chris savage
New Member
Hey guys, I’m old to records new to record players. I bought a probably late 60s Mid Century Modern style General Electric Solid State stereo, model no. is one of 5 listed on the owners manual: RC7731BWD, RC7735BWL, RC7831BWD, RC7836BPN, or RC7839BCL. Listened to at the sellers house (radio only turntable needed a new stylus) everything sounded fine. Got it home and show the wife and kids, everything’s fine. I teach the kids about tunin in a radio station, lol! Songs coming through the speakers sound excellent. We turn it off to brush teeth and my daughters walks back in and turn it on and says, “Daddy, how come it’s not working?” It’s dead silent with lights on. Next day I buy contact cleaner and new needle, put them to use, still dead. Lights on, slight hum from console itself-not the speakers. The console does have a manual reset button that I’ve tried to no avail. I read that like with tubes, Standard State stereos can fry if you turn them on after they sit for years. Is this true? Have I fried my stereo before I even got to play a record on it?