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I wish he would do more troubleshooting. He replaces all the tubes, all the caps, all the resistors, and now the radio magically works!

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You exaggerate. He replaces bad tubes and keeps the rest. He rarely replaces resistors; old carbon resistors are very durable and some resistors should not be replaced without good reason, such as those in instruments. He aggressively replaces paper caps and lectures about exactly why these have to go rather than indulging foolish nostalgia (they turn into resistors which overloads grids which melts irreplaceable transformers while starting a house fire.) Mica caps and most ceramics are tested and left alone. And he doesn't leave the function of the device to "magic." The design and operation of the circuit is analyzed; the first thing you see after an intro usually a circuit schematic.

It is astonishing how people perceive things.

The idea of someone unironically having a vacuum tube radio repair-related bone to pick with Paul Carlson is just funny. He should make detailed reaction videos where he shit-talks Paul for his poor technique, lack of electronics knowledge, and inauthenticity.

I'd much rather watch Uncle Doug resurrect old guitar amps.

Doug’s a legit craftsman. His scratch builds are second to none. His video on phase inverters was also a game changer for me as a young builder.

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