Aerodyne Eagle - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

Radio_Dave · 5th Mar 2006, 12:20 am

Hi,

I just thought I'd write a little review of the restoration of my Aerodyne Eagle.

The cabinet is still in it's original finish and really only needed minor, spot, restoration and a good polish with coloured wax. The, wrong, expanded steel speaker grill was replaced with something a little more suitable for the period, but I must admit that I'm not entirely happy with that either

. The "back door" was fitted with some plain cotton cloth.

Once the chassis was removed it was obvious that the speaker and output transformer was not original . However both these components turned out to be a good match for the output valve so I mounted the O/P TX to the speaker and made period looking black cloth bag to hide them in

.

The chassis was a pleasure to work on (very simple

). I kept all the original resistors, although some were a little high. Unfortunately all the caps had to be replaced but to keep things looking original I melted them out of their housings and stuffed the new replacements inside, then resealed them with wax.

Bigger problems were a open circuit intervalve transformer which was rewound by Ed Dinning...thanks Ed

. The set was also missing a PM2HL valve but I lucky to find a NOS one on ebay.

Oh well I like it

it's also my first experience with a TRF and I am quite impressed with the way it works

.

David

howard · 5th Mar 2006, 8:41 am

Hello David,

And I like it too, it's a lovely thing, and I especially like the grille with the eagle shaped carving......well done !

Howard

Aerodyne · 5th Mar 2006, 11:26 am

Very nice, Dave. Great to see such a neat job.
-Tony

JoshWard · 5th Mar 2006, 1:58 pm

It looks lovely, well done!

5th Mar 2006, 12:20 am	#1
Radio_Dave Nonode Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK. Posts: 2,543	Aerodyne Eagle Hi, I just thought I'd write a little review of the restoration of my Aerodyne Eagle. The cabinet is still in it's original finish and really only needed minor, spot, restoration and a good polish with coloured wax. The, wrong, expanded steel speaker grill was replaced with something a little more suitable for the period, but I must admit that I'm not entirely happy with that either . The "back door" was fitted with some plain cotton cloth. Once the chassis was removed it was obvious that the speaker and output transformer was not original . However both these components turned out to be a good match for the output valve so I mounted the O/P TX to the speaker and made period looking black cloth bag to hide them in . The chassis was a pleasure to work on (very simple). I kept all the original resistors, although some were a little high. Unfortunately all the caps had to be replaced but to keep things looking original I melted them out of their housings and stuffed the new replacements inside, then resealed them with wax. Bigger problems were a open circuit intervalve transformer which was rewound by Ed Dinning...thanks Ed . The set was also missing a PM2HL valve but I lucky to find a NOS one on ebay. Oh well I like it it's also my first experience with a TRF and I am quite impressed with the way it works . David Attached Thumbnails

5th Mar 2006, 8:41 am	#2
howard Nonode Join Date: May 2005 Location: Godalming, Surrey, UK. Posts: 2,593	Re: Aerodyne Eagle Hello David, And I like it too, it's a lovely thing, and I especially like the grille with the eagle shaped carving......well done ! Howard

5th Mar 2006, 11:26 am	#3
Aerodyne Octode Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Hampton Vale, Peterborough, UK. Posts: 1,698	Re: Aerodyne Eagle Very nice, Dave. Great to see such a neat job. -Tony

5th Mar 2006, 1:58 pm	#4
JoshWard Octode Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Near Stowmarket, Suffolk, UK. Posts: 1,962	Re: Aerodyne Eagle It looks lovely, well done!