alignment

Considering options to best align a KENWOOD KR-4140 as manual specifies. First job I worked in a Montgomery Wards service center. Was laughable when you opened a tuner sold then which came with a steel weight inside. Was installed only to make a customer think they had a large power supply. :bs...

Greetings! TL/DR: Could someone please help explain what abbreviations and weird deviation figures mean in the instructions below. For more detail read on! I've been working on one of my Tandbergs TR-1020 (pretty much the same as TR-1000 or TR-1010) for the last little while. It's not an easy...

The alignment procedure for the Marantz 2240 specifies that the secondary core (upper) of the discriminator transformer (L201) be adjusted so that the tuning meter is at its center with no signal applied. First question - since this module P200 where L201 is located is mounted under the main...

Working on a Motorola Model: 13KT15CW Chassis: Ch= HS-677. Just finished recapping the filter caps, all paper caps, and cleaning tube leads. The amp sounds great but the radio needs some tweaking. Generally it works pretty well but the issue at hand is that I've got a couple of strong signal...

I have two WA-120 Watkins woofers seized up tighter than tight. Pulled one open and the center pole is way out of center alignment. Is there a reasonable fix? I ordered a set of recone kits, but need to get them aligned first. Any thoughts? Looks like a total hack job on a prior attempted...

I'm bringing a clean 7070 back to life and am getting close to firing it up - just waiting on the new output transistors and some fuses to arrive - but I've run into a possible issue with the tuner board (F-2614). One of the FM discriminator transformers appears to be missing - T03. The...

hi, i like the blue lights so thought a 1970s Pioneer would be my next project. Recapped everything but found i could not align the power amplifier on page 12 of the instruction manual TP1 and VR1 only have a range of .6 to 1.2 mv whereas the right channel can be perfectly aligned to 15mv and...

Hello I've been offered one of three FM generators at a very reasonable price. I intend to use it for AM and FM alignments. I don't have a distortion analyzer, so I probably won't be doing MPX alignments, so while I appreciate that one of the two units has stereo, and one does not, I likely...

Hi there folks, I have a Sansui 2000x hooked up to a Rotel RP 3000. Both are new to me, but in great shape cosmetically. I recently replaced the stylus on a nagatron catridge (from 1985) with one from audio technica and after multiple balance and alignments (using the protractor on...

Hi there, I’ve always owned belt driven TTs but have recently bought a more family friendly direct drive automatic Luxman TT. The raising / lowering of the tone arm is servo controlled so I can’t align the cartridge as the TT auto spins. I can’t unplug as I can’t lower the arm. I’m missing...

I want to get my Mcintosh MX113 FM aligned and have looked around and don't see any audio service centers in central Florida. I called one of the two listed factory service centers for Mcintosh in Tampa and felt like I was talking to a pawn shop with no information and one word answers...

I had a large (>100 C-60s) tape duplication job to complete, so I decided to align my master deck to the duplication.ca alignment tape to achieve a good treble response, to send the master tape out for duplicating. Output attached to scope, I turn the head screws until I get the most output I...

Hello everyone, now that I've got my Syntec mounted and setup, I've been trying various protractors to find one that works the best. Which alignment should I use? I was using Lofgren, but I just tried Stevenson and was able to pull it off although the cartridge is angled fairly well in the...

I need help! Im trying to set up a Lyra Titan i on a Clearaudio Ovation/Satisfy tonearm turntable with a DB Systems protractor. The problem is I cannot see how to align the cart with the lines; the head shell obscures the view, and the cartridge angles inward. So I have tried to align the...

Hi all, I have recently acquired a manual Technics SL-1500 that I'm trying to restore. I upgraded to this turntable from a Technics P-mount so I am still fairly new to the process of calibrating everything perfectly. For starters, I am using an Audio Technica AT95E cartridge with the green...

I'm asking for your tips for restoring FM performance in vintage Marantz tuners/receivers. The receivers I see vary widely in their ability to pull in stations, even with the same model. The best ones perform well before any alignment or parts replacements are made, and very slightly better...

I am working on an MCS 3230. Going through and adjusting the FM tuner section. It has the typical steps of setting the dial to a signal at the high end of the dial and adjusting a trimmer capacitor. Then tuning to a signal at the low end of the dial and adjusting a variable inductor. The problem...

(Something didn't came out right after past's WE maintenance of the forums, as my previous thread on my Tesla simply disappeared, along with other posts on the other thread on the TEAC TN550 ... This WE I tried to post some more and for some reason it didn't work. I made a copy, so here it...

So, after catching the re-cap bug from doing my Onkyo A-7070 (holy crap, what an improvement!), next on the surgery table is my Technics SA-202. The Technics, though, has a tuner section, and that is where my trepidation begins. I have heard conflicting reports that replacing caps in tuner...

First off: Turntable: Technics SL-23 Cartage: Pickering XSV 3000 I started vinyl a few years ago with a humble Audio Technica LP-60, which is quickly outgrew. So I upgraded to what I have now, A Technics SL-23. I had to get it repaired so I never bothered with Aligning or tracking force, I just...

I've Googled this topic pretty thoroughly without any luck. Reading associated schematics and "The Theory and Servicing of AM, FM , and FM Stereo Receivers" has led me to believe I'm on the right track, but would like to confirm this with anyone else who has tried. Currently I'm checking out the...

Im looking to see if anybody around northern New York does tuner alignment, I have a Fisher 400 that I would like to get the tuner back to full performance but lack the equipment.

Hey guys, I've had my TT250USB Numark turntable for over a year now and it's in great shape and has been treating me really well. I did upgrade the needle from a conical to an elliptical about 3 months into owning it, and I had been a little fearful of messing with the settlings till recently...

I'm at the end of restoring this old am radio. replaced all caps, most of the tubes. The only problem I'm having for the most part is trying to align the broadcast band. I get it all except when it wants me to tune to 600 and adjust c18 the padder I cat get a signal at 600kc it does however have...

To any Prisma owners: Can you have a look at the drive belt alignment? My picture is not very good,but basically the platter and stroboscope seem to be perfectly aligned on the horizontal plane. However, the pully on the motor is noticeably lower. The poor Prisma was in non-ideal storage for...