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Hi Mars I am no expert, and although some of the design guidelines given sound like good advice, I would love to hear from the science-based engineering types on the forum on the merits/advantages of expensive caps etc. I have listened to many well designed amps built with reasonably priced...

Hi Charles Judging by what I had observed from your posts over the years, that is what I suspected your approach would be.... Regards

Great find Charles! In my humble opinion, one has to be clear about the objective of such an exercise: * Is it a restoration? Sometimes the very value of such an item lies in its originality. It is often acceptable to replace only parts that need to be replaced / repaired (for various reasons)...

Now that is really pretty Jonathan! Great effort!

+1 on HiPhibian. A short while ago he had stock of great little Project phonostages at a special price. Not sure if any are left, but it was a very good deal!

As promised some pictures of the current state of the tuner and the offending 6C9-based FM front-end. Regards

Some old pictures for those interested:

Hi Sten Thanks a million for the response. The plot thickens indeed, the valve in my unit is marked 6C9 USA. The 6C9 USA is a VHF twin tetrode. It has a noval base with additional center pin. Apparently this base was only used for a few types and is not to be confused with the 6C9 made by...

Have a full kit which I started assembling recently. Everything has gone perfectly smooth, with all components exactly matching the descriptions and values shown in the manual. Then, when almost complete, an issue.... Basically the FM Front end is a pre-assembled module, but the one included in...

Just for the sake of closure, and simply because it might help fellow forum members experiencing similar problems.... The Geforce 310 started its nonsense again and I finally gave up on it and had to find a replacement solution (tried lower resolution settings and after a while even using...

Definitely an Excel ES-70S....

They are the solder-in type - like the ones in the "rs" link posted by Steerpike above. Definitely not a bayonet connector. Thanks for the offer of possible help, let's see when these arrive whether they work or not. Maybe I can help some others on the forum in the future sometime....

Thanks Gents I actually managed to find some 6 x 16 red and orange neon bulbs on ebay - the trick is not to mention "turntables" in the search. These a are 95 - 120VAC and can be adapted for 220 VAC by the addition of a resistor. I have bought some. Now for the long wait. Regards

Hi Anyone have any constructive ideas about where to source these tiny little (neon, I think...?) buggers? Have checked the usual suspects in Cape Town (Yebo, Brights, etc.) as well as Google and eBay (there is a bloke offering an alternative, but his shipping is hyper expensive!!!!) No luck...

Thanks to all who made suggestions. I have: * Removed the offending card * Cleaned off the old (hardened) thermal compound * Put some fresh paste on * Removed the fan from the heatsink * Cleaned out the dust (wasn't too major, funnily enough - but every % might help). The combined decrease in...

Sorry, forgot to mention: * Only went dual monitor setup recently (always did and still does, operate perfectly with a single monitor). * First attempt at a fix was downloading and installing the latest driver update from the Geforce website - did not resolve the problem.

* Thanks, will try removing the dust-devils. * Unfortunately this PC is out of warranty. Regards

Hi My Graphics card overheats then shuts down the display on both monitors, when using a dual display setup (using a VGA port and a Displayport to VGA adapter). Google reveals that this seems to be a common issue (overheating - fan runs like crazy shortly before blackout) , with no apparent...

Not to worry! My three valve amps in use daily and I see a lovely little Pro-ject valve phonostage shifted literally within the hour after being posted on the trader's forum... Valves are more "alive" than ever....

The Subwoofers are supposed to be very good value for money and get good ratings in international reviews. Not sure about their speakers though. I was ready to pull the trigger on their 10 inch "Minime" sub. However, their local agency and retailers suck. Tried in vain for about 18 months as...