never actually saw one before.... nice find!

Hey Jim, I really can't remember what I had to do to your console, I know most of the caps are ceramic I would have cleaned the controls for sure , but dust can work its way into them. the Turntable needed the most work as it was pretty much frozen from old grease. another use for de-oxit to help pr...

almost looks like a SS Fisher unit to me .....I'm amazed the speakers are still there, those are impossible to replace , as they use those Magnet in the front of the cones to keep the speakers thin ... I don't know who made them , maybe charbonneau out of Grand Rapids? I know VM used those speakers ...

Hi guys , it's been a few months, I have been fighting some health issues lately so my hobbies have taken a backseat , I finally got some decent news that I am winning the fight with the big "C". and I am feeling better daily. I might need another surgery but still waiting on that verdict....

Hey Jim, is the Magnavox still going for you?

You know you are getting older when your phone has more doctors and clinics saved then friends and family....

Merry Christmas to all !

This changer is in my 3VF series hutch console... sounds great , except the changer runs fast on all speeds about 2 or 3 rpm fast , annoying especially when you know the music being played sounds wrong. I know there is nothing can be done on a shaded pole motor except play with the idlers... this ha...

The life switch on mine is a momentary slide switch , it places the tube under a load as if it were in a circuit, I wouldn't think that would have anything to do with the Filament voltage, but they made so many variations of the 648 , it could be possible.

I have re-foamed a few speakers , maybe I do it wrong but I have never had a coil rub after re-foaming , I find the cone will self center if it is free and the magnet will center the coil naturally as long if the spider is still good . I then glue the foam on to the speaker cone first, let it dry th...

Those guys lived in a house down the street from us on the east side of Saginaw, My sister went on a date with ? or should I say Rudy... my dad wasn't too keen about it. but it was only one date...Rudy would bring his guitar and try to serenade her...but after they made the record we never saw or he...

Greg, sounds like the problems I am having with my sets .... they all are starting to exhibit electronic and mechanical problems, guess those 60 year old caps are finally giving up the ghost. My Imperial Astro sonic has one channel almost unhearable unless you crank the volume, when I do, it sounds ...

Greg , I hear you on the tracphone service... my wife and I have used them for years , and the price is right, but lately it is going downhill , they have messed up my account so bad , that I can't even use my accumulated points because somehow it tells me to get a new credit card?... credit card fo...

I have been thinking about another project , a completely different stereo console, so I told my vision to the Chat GPT AI and gave it a few dimensions, and this is what it came up with ...pretty scary, like it was inside my head... it needs refinements but it is close to what I want to build ...

I work for a Chevy dealership.... the ex-engineer is right on the $$$$$, its all about profit, and customer service be damned... they force you into buying again just because you can't even get a part for a 5 year old vehicle !.... now they are toying with the idea of a monthly charge just to use yo...

OK so you pay this guy 1300 to restore it... in a year or two you get tired of it and wanna sell it .... think you will get 1300 for it?....or even 1000?

what a deal... pay this seller 1300, then he will restore it.... what a deal he is offering on a mediocre VM unit... https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/4115488345438529/?ref=search&referral_code=null&referral_story_type=post&tracking=browse_serp%3Ab435f030-6045-49aa-b96e-915f2e236...

Welcome to the forum! be sure to check the caps in the 595 amp as well as the bias resistors, they have a tendency to crack from the heat.

Some retirees trying to bring back the heathkits days with electronic kits , pretty cool. https://bd-electronics.weebly.com/

I like the lid on it