I recently acquired a Bing Crosby "Majorette" kiddie 78rpm record player likely from the late 1940's or early 1950's. It is the exact same model seen in this video by Youtube user radiotvphononut. In said video, he states that there is no way to easily service and get apart the record player without having to drill out rivets. However, thanks to a comment somebody left, I found out there is a way to get the player apart. There is a hidden screw in the small oval shaped holes at the front, just below the platter. I took mine apart, lubricated the motor, mechanism and such, but did no work to the amplifier.
This uses just 50L6 and 35Z5 tubes, so it probably came with a 3 volt crystal cartridge originally. I installed a 2 volt crystal cartridge with plenty of output for testing purposes, which should work fine as a suitable replacement. When playing a record, I only get very weak and distorted sound with the volume cranked up to the max. I replaced both of the tubes and tested again but still the same result. What else could be causing this?
This uses just 50L6 and 35Z5 tubes, so it probably came with a 3 volt crystal cartridge originally. I installed a 2 volt crystal cartridge with plenty of output for testing purposes, which should work fine as a suitable replacement. When playing a record, I only get very weak and distorted sound with the volume cranked up to the max. I replaced both of the tubes and tested again but still the same result. What else could be causing this?
