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I've recently serviced a Sylvania console chassis for educational purposes as I've not wrenched on a stereo single ended amplifier like this one before. (And I cannot say no to adopting an ugly amp that is getting no love.) With no markings, I had to draw out a schematic to make...
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I was at an estate sale this morning digging through a box of old 78’s and finding nothing worthy of buying when I looked up and noticed an old console. It was a stout console and at first glance looked like it might have just been a speaker but upon lifting the lid I see a...
Officially have the tube bug BAD! I have a chance to pick up this PHILCO console for nothing. Literally just have to go get it. I can’t make out the model number but my biggest question would be, is it stereo? Owner says it is but I’m having doubts. You don’t see a lot of threads on PHILCO amps...
Hello fellow AK’ers I am a total newbie when it comes to tube (and electronics too for that matter) and I need help identifying what looks to be a worn out part in my Clairtone Console pull chassis.
I looked online and I believe the part might be a choke but I’m uncertain.
Also, where can I...
Hey AK’ers I just pulled a nice tube amp chassis from a Clairtone Console and have a few ?’s
Disclaimer: I’m a total newbie. Not much experience with electronics. In fact I plan on purchasing my first soldering iron tomorrow.
Ok so I need a lot of help but bear with me.
When I have the...
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So I hit an estate sale and found a console for $30.
It has a Garrard AT6 (in it which is spinning but the stylus is missing and the connections from headshell to tonearm are frayed and or stripped.
Is it worth the $30 that I paid for it?
It spins but none of the functions...
Starting another RCA RS-177A thread--I know there are several, and I have read through many, but this is my first tube project and I want to consolidate all of my noobish questions in one place.
For reference, to start, photos of top and bottom and a cropped schematic of the power amp, without...