Vintage HiFi. Sounds great, looks cool, costs peanuts
University taught me most of what I needed to know about the theory of electronics, but not a jot about valves. They had been dropped from the curriculum in the 1970’s in favour of these new integrated circuit things!
Having acquired a Quad Valve system in need of attention I had to learn about Valves. Continue reading “Book learning about Valve or Tube circuits”
My Sony WM-EX662 Cassette Walkman just doesn’t seem to work as well as my similar WM-EX550.
It has had a belt change, but still suffers from flutter. Recently it has also developed problems with the controls. This turned out to be complex to understand, but easily fixed. Continue reading “Sony Walkman WM-EX662 benefits from Aiwa parts”
This was liberated from a car boot sale because I loved the look of it.
Other than what you see here I have no idea about it’s provenance. Continue reading “FPL valve mono FM Tuner”
I recon it’s about 75 miles. Of course, it depends how you measure it.
Mostly, when I’m fixing old audio gear, I prevail. However, on this occasion my luck ran out.
I very nearly got this one working. Continue reading “Aiwa PX 457 portable cassette player belt change ends in tears”
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”
Back in the 1970s, before the internet, I built a guitar in the workshops at school.
This is the result Continue reading “The Electric Guitar I built at school”
Carnforth railway station, and it’s clock in particular, are famous from the film “Brief encounter “. Correctly located in the corners of a large room in the visitors centre were a pair of these beauties.
Continue reading “Brief encounter with Voigt domestic corner horn speakers”
All seemed well with this cassette deck after I changed the belts and calibrated speed.
Then, without notice after about an hour of use, it just stopped dead. Chic denied!
Continue reading “Sony TC-204SD Cassette Deck. Motor Refurbishment”
I bought this a few weeks ago for just £20. It didn’t work so I ordered new belts.
Time to fit them and see if anything else is wrong. Continue reading “Sony TC-204 SD belt change and speed calibration.”