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I am going to try and find a replacement record player which goes with the style of the unit (but also one that’s not too steep in price). You said that you used a voice of music automatic turntable so I have had a look but all I can find is ones from America and the postage costs more than...
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So I soldered the two wires the other way round and it did the exact same thing. Faint on max volume.
Both the wires went into the same bit of metal so I don’t think it mattered if they were the wrong way round.
My plan now is to fit a different record player in there (keeping with the...
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I will take out the record player and show you a picture of the soldering I did
As I say, those two wires that I soldered back on were the only two wires leading out of the record deck so they will be very fine wires.
When I touch any metal part of the cartridge with my finger the speakers make a loud buzzing sound. The metal underside of the cartridge makes an especially loud buzz
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So I need to rub my thumbnail on the needle and expect a scratching sound?
There isn’t a scratching sound it is just my finger brushing against the stylus and causing a buzz
Also, if I touch any other metal component on the unit the speaker makes a little tapping sound ‘pop’
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The valve tubes are correct though because there is a sticker inside of it which shows the model number of all the valves in it. i have checked and they all match up.
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Thank you
I do find it unusual though how when I put some new valves in the radio goes crackly and distorted and it also works on a higher volume? And also there is nothing coming out of the speakers on a high volume with the new valves.
But I would have expected some change in the record...
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I have a 1954 HMV Radiogram.
When I first got my hands on it, it hadn't been turned on for a very long time and the power cable had been cut off. It has an external earth screw and a neutral and live wire which had been cut. I wired a mains lead, screwing the earth to the external earth...