This was another £2 boot sale purchase. The seller told me it was working perfectly. He lied. * Continue reading “Panasonic RQ SX45 portable cassette player belt change”
Panasonic RQ SX45 portable cassette player belt change
Bounty from Ferguson Cassette Deck strip down
This model 3279K cassette deck was bought for just a few quid from a boot sale last summer. On closer inspection it’s a bit pants.
Only really worth stripping for parts. So, what can we salvage? Continue reading “Bounty from Ferguson Cassette Deck strip down”
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.
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”
Set correct speed on Dual 505 turntable with test record and software.
The acquisition of a new test record from a charity shop prompted me to take another look at the speed on my Dual 505 turntable, which I thought was slightly slow.
Continue reading “Set correct speed on Dual 505 turntable with test record and software.”
Book learning about Valve or Tube circuits
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”
Sony Walkman WM-EX662 benefits from Aiwa parts
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”
FPL valve mono FM Tuner
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”
Bohemian Rhapsody. How long is it?
I recon it’s about 75 miles. Of course, it depends how you measure it.
Aiwa PX 457 portable cassette player belt change ends in tears
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”
Electrics for my home made guitar
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”