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Here’s an nice example of a small portable black and white TV made in Japan by the Sony Corporation in the 1960s. I picked up this one at Ardingly Antiques and Collectables fair a couple of years ago for £5… Continue Reading →
You may wonder how a sixty year old transistor radio, manufactured in Britain, can be of interest today? Back in the 1960s Ever Ready batteries, along with rival Vidor, powered the majority of torches, cycle lamps and portable radios. Their… Continue Reading →
Do you have a Siemens / Bosch iQ series washing machine or washer dryer like the iQ500 WD15G421GB that’s faulty? If so you may be able to repair it yourself without the high cost of BSH service engineers. Warning: Disconnect… Continue Reading →
Has your Roberts R900 radio stopped working? If you radio has no sound from either battery or mains power there may be a simple way you can repair it. Warning: Disconnect the radio from mains power before attempting to disassemble… Continue Reading →
Do you have a faulty Instant Pot Vortex plus air fryer that just displays Close Basket and won’t start? Or maybe the air fryer just stops after a short time and shows Close Basket? If so here’s three ideas to… Continue Reading →
So what brings people to Radio Retro on Christmas day? Here’s a summary of the top ten reasons why some folks are looking for answers at Christmas. 1. Roberts R250 / R550 – No Sound Faults 12.86% 2. BeoCenter 9000… Continue Reading →
You never quite know what you may find at Ardingly antique and collector fairs. Early this year, as a post lockdown day out, we rummaged through hundreds of stalls and uncovered a few classics for Radio Retro. One of the… Continue Reading →
Do you have a Neff / Siemens / Bosch built in microwave oven or combination oven and think it’s energy efficient? You may be surprised by what we’ve found – it’s not good news, here’s why. There are two issues…. Continue Reading →
Annoyed by the incessant pocket weight of my latest mobile I gathered past relics together for a mug shot. Is this a march of progress or a protest march? – I’ll let you decide with some thoughts of my own…. Continue Reading →
Do you have a Grundig City Boy 1100 radio that won’t tune or that hums when plugged in? If so I’ll run through how to fix these faults on a Grundig City Boy 1100 radio from the 1970s that had… Continue Reading →
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