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Magnavox Micromatic Repair |
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Post# 683205 6/9/2013 at 12:15 (3,966 days old) by lovestowash  (St. Petersburg, FL) |
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| Post# 683263 , Reply# 1 6/9/2013 at 16:56 (3,965 days old) by classiccaprice (Hampton, Virginia) | ||
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| Post# 687698 , Reply# 4 7/6/2013 at 21:30 (3,938 days old) by classiccaprice (Hampton, Virginia) | ||
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| Post# 687706 , Reply# 5 7/6/2013 at 23:05 (3,938 days old) by whirlcool (Just North Of Houston, Texas) | ||
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The problem is probably just solidified grease and lubricants. This happens over time. Usually a good cleaning and the new application of the proper lubricants will solve most problems. The main thing to remember is not to "help" any slow moving parts along.When you do this you up the chance you'll break something. And that something is usually a NLA part! | ||
| Post# 687750 , Reply# 6 7/7/2013 at 05:58 (3,938 days old) by fido () | ||
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If it uses rubber friction drive wheels the rubber tends to harden with age and lose its friction. There are people making new wheels or tyres but it can be expensive. | ||
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Post# 687768 , Reply# 7 7/7/2013 at 09:38 (3,938 days old) by lovestowash (St. Petersburg, FL) |
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Post# 687769 , Reply# 8 7/7/2013 at 09:44 (3,938 days old) by lovestowash (St. Petersburg, FL) |
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"When you do this ... you'll break something" | ||
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Post# 687770 , Reply# 9 7/7/2013 at 09:46 (3,938 days old) by lovestowash (St. Petersburg, FL) |
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Already a replacement... | ||
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Post# 687771 , Reply# 10 7/7/2013 at 09:48 (3,938 days old) by lovestowash (St. Petersburg, FL) |
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Did you say French Provincial??? | ||
| Post# 687800 , Reply# 12 7/7/2013 at 11:41 (3,938 days old) by whirlcool (Just North Of Houston, Texas) | ||
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If you want to try to clean & relubricate the turntable, just send me a note. It's pretty easy once you understand what is going on. | ||
| Post# 687824 , Reply# 13 7/7/2013 at 14:20 (3,938 days old) by twintubdexter (Palm Springs) | ||
When I first saw your request for Micromatic repair I was going to suggest watching ebay for a reasonably priced replacement. That one you picked up, sometimes called a "fish hook" changer, looks to be in new-like cosmetic shape. I did the same thing for the changer in the Concert Grand I found in Eugene Oregon ($40) and had shipped to me here in Southern California. The changer sits over a bed of hot vacuum tubes which caused the motor mounts to dry up. The long trip from Eugene to Salt Lake City to LA and then down to me sort of finished them off. Since I'm a purist I need to either switch mounts or the motor itself since the changer is slightly different.
If you check Magnavox stereos almost daily like me you will see that there are many of your same model for sale. Magnavox must have sold a ton of them, but yours looks more like walnut than the common fruitwood. It's very beautiful. You might want to check out the Yahoo Group "Magnavox Friends." turntable over a BBQ pit of tuner tubes and remote unit tubes below that CLICK HERE TO GO TO twintubdexter's LINK 
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| Post# 687825 , Reply# 14 7/7/2013 at 14:21 (3,938 days old) by twintubdexter (Palm Springs) | ||
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