Restoring a 1949 tv set

[DTJ]

Some interesting restoration videos:

[Voodoo 6]

Thats my mom..

[Towger]

Thats my mom..

It think I once read he/she is an electronics professor.  The two lads who live next to me are married, they sometimes dress their dog up like that.

[Jwalling]

At 14:42 of the TV restoration, what is that component that looks like a domino? a cap?
I vaguely remember seeing them as a youth when we'd harvest all the tubes from dead TVs and throw them so they'd pop.

[klunkerbus]

At 14:42 of the TV restoration, what is that component that looks like a domino? a cap?

With the color dots on it? Yes - a molded Mica capacitor.

[strangersound]

Good stuff. Amazing how quick he works. He probably spent more time getting dolled up then he did whipping that old Zenith radio into shape.

[SkyMaster]

 

[calexanian]

That is none other than Ron Soyland. Professional nut! hahaha. Actually he is a pretty good guy, despite his fashion sense. He also makes tubes in his garage like I do. He does it in a little more grass roots way then I do. I do things the more conventional tube manufacturing way.

[strangersound]

So I just got done with the TV repair video and all I can say is wow, he knows his stuff, that's for sure. I love this type of thing, almost a lost art these days.   

As for his fashion sense, I find it hilarious. Drag (cross dressing) has been a comedic device all through the history of cinema. I'm assuming he does it for humor value, but no matter really. The TV repair spans a few days, so the outfits change through the video and definitely adds to the impact of it all. I found it especially funny when he was using some thinner to strip the handle fasteners and remarks how it messed up his nail polish. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-dressing_in_film_and_television

[DTJ]

Thats my mom..

It think I once read he/she is an electronics professor.  The two lads who live next to me are married, they sometimes dress their dog up like that.

Check out his other videos - some interesting stuff in there.

[zapta]

Thats my mom..

That's my grandpa.

[zapta]

That is none other than Ron Soyland.

https://www.eevblog.com/forum/projects/1000-watt-50kv-homemade-power-supply-by-glasslinger/msg405754/#msg405754

[strangersound]

That is none other than Ron Soyland.

https://www.eevblog.com/forum/projects/1000-watt-50kv-homemade-power-supply-by-glasslinger/msg405754/#msg405754

Been watching more of Ron's videos. If anybody deserves the title "mad scientist", it's this guy...or gal, who could tell? It's not relevant, but it's definitely amusing. All those various fumes combined with who knows hows many times he's zapped himself makes me wonder if it's had an effect.

He's got an amazing amount of knowledge concerning the old ways they did things, though. He may be eccentric, but he knows his shit. Makes AvE seem like a normal person. 

[Towger]

I wonder if we could get Dave and Chris to interview him on the Amp Hour?  I'll fire off an email to Chris, as he appears to do all the work[emoji57]

[calexanian]

I have had discussions with him and I do not believe he would want to do an interview like that. He likes dispensing info, but generally does not want to engage in longer conversation on the given subject. He is a give the info, and let others figure it out for themselves type of person.

[AntiProtonBoy]

Ron Soyland is awesome. I wish more people do in depth videos about glass blowing, particularly for electronics equipment. There is not many resources out there that go into minute details related to vacuum tube manufacture. Stuff like selecting the right alloys to match the expansion coefficient of glass, or what a getter is, or how to join glass, the annealing process, vacuum equipment. That kind of thing. Previous generations take a lot of that knowledge to the grave, which I find sad.