Not seen one of these for ages, the a customer brings in two. I never really got to the bottom of how many variations on the black box amplifier there were. ...
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Get a lot of old PA and group amplifiers in. Some, like this one have been round the block a few times. This is a Spanish built amp. probably going back to the ...
A customer and good friend, Alan Sykes, ex BBC guy brought this little gem in for a sort out. As Alan is a nice guy I agreed to do this. Normally, I would have ...
Acquired this set on Ebay for a very good price. Cost more in shipping. Have a soft spot for these Marconi sets, as long as they don't have the potted ...
Local musician brought this amplifier in. Not a lot wrong, but some puzzling things. Open circuit fuse holder? Couple of resistors way out of spec. Strange as ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xz2vnstM--IThis set came in as a donation from the manager of the local municipal dump. Had quick check of the tube with the ...
I was fortunate to make friends with a Dance Band Leader, Ken Mackintosh. He resurrected my love for playing the Alto Sax. He showed me how to play properly ...
This is one of my Ekco sets, A28, probably the best one made. Several short wave bands and the usual Med and Long. New capacitors throughout and a new EM34 ...
Now here is the richer persons version of the Bush DAC90. Almost the same insides, apart from the pre-select channel button, aimed at people that could not ...
A German couple brought this little amp into the shop for repair. At first I looked at it sideways. Not having seen one before, I started to pluck its feathers ...
Okay Boys and Girls. Nobody argues here. Right??? In my opinion, probably the best amplifier to come from the UK in the 1960s. I have restored many of these ...
Here is a WEM copycat, dating to the mid '70s. Shame it is not the original machine from 1960s. Lots of small things wrong, all managed to be sorted out. The ...
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Hi John.
Many thanks for the post. Always good to have feedback. If you have some stories, would be great to hear them!
Take care.
Hi Frank.
Many thanks for the email. Glad your working life was good at BSR! I have always had a soft spot for the products and amazed how the equipment was sold globally.
Now…I have run out of the toggle springs used in the TD1 and 2 tape decks and some turntables. So, if you have 100 or so under the bed, ill make you an offer!
No tengo transformador. Puede ser posible rebobinarlo o reemplazarlo con un transformador similar al utilizado en Fender. Hágamelo saber. Verificaría la razón por la que falló.
Hi
Yes, always make a couple of small mods to make them sound a little less BBC Home Service. I reduce the value of the the caps C17 and C19. This makes the set sound quite HiFi, whilst retaining the natural warm sound. Let me know if you need a diagram.
Hi John.
Thanks for your kind comments and taking the time to post.
Well, of course I agree with you 100%. It really pisses me off when I see equipment on fleabay saying without valves. The idea is to keep the equipment running in good order for the next generations. I wont be able to take it with me. Luckily, I am not hard up enough to sell off a couple of PX4s to stay alive! This gram outplays most of the sets from this period. It sounds very HiFi. Playing LPs that were recorded in the early 50s, Dance bands etc the sound is first class. Plus a new magic eye tuning indicator. What more could you want?
Nice to have your post on my site.
Take care. Seth
23€ plus IVA (21%), plus postage. Let me know your full address and post code and I can advise payment method and proforma is required.
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I asked myself the same question.
Hi. These sets suffer badly with dry solder joints. The fault you have is within the IF stage, as you have no video and sound. I suggest you tap around the main PCB and check connections from the tuner. Not knowing your skill level, press the main board and surrounding areas with a plastic rod and see if you can bring the fault condition off and on. You can then narrow the area.
Ciao. Sono consigliate varie modifiche a seconda dei numeri di serie. Tuttavia, ho le informazioni nel mio ufficio e non tornerò fino al nuovo anno. Allora posso inviarti le informazioni. Se funziona bene e devo essere più sincero con te, lo lascerei stare. L’unica cosa che potrei fare è sostituire i 4 set di diodi di polarizzazione. Se questi falliscono, i VFET saranno danneggiati e queste parti non saranno più disponibili.
Someone has asked for it, but will conform. If he does not want it, I will drop you a line and it’s yours.
I know how you feel!!
Not at the moment. Sorry
Could not agree more! Cheers
Could not agree more!