I buy a lot of vinyl from charity shops and car boot sales. It often needs a good clean. Commercially available machines are good, but you don’t see much change from £500, so I built this.
The PlecRec Record Cleaning Machine.
Ronco Record Vacuum record cleaning machine. A look inside
If it was the 1970’s and you wanted to keep your record collection in tip top condition, then you needed one of these.
As seen on TV, it was the ideal gift for Christmas. Cordless electric. What could possibly go wrong. Continue reading “Ronco Record Vacuum record cleaning machine. A look inside”
Sony Tapecorder Selector SB-300
So, 3 recording devices and only one tape loop on my amplifier. What’s a man to do.
Get one of these. Continue reading “Sony Tapecorder Selector SB-300”
HMV Record & Tape Care Kit
This is just a really nice thing that I got from a charity shop
The tin has a great patina in keeping with it’s age. The contents are actually useful and mainly items that I would buy separately anyway . Continue reading “HMV Record & Tape Care Kit”
Pioneer PL 512X Belt Drive Turntable
This one was acquired from a local charity shop for £35 in 2017.
It didn’t need much attention, and is in regular use on my second system. I do have grand plans for it though.
Yamaha KX-480 cassette deck.
As part of my own personal polyester revival I bought this beauty.
When I opened it up I found some surprises. Continue reading “Yamaha KX-480 cassette deck.”
Splicing equipment for Reel to Reel tapes
With a requirement to transfer some tape from a 10″ reel to a number of 7″ reels I needed to be able to cut and join tapes.
I got lucky on eBay because the seller of this lot listed it as a “repair kit”. This didn’t come up in searches for splicing, splice etc. A bargain at £24, compared to the £40 achieved by similar listings. So. What have we got? Continue reading “Splicing equipment for Reel to Reel tapes”
Cri Call HiFi valve amplifier.
All is not what it seems with this little unit that I picked up for just £5 from a boot sale.
I was drawn to the cool retro looks of the painted metal box so I bought it just for it’s potential as a case for an electronics project. Continue reading “Cri Call HiFi valve amplifier.”
Recording tests with Sony TC 377
Having just bought a Sony TC-377 Reel to Reel recorder I had to try making some recordings and see how it performed before taking it apart for a good service.
I had already tried playback with an old mono recording of 1960’s music on a 5 inch Synchrotape tape. I could only hear it on one channel, which was correct for a a recording of this type. Continue reading “Recording tests with Sony TC 377”
Grundig TK 14 Portable valve mono reel to reel tape recorder
This was another boot sale find. I paid £20 for this and it came with a microphone.
No surprises that it didn’t work. The surprise was how simple the problem was. It was just a blown fuse. Ebay soon provided the necessary fuse and a couple of tapes to try it with. Continue reading “Grundig TK 14 Portable valve mono reel to reel tape recorder”