atkelar | Loewe-Opta - "Bella" - Part 1 @atkelar | Uploaded June 2024 | Updated October 2024, 10 hours ago.
Restoration Project #49 - Loewe-Opta "Bella"
I was hoping to have that project finished by now, but there have been... well... issues. The day job picked up again, and also there have been a few other projects. While waiting for parts, I kept busy with these in an interleaved fashion.
The radio is a Loewe-Opta brand, "Bella" model. It has AM and FM reception (eventually hopefully) and features a rather typical phono input as well. The rectifier is a more modern selenium one, so it's down one tube already.
Originally, I thought I might do just a few capacitor replacements and be done with it, but it did show a bit more "wear and tear" than I expected... so buckle in!
0:00 Intro / Overview
2:08 Opening Case / Removing Chassis
3:58 Removing Tubes / Power Cord / Knobs
4:57 Tuning Dial Glass / Tuning String
6:35 Speaker Issue / Bezel
7:57 Dusting / First Capacitor Removals / Button Assembly
10:22 Audio Transformer / Final Capacitors
11:53 Rectifier / Illumination Lamp / Tuning Capacitor
13:25 Button Section
14:35 Mains Transformer / Speaker Nuts Take 2
15:48 Speaker Cover Fabric / Speaker Dusting
17:33 Chassis Scrubbing / Potentiometer Opening
19:40 Bezel Repair - Step 1
20:45 Cleanup Transformers
21:52 Bezel Repair - Step 2
23:33 Tuning Scale Paint / Case Glueing / Scraping off Paint
25:27 Fixing Dents / Filter Cap Test + Cleanup / Tube Test
26:30 Summary / Credits / Outtake
Music (in order)
My Train's A Comin' - Unicorn Heads
Nine Lives - Unicorn Heads
Wrong - Dan Henig
Town of 24 Bars - Unicorn Heads
Light Expanse - Unicorn Heads
(YouTube Audio Library)
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Restoration Project #49 - Loewe-Opta "Bella"
I was hoping to have that project finished by now, but there have been... well... issues. The day job picked up again, and also there have been a few other projects. While waiting for parts, I kept busy with these in an interleaved fashion.
The radio is a Loewe-Opta brand, "Bella" model. It has AM and FM reception (eventually hopefully) and features a rather typical phono input as well. The rectifier is a more modern selenium one, so it's down one tube already.
Originally, I thought I might do just a few capacitor replacements and be done with it, but it did show a bit more "wear and tear" than I expected... so buckle in!
0:00 Intro / Overview
2:08 Opening Case / Removing Chassis
3:58 Removing Tubes / Power Cord / Knobs
4:57 Tuning Dial Glass / Tuning String
6:35 Speaker Issue / Bezel
7:57 Dusting / First Capacitor Removals / Button Assembly
10:22 Audio Transformer / Final Capacitors
11:53 Rectifier / Illumination Lamp / Tuning Capacitor
13:25 Button Section
14:35 Mains Transformer / Speaker Nuts Take 2
15:48 Speaker Cover Fabric / Speaker Dusting
17:33 Chassis Scrubbing / Potentiometer Opening
19:40 Bezel Repair - Step 1
20:45 Cleanup Transformers
21:52 Bezel Repair - Step 2
23:33 Tuning Scale Paint / Case Glueing / Scraping off Paint
25:27 Fixing Dents / Filter Cap Test + Cleanup / Tube Test
26:30 Summary / Credits / Outtake
Music (in order)
My Train's A Comin' - Unicorn Heads
Nine Lives - Unicorn Heads
Wrong - Dan Henig
Town of 24 Bars - Unicorn Heads
Light Expanse - Unicorn Heads
(YouTube Audio Library)
You can support me on Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/atkelar
and also on Patreon: patreon.com/Atkelar
and now also here by using the "Super Thanks" feature!
Thanks to everybody who signed up already!
