonder how many of today's sets will still be working several decades later? Great video 👍
They were proud to build them and back in the day tv's had a certain kind of magic about them. Many controls and the fun of alignment of the convergence panel. I spent many hours messing around with them when I was young, while the others went to the pub.
@@mmwaashumslowww7167 I think at some point I will get me an old set and a standards converter / transmitter and enjoy some good old B/W TV fun 👍
loved the video i thought lopt would have died ...great video as always.
Great video! I was quite disappointed with retro tech, there were very few vintage tvs there and it seemed a great majority of stalls were just full of junk that people were trying to sell.
NICE ONE !
Sad to see radio 4 LW being switched off next year
Good video
Clean work ojnoj . I was waiting for Jack Benny to come on screen !!
Hi Johnjoe, thanks for sharing. Love your videos. Ever since I found a small a vintage portable TV from a skip a year ago I've been interested in this stuff. Do you have a FB page or website/ somewhere I could chat to you on buddy? Many thanks, Cian (Magill Woodcraft Ireland - Co. Galway).
Does it pick up love island though?
Not in this gaff....
@@IrishvintageTVRadio Are you really sure? You look like a love island type of guy in the white coat you know...
Hiya. Does the capacitors replace the lopt . Or did I misunderstand?
Went to the vintage show the other week. The comic con lot went for it
hi when i was a boy mum had a table stand she said a tv used to sit on it some tv this size would be about right
later on mum got NEW tv was alot smaller i was told in 1984 when she got it there would be LED tv note my dad worked of the gov back in the day
around 2000 the LED monitor i got yes it cost alot i know i may be of on dates maybe time move fast
i love the tv's with the audio in and out stereo ones my mates dad had one
the size of the new tv's is now silly big all wall panels now i don't like the sound bars they are juck
Hi ojnoj getting an old grundig 2400 tomorrow wondering if there is any problems with it could you look at it for me I'm in Dublin
Have 2 here one with a brand new solus crt in it. Sadly a transformer is broken.
Ha ha excellent
Go on la
Wow....not bad ffa at all
Wow
What is the white box sitting on top of the TV?
It's a Hedghog standards converter.
always thought these GEC's were a reliable thing, have you seen the film inside the factory where they're making them?