Agreed I just got off the phone with a lady selling a 1953-55 Sears Silvertone 3065 console and I had to ask here if there were any other Stereo related items that she wanted to sell because most of the ones that have the old stereos speakers etc stored away in their garages attics basements sheds etc feel they have no value and they would never think of even trying to sell them because of this. I have had countless people wander into a local record store that once they seen something for sale there say hey I have one of them one fellow seen a Pioneer RT-707 R2R player and said he had boxes of old reels at home turns out there was roughly 4k ebay value in the tapes he sold me for $300.00Garage sales with stereo gear are few and far between here.
The last two I went to I did ask "is there any other stereo stuff you might be willing to part with".
Never hurts to ask.
I guess you could do that after you take all the parts off of the board. I wouldn’t do it. I’ve heard of the same technique for dealing with Apple laptops with liquid spilled on them. Not doing that here.
Btw, I recently got a nice 737 too. I prefer how it looks to the 1250 or 1980. Mind you, I’ve never had one of them so my opinion is biased.
Agreed I just got off the phone with a lady selling a 1953-55 Sears Silvertone 3065 console and I had to ask here if there were any other Stereo related items that she wanted to sell because most of the ones that have the old stereos speakers etc stored away in their garages attics basements sheds etc feel they have no value and they would never think of even trying to sell them because of this. I have had countless people wander into a local record store that once they seen something for sale there say hey I have one of them one fellow seen a Pioneer RT-707 R2R player and said he had boxes of old reels at home turns out there was roughly 4k ebay value in the tapes he sold me for $300.00
Regards Snow
So you prefer the sound of the 737 over the 1010? I have never listened to one before so cant say which is better sounding to me. They are a very pretty receiver for sure. I prefer the sound of quite a few different brand receivers that are low powered compared to the TOTL ones so it would not surprise me if you said yes.Lol. Yeah really .
I have a 737 that looks like the 636 pictured below . It plays just as good as the 1010. My 1010 currently gets little to no use . It has become an expensive eyepiece . But I like owning it and occasionally it finds its way into the rotation . And that happens maybe once yearly.
It’s just so rare to stumble onto these.
I’m gonna take it out of my car now and have another look
There is no competition in my town no one is buying or selling vintage gear or audio gear at all other then car stereo stuff and I only know of 2 other people here that know or care what a decent system is or sounds like all'though there is likely more.They say sometimes you make your own luck.
I get the impression you've worked hard and made lots of connections as well.
I know you are in AK, do you have much "competition" where you are?
If Tektronix washes the gear they receive for repair, there isn't anything wrong with using a water rinse. A dishwasher might be too much but it generally won't hurt.
It was interesting reading about how Tek cleaned the gear. The picture showed overhead manual spray nozzles that they used to flood the gear with water and then some agitation and a rinse before the unit went into a drying oven for 24 hours or so. This left the equipment clean and dry ready for the next steps in their operation.
With the proper drying and careful selection of soap for a dishwasher, I don't see how they would do much damage to most circuit boards if they are properly dried after the rainstorm. Not like the individual components are open to the weather.
depends on the soap. Dishwasher detergent seems more aggressive than dishwashing liquid which is used by hand and not machine. The former might be a bit too much for some metal parts. The latter not so much. I use electronics cleaning chemicals, isopropyl alcohol, water and whatever else seems to do a good job. Been happy with the results of getting things wet, letting them dry.What can't get washed with soapy water?
If you are into receivers at all I would pay to get it fixed IMHO it is much better sounding then any of the 50 or 80 series receivers are.
Agreed, very powerful unfettered holographic imaging, and from a receiver lol. Been collecting gear for almost 5 decades, it's the only receiver in my stable.I agree! My untouched 1010 sounds much better than my re-capped 850.
If you are into receivers at all I would pay to get it fixed IMHO it is much better sounding then any of the 50 or 80 series receivers are.
Regards Snow
Now what the hell do I do with it ?