Tag Archives: vintage

A Surprise in a Re-Stuffed Capacitor

Posted on October 18, 2016 by jwk

I was recently re-stuffing some capacitors for a radio. It’s not something I do often, but I’ve accumulated a pile of pulled vintage caps over the years so I have some on hand if a customer requests the most detailed … Continue reading →

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Vintage Documentary: How Stereo Turntables Work

Posted on September 2, 2015 by jwk

Documentary Tube on YouTube has digitized an excellent early video documentary discussing the newest hi-fi invention of the time: stereo! In this 4-minute video, the narrator compares mono with stereo recordings on vinyl. Worth checking out!

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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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Sony TA-5650 Full Re-Cap and Adjustment

Posted on March 4, 2015 by jwk

Cross-posted from the Rain City Audio Repair Blog: I recently got to work on another of the Sony VFET line of integrated amplifiers, the Sony TA-5650. I’ve had one through the shop previously, and this one came in for the … Continue reading →

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Bose® 901 Series VI Active Equalizer #199732 Repaired

Posted on February 20, 2015 by jwk

Cross-posted from the Rain City Audio Repair Blog: A first for my shop, I recently worked on a Bose® 901 Series VI Active Equalizer! These are considerably newer than the Series I-IV that typically come through the shop, although they’re … Continue reading →

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Bose® 901 Series I Active Equalizer #55382 Refurbished [Repair Blog]

Posted on February 17, 2015 by jwk

Cross-posted from the Rain City Audio Repair Blog: Another Bose® 901 Series I Active Equalizer came through the shop recently for a full rebuild. These are all nearly 50 years old and are definitely showing their age, and this one … Continue reading →

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Bose® 901 Series I #38949 Repaired [Repair Blog]

Posted on February 13, 2015 by jwk

Cross-posted from the Rain City Audio Repair Blog: Another Bose® 901 Series I Active Equalizer came through the shop. These equalizers were manufactured between 1968 and 1973 and are really showing their age: most have degraded in one way or … Continue reading →

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Bose® 901 Active Equalizer Series I #17118 Repaired

Posted on February 2, 2015 by jwk

Cross-Posted from the Rain City Audio Repair Blog: This Bose® 901 Active Equalizer came in through the shop for the standard overhaul service. It was showing its age, as most of these equalizers from Series I and II will do … Continue reading →

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Vintage Engineering is Beautiful [’70s TV]

Posted on January 30, 2015 by jwk

’70s Industrial Modern Television in Custom Enclosure

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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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