1959 Admiral Console Phono test

[Turkeydoodlers]

I just got a 1961 magnavox and I was wondering if anyone can help me out

When I turn it on it's ok for a sec then hums

Anyone know what might be causing that? And how do I re grease the underneath the record player and the idle wheel doesn't see right

Any help?

[retrochad]

@Turkeydoodlers Hum is usually caused by bad electrolytic capacitors. On the record changer there are two bolts with nuts that fold up that you undo on the underside of the changer to remove it. If the idler wheel has a flat spot in it you may be able to put it in a drill like a drill bit and grind it down slightly on some fine sandpaper attached to a workbench.

[ReverendWayne]

The receiver looked very familiar to me, and when I saw the changer it all came back. When I was a teen we had a console that opened from the front. The changer was at the bottom and it pulled out on slides. Same changer as in this unit, I'm pretty sure, and the tuner/amp was at least very similar.

[chompo7]

very nice console

i just bought an admiral tv/phono console from about

1957. what type of cartridges do they use,a power point?

[jwl9286]

Oh yes, The Velocity trip device device located under the turntable gets sluggish when not used and causes the tone arm to drag as it nears the end of the record. You can often feel the resistance when you move the arm toward center. This drag sometimes causes it to sound a little fuzzy. Lubrication is not recommended in the service manual but exercise over and over does seem to help. Once the trip device gets really out of whack with lubrication it is very hard to get it right again.

[jwl9286]

I love Admiral stuff, I have many of those record changers! My whole radio/record player room is filled with mostly Admiral units. Thanks for sharing it with us.

[batterymaker]

Hard to disassemble?  Yep, it's an Admiral... :-)

[eskiewolf76]

Nice stereo! That 78 sounds good! I hope it gets fully restored, but it's nice as it is.

Hope you enjoy your Christmas holiday!

[TheTarrMan]

that cool

[kirbykallen]

Great tune and great sound!! I enjoy your vid, Chad!

Happy Holidays!

Joe

[AllAmericanFiveRadio]

Nice system sound very good.

[CWM480]

wow I kinda laughed when I saw RIAA mode... so what is riaa and LON modes?

very interesting player!

[PerisphereRec]

Those settings were intended to give more tonally accurate playback of records made by different labels in the years before 1954 when the RIAA curve was standardised. LP for early Columbia LPs, LON for records made by UK Decca (aka London in the US) from 1944 onward, the famous FFRR (Full Frequency Range Recording) records.

[starlite2991]

I always love your stuff Chad! Your as bad as me. When i get my vid camera up i'll have to play catch up wit ya.

[chompo7]

i have a 1959 motorola console that has the compensator too .i have a video of it on youtube.

.when did they stop putting those in? yours is only

the second ive seen.cant say i notice much difference

between any of them though,other than the 78 selection.

happy holidays

joe

[phantom3rdchannel]

its looking nice. i know what you mean about getting the tuner out. i usually just leave the bottom nuts in. still need to find a 45 adapter and get a new dial pointer for the balance control, think my dial cover is broken but I haven't seen it in so long i cant remember lol.

[1944johndeerel]

my grand parents have an old consol sterio with a record changer. i cant remember for the life of me who made it. its been awhile since ive seen it with the cover open. last i knew it still worked great. but my grandparents keep pictures set up on top of it latley and im not inclined to move them just to look inside of the unit yet. its probably twice the width of yours there. ill have to google and see if i can find one that resembes it.