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Fisher 500C

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All I can say is I am going to buy a lottery ticked. The past 4 days have been great for me. Saturday morning I got a Nakamichi Dragon Cassette deck for $25. Now this morning I got a Fisher 500C for $12.00!! I got a Sansui 2000X with it. They charged me $24 for both in a bundle. Isn't that wild! It's been a great 4 days for me for sure.

Oh and I kind of like the crazy wavy messed up tuner dial.

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Looks like original output tubes in the 500C. Wonder if they are still good? Treat them gently until you find out.
 
richiem46 said:
And a cool looking tube tester! Better buy two lottery tickets!
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I bought 10 :) I have had the tester for years now. It's the best Heathkit made and will match tubes. But I did get it off craigslist years ago for $16.00. I could sell it for a nice profit but it's worth more to me to keep and use it.
 
I took the 500C apart and pulled all the tubes so I can test them later. I just brushed off the dust on the stereo it's self and it's in much better condition than I thought. Now I have not checked it electrically yet but the slow blow fuse in the back is blown. I believe this unit has never been worked on before and is completely original and unmolested. The wood case is NICE! I cleaned and used some furniture polish on it and it looks really great.

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I didn't realize that this thing had 9 12ax7 tubes in it. They all date to ether Oct or Dec 1963. All are Fisher branded Telefunkin's. I hope they are all good
 
Serial 43118J or 45118J. And it's a VIRGIN. The tele's should be good. Take the tubes with the closest matching sections (12ax7 are twin triodes) and use them in V16 and V17. These 2 tubes are the low filter amp and high filter amp for both sides, so matching sections is a plus here.
 
larryderouin said:
Serial 43118J or 45118J. And it's a VIRGIN. The tele's should be good. Take the tubes with the closest matching sections (12ax7 are twin triodes) and use them in V16 and V17. These 2 tubes are the low filter amp and high filter amp for both sides, so matching sections is a plus here.
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Thanks for the advise. The serial is 43118J, Is that the first year of these? I was wondering because from what I have read Fisher first sold these in 1964 and the tubes are from Oct and Dec 1963. You would think from the tube dates it's an early model. I also numbered each tube to it's original socket so I can put them back exactly where they came out. And if any are bad I know which socket it came from encase that part of the amp is the cause.
 
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800-c came out in Model year '63 (Sept 62 to Aug 63) 10001-19999 series is exclusively for the 1963 Executive VII (Model 950) console. It's a specific version of the 800-c with very slight differences in the output transformers and feedback network. Unless you know what you're looking at you'd swear it was a standard 800-c. The 20001-29999 was Standalone for 1963. 1964 Model year, the 800-c was standardized for the console and standalone (the only difference is Executive on faceplate for console units. These were the 30001-39999 and some (unknown exactly how many) of the 45001-49999 series. My 45xxx 800c was built in 1964, between April and May based on date codes on the transformers, can larger capacitors. Your about 3 weeks earlier probably mid march to Early April. 800-c was last built in 1967-68 model years as a Multi voltage update known as the 1800.
 
larryderouin said:
800-c came out in Model year '63 (Sept 62 to Aug 63) 10001-19999 series is exclusively for the 1963 Executive VII (Model 950) console. It's a specific version of the 800-c with very slight differences in the output transformers and feedback network. Unless you know what you're looking at you'd swear it was a standard 800-c. The 20001-29999 was Standalone for 1963. 1964 Model year, the 800-c was standardized for the console and standalone (the only difference is Executive on faceplate for console units. These were the 30001-39999 and some (unknown exactly how many) of the 45001-49999 series. My 45xxx 800c was built in 1964, between April and May based on date codes on the transformers, can larger capacitors. Your about 3 weeks earlier probably mid march to Early April. 800-c was last built in 1967-68 model years as a Multi voltage update known as the 1800.
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Does this apply to my 500C? I know they are basically the same other than mine has no AM, Where they introduced at the same time?
 
Boy, was I running on old fumes. Wrong Model, Same time.

Yep, 500c introduced at same time as 800c. 400 was 1964 model year. Except for the console part (Fisher never made a console with the 500c) pretty much identical. Production for the 500c pretty much ended in the 67 model year when the model 1800 was introduced for oversea Military sales. . Solid State was introduced into the Fisher lines in 1964 (Hybrid amps in some consoles) and Solid State integration was complete by end of 1966 model year.
 
larryderouin said:
Boy, was I running on old fumes. Wrong Model, Same time.

Yep, 500c introduced at same time as 800c. 400 was 1964 model year. Except for the console part (Fisher never made a console with the 500c) pretty much identical. Production for the 500c pretty much ended in the 67 model year when the model 1800 was introduced for oversea Military sales. . Solid State was introduced into the Fisher lines in 1964 (Hybrid amps in some consoles) and Solid State integration was complete by end of 1966 model year.
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Okay that would make sense, My tubes being late 1963. I bet my stereo made in 1963 and was sold in 1964
 
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