How to make money on restoration of CCCP radio equipment

In the era of computers, old things from the USSR, on which you can make good money, are becoming increasingly valuable. An article on radio equipment, key features of this business.

Restoring old radio equipment can be a very useful hobby. Especially now, in the age of cell phones and iPads. Today, among the true connoisseurs of antiques, it is becoming fashionable to assemble tube receivers and turntables. Workable equipment from the time of the USSR is readily bought by foreign collectors.

If you familiar with electronics, or as a child visited a radio club, then it will not be difficult for you to understand the circuit diagrams of devices. In addition, lacking knowledge can always be gleaned from books and the Internet.

In general, the element base of Soviet-made radio equipment was not diverse. The fact is that fixed assets in the Soviet Union went to the military-industrial complex, and goods for the population, the so-called "consumer goods", were released to the remaining funds.

The same situation was with the production of radios. The transistor receivers were different in appearance, differed in the design of the cases, but the "filling" they had in most cases was the same. And this is the main plus of restoring rare equipment - all parts are interchangeable.

If you need to replace a faulty transistor in the receiver, you will most likely find it or its counterpart in another inoperative receiverbought on the radio market for a penny. Soviet products were always easy to handle and repair.

In modern computer technology, this is all based on microchips and microprocessors; here, a qualified programmer is needed for repairs. And repair and restoration of rare equipment requires from you only soldering iron skills, the ability to read circuits and measure voltage with a tester.

Now, on the radio markets or acquaintances, you can find the radios of the 60s-90s of the last century, restore, wash, where it is necessary to replace the decorative grilles of the speakers, or update the scale of the wave index.

From two to three faulty devices, one can be assembled working. And this rubbish yesterday will turn into a most valuable instance, who knows how many such receivers remain in our country. And maybe for someone this occupation will become a home-based business.

Dmitry Rozanov, https://env.electricianexp.com