Well... I've been lurking on AK for several years and have been lusting after my old gear from the '70s. I've picked up a Sherwood S7100 and a Pioneer SX-1050 over the last couple of years. They both work and neither have ever had any work performed on them. But my pride and joy is the SX-737. I purchased it new from Pacific Stereo in Sacramento, CA in 1974 when I was 16. It got me through high-school and college and then I sold it to my Dad for the cash to rebuild the tranny on my first car.... a '67 Mustang GTA fastback. Pictures of car and 737 attached.
I still have the car, restored to showroom condition. And I've been recently reunited with my old SX-737 after 38 years. My goal is to make her purr like new. I re-lamped her and performed an alignment and she sounds and looks great. Only problem is I can tell she's tired and maybe jealous of the car. Her left channel goes out after a few hours of use which indicates a thermal issue. So I bit the bullet and ordered all the parts from Mouser (thank you MTF!) and they will show up next week. If I'm successful with the 737, I'll move on to the 1050.
I'll be sure to take shots and post my findings as so many others have graciously done. I'm a ham radio operator and can find my way around schematics and am able to use the tools. So hopefully I won't be asking too many dumb questions. But I did notice on the re-cap list it doesn't include the two main power supply caps. Anybody know of a current replacement that fits in the brackets? I may not need them, but I'd like to know if someone has experience with ones that fit in the event I do.
Thanks in advance and thanks for being here... and wish me luck!
Craig
I still have the car, restored to showroom condition. And I've been recently reunited with my old SX-737 after 38 years. My goal is to make her purr like new. I re-lamped her and performed an alignment and she sounds and looks great. Only problem is I can tell she's tired and maybe jealous of the car. Her left channel goes out after a few hours of use which indicates a thermal issue. So I bit the bullet and ordered all the parts from Mouser (thank you MTF!) and they will show up next week. If I'm successful with the 737, I'll move on to the 1050.
I'll be sure to take shots and post my findings as so many others have graciously done. I'm a ham radio operator and can find my way around schematics and am able to use the tools. So hopefully I won't be asking too many dumb questions. But I did notice on the re-cap list it doesn't include the two main power supply caps. Anybody know of a current replacement that fits in the brackets? I may not need them, but I'd like to know if someone has experience with ones that fit in the event I do.
Thanks in advance and thanks for being here... and wish me luck!
Craig