The Thanks Thread - Page 10 - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

ecc84 · 11th Mar 2014, 6:20 pm

Can iI just say a huge thankyou to Paul Adams on the forum for supplying me with a spare part that was requested in test gear section. Much appreciated.

Anthony Thomas · 12th Mar 2014, 8:18 pm

A big thank you to Brian Cuff for the generous parcel of capacitors, diodes and the diode cradle for EA50 free of charge. It made my day

I do hope that one day somehow I can return the favour somehow.

Tony

Paul Stenning · 18th Mar 2014, 11:04 am

Email received last night:

Quote:

Dear UK Vintage Radio Repair & Restoration Discussion Forum

Just wanted to tell you how grateful I am to your Forum, though I'm not a member. Looking for any help I could to get my Roberts R606-MB working again, I found a thread dating back to 2007 about common problems. Turns out it was just a faulty mains/battery change-over switch. So problem identified and resolved. Many, many thanks.

As a complete contrast I also found this http://petemaxwell.wordpress.com/201...anding-repair/ - which you might find interesting, if a bit lengthy!

Best regards, and keep up the good work.

sobell1980 · 23rd Mar 2014, 8:32 pm

Huge thank you to Jim, user name G4XWDJim. I requested, asked for help with locating some specific B7G sockets. Jim promptly replied last night and invited me over today to pick some up, free of charge. When I arrived I was greeted with a cup of tea and huge supply of the sockets I very much needed. We went into Jim's fabulous workshop with my Roberts RMB where Jim made sure I came away with exactly what I needed. Being fairly new to the hobby, Jim had also put together two large boxes of spares for me to take away to build up my spares, hundreds of valves that I will be able to use for substitution and many types of transformers.

What a lovely suprise for a beginner to come away with. Just what i needed. Thank you so much for your generosity Jim. While I was there Jim also tested a suspect valve for me on his valve tester which luckily turned out good! This was great to watch having never seen this done before, Jim clearly explained to me how it worked and what we were looking for. I even got a brief tutorial on basic alignment while I was there. It was a great experience to meet Jim, he offered loads of encouragement and guidance on kit etc.

Thank you for all the parts and for your patience with a beginner. It was great for someone with your experience to spend that time with me.

Many thanks. Kind regards, Dave.

SiriusHardware · 27th Mar 2014, 11:45 pm

A quick thank you to Dr Wobble for the 80GB hard drives which he was kind enough to offer F.O.C. in the Sales and Wants section.

Boom · 29th Mar 2014, 11:14 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paul Stenning

Email received last night:

Quote:

Dear UK Vintage Radio Repair & Restoration Discussion Forum

Just wanted to tell you how grateful I am to your Forum, though I'm not a member. Looking for any help I could to get my Roberts R606-MB working again, I found a thread dating back to 2007 about common problems. Turns out it was just a faulty mains/battery change-over switch. So problem identified and resolved. Many, many thanks.

As a complete contrast I also found this http://petemaxwell.wordpress.com/201...anding-repair/ - which you might find interesting, if a bit lengthy!

Best regards, and keep up the good work.

Thanks for that. An excellent read.

Phil G4SPZ · 9th Apr 2014, 10:05 pm

Very many thanks to Roger G0NQK who kindly sent me a complete Ever Ready battery valve chassis, free of charge.

terrybull · 10th Apr 2014, 9:43 am

A big thank you to Andy aka Dr Wobble who kindly built me an ESR meter at cost. A nice neat job too.

Diabolical Artificer · 23rd Apr 2014, 2:10 pm

It was a pleasure; always happy to help a fellow forum member. I've had lots of help myself.

Andy.

Skywave · 24th Apr 2014, 2:33 pm

A very big "Thank you" to Malc Scott, who kindly sent me a soldering iron for a Weller TCP soldering station.

Al. / Skywave / April 24, '14 //

Ed_Dinning · 25th Apr 2014, 8:55 am

Many thanks to Llama for a wide selection of pot cores that will be most useful for my future projects.

Ed

Ti Pwun · 1st May 2014, 6:15 pm

Many thanks to Keith (KeithsTV) for the SMD components.

Phil G4SPZ · 8th May 2014, 9:02 am

I'd like to thank Bill (batterymaker1) for his help, advice and information on several occasions. Thank you, Bill

mole42uk · 9th May 2014, 6:57 pm

Thanks to Phil G4SPZ for talking me through the repair of my AVO Model 7. Good to have someone who's done it before at my side!

Richard

G4XWDJim · 13th May 2014, 12:17 pm

Many thanks to nicklyons2 for his kind gift of several yards of vintage rubber two core cable I needed to complete an authentic looking job.

Jim

Little-Freddie · 13th May 2014, 8:15 pm

... & I'd like to say a big thank you to Mike Brett, who posted me a chip of Galena, that helped me get an old Mostyl crystal radio back to its former glory..

Thanks, Mike, if there is ever anything I can do for you, (or any other forum member, ) just ask,

Cheers, Fred

Nickthedentist · 13th May 2014, 8:17 pm

Thanks to GrimJosef for transporting some old HDDs to Dave Moll, to Studio263 for the childrens' tapes, and to Lowemission for the wonderful radios and their safe delivery via Karen to Didcot.

THANK YOU!

MarkAT6 · 14th May 2014, 11:17 am

Very many thanks to Dave Moll & Threeseven (Gary) for facilitating the transport of the Garrard DD75 back to sunny Worcestershire. It's now in my to-do 'pile' of Swindon's finest.

Mark

Paul Stenning · 15th May 2014, 4:45 pm

Thank you to the anonymous person in Tunbridge Wells who kindly sent me a CD-ROM of assorted radio and valve data and books that he/she found while clearing a deceased relative's house.

I will sort through it in due course, and quite a lot of it will probably find its way onto my free data site at www.vintage-radio.info so everyone benefits.

Miguel Lopez · 22nd May 2014, 9:11 pm

Thank you very much to Colin (aka Doffery) and Andy (aka Dr Wobble) for all the stuff they sent to me. Bless you all.

11th Mar 2014, 6:20 pm	#181
ecc84 Retired Dormant Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Redcar, Cleveland, UK. Posts: 54	Re: The Thanks Thread Can iI just say a huge thankyou to Paul Adams on the forum for supplying me with a spare part that was requested in test gear section. Much appreciated.

12th Mar 2014, 8:18 pm	#182
Anthony Thomas Hexode Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Ålesund, Norway Posts: 361	Re: The Thanks Thread A big thank you to Brian Cuff for the generous parcel of capacitors, diodes and the diode cradle for EA50 free of charge. It made my day I do hope that one day somehow I can return the favour somehow. Tony

23rd Mar 2014, 8:32 pm	#184
sobell1980 Octode Join Date: May 2011 Location: Bromyard, Herefordshire, UK. Posts: 1,241	Re: The Thanks Thread Huge thank you to Jim, user name G4XWDJim. I requested, asked for help with locating some specific B7G sockets. Jim promptly replied last night and invited me over today to pick some up, free of charge. When I arrived I was greeted with a cup of tea and huge supply of the sockets I very much needed. We went into Jim's fabulous workshop with my Roberts RMB where Jim made sure I came away with exactly what I needed. Being fairly new to the hobby, Jim had also put together two large boxes of spares for me to take away to build up my spares, hundreds of valves that I will be able to use for substitution and many types of transformers. What a lovely suprise for a beginner to come away with. Just what i needed. Thank you so much for your generosity Jim. While I was there Jim also tested a suspect valve for me on his valve tester which luckily turned out good! This was great to watch having never seen this done before, Jim clearly explained to me how it worked and what we were looking for. I even got a brief tutorial on basic alignment while I was there. It was a great experience to meet Jim, he offered loads of encouragement and guidance on kit etc. Thank you for all the parts and for your patience with a beginner. It was great for someone with your experience to spend that time with me. Many thanks. Kind regards, Dave.

27th Mar 2014, 11:45 pm	#185
SiriusHardware Dekatron Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, UK. Posts: 11,100	Re: The Thanks Thread A quick thank you to Dr Wobble for the 80GB hard drives which he was kind enough to offer F.O.C. in the Sales and Wants section.

9th Apr 2014, 10:05 pm	#187
Phil G4SPZ Dekatron Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Bewdley, Worcestershire, UK. Posts: 4,688	Re: The Thanks Thread Very many thanks to Roger G0NQK who kindly sent me a complete Ever Ready battery valve chassis, free of charge. __________________ Phil “The place where optimism most flourishes is the lunatic asylum” - Henry Havelock Ellis

10th Apr 2014, 9:43 am	#188
terrybull Octode Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Southwell, Nottinghamshire, UK. Posts: 1,762	Re: The Thanks Thread A big thank you to Andy aka Dr Wobble who kindly built me an ESR meter at cost. A nice neat job too.

23rd Apr 2014, 2:10 pm	#189
Diabolical Artificer Dekatron Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Sleaford, Lincs. UK. Posts: 7,368	Re: The Thanks Thread It was a pleasure; always happy to help a fellow forum member. I've had lots of help myself. Andy. __________________ Curiosity hasn't killed this cat...so far.

24th Apr 2014, 2:33 pm	#190
Skywave Rest in Peace Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chard, South Somerset, UK. Posts: 7,457	Re: The Thanks Thread A very big "Thank you" to Malc Scott, who kindly sent me a soldering iron for a Weller TCP soldering station. Al. / Skywave / April 24, '14 //

25th Apr 2014, 8:55 am	#191
Ed_Dinning Dekatron Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear, UK. Posts: 8,023	Re: The Thanks Thread Many thanks to Llama for a wide selection of pot cores that will be most useful for my future projects. Ed

1st May 2014, 6:15 pm	#192
Ti Pwun Heptode Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Bradford, West Yorkshire, UK. Posts: 885	Re: The Thanks Thread Many thanks to Keith (KeithsTV) for the SMD components.

8th May 2014, 9:02 am	#193
Phil G4SPZ Dekatron Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Bewdley, Worcestershire, UK. Posts: 4,688	Re: The Thanks Thread I'd like to thank Bill (batterymaker1) for his help, advice and information on several occasions. Thank you, Bill __________________ Phil “The place where optimism most flourishes is the lunatic asylum” - Henry Havelock Ellis

9th May 2014, 6:57 pm	#194
mole42uk Nonode Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Resolfen, Wales; and Bristol, England Posts: 2,546	Re: The Thanks Thread Thanks to Phil G4SPZ for talking me through the repair of my AVO Model 7. Good to have someone who's done it before at my side! Richard

13th May 2014, 12:17 pm	#195
G4XWDJim Octode Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Littlehampton, West Sussex, UK. Posts: 1,462	Re: The Thanks Thread Many thanks to nicklyons2 for his kind gift of several yards of vintage rubber two core cable I needed to complete an authentic looking job. Jim

13th May 2014, 8:15 pm	#196
Little-Freddie Tetrode Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, UK. Posts: 51	Re: The Thanks Thread ... & I'd like to say a big thank you to Mike Brett, who posted me a chip of Galena, that helped me get an old Mostyl crystal radio back to its former glory.. Thanks, Mike, if there is ever anything I can do for you, (or any other forum member, ) just ask, Cheers, Fred

13th May 2014, 8:17 pm	#197
Nickthedentist Dekatron Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Oxford, UK. Posts: 17,574	Re: The Thanks Thread Thanks to GrimJosef for transporting some old HDDs to Dave Moll, to Studio263 for the childrens' tapes, and to Lowemission for the wonderful radios and their safe delivery via Karen to Didcot. THANK YOU!

14th May 2014, 11:17 am	#198
MarkAT6 Tetrode Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Worcestershire, UK. Posts: 86	Re: The Thanks Thread Very many thanks to Dave Moll & Threeseven (Gary) for facilitating the transport of the Garrard DD75 back to sunny Worcestershire. It's now in my to-do 'pile' of Swindon's finest. Mark

15th May 2014, 4:45 pm	#199
Paul Stenning Administrator Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Cardiff Posts: 8,967	Re: The Thanks Thread Thank you to the anonymous person in Tunbridge Wells who kindly sent me a CD-ROM of assorted radio and valve data and books that he/she found while clearing a deceased relative's house. I will sort through it in due course, and quite a lot of it will probably find its way onto my free data site at www.vintage-radio.info so everyone benefits. __________________ Paul Stenning Forum Admin/Owner and BVWS Webmaster

22nd May 2014, 9:11 pm	#200
Miguel Lopez Heptode Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Mayabeque, Cuba Posts: 617	Re: The Thanks Thread Thank you very much to Colin (aka Doffery) and Andy (aka Dr Wobble) for all the stuff they sent to me. Bless you all. __________________ When electrons move, things happen. There's nothing you can do that can't be done.