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JerryHawthorne
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Post subject: Re: 1970s Magnavox console right channel not working? Posted: Dec Thu 03, 2015 11:40 pm |
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Joined: Feb Sun 24, 2008 4:21 am Posts: 4598 Location: Sedona, AZ/ Placentia CA
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There is nothing like having a good "Elmer" to help you along. No idea who "Elmer" was but seems to be attached to a name of someone to help. Best, Jerry
_________________ A friend in need is a pest. Bill Slee ca 1972
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Thesmanman
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Post subject: Re: 1970s Magnavox console right channel not working? Posted: Dec Fri 04, 2015 3:04 am |
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DarrenWGaransi
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Post subject: Re: 1970s Magnavox console right channel not working? Posted: Dec Fri 04, 2015 4:41 am |
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Joined: May Tue 01, 2007 4:01 am Posts: 1753 Location: Hamilton Square, New Jersey
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Wow, the cabinet looks fantastic. I can see why you really wanted to get it up and running. Glad to be of service! You did a great job with cleaning the cabinet and doing the turntable tear down/relubricating. Enjoy it. Those consoles marked the beginning of the end of an era; Philips bought Magnavox in 1974 and things went downhill fast, by 1977 they were advertising "decorator stereo" which was really low end parts in photo finished particle board.
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Thesmanman
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Post subject: Re: 1970s Magnavox console right channel not working? Posted: Dec Fri 04, 2015 4:53 am |
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Joined: Nov Sun 15, 2015 4:53 am Posts: 96 Location: New Jersey
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DarrenWGaransi wrote: Wow, the cabinet looks fantastic. I can see why you really wanted to get it up and running. Glad to be of service! You did a great job with cleaning the cabinet and doing the turntable tear down/relubricating. Enjoy it. Those consoles marked the beginning of the end of an era; Philips bought Magnavox in 1974 and things went downhill fast, by 1977 they were advertising "decorator stereo" which was really low end parts in photo finished particle board. Thank you Darren. I'm just happy it was able to be brought back and not buried in a landfill site somewhere. It's been on and playing for over 3 hours now. Tomorrow it's going to be playing all day long.  Awesome!!
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jklaameyer
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Post subject: Re: 1970s Magnavox console right channel not working? Posted: Jul Sat 29, 2017 12:11 am |
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Wow I came here for some troubleshooting tips and i stumble upon this story. How awesome!
In all honesty though, I just now signed up for some help with a similar situation. I have the top cabinet depicted in the old ad and my left channel is out. I'll be making a full post about my problem too, but my issues seemed so similar to this thread I thought I'd write a post here.
When following this forum, with my cabinet, first thing I did was turn the balance knob. Sharp crackling noises came from my right (working) channel. Alarmed, I turned off the record player, adjusted full right, places in between, and full left. Each time turning the player back on to check for effect. Full left results in a wonderful sound from my right channel and dead silence from the left channel. Any slight on the knob makes the right crackle. Just past half way to the right of the balance knob, the crackling moves to the left channel and the right channel begins to dim..
Any and all advice is very welcome. Is there a good place to get cleaning solution? I'll likely order some as soon as possible.
Thanks in advance, Jake
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DarrenWGaransi
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Post subject: Re: 1970s Magnavox console right channel not working? Posted: Aug Wed 09, 2017 7:36 am |
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Joined: May Tue 01, 2007 4:01 am Posts: 1753 Location: Hamilton Square, New Jersey
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You can start by spraying the controls and the speaker selector switch with WD-40. I've found that it does not damage the carbon tracks of the volume, balance and tone pots.
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Andrew0776
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Post subject: Re: 1970s Magnavox console right channel not working? Posted: Oct Sat 26, 2019 11:21 pm |
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Hi, I am new to this forum and have the same exact problem as the original post. My console is the RCA vtt540 mark 8. I have gone through all of the advice and suggestions from this post. I have attached a couple of pics in hope someone can see something. Any advice is appreciated.
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DarrenWGaransi
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Post subject: Re: 1970s Magnavox console right channel not working? Posted: Oct Sun 27, 2019 9:46 pm |
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Joined: May Tue 01, 2007 4:01 am Posts: 1753 Location: Hamilton Square, New Jersey
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What is the actual problem?
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Andrew0776
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Post subject: Re: 1970s Magnavox console right channel not working? Posted: Oct Mon 28, 2019 1:11 am |
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The right channel is not working.
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Andrew0776
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Post subject: Re: 1970s Magnavox console right channel not working? Posted: Nov Fri 01, 2019 2:50 am |
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Thanks again to Darren for his suggestions. Same issue with a bad capacitor. Both channels working great.
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techguru
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Post subject: Re: 1970s Magnavox console right channel not working? Posted: Dec Tue 08, 2020 10:13 pm |
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Hey have this exact same model. The left channel will cut in and out, I've tested a spare speaker at multiple points and determined the wiring is not the issue, so I'm resorting to possibly caps?
It will happen on its own, but it will also cut out if table is slightly bumped.
The drop arm also doesn't move, so how to set that right would be great!
This is for a customer, on a budget, so don't want to pull chassis out unless you guys think caps are next step, and customer is willing to pay
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techguru
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Post subject: Re: 1970s Magnavox console right channel not working? Posted: Dec Mon 21, 2020 10:59 pm |
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Just wanted to update my progress for anyone experiencing the issue I was.
I end up re-soldering all the wire contacts that were soldered. Cleaned the ones that were pluggable. Replaced all caps with higher voltage and better quality (Find Gold Nichion where applies)
I also had to clean the needle with contact cleaner, this is what I believed fixed the "skipping" of sound in the left channel.
The caps made this cabinet crystal clear again, honestly better than some modern systems today
have been listening to the the beetles greatest hits, until client comes to pick up
Cheers!
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