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Another Magnavox Micromatic question

acme97

acme97

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Hello!

I've happened upon a very clean Magnavox Micromatic record changer, pulled from a console no doubt. This is the fairly ubiquitous changer everybody remembers from the '60s, with the curved black "serpant" arm. I notice is has a 3-pin connector to the motor, and two RCA connections for the tonearm signal. That's it as far as wiring, no circuitry or the like.

I also have a plinth that will fit this changer, and I've seen Micromatics mounted in plinths. My question: How does it get power? Might anyone know if there was specific power it drew from some other component/transformer in the Magnavox TV/radio/turntable console? OR, would it simply derive power from the AC wall plug using the right plug to mate that 3-pin connector? I think I have an old Dual power cord that has the right connector for that somewhere. But I really don't know how to get it power, and would not move forward until I do! So, I can't even test the changer at this point.

Pure nostalgia, I first started listening to (got hooked on) records using this table as a young kid in the early '70s. My grandparents console...of course.

Any info will be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
 
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Should just be 120 ac, probably that 3 pin plug. Usually it connected to the amp so it would switch off at the end of the stack. The connector ought to have a hot, a neutral, and a switched hot. To run stand alone you ignore the switched lead.
 
Thank you for that info.

You know, at some point searching around the web I came across a website that, if I remember right, only serviced/replaced/refurbished Magnavox changers and parts. Or at least that was an extensive part of their business. I can't find it now; does it ring a bell for anyone? I'm betting this idler wheel is toast, it's beyond Rubber Renew. Thanks again.
 
thevoiceofmusic is VM-centric but they do idlers for most things. They may also have parts for other stuff.
 
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