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Category: Repair

Repairs and maintenance of audio equipment

Posted on 8th January 20188th January 2020

Perspex turntable lids fit for a Lord.

Turntable dust covers protect the mechanism well, but are often killed or badly injured in active service. This was certainly the case for my Dual 505, which was rather tatty, scratched with a big crack in the side.

Dual Lid in a sorry state

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Posted on 4th January 201817th October 2025

Supplementary balance weight for dual 505

If you want to accommodate a heavier cartridge on your Dual 505 turntable, a supplementary balance weight is available as an accessory.

Dual 505 balance weights

This is a 21.5 gram brass weight that you can screw on to the standard balance weight to increase the total mass by 30% to around 93 grams.  Continue reading “Supplementary balance weight for dual 505”

Posted on 28th December 201717th January 2018

Particle accelerators for beginners

Granddad liked to place a couple of bob on the horses, then settle down in front of the telly to watch his chosen filly come trailing in at leisure. It didn’t always work out that way though. Quite often we would arrive to find the TV on the kitchen table in bits.

Continue reading “Particle accelerators for beginners”

Posted on 24th December 201730th May 2018

Audio Timer. JVC TA-10

JVC TA10 HiFi timer

Audio Timers are basically glorified alarm clocks. Indeed most are based on the very same chips and circuits used in your bed side clock radio. Continue reading “Audio Timer. JVC TA-10”

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