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  1. Roman68

    Philips ag2230! Tonearm repair.

    Hello everyone! I'm asking for help with repairing a Philips ag2230w. I am trying to eliminate play in the tonearm in the vertical plane of movement. I can't figure out how to disassemble the assembly, meaning how to remove the tonearm tube. Thank you in advance for your help!
    • Roman68
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    • hi fi philips philips ag2230 repair tonearm turntable vintage
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    • Forum: Turntables
  2. H

    GC047 changer (in 13GF826 cabinet) — stop mechanism won't retain, idler stays engaged

    Hey all! I'm working on a Philips GC047 autochanger mechanism (housed in a 13GF826 cabinet). Motor, idler engagement, tonearm lift, and cam drive are all now working correctly after a full clean and rebuild. Two faults remain. Using the 22GC043 service manual as reference (same core mechanism...
  3. A

    Philips "Black Tulip" 380/280 Pre-Amp Failure

    Hello Forum! We inherited a Philips Black Tulip set from our grandfather. Its been with us for a long time already and worked and sounded perfect until it started to fail. The problem is with the PreAmp 280 that a break circuit jumps after about 20-60 minutes of play. Upon cooling it down it...
  4. Julian12345

    Philips CD204 repair diagnose cd spinning in reverse only when pressing stop or eject

    Hey all I have a nice Philips cd204 I have spent a lot of time on. It arrived in original condition, able to read discs but when pressing stop or eject while playing tracks towards the end of the disc it will spin backwards suddenly and end up scratching the disc if ejecting I carefully recapped...
    • Julian12345
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    • cd104 cd204 cd304 philips tda1540
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: DIY
  5. R

    I don't know what to do with my electronic devices

    Hello, good afternoon, I have a Philips CDR 785 audio CD recorder and among other devices that I no longer need, I need help and I found this forum, do you know where I could sell this type of device? or any suggestions on what I should do with them? I would appreciate being able to get money...
    • Rente
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    • advice electronic help philips
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Introductions
  6. quadmatrix82

    Philips CD-960 won’t read discs or eject

    Hi all, I recently got a Philips CD960 CD player in very good condition unfortunately it’s not playing discs or the tray won’t eject when pressing the eject button. Fast forward and rewind not working either. Reading online, it appears it’s the same as a Marantz cd94 internally I have...
  7. Roman68

    The motor of the Philips AG 2230 turntable does not start. Help me please

    I ask for advice, dear inhabitants of the forum. I bought this turntable today, it looks great, but the motor won’t start. The power cord is not broken, voltage is supplied to the motor terminals. The lower bearing is lubricated, but the motor does not work.
    • Roman68
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    • hifi motor philips repair turntable vinyl
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Turntables
  8. quadklipsh

    which CDP is better for under 100 bucks , PHILIPS 850 II cdp or SONY X33ES .

    Hi all, I need to decide in a few days, if the Sony X33ES is more musical or this Philips 850 mk2. Both were old cd players and much respected, but now ??? I have a Cambridge Dacmagic100 , not much in use as I went for convenience and use a cheapo blue tooth device with my android phone. but...
  9. OyoLArsen

    PHILIPS N7300 pinch roller - bearings or not?

    Can anybody confirm me, that original pinch roller from PHILIPS N7300 reel to reel recorder had bearings inside? Thanks.
    • OyoLArsen
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    • philips philips n7300 pinch roller reel to reel
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Tape
  10. B

    Philips 7871 receiver problem

    Hi , I have a philips 7871 reciever that is wonderful. However, it started making loud buzzing noises and crash sounds. This happened regardless of the source. It also flashed the protection mode. I shut it down. I hqave a local tech in Maine, Kent Palmer, but he cannot find any schematics or...
    • Bryder
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    • 7871 philips protection mode schematic
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Solid State
  11. david winter

    Mission DAD-7000 (= Philips CD-104): radial motor no longer moves

    Hi, I'm trying to figure out why the radial motor of a Mission DAD-7000 (Philips CD-104) no longer moves. The CD loads and stops spining after 2 around seconds. Before this happened, the player was almost working despite one silent channel (the other just turned bad with white noise in play...
  12. S

    looking for a power transformer for Philips Laboratories AH 578

    Hello dear DIY in HIFI, Everything is in the title, I'm looking for a power transformer for Philips Laboratories AH 578 to bring back to life my power amp. Sadly, I don't know anything about it and its specs. There is no information written on mine (the picture below is what I found on the...
    • senorderu
    • Thread
    • ah 578 amplifier laboratories philips transformer
    • Replies: 21
    • Forum: DIY
  13. aphex_nsw

    Philips Fisheye 22RH520/22RH550 troubleshooting questions

    Hello all, I've recently been digging back into a bunch of old vintage solid state stuff that's been on the backburner for a decade. Quite a few treasures here and there in my gear collection but unfortunately ive gotten a bit rusty on my electronics knowledge. This week's amp is a Philips...
    • aphex_nsw
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    • din din plug help integrated amp integrated amp help philips philips 520
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Solid State
  14. T

    Philips GA-406 RCA cable wiring instructions

    I downloaded a service link from a previous post, but it didn't show me what I needed to know, to replace both of the old RCA cables, on the Philips GA-406, fully automatic TT. I traced 4 wires underneath--coming from the TA--a red, green, yellow, and white. Continuity checks revealed that the...
  15. K

    Philips Power Amp not working

    I am a new user so hope I am posting this in the appropriate place. I got my Philips system out of storage from 13 years ago. Worked fine then but now have issues with the Power Amp. The model is AH 5781. The left channel is intermittent and reads HOT on the panel. The right channel doesn't work...
  16. S

    phillips fb650x bk01 speakers?

    Found these today in my Goodwill. 6.5 inch woofer and tweeter. Woofers need refoaming, of course. Rear ported speakers, perhaps 1.5" or 2" diameter port with perhaps a 4" tube. Vinyl over wood, but good speaker grilles on standoffs. Anybody know anything about these? $3.00 USD each. Thanks...
  17. mozcho

    Clones of LOTTE LA-1200 & LOTTE LA-2500 (Korean)

    :D Chanced upon an interesting piece of history...... Wonder if anyone owns any model below? https://1001hifi.blogspot.com/2016/12/master-and-clones.html Master and the Clones (1987) This was not the first time in the history of High-Fidelity when a component was rebadged under several other...
  18. Johnny_Law

    Help Diagnose Marantz / Philips CD60: Decipher Service Manual, Use O-Scope?

    I am working my way through diagnosing a Marantz / Philips CD60 that will not read discs. The service manual is pretty good but I am having some trouble using my oscilloscope - which I've never used before. It's a Tektronix 2236 from an EE friend that he hadn't used since college. He says it...
  19. M

    Phillips 877 Direct Control

    Hello, been reading through the forum about this turntable as im having issues with 33 and 45rpm not staying on plus a load of flashing LEDs on the pitch control, given the age of this table im thinking of trying to replace the 2 capacitors on the MB circled in red, is that a good place to...
  20. VintageDutch

    Crazy idea...

    Hi to you all. An Idea for a Poor mans Idler Drive TT We all love our TT's. Thats why we land here to show off or get things fixed or to fix... I think most us would maybe like to own A Idler wheel Turntable... (now notice... I did not mention any brands):bigok: For one... they are cool as...
    • VintageDutch
    • Thread
    • 504 diy garrard idler idler drive idler wheel philips redesign remodel telefunken
    • Replies: 36
    • Forum: Turntables
  21. Z

    Help to identify Philips Noname CD-player

    Hi everyone! Does anybody know what beast is here? It is for sale and looks cool but I see no model name and can’t find any info. It uses cdm2 and tda1540. Regards, Igor
  22. mtb_ww

    Need cartridge advice for Philips turntable

    I recently inherited a Philips GA312 turntable and wanted to upgrade the discontinued Grado cartridge (currently installed). I reached out to Grado Labs for assistance. Grado service replied, "the GA312 is not compatible with Grado phono cartridges". Since Grado is not an option, what...
  23. C

    How to repair arcing power Arc

    Hello good people, I'm having an issue with an arcing power switch in my Philips 22-AH-686 receiver. I thought initially that I had dirty switches / pots but a thorough cleaning did nothing to help. I am fairly sure that the problem is the power switch. I will also test the output transistors...
  24. D

    Vintage cd player as budget transport - Philips cdm, coaxial out.

    I've been enjoying a Magnavox CDB460 for a year or so now as a standalone player in my living room system. Today I hooked it up in my bedroom/headphone system via coax feeding an Audio-gd Dac19 DSP1 (PCM 1704). I hadn't tried it as transport-only and it made an appreciable difference playing cds...
    • Depthgrammar
    • Thread
    • arcam cd player cd transport coaxial magnavox philips rotel rotel rdd 980
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Digital Sources
  25. klamsoss

    philips ga 212 restoration

    Hello all! I'm in the process of fixing up a 212 for a good friend of mine and I'm stuck on step 4 of the electrical adjustments outlined in the service manual. Let's back up.. I started by checking the function of the 'table when I got it... The power switch, of course was broken and wouldn't...
    • klamsoss
    • Thread
    • ga212 philips philips turntable touch button turntable
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: Turntables
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