What's on the Bench? 2021

[Lee Drennen]

Nice bucket work there Lee.......a king sized Sh*t shovel if I ever saw one! :tongue-out3: :thumb2: Rick H.

Thanks Rick. That’s funny right there. I have to find some special Staples for the “Forks” on the bucket hope to find a place soon.

[Lee Drennen]

Looks great Lee. Love the way the design keeps the operator as far away from the stinky end as possible as well….

Thanks Tim. Never thought of that but a good idea. When your a Farm Boy like me that just smells like money you get immune to it. Lol

[Andy the Sheep]

Something (very) different on the bench yesterday: TEAC turntable 1:1 scale.

No output on the left channel so I checked the wiring. First problem: the disconnected red wire. Solved/soldered, but no output yet. There must be some other broken circuit/wire elsewhere... To be investigated...
Today the bench is busy with something more traditional:

NATO green livery on. All parts are dry fitted as the wheels will need some retouching and tracks still miss the rubber pads painting after they've been coated with Dave's track paint recipe to which I added some "rust" (all Humbrol enamels) :thumb2: .

[adt70hk]

Something (very) different on the bench yesterday: TEAC turntable 1:1 scale.
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No output on the left channel so I checked the wiring. First problem: the disconnected red wire. Solved/soldered, but no output yet. There must be some other broken circuit/wire elsewhere... To be investigated...
Today the bench is busy with something more traditional:
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NATO green livery on. All parts are dry fitted as the wheels will need some retouching and tracks still miss the rubber pads painting after they've been coated with Dave's track paint recipe to which I added some "rust" (all Humbrol enamels) :thumb2: .

Nice work Richard. I'm loving experimenting with Dave's track recipe. It's such a brilliantly simple idea!!

[Tim Marlow]

Something (very) different on the bench yesterday: TEAC turntable 1:1 scale.
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No output on the left channel so I checked the wiring. First problem: the disconnected red wire. Solved/soldered, but no output yet. There must be some other broken circuit/wire elsewhere... To be investigated...
Today the bench is busy with something more traditional:
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NATO green livery on. All parts are dry fitted as the wheels will need some retouching and tracks still miss the rubber pads painting after they've been coated with Dave's track paint recipe to which I added some "rust" (all Humbrol enamels) :thumb2: .

Interesting shot of the Teac part. Have you checked the cartridge end connections? Those wires are so very fine it’s easy to knock them off if the tonearm is accidentally handled badly….

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[Andy the Sheep]

Interesting shot of the Teac part. Have you checked the cartridge end connections? Those wires are so very fine it’s easy to knock them off if the tonearm is accidentally handled badly….

Thank you Tim. That's my next area of investigation: I changed the cartridge two weeks ago, before reactivating the system after almost 40 years, and maybe I made some damage. Hope to find an easy-to-fix problem; nowadays HiFi maintenance shops are rarer than the correct Dunkelgelb :smiling:.

[RonGlass]

Thank you Tim. That's my next area of investigation: I changed the cartridge two weeks ago, before reactivating the system after almost 40 years, and maybe I made some damage. Hope to find an easy-to-fix problem; nowadays HiFi maintenance shops are rarer than the correct Dunkelgelb :smiling:.

I feel your pain. Ive got a Pioneer receiver that I'd love to get back to operational. Maybe an easy fix... for the right guy. I am not the right guy. Shipping for service would be cost-prohibitive. Fortunately I found a local shop listed online that works on vintage Hi-Fi. Almost seems too good to be true.... will see after Christmas holidays are past.....

[Tim Marlow]

Probably more out there than you think Andy. Vinyl playback gear and parts is far easier to source than CD playback stuff these days…..not sure you’ll find a bricks and mortar shop though. What is the issue? Complete output failure or is it just one channel down?

[adt70hk]

Afternoon all

So because things at work are so manic to the point it's been unsustainable for months and I've been working quite a few extra hours as a result, my very good boss told me to take to day off to give me a break....before I myself break.......not out of my leave or anything....just a day off to relax.

So I decided to get all of my unused 1/72 resin and metal stowage primed. It' will save having to do it as an when I need it. Nothing flashy just Halford rattle can grey primer.....around 110 pieces in all......this shot is after I turned them over and gave the undersides a quick spray., so they just need to dry.




I was also thinking of putting some tarps on my Cromwell and remembered Paul's (aka Scottie) tarp made from PVA glue and paint he'd stumbled across (link HERE). It really doesn't take much to do it. I just used some old Humbrol acrylics. I'm just waiting for it to dry. At 1/72 this should last while - scaled up it's the equivalent of 99.5 sqm..... :smiling5: :smiling5:

[Andy the Sheep]

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[Andy the Sheep]

Probably more out there than you think Andy. Vinyl playback gear and parts is far easier to source than CD playback stuff these days…..not sure you’ll find a bricks and mortar shop though. What is the issue? Complete output failure or is it just one channel down?

It's just one channel down, Tim. Cross checked with another amplifier and again, output only on the left channel. As I think highly improbable that both ampli have the same issue, I'm pretty sure that the problem lies between the cartridge head and the turntable output jacks.
Thank you for your kind interest but may I suggest to continue our chit chat in "conversation mode" before any of the moderators get uneasy for "Thread topic infringing"?:fearful: :smiling3:

[Tim Marlow]

It's just one channel down, Tim. Cross checked with another amplifier and again, output only on the left channel. As I think highly improbable that both ampli have the same issue, I'm pretty sure that the problem lies between the cartridge head and the turntable output jacks.
Thank you for your kind interest but may I suggest to continue our chit chat in "conversation mode" before any of the moderators get uneasy for "Thread topic infringing"?:fearful: :smiling3:

Your cartridge may have gone open circuit on one channel only. I had that happen to me once. Have you tried swapping the channel output wires to see if the issue moves to the other channel? if it moves channels when you do this it’s a cartridge issue…..

[Ian M]

At the moment loads of tools.... But I now once again a hobby room. Pretty much how it used to be but with the addition of a rather large desk with my computer.
Quite chuffed, so far I have spent a tenner on flexi pipe for the extractor. Next step service the compressor, tidy up and dig out the stash!!!
Watch this space.

[Tim Marlow]

You might find this site useful Andy

https://www.henleyaudio.co.uk/cartridge-installation