This 1985 Spirit of St Louis field radio that I got from my grandpa.Submitted by HERMANNATOR85 t3_ymv4w9 in BuyItForLife
YouJustDid t1_iv7m9ht wrote
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it’s deceiving — the electronics are as cheaply made as they get; this is just fake “vintage” enclosure design (like Crosley)
KY_4_PREZ t1_iv7n8ht wrote
I somehow doubt that a radio from 1985 was designed with the same approach that a fake vintage 2022 JcPenny radio used…
YouJustDid t1_iv7ne4i wrote
that’s your prerogative, fake is fake
KY_4_PREZ t1_iv7nost wrote
I’m not arguing with you, my only “prerogative” is simply that electronics were fundamentally designed better in the past.
YouJustDid t1_iv7ootb wrote
The novelty radios they sold at Sharper Image used the cheapest sweatshop-manufactured crap they could get their hands on.
KY_4_PREZ t1_iv7poa1 wrote
Again, I’m sure they do, but that has absolutely nothing to do with my point.
YouJustDid t1_iv7qntp wrote
has everything to do with your point — the electronics are at best an afterthought
KY_4_PREZ t1_iv7r698 wrote
Ok engineering god, please forgive me for my transgression of questioning the legitimacy of cheap modern practices. 🙏
YouJustDid t1_iv7tc35 wrote
> questioning the legitimacy of cheap modern practices.
that’s a valid question, with which I agree completely!
…cheap disposability was already well under way by 1985, and the electronics inside the “Spirit of St. Louis” radio are a perfect example
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