Monthly Archives: February 2014

Bose 901 Series I Early Production Equalizer Full Repair

Posted on February 24, 2014 by jwk

I just had another Bose 901 Series I equalizer through the shop for the standard service. It didn’t have a visible serial number, but is definitely a very early production version. The Active Equalizer was revised once through the model’s … Continue reading →

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Ohm Acoustics Model D Speaker Refurbishment

Posted on February 21, 2014 by jwk

Classic speakers are always a delight to work on, and speakers have capacitors and other parts which require service, too. Over the years those components can fail and result in poor sound and even potential speaker damage. In this case, … Continue reading →

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1945 Westinghouse Little Jewel “Refrigerator” H-126 Radio Repair

Posted on February 18, 2014 by jwk

A local client brought me a radio which was in the family for many years, a cute little “fridge radio” made by Westinghouse from 1945-1947. The same year Westinghouse released this new model of home refrigerator, they also released this Little … Continue reading →

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1962 Zenith MK2670 Classic Tube Hi-Fi Console Stereo Repaired

Posted on February 15, 2014 by jwk

A version of this article appears in the October 2014 issue of Nuts and Volts magazine. I recently got to work on something a little bit different – a tube hi-fi stereo console! This particular one, a 1962 Zenith MK2670, was a very high-end … Continue reading →

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