William wrote: ↑Mon Oct 12, 2026 11:21 am Doug, is there another word under Magnavox in the round badge?

Bill

"Deluxe"

Thanks! I’m waiting for one more tube socket, since I accidentally ordered a top mount socket for the 6EU7. Once that hits the mailbox this week I’ll be all set to wire everything up, including my nice new Molex umbilical connector, which is definitely a step up from the old Amplok, and the molex fi...

Starting to look like an amplifier again!

Exactly. Nobody’s pulling the chassis to criticize the location of the electrolytic caps. The only good reason to do that is when there’s really limited space under the chassis. The 8601 amp kinda falls in that category but I’m confident I can get a terminal strip and the new caps to fit neatly in t...

Before anyone asks, I will not, repeat not, be re-stuffing the electrolytic multi-cap. I did that once before on a 1940s Motorola, and it was a Royal and Ancient PITA. I’ll just be bypassing that thing altogether and running new Nichicons under the chassis.

Eric

Excellent idea with the model train lettering! I should have thought of that! Thanks. Here’s the freshly painted chassis, before and after. I’m pretty pleased how well the stamped markings came out. They’re actually more visible than they were before painting! IMG_3052.jpeg IMG_3047.jpeg Eric

Okay, looking for ideas here: I hemmed and hawed about whether or not to paint the chassis. There’s lots of pros/cons. That cad plating is slick as snot and doesn’t take paint very well. I don’t like to sand it because I don’t have a good way to manage the toxic cadmium dust. But the top surface of ...

I don’t have any serious test equipment, so I don’t do much beyond checking continuity and resistance, and if it’s in range I just clean it up as best I can. In this case the collars were pretty yucky, so I took them off, did a little scrubbing, primed and painted with the same aluminum paint I inte...

Sorry for the lack of updates on the old Magnetbox. Unfortunately, earning a living quite often gets in the way of hobbies, especially when it involves travel to just about the farthest place on the globe from home. Anyway, I did manage to refurbish the output transformers. Hope to make more substan...

Progress so far: I decided to gut the 8601 amp. It was pretty grungy, and I was originally only going to remove the transformers, clean it up, re-cap, and replace drifted resistors. However, while prying the remains of a drilled out rivet holding one of the output x-formers, I slipped and put my scr...

You have a good eye. That is indeed an E-V cartridge dangling there. I was looking for parts for this changer, especially a good platter mat since mine is totally missing. I ended up finding a guy locally who had three Micromatic changers (out of long-gone consoles) that he needed to get rid of. Of ...

To be honest, after messing around with old pre-FM era radios from Packard-Bell, Motorola, and Zenith, this is my first foray into the world of Magnavox. I just remember them as a kid, being one of the primo brands of TVs. As with all my prior vintage electronics experience in this hobby, it's just ...

Aha! The 7907 does have a balance control! One of these control shafts is not like the other. IMG_2768.jpeg It’s the bass control, which is a 7 meg pot with a 50k pot on the back for balance control. Down inside that hollow shaft is a little screw head. There’s also a screw on the back of the contro...

By the way, I love this cabinet with the one non-sliding side. It makes for a convenient little work bench, since I have this in my living room, my garage bench is a disaster, and it’s been too hot here in SoCal to spend any time cleaning in the sauna conditions that exist there. I’ll just find a co...

Here are the two chassis in “as-pulled” condition (minus an eighth-inch of dust): The 8601-20 amp: IMG_2763.jpeg The 7907-00 preamp: IMG_2766.jpeg The G-600 changer (minus the platter): IMG_2765.jpeg And finally a photo of the faceplate. Note the apparently unused “stereo fm” position on the selecto...

A little background: During COVID times, I picked up the vintage radio bug, after finding a late 40s Motorola AM/SW radio on Craigslist for $20. I re-capped, re-resistored, and re-wired that unit successfully after practicing on a similar vintage Packard Bell that they guy with the Motorola threw in...

Thanks for the welcome messages. I will start a thread in the Magnavox section on this one. Glad to be here!

Eric

Hi, Joined here after searching the internet for info on my newly acquired Magnavox console, for which I'm gathering information to restore. It's a 1ST288G, Micromatic changer, AM/FM Stereo, 8801-20 Amp, haven't pulled the preamp yet to get the stamp on that (probably 59-something). Just blowing out...