ohrico
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Hey there folks. I appreciate the apparent sea of knowledge here at audiokarma, and I'm hoping someone out there can help me. A little background:
Of course the dial bulbs were cake, but before I realized I could easily replace the signal bulbs from right behind them, I had loosened the (part connecting to the) front right pulley, and removed the black horizontal support bar above the tuning wheel and string, and I inadvertently un-spun my tuning string. — I also replaced the meter bulbs. sigh.
So! I was wondering if there is a certain and proper way to do this — a diagram, order, or method, as if it's a new cord being installed? Any help will be appreciated. (I'm sure I'll have more questions as I proceed with restoration.)
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I have a Marantz 2230, have had it for a decade or so, and with the exception of many lights being out, and a bit of dirt / noise in the front dials, it was in generally good shape and usable that whole time.
Well… recently I decided to get off my ass and replace the bulbs ( all stereo dial bulbs, dial pointer bulb, signal strength bulb and all but 2 of the selector bulbs — almost every bulb was out this whole time).
Well… recently I decided to get off my ass and replace the bulbs ( all stereo dial bulbs, dial pointer bulb, signal strength bulb and all but 2 of the selector bulbs — almost every bulb was out this whole time).
Of course the dial bulbs were cake, but before I realized I could easily replace the signal bulbs from right behind them, I had loosened the (part connecting to the) front right pulley, and removed the black horizontal support bar above the tuning wheel and string, and I inadvertently un-spun my tuning string. — I also replaced the meter bulbs. sigh.
The front is beginning to look good, but before I go soldering any of the selector lights, or replacing the dial indicator light — I need to suss how to get this tuning string back on properly. I can't seem to find a manual describing it's starting position / setup, so to speak — just people talking about voltages and such. I'm so… not even there yet. I've even tried searching for replacement of the cord. No go.
Now, I do have a fairly logical mind, and I've seen many videos of my model being worked on. I've tried to wind the string as it looks to be wound in the images I've seen, but it never seems to work — it gets stuck at a certain point, or doesn't seem to be moving with the dial properly or at all. I figured it had something to do with the dial starting point?
Now, I do have a fairly logical mind, and I've seen many videos of my model being worked on. I've tried to wind the string as it looks to be wound in the images I've seen, but it never seems to work — it gets stuck at a certain point, or doesn't seem to be moving with the dial properly or at all. I figured it had something to do with the dial starting point?
So! I was wondering if there is a certain and proper way to do this — a diagram, order, or method, as if it's a new cord being installed? Any help will be appreciated. (I'm sure I'll have more questions as I proceed with restoration.)
As a side-note, I can reach in and manually turn the vertical wheel in the center the dial connects to, and the stations come in fine.
Thanks so much, and sorry for the long question. I figured the more details, the better. A couple images attached with current status. :/
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