Help identifying a console I recently purchased

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Help identifying a console I recently purchased

by sotrhRaven » Thu Apr 25, 2013 1:30 pm


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Re: Help identifying a console I recently purchased

by MattTech » Thu Apr 25, 2013 7:06 pm

Looks to be a 1958/59 Magnavox, an early stereo unit - isn't there a name listed on it?

Be advised that it will need a restoration in order to operate reliably and safely.
Typical restorations can run up to a couple hundred for parts & labor.
It's a one-time thing that is mandatory for anything of this vintage.
But this involved operation reverses the natural aging of the internal components that are decades old and unsafe to power up these days.
Additionally, the record changer requires an overhaul, because of dried-up lubricants and dryrotted rubber parts.

If used in the "as is" condition that it appears to be in, eventually it'll cost much more to repair, if power/output transformers / tubes are fried due to neglecting preventative restoration.
These units wern't fused for safety, either, and possess a fire risk - I always install a safety fuse during the restoration process. - it's just good sense, and insures I don't have any liability issues later on from a customer.

I've had to replace many a transformer because the customer wasn't informed. - they simply don't know.
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