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Posted on 26th July 2019

Denon DRA-F101 Receiver a surprisingly good find

I bought this at the boot sale because it was Denon and cheap. It turned out to be ideal for my needs.

Denon receiver DRA-F101
Denon receiver DRA-F101

First it needed some attention. Continue reading “Denon DRA-F101 Receiver a surprisingly good find”

Posted on 20th October 201820th October 2018

Turntable speed with laser tachometer

As another experiment in accurately measuring my turntable speed I have been investigating these cheap and cheerful Laser Photo Tachometers.

Photo Tachometer
Photo Tachometer

These are available for less than a tenner on eBay, so I thought I would see how if fares for measuring the rotation speed of my Dual CS505 turntable. Continue reading “Turntable speed with laser tachometer”

Posted on 7th July 2018

Electrics for my home made guitar

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My original plan to wind my own pickups was thwarted because I was unable to source the necessary magnets. Taking the easy, but expensive route I purchased a pair of the “must have” pickups of the time. Di-Marzio “Dual sound”. This is basically the four conductor version of the then popular “Super Distortion” hum-bucker pickup. Continue reading “Electrics for my home made guitar”

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