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Rare find? Lafayette LR-1000B

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I dropped by my local Sally Ann today... and found a Lafayette LR-1000B for $6. It is fairly small in size, but still weighs well over 20lbs... I cleaned and lubed it, now I have to figure out what is wrong with the right channel - it has a hum and doesn't sound as loud as the left channel.

Overall I think it seems like a nice unit, but info is almost impossible to find online. I have read in an eBay ad that this receiver is rated 60 wpc, which seems a bit much. :scratch2: I thought maybe someone here may know a bit more about Lafayette in general, or even this unit.

Anyway it just goes to show you never know what you will find one day to the next - keeps things interesting!

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I love the old Lafayettes. They have an electronics sense about them that you don't see in audio equipment. Seems more purpose built to me, more hones looking if you will.

I'm still waiting for my first Lafayette find.
 
Were those manufactured in the US or Japan? I am having trouble remembering whether Lafayette built those here or if they were Japanese. Anyway, I have heard good things about their better units.
 
These were built in Japan by "Planet Research" a 50% owned division of Lafayette. If memory serves the RMS power was around 20watts per channel. I was the manager of the company store in Manchester Ct. I worked for Lafayette from 1971 to 1976 then went back to electrical engineering.
 
I always wanted one of those in high school. I liked the simple clean lines. I'll bet those driver transistors are going to be hard to find if they ever go.
 
Replace all those electrolytics, at least the ones on the amp boards and PS. New ones will be 25% the size of the old ones, and I'll wager your issues will disappear. Might as well do the one visible one on the tuner board too. Is that a phono stage upside down at left of unit?
 
as long as the output xisters are silicon TO3s, the 70 volt 3055 is a pretty wide GP replacement. HP used it when we built a run of the Brute 70 power amp from Pop.Elect. mag. A real powerhouse.
PS: I had the next model, Laf. 1500 I think. Nice receivers.
 
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TAGO MAGO said:
Were those manufactured in the US or Japan? I am having trouble remembering whether Lafayette built those here or if they were Japanese. Anyway, I have heard good things about their better units.
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r_brumett61 said:
These were built in Japan by "Planet Research" a 50% owned division of Lafayette. If memory serves the RMS power was around 20watts per channel. I was the manager of the company store in Manchester Ct. I worked for Lafayette from 1971 to 1976 then went back to electrical engineering.
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Yes - brumett is correct :tresbon:, it says "manufactured in Japan" on the back.
 
dspear99ca said:
Replace all those electrolytics, at least the ones on the amp boards and PS. New ones will be 25% the size of the old ones, and I'll wager your issues will disappear. Might as well do the one visible one on the tuner board too. Is that a phono stage upside down at left of unit?
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Hah - looks like this one will be my first "major" project... I'm still a beginner at this (outside of bulb replacement and minor soldering jobs), but I am definitely interested in honing my skills. I have been studying the NEETS documentation - we'll see if I can fix this!:scratch2:

Everyone stand back! :D

Edit: not sure if that's the phono stage on the left... I'll try to take a pic of the underside later tonight...
 
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