1950s to 1960s zenith hi-fi stero combo

The radio works well,but when I try to play record player,it hums but nothing happens. I have the manual,that came with this,but am not a very handy person :lol.. My goal is to sell this very nice piece of furniture,but would like the record player,to be working.Anyone have any ideas? Thank you

It sounds like the wires to the pickup have become disconnected (or at least the ground).

The going price for consoles is about $25. This is because the shipping cost is murder, and people don't have room for them.

At least now I have a idea as to what the problem is. Thank You[/b]

here is possible help. If you can play a record and hear faint music along with the loud hum you most likely have a ground disconected. Just make shure the volume control is down low to prevent damage to the speakers during this test or plug in a cheep pair of headphones.

basicily what causes this type of hum is when the ground is disconnected, the audio reciever is lead to pick up stuff like electromagnetic fields and other things in the air similar in fashion to a radio recieving a station. only difference is the record player and wires connected to it are acting as an antenna.

heres is a shure fire way to diagnose the problem . disconnect the record players audio cables from the amp. turn the amp on. if you hear no sound at all, then you have officilally diagnosed the above by removing said antenna from the amp. If hum is still there, you have a problem with the audio amp.

hope my rambling helps and I wish you the best.

I will try this test, I appreciate the help.Thanks again