r/VintageRadios

The power cord had deteriorated, so I wired in a standard polarized 2 prong cord and tested the unit. The dial light came on and the AM band worked fine for about 5 minutes. I turned the unit off for about 10 minutes and then tried again but this time there was no sound; only the dial light.

This brings me to some questions:

The chassis is 132.06 4 which seems to be harder to find manuals for. Is the 132.06 3 manual suitable?

All components are likely original and will need new condensers. What is the best source to find replacement parts?

Is there a good all around resource for learning about troubleshooting antique radios? I work with modern automation and electronics but have never worked with vacuum tubes or anything this old.

Is there any value to this? It looks like a fun project but I don't want to potentially ruin something if this is a valuable unit, and I can't find any info for this particular unit.

Hello ! I know this is more for mechanical phonographs but I’m excited to finally have this machine at my house! I knew the original owner and have always loved it.

From looking at the tone arm it looks like it would just take a steel needle? It looks like a super bent tungstone, but would anyone know how to find like a (sapphire?) stylus for it?

I’ll probably have someone redo the electronics for me as the radio stuff is a little out of my wheelhouse… but the local guy does ONLY radio, not the phonograph side of it!

She still sounds great though!

Also please ignore the mess in my kitchen. I was very excited lol

Does anyone know where I can get my record player cabinet repaired?

I bought this Telefunken Hymnus 105 record player cabinet two years ago and my fiance and I did a lot of repairs on the record player and cosmetic repairs to the cabinet, so it has a lot of sentimental value now.

For two years we had no issues. Its a hi-fi system, so it sounds amazing. We love this thing.

We leave the radio on for our dog when we go out and one day we came home and there was this buzzing sound, almost like electrical interference. We did a lot for tests and research on our own and we think it's a transistor issue. Neither of us are electricians, so we don't want to be messing around with it too much.

The record player itself is working fine, so are the speakers. So I don't think I need an audio technician specifically, but someone who knows vintage appliances maybe? I have the original paperwork for it, so if anyone knows how to read them, maybe it's an easier repair? Its also heavy, so it would probably need to be a house call.

Anyone have any ideas?

Recently got a Victor Gramaphone (?) Into my work, was wondering how to repair this/what part is needed?

Hello,

I picked up this reproduction GE cathedral radio from the thrift store for $20. From what I can tell it’s probably from the late 1980s. Couldn’t find a definitive manufacture date yet.

It mostly works but the dial light has burnt out. Looking for suggestions on what I need to buy to replace it. The site I was looking at the bulbs were much larger and needed to go into a socket. This one is wired to the whole internal unit.

I would prefer an LED replacement if possible, but it needs to be amber/warm. I don’t want to use a blue/cool LED. I watched a YouTube video of a guy who was replacing the light in this exact model but he had to wire 6 LEDs together just to have it bright enough to shine through the back of the dial (where it’s mounted). If you have any suggestions please let me know!

I’m trying to create a digital model of this classic GE clock radio for a project. Does anyone have circuit or functional schematics, or know where I could find them? I’m looking at the 7-4630A, but similar versions would help too.

If anyone has one taken apart, would you be willing to share pictures of the top and bottom of the circuit boards? That would help me work out the components and connections if I can’t find schematics.

Vintage General Electric radio I have