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Thread: New old amp and pre |
    
Gold Member Username: Nuck
Post Number: 5640
Registered: Dec-04
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| Posted on Friday, February 02, 2007 - 11:13 am: |
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So I have the 1973 Pioneer now, it needs a cleaning. I have nonresidual contact cleaner to hose it down.
What a beauty. The pre has bass and treble for each channel, low and high bypass filters and norm/revertse(180 deg) selector.
This thing has what would be a HT 5 yrs ago built in, but STEREO!
Now, the Q.
Both units have 20g lamp cord for power, non grounded.
What should I use for power cord?
I have 14g cap-tie(rubber shrouded 3-wire), should I use something else?
I will solder on the stuff I have to try it out after the cleaning, but is there a better rec? |
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Gold Member Username: Jan_b_vigne
Dallas,
TX
Post Number: 9697
Registered: May-04
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| Posted on Friday, February 02, 2007 - 12:06 pm: |
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Why do you think you have to change the power cables? |
Gold Member Username: Nuck
Post Number: 5656
Registered: Dec-04
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| Posted on Friday, February 02, 2007 - 02:39 pm: |
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20g cables, 30 yrs old.
Lamp cord. |
Gold Member Username: Jan_b_vigne
Dallas,
TX
Post Number: 9701
Registered: May-04
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| Posted on Friday, February 02, 2007 - 10:32 pm: |
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Is the insulation in good shape? Any signs of deterioration on the cable or plug? |
Gold Member Username: Nuck
Post Number: 5688
Registered: Dec-04
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| Posted on Saturday, February 03, 2007 - 12:20 am: |
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A bit frayed at a long term bend in the cable.
Like arond a corner for 20 yrs or so. |
Gold Member Username: Nuck
Post Number: 5699
Registered: Dec-04
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| Posted on Saturday, February 03, 2007 - 11:49 am: |
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Well the pre will not power up at all, and the ingress to the power connections are via 30 year old Reed and Prince screws, covered in shite.
I may have to cut the screws with the Dremmel, losing the original screws in the process.
Yeehaw. Not. |
Gold Member Username: Jan_b_vigne
Dallas,
TX
Post Number: 9706
Registered: May-04
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| Posted on Saturday, February 03, 2007 - 12:26 pm: |
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Nuck, you need to let your wife decide which power tools will be required. Just hope she doesn't choose her new chainsaw. |
Gold Member Username: Nuck
Post Number: 5701
Registered: Dec-04
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| Posted on Saturday, February 03, 2007 - 01:49 pm: |
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Jan, if you could skate, I AM a defensman. |
Gold Member Username: Nuck
Post Number: 5755
Registered: Dec-04
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| Posted on Monday, February 05, 2007 - 11:18 am: |
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I met up with a local guy today, via my BIL.
This mechanic/garage owner guy is a Pioneer lunatic.
He has stacks 6' tall.
Spec4 amps(3), Spec 1 preamp, dual 26 band EQ's.
4 tape decks,want a mint PT 2150 deck? $300CDN.
Manual bias, manual tape set, 5 zillion buttons, a nice studio.
2 sets of speaks, stacked(it ain't a great listening room), HPM700 and HPM900. He has a set of 100's upstairs, but needs a woofer.
And his buddy has 5x more than that!
Who says Canadians can't have rednecks!? |
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