1956 Zenith Hairpin Leg Consolette HFY-17E

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Re: 1956 Zenith Hairpin Leg Consolette HFY-17E

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Nice work, Mr. Mogul, you should be proud. I'll keep my fingers crossed that after a few hours of running everything will work just fine.

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Re: 1956 Zenith Hairpin Leg Consolette HFY-17E

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Thanks Bill !

The amp was powered up for 2 hours.
It had some "tube noise" that I recognized.

I pulled the 12AU7 and cleaned the socket pin
slots.
I crimped the slots with needle nose pliers.

Replaced 12AU7 and it still had some noise.

I switched out the tube and it is very quiet.

On to probably the biggest challenge:

The Cobramatic Stroboscope record changer.
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Re: 1956 Zenith Hairpin Leg Consolette HFY-17E

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Will the Cobramatic changer present less of a challenge than the Garrard you did recently?
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Re: 1956 Zenith Hairpin Leg Consolette HFY-17E

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electra225 wrote: Sun May 07, 2023 1:26 am Will the Cobramatic changer present less of a challenge than the Garrard you did recently?
Looking at the Cobramatic lately,
I think it will be more complex than the Garrard.
The Cobra has a lot going on there mechanically and
dis-assembly wise.

The dis-assembly and re-assembly of the Garrard was
actually the biggest PIA.
Once apart, the cleaning of the Garrard was not difficult.

But, as I tell myself, I'll figure the Cobra out, and then
I'll know more about them if I take another on.
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Re: 1956 Zenith Hairpin Leg Consolette HFY-17E

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You are THE changer guru, Mr. Mogul. Thank you taking the time to share your project and your knowledge with the forum. I am learning a lot. :D :D
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Re: 1956 Zenith Hairpin Leg Consolette HFY-17E

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The day I thought would never arrive is Today !

After more tweaks, I re-assembled amp and changer
into the cabinet.

Tested and played well, with its limitations.

Owner came by and was suitablly impressed, ha ha !

They loaded it carefully and took it home, and gave
me a $40 tip over what I charged.

I gave them thorough instructions and sent them
the schematic and changer files for their reference.

I'm thinkin' of getting some good pizza from a
family-owned pizzeria this week with that $40.
And a cold beer will be requisite due to our
heat wave to last another 7 days at least.

Thanks to everyone for input, questions and assists.
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Re: 1956 Zenith Hairpin Leg Consolette HFY-17E

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Hi-Fi-Mogul wrote: Sun Jun 11, 2023 8:21 pm
And a cold beer will be requisite due to our
heat wave to last another 7 days at least.
Congratulations on saving one more classic! And send some heat this way. Saturday we had mod-70s and a perfect wind for sailing. Shortly after i got the boat moored and covered, the wind went into the N and the temps dropped. Today--Sunday--it's mid-50s, rainy, and blowing hard from the N still. Worse, I can't make it a 3-day weekend because I have work obligations on Monday.

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Re: 1956 Zenith Hairpin Leg Consolette HFY-17E

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Yes please, send some sun and a little warm weather.

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