A question for Mr. Gillespie.
How would you implement your phono eq. improvement in a unit where the phono and tape eq are in the same PEC?
I am not against eliminating all tape functions in MY unit but others may have objections.
What say you sir?
You would leave terminals 1& 2 of the Fisher PEC connected, which will allow the PEC's EQ network for the Tape Head function still work, and disconnect terminal #3. The new phono network would have to be built from discrete components of course, with the end of the network including the 270K resistor connected to where terminal #3 of the PEC used to connect to, and the other end of the new network connected to where terminal #1 connects to. And that's it.
So the new discrete RIAA consists of your 4 parts ''Including" another 270kR, not the one in the PEC.
If thats correct, I got it.
OK to make it on a little perf bd and wire it to the selector sw? Or better to hardwire directly to the sw.?
Yes, you are using all new components to make up the new RIAA EQ network.
A perf board is fine, as is hard wiring, but you will want to keep all leads as short as possible. Use the smallest components you can to help achieve that end -- this to help minimize any noise and interaction with other components.
A question for Mr. Gillespie.
How would you implement your phono eq. improvement in a unit where the phono and tape eq are in the same PEC?
I am not against eliminating all tape functions in MY unit but others may have objections.
What say you sir?
That tape input isn't going to do you much good unless your tape deck has amplifier bypass outputs, or is just a transport. That's why I converted the Tape Head input to line-level on the Super Stock HF-85 schematic...that way it will work with modern tape equipment. And by "modern," I mean 1961.
my tape is a pioneer CT-F1000 cassette recorder/player. Line level output I assume. Dont know if it needs eq or not. guess I better get the mnl. Only will use it for playback.
By definition, any device that has a line level output does not need preamplification, nor equalization. All of the high level inputs on commercial stereo equipment are considered line level inputs. It is a virtually certainty that your cassette recorder would use a high level input rather than the Tape Head inputs. If you connect the Recording Outputs of your Fisher to the recording line level inputs of your cassette deck, you will also want to be certain that the input impedance of the cassette deck does not load down the Recording Output signal of your Fisher. To prevent signal degradation, any tape recorder used with a vacuum tube Fisher should have an input impedance of at least 250K ohms.
Bumping this back to the top since I re-discovered it while looking for something else. Looks like the TA-600's phono PEC is the same as used in many other models, so I believe these mods would also apply there?
They absolutely would Gadget. The basic Fisher phono preamp as used in their stereo pieces dates to the original 400C preamplifier, and followed through with little modification to just about anything they sold that included a phono preamp for magnetic phono pickups.
I got this drawing somewhere years ago, but added the original values. It's correct for that. So just change the values, and build on a perf board. Pin 1 and 3 are the phono section, with pin 1 and 2 being the Tape section. Use it as you see fit. If you use a 2"x2" board, you have enough room to put both pecs on the same board (provided the originals are next to each other. ) If they are on opposite ends of the chassis, use separate boards cut down.
Even tho it says for 400-500c-800c, it will work on any unit that has the 50187-3 PEC for RIAA EQ.
I should have the room to whack one together on a single piece. I can ditch the tape stuff too, since I've got it unhooked and re-wired to give me two phono inputs anyway. Might have to break down and buy some smaller parts though. All I stock are 1/2w resistors and 500v mica caps. That gets a bit bulky at times.
Thanks for the confirmation that this would indeed apply to the 600. Its really my only piece of proper Fisher gear so I lack experience in their particulars.
Dave, Would it be ok to use two 1 Meg ohm resistors in series for the 2.2 Meg ohm? Or should I use a 2.2 1 percent and call it good? 2.13 Meg seems non-existent. Do the 350 and 680pf caps have to be silver micas? Alternatives? Thanks, Cory.