OK, since I am fairly new here, but have learned enough, due to Larry helping when I put my Furura VI in the wrong location, and hopefully I am in the correct Forum area now. ( Sorry )
So I'm restarting here with my 800C I just bought. I guess history is in order.
I first bought a modern Walnut Futura VI in excellent working order also. Working on that gave me the bug and I have now slowed work on that as I just bought a fully functional 800C no cabinet. It was in an audiophile home in Seattle and it looks like the person I bought it from bought the house. ( He left the 4 Sansui speakers it was driving and not sure what he did with the R2R with 8 track and other pieces he mentioned. )
I fired it up and it sounds amazing. Tested AM and FM both work and shut it down afraid of damaging anything.
Based on some research. I have ordered a kit from Metalbone for the 800C, but didn't specify the serial number. Should I be concerned? Serial # 44614 P. I saw another kit on eBay that seem to have good knowledge but not sure. Any care to comment? I'll share the link if it is OK, don't want to get in trouble.
I want to make sure I get all the fixes in.
I see these so far on the forum, beside the main capacitor upgrades.
1. Replace the selenium with a new bridge rectifier
2. Change the output tube bias 5.6Kohm resistor to a 3.3Kohm
3. Add 10 ohm resistors between the output tube cathodes and ground (in 4 places).
4. There is a CL-90 in series on the switch- stop in rush current that kills switch?? ( I think Metalbone kit has it??)
5. Main can caps on top? ( 1 Black and 2 silver Can)
More?
My neighbor has a The Fisher Model 101R for $250 All original works? Price. Damn I have the bug.
So I'm restarting here with my 800C I just bought. I guess history is in order.
I first bought a modern Walnut Futura VI in excellent working order also. Working on that gave me the bug and I have now slowed work on that as I just bought a fully functional 800C no cabinet. It was in an audiophile home in Seattle and it looks like the person I bought it from bought the house. ( He left the 4 Sansui speakers it was driving and not sure what he did with the R2R with 8 track and other pieces he mentioned. )
I fired it up and it sounds amazing. Tested AM and FM both work and shut it down afraid of damaging anything.
Based on some research. I have ordered a kit from Metalbone for the 800C, but didn't specify the serial number. Should I be concerned? Serial # 44614 P. I saw another kit on eBay that seem to have good knowledge but not sure. Any care to comment? I'll share the link if it is OK, don't want to get in trouble.
I want to make sure I get all the fixes in.
I see these so far on the forum, beside the main capacitor upgrades.
1. Replace the selenium with a new bridge rectifier
2. Change the output tube bias 5.6Kohm resistor to a 3.3Kohm
3. Add 10 ohm resistors between the output tube cathodes and ground (in 4 places).
4. There is a CL-90 in series on the switch- stop in rush current that kills switch?? ( I think Metalbone kit has it??)
5. Main can caps on top? ( 1 Black and 2 silver Can)
More?
My neighbor has a The Fisher Model 101R for $250 All original works? Price. Damn I have the bug.