Tag Archives: repair

1937 Zenith 5-S-126 Tune-Up

Posted on October 30, 2015 by jwk

From the Rain City Audio Repair Blog: This very nice Zenith 5-S-126 came through the shop a little while ago. It was originally purchased by a local collector from eBay already restored and playing, and served well for a couple … Continue reading →

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Adding Capture to a Vintage Scanning Electron Microscope

Posted on August 31, 2015 by jwk

Applied Science over at YouTube has a great video about adding a capture capabilities to a vintage scanning electron microscope, including some great videos of that instrument in action. Check it out:

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Creek 4140 S2 Overhaul and Voltage Conversion

Posted on August 23, 2015 by jwk

From the Rain City Audio Repair Blog: This Creek 4140 S2 amplifier is a bit newer than most through the shop, although it’s getting up there. This particular one was constructed in 1989, and came via eBay from the UK … Continue reading →

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Sony ST-J75 Recap and Alignment

Posted on July 31, 2015 by jwk

Cross-posted from the Rain City Audio Repair Blog: The Sony ST-J75 is a pretty well regarded, great sounding stereo FM tuner from the early ’80s. It’s one of the first forrays into digital tuning, with a frequency read-out, programmable memory, … Continue reading →

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Bose® 901 Series V Active Equalizer #130806 Repaired

Posted on June 24, 2015 by jwk

Cross-posted from the Rain City Audio Repair Blog: More and more, even the newer generation Bose® Active Equalizers are showing signs of age. Series V and VI have been making appearances here and there, but seem to have picked up quite … Continue reading →

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Philco 39-45 Retrofit to 40-201 Cabinet Vintage Radio Repair

Posted on January 16, 2015 by jwk

Cross-posted from the Rain City Audio Repair Blog: A local customer approached me with his family’s Philco 40-201 vintage radio to be restored back to working condition. It had sat for several decades, very well preserved, but ultimately needed some … Continue reading →

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Bose 901 Series 1 Active Equalizer #46453 Repair

Posted on December 22, 2014 by jwk

Cross-posted from the Rain City Audio Repair Blog: Another Bose® 901 Series I Active Equalizer came through the ship, Serial #46453. It came in with a variety of issues, just not sounding like it used to, and the owner requested … Continue reading →

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Bose® 901 Series I Active Equalizer #33133 Overhaul and Upgrade by Rain City Audio

Posted on December 8, 2014 by jwk

Cross-posted from the Rain City Audio Repair Blog: Another Bose® 901 Series I Active Equalizer was through the shop lately, serial #33133. It came in working well enough on its original components for an overhaul and upgrade to ensure it … Continue reading →

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Bose 901 Series IV #244005 Repair by Rain City Audio

Posted on December 4, 2014 by jwk

Cross-posted from the Rain City Audio Repair Blog: Bose® 901 Series IV equalizers are coming through the shop more regularly in the past year. It’s expected as these are definitely getting up there in years. This one was sounding muddy … Continue reading →

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EICO Stereophonic Integrated Amplifier HF-81 Repair

Posted on November 7, 2014 by jwk

From the late ’50s, I had this nice example of an EICO HF-81 amplifier come through my shop. These are nice little stereo amplifiers with a built-in phono pre-amp and RIAA equalization and feature about 14W of power output per … Continue reading →

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