Radio

Unknown

Has anyone out there had you Hudson radio refurbished with new solid state components? Can this be done and remain 6 volts?



Jim G

Reedley, CA

Unknown

Yes, it can be done. Although I haven't had such work done, a friend has. He said it was on the pricey side.

50C8DAN

YOu might try just having the vibrator changed over to solid state, this would be a good thing to do and not so expensive.

[Deleted User]

Jim,

there are a couple of routes to go for this. 1st is replacing old mechanical vibrator with a solid state vibrator. They run about 60-70 bucks from Antique Automobile Radio http://www.antiqueautomobileradio.com/ you can retain the existing tubes and have a very fine 6V radio indeed. I did this and my radio sounds great with out the low end static you get when the mechanical vibrator is dying.

Or you can go the second route and change out all the components to solid state and still retain the look of the old radio. This as Dave mentioned is expensive might run about $300 they have the prices on the site. If you spend the money you get the look but get the new features like FM stereo and the CD ports. Nice things like that.

Me I am a tube radio collector in fact I am listening to a 51 Zenith TransOceanic radio as I type this so my Hudson Hornet radio is tubes and a replacement of the caps and vibrator. Its the sweet tube sound I love..... Call me Old School

Unknown

51hornetA wrote:

Jim,



there are a couple of routes to go for this. 1st is replacing old mechanical vibrator with a solid state vibrator. They run about 60-70 bucks from Antique Automobile Radio http://www.antiqueautomobileradio.com/ you can retain the existing tubes and have a very fine 6V radio indeed. I did this and my radio sounds great with out the low end static you get when the mechanical vibrator is dying.



Or you can go the second route and change out all the components to solid state and still retain the look of the old radio. This as Dave mentioned is expensive might run about $300 they have the prices on the site. If you spend the money you get the look but get the new features like FM stereo and the CD ports. Nice things like that.



Me I am a tube radio collector in fact I am listening to a 51 Zenith TransOceanic radio as I type this so my Hudson Hornet radio is tubes and a replacement of the caps and vibrator. Its the sweet tube sound I love..... Call me Old School

OK, Old school,



I agree with your opinion of tube amplifiers. They have a warm and sort of fat sound that transistors can't duplicate. Nothing against tunes in the car, but the (good) mechanical sounds are music to my ears.

Unknown

51 hornet, maybe you can tell me what I have in my 54,the radio sits where they all go but then on the inside of the firewall on the passenger side is a box connected to the radio with a harness and I'm not sure what it does. The radio does not work.

[Deleted User]

Jimalberta,

you are intriguing me, almost sounds like a remote head but the 54 should have an integrated radio. Can you see any plate on the box or send me a picture of it. These radios are pretty easy to fix so you should be able to get it going if you want someone to work on it I know a guy in Calgary that can fix it plus add the solid state vibrator. Let me know.

Unknown

Anyone doing Ipod conversions on hudson radios?



That's what I want.... :cool:

[Deleted User]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=014&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&viewitem=&item=330054862529&rd=1,1

Check out this eBay auction that ended last month. It has a line input added to the stock tube radio. I'm thinking about getting my Jet radio converted so I can play my iPod on those long Hudson meet road trips.

50C8DAN

For Ipod line in contact:



Jim's sales and service, 618-526-8492, in IL

Unknown

Thanks for al the input.



Jim G.