Removing a Sansui Eight faceplate?

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Jack Spot

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My Sansui Eight arrived today all in one piece from Austria (I'm in the UK). Cosmetically it looks great. I haven't tested it working yet. Two things I'd like to fix though.

1. The Low Filter button is a little temperamental. You have to press it a certain way for it to release, when it is pressed in. You have to press it right at the very bottom for it to pop out. All other buttons work great. Is this something that can be repaired? Or will it needs parts that just aren't available? It doesn't actually affect the use of the button, it's just not perfect.

2. During the transportation it was packaged very well. It had some styrofoam parts, that little white balls have broke off from. At some point, somehow, 2 of those many balls have made their way inside the face of the receiver and are currently sat behind the glass where the radio dial is... I've taken the lid off thinking it might be an easy job just to remove the front but, it wasn't enough.

Can someone give me a step by step to removing the glass or should I just leave it to an expert. Trouble is, I don't know any local experts.


Any advice would be great!

oh and what size fuse should I fit in the plug?
 
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Glass is not attached to the Sansui Eight faceplate it is attached to a black frame that can be unscrewed after taking out the faceplate.
To take out the faceplate first you have to take out all the silver knobs. Each knob is attached to the switch shaft by 2 small screws. There are also 3 small threaded metal washers at the headphone and 2 mics input and two brass threaded in the metal washers at speaker selector and function selector switch shafts. after that take out the top wood cover and you will see two small screws on top of the faceplate and after opening those you will be able to take out the faceplate.

After opening the faceplate you will see a black metal frame with glass attached to the chassis with black screws.

If you want to clean push switches after removing the faceplate, pull the black buttons off, don't bother pulling boards and all that. Tilt the amp by lifting the front end, then spray a bit of de-ox right where the rod enters the switch housing. Work the switch 30-40 times.
For volume and balance pot and tone rotary switches, you will get full access after removing the back cover.
 
sanjib said:
Glass is not attached to the Sansui Eight faceplate it is attached to a black frame that can be unscrewed after taking out the faceplate.
To take out the faceplate first you have to take out all the silver knobs. Each knob is attached to the switch shaft by 2 small screws. There are also 3 small threaded metal washers at the headphone and 2 mics input and two brass threaded in the metal washers at speaker selector and function selector switch shafts. after that take out the top wood cover and you will see two small screws on top of the faceplate and after opening those you will be able to take out the faceplate.

After opening the faceplate you will see a black metal frame with glass attached to the chassis with black screws.

If you want to clean push switches after removing the faceplate, pull the black buttons off, don't bother pulling boards and all that. Tilt the amp by lifting the front end, then spray a bit of de-ox right where the rod enters the switch housing. Work the switch 30-40 times.
For volume and balance pot and tone rotary switches, you will get full access after removing the back cover.
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Excellent! Thank you for that. Unfortunately I got down to the speaker selector and function selector washers and realised I didn’t have the correct tool to get them off.
 
Could you please link me to a picture of what I'd need. I've got socket wrenches but it wouldn't get close to touching that washer with it only being about 2mm thick.
 
Deep well 6 point socket, either a 12mm or 13mm. If you find the socket won't hold on the nut, look at the nut end of the socket. If the working end is recessed, you can flat grind the socket so that the socket fits over the nut and grabs.
 
The headphone jacks are held on the faceplate with threaded collars. These collars have slots on opposite sides. They were designed to be removed with a special tool which fit neatly into the slots. If you can't remove them with your fingers, find a screwdriver that fits into the slot and tap it with a hammer to rotate the collar counterclockwise. (Anticlockwise in the UK)

- Pete
 
I’ve just been looking at other Sansui Eights and noticed my buttons are different? Have mine been mixed up at some point? They are not only set up different but have different labels too. I can’t use it at the minute to test either.

Sorry, I had to take the photo in the dark.
 

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The original button labels tend to fall off. You see many Eights with labels missing. Mine was missing about half of them when I bought it. Looks like someone put cheap replacements on the buttons on your unit and put them on wrong. You’ll need to get a good set of labels and replace those cheap and incorrect ones with the right ones.
 
It amazes me how that whole production effort, unfortunately was a failure :thumbsdown:
Better luck next time round, Jack.
 
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