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Somewhat related... Marantz "push" terminal > female banana? -

MacWorks

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Look for adapters to that I can connect to the push terminals on the back of my receiver and plug in my male banana plugs. Can't seem to find it on Amazon.

Newbie-
Just picked up a 2215B and a 2230.. both play. Other than replacing with LED's and cleaning the pots, anything else to look out for?
 
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You may have to widen your search or build your own adapters.

Here is what I think a full restoration on a 2230 should entail, the 2215B would be similar.
Complete cleaning of the covers, face plate, knobs, meter faces, rear panel and as much of the chassis as possible.
Polish face plate, dial 'glass', meter faces and knobs.
Clean and lube all the controls and switches, clean and lube the tuning mechanism.
Clean, polish and treat all the jacks.
Replace all the small electrolytic caps with 105 degree rated parts, film caps used whenever possible and in the audio signal path for best performance.
Replace the main filter and output coupling capacitors with good quality parts that match the size of the old ones as much as possible so that the original mounting hardware can be utilized
Replace any suppressor networks with AC rated X1 types.
Clean all the heat sinks, apply new thermal compound.
Remove any glue from the circuit boards, it can become corrosive with age.
Replace any out of spec, corroded or overheated components.
Perform any applicable production updates and service bulletins.
Install LED replacements for the meter, dial, pointer, function and stereo indicators.
Replace the dial and meter vellum.
Align/adjust to meet or exceed factory specs, including a complete alignment of the AM/FM tuner and the MPX decoder along with adjustment of the bias and DC balance.
Run a complete performance test of all functions, power output, distortion, frequency response, etc.

Tom
 
One more cosmetic addition to an excellent list:

There is a sheet of velum paper between the dial bulbs and the tuning dial; over time, the paper yellows, turning the Marantz blue into a blueish-green. Replace this to get back to the original blue. I found sheets at Michael's craft store for about $1.50.
 
I had some five way binding post laying around so I HACKED em up!

They work ok but they do sag a little when the wire is attached.IMG_0504.JPG IMG_0505.JPGHave Fun! Mark
 
https://www.ebay.com/itm/10pcs-4mm-...835034?hash=item4d7fdf7e1a:g:Md8AAOSwcntcd~nO

I bought some like these and put a chunk of nice speaker wire on them. Good quality silicone covering, great solder well for wire, metal fits snugy in the cover which has a lip to keep the jack in the cover and not pull out and in the Finest ak Tradition, these things are CHEAP!! Wish I'd bought more than ten. Perfect for voltmeter leads, crappy Yamaha, Citation and other amp speaker outlets and to install a jumper for those hard to reach speaker terminals like the ads towers with connections on the bottom of a 100-pound speaker. Keeps gear stock and adds flexibility and a good tight connection to a quality banana plug.
 
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