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Zenith Cobramatic phonograph stereo with satellite

Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 5:26 pm
by keyser soze
Greetings!

Hey guys, I gots a question for ya.

Wife and I went to look at a vintage 60's lamp she wanted to buy. In the back of the store was a Zenith Cobramatic SFD288/SRD88 High Fidelity Radio Phonograph. The unit powers up, sounds awesome, but once the tubes heat up the sound degrades substantially. There are a couple shops in Phoenix that do Tube Radio Repair so no worrys there, but I can not find any info on the unit. I wonder, does anyone here know anything about these old systems? If not, no biggie, I love the look of it enough that if it never plays again I will still be happy and keep her forever.

Anyway, any help will be appreciated.

Thanks
Alan

Posted: Wed Sep 06, 2006 7:03 pm
by Record-changer
Ten to one it needs new electrolytic capacitors. Those have a shelf life of 15 to 25 years,.