I was running the variac at 117, so with the CL-80 installed it was most likely getting 115 V when I was taking voltage readings, so I will recheck them at 120 V to verify.I was going to say wiggle the 6gk5 and 6AQ8 1st but you found it. I'm a bit surprised it was the 6be6 as it's in the AM section, and you lost FM. Oh well, it's fixed for now. You wanna trade??? Got a very nice '58 C-800 contemporary Just kidding. I'd have to be 1/2 crazy to give that one up.
Finished up today, dial pointer is spot on now, took the glass out and cleaned both sides very carefully, and did a thorough cleaning of the face plate. This parting shot shows one beautiful 1800 that's ready for action. I will call it finished!
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Yeah, she's a purdy one, and sounds very good also, everything functioning correctly.Damn that thing is just flat out gorgeous. It's a definite AUDIO WET DREAM.
I used glass cleaner and an eye glass wiping cloth for the front, and on the lettering side I used my hot breath to create a bit of steam, then used a different wipe to lightly polish.Looks great. What method did you use to clean the glass to avoid damaging the lettering?
I never use head phones so I don't usually bother with it.On the 1800, is the headphone left and right channel reversed like in many other Fisher receivers? My 400 headphone jack is reversed. One of these days, I'm going to open mine up and swap/resolder the headphone channels.
I used glass cleaner and an eye glass wiping cloth for the front, and on the lettering side I used my hot breath to create a bit of steam, then used a different wipe to lightly polish.
I actually had to scrub a bit on the back of the dial, but only in certain areas that didn't seem to come clean. I kept holding it up to the light to make sure I didn't have any smudges. The brown area on the 1800 seems like silkscreen to me, it fades over time from sun light, you can see after removing knobs that it's darker underneath. I used a lysol wipe which seemed to work very well, then a damp rag before wiping dry.Also, on the 1800, is the lower dark brown part of the faceplate anodized like the champagne upper part? Or is the lower half part silkscreened? Can the lower part be cleaned with a damp cloth or would it damage the brown coloring?
On the 1800, is the headphone left and right channel reversed like in many other Fisher receivers? My 400 headphone jack is reversed. One of these days, I'm going to open mine up and swap/resolder the headphone channels.
Thanks, most of my family were all in the military and brought home killer stereo units after being discharged, so I have a soft spot for the 1800 model knowing they helped our servicemen while on assignment. I have to wonder how many other tube units were specifically made so they could be used overseas, and sold in Military PX's.Fabulous find and kudos! Love to have me a Fisher one day. Perhaps my Marantz might grow into a Fisher soon...LOL