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    Is this correct? Akai GXC-46D Cassette Deck

    There is an excellent chance of there being 2SC458 transistors in a GXC-46D. Every Akai tape recorder I've owned has had them - cassette, open reel and 8 track. I recently did some work to a GXC-40D and there were four 2SC458 transistors inside. They can be identifed by their blackened legs...
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    Strong Odor JVC SEA 80 Equalizer

    Maybe the sellers gave the sliders a liberal dose of contact cleaner before boxing up and coincidentallly used the same stuff.
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    Suggestions for an especially detailed power amp under $1000, new or used?

    It's an integrated but this one is heavily detailed in my opinion. Image courtesy of HiFi Rose.
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    Does this capacitor symbol have particular significance?

    There are just two NP caps in this amplifier and I've already replaced one. Coincidentally, it is adjacent to the empty position in my photo. NP is printed on the board next to the NP cap. I cannot recal if that polarized electrolytic symbol was present in the board beneath it. The 2nd NP...
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    Does this capacitor symbol have particular significance?

    This symbol is silkscreened on the PC boards of a Sanyo power amplifier circa 1978/1980. Other than one non-polarized capacitor (so far) the capacitors in these positions are just bog standard, polarized electrolytics as far as I can tell. I do not recall seeing a capacitor symbol like this...
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    "AM Stereo" - The Forgotten, but Perhaps Superior Medium

    In the late 1960's, my teenage self bought a used Chrysler AM/FM tube receiver. It was a trade in at a shop I was prepared to buy a 12 watt Philips integrated amp from. Being bigger and a lot heavier, the Chrysler receiver seemed a much better deal. Much, much later I learned it was made by...
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    Akai gx270D headphone jack

    I have a few Akai cassette and 8 track recorders plus a couple of Teac and a Pioneer open reel decks. None of them have adjustable headphone level controls. There is one Akai 8 track deck that I own with 10 watt built in amplifiers for speakers. With that one, the record/playback level...
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    Sanyo Plus P55 power amp has issue when using Speakers A

    I fielded the question of subbing an Omron MY4-02-DC24 relay for a Takamisawa MAT4B 212R 24V relay at DIY Audio earlier today. Plus I was able to compare one of the Takamisawa originals to an Omron MY series I pulled form an open reel deck some years ago. Once the top row of 4 pins are...
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    Sanyo Plus P55 power amp has issue when using Speakers A

    I haven't paid attention to this thread since starting it 4 years ago. My out of town move occurred about 6 months later and I did haul some gear with me including that Sanyo P55. A lot has happened since that move but I have finally got round to, and I am quoting myself, "digging into the...
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    Deoxit?

    In 2017 I posted in an earlier De-Oxit thread: "Cans of electrical contact cleaner are refrigerant based. DeOxit is no different. It contains mineral oil, and so might CRC, I'm not familiar with it but I do use MG Chemicals and the lubricant theirs contain is silicone. I jumped on the DeOxit...
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    Need a Pioneer RT-707 counter belt - HELP!

    I obtained several belts and belt kits from Vintage Electronics over time including a counter belt for a Pioneer RT-707. https://www.vintage-electronics.net/pioneer-rt-707-belt-kit.aspx
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    Wedding System In 100 year old Log building + long rambles about old gear

    Another version of a Hoyt Axton song is this:
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    Turntable Identification

    No idea re the logo but the deck is a BSR 810 or 710. Photo courtesy of Canuck Audio Mart.
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    Elac Miracord 50H Headshell Sled Contacts

    Metal polish like Brasso - a small piece of very fine emery paper - scraping with an X-acto blade. I've used whatever method was handiest and they've all done the job.
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    Elac 50H Miracord

    Take great care when swapping sleds. Read my post #15. I don't think the designers allowed for frequent sled/cartridge swapping. That :contact bridge" is vulnerable. The photo is of the underside of the 50H tonearm head, showing the failed repair that someone prior to me executed. It was a...
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    Replacing transistors in a cheap, inline phono preamp

    Nope. A couple of years ago I did have an MM equipped turntable plugged into it but used a Realistic 42-2109 preamp.
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    Replacing transistors in a cheap, inline phono preamp

    That will have to wait a bit. There are a some other tired, old components ahead of it in the new capacitor waiting line.
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    Replacing transistors in a cheap, inline phono preamp

    Yes. Pointer is stationary, dial is on a drum that turns. Separate AM dial and FM dial. Both turn when tuning in stations but the pointers light up individually depending on if AM or FM was chosen on the input selector. It was on FM when I took this photo.
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    Replacing transistors in a cheap, inline phono preamp

    Earlier today, I went to remove the Panasonic receiver's wood cabinet - objective being to determine where this inline phono preamp could be situated. I had never seen the Panasonic's insides in the time I've had it and now I remember why. That was because I could not figure out how to take...
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    Replacing transistors in a cheap, inline phono preamp

    A good suggestion, which I will follow. Thanks gadget, I will make note of those details for future reference in case the need arises again. Yes, that is something that crossed my mind. Plus is makes me wonder if the application I intended for this preamp would be successful. I have a...
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    Replacing transistors in a cheap, inline phono preamp

    The inline preamp is branded Omega and is the model AP-25. It seems that over time, the branding has changed to AMX. The one I have is the boxlike version I've seen numerous times many years ago. But online searching now shows the same model number is attached to sort of oval shaped version...
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    eBay Sellers Offering Re-capped/Refurb'd Units - How to Know if Trustworthy?

    There was a fellow who offered to trade his Hafler DH110 pre-amp for my reconditioned pair of Wharfedale Dovedale III's. He said the Hafler was assessed and refurbished as needed by a local tech I knew. One with whom I had dealings. According to the Hafler's owner, one of the chores performed...
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    Two legs down one hole, and not your pants!

    I too have used torch tip cleaners. I have used a darning needle.
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    Elac 50H Miracord

    "Contact bridge" is a good descriptive term. I obtained my first Elac over ten years ago which was a 50H II. It came complete with base, cover, English manual and both 45 and 45 stacker spindles. Cost was $60 CAD. I was quite enamoured with it because when I first saw an Elac in the 1960's...
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