No more annoying speaker terminals (SX-525 mod)
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33&athird
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It's a good idea, but not to be nitpicky, I would lose the duct tape and maybe get some heatshrink. It would look nicer, and IMO, duct tape should be outlawed, along with Dremel Moto-Tools.
correction...duct tape should be outlawed in audio...it works great on gutters
.Neat mod...especially since it takes out the much hated speaker plugs (what where they thinking)...I agree that a little heatshrink would really help out. Maybe a small piece of solid wood inside and a thin black plate on the outside would really make everything look near stock. Even without those, it's a nice job...I know I probably wouldn't have thought of that.:thmbsp:
Duct tape is also known as 200 mph tape.
Photos don't do it justice.
Kid's crappy camera at hand...
duct tape. LOL. hardly....
Try custom fitted high grade thick mil heat
resistant pliable plastic/rubber I had left over
from some other projects last summer. Tested
it a great deal for electromagnetic, RF, and
heat resistance. Works really well. Used high
temp silicone adhesive for some of it that has
no electromagnetic conducting properties at all.
The wood is 3/4" ply with solid walnut veneer from
my dad's 1964 Philco project (I used it for sentimental
purposes).
Posts are those expensive gold Dayton's.
Used silver solder.
It looks really good in person.
Kid's crappy camera at hand...
duct tape. LOL. hardly....
Try custom fitted high grade thick mil heat
resistant pliable plastic/rubber I had left over
from some other projects last summer. Tested
it a great deal for electromagnetic, RF, and
heat resistance. Works really well. Used high
temp silicone adhesive for some of it that has
no electromagnetic conducting properties at all.
The wood is 3/4" ply with solid walnut veneer from
my dad's 1964 Philco project (I used it for sentimental
purposes).
Posts are those expensive gold Dayton's.
Used silver solder.
It looks really good in person.
33&athird
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Wow...I had never even heard of such stuff...must be a fun material to mess around with. I think the color and picture made it look like duct tape, but on closer examination, it would be obvious it's not duct tape based on the material behavior (ex; the bends and folds, etc.). It's very neat to use a old '64 philco block of wood, great radios...american classics...looks like very thick veneer:scratch2:.
How did the silver solder work?, I may try it out one of these days...I hear good stuff about it all the time. Those Dayton's are nice as well, certainly better than the radio shack junk I have downstairs...lord knows anything is better than those terminals
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Hear you fellas... don't have the part #
in front of me at the moment, but those
'clips' are pa pain in the back. Saw market
value on them is about $12 a peice now (to a
willing buyer).
Silver solder: it's kind of a pain to use, for me
anyways. Just had some left over also. Think
the 60/40 (lead) works just as good.
If you ask me, I think anyone with a beloved
old Pioneer amp/receiver that uses those 'clips'
should take a afternoon and do the mod. I just
love the spring loaded binding posts. There are a lot
of fananitcs that say "it won't be worth anything
if you mod it". Well mine gets used and it's still
pristine.
33 1/3: chokes me up this time of the year about
my dad's (who was a renowned music therapist)
Philco. It was rare then and was a real joy to
mod. Felt good to transfer some of it to my
525.
Happy Holidays
in front of me at the moment, but those
'clips' are pa pain in the back. Saw market
value on them is about $12 a peice now (to a
willing buyer).
Silver solder: it's kind of a pain to use, for me
anyways. Just had some left over also. Think
the 60/40 (lead) works just as good.
If you ask me, I think anyone with a beloved
old Pioneer amp/receiver that uses those 'clips'
should take a afternoon and do the mod. I just
love the spring loaded binding posts. There are a lot
of fananitcs that say "it won't be worth anything
if you mod it". Well mine gets used and it's still
pristine.
33 1/3: chokes me up this time of the year about
my dad's (who was a renowned music therapist)
Philco. It was rare then and was a real joy to
mod. Felt good to transfer some of it to my
525.
Happy Holidays
