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I goofed in stating that the on/ off volume control was bad.

It is the on/off tone control. OOps

Anyway the one i bought for parts is better than the one I wanted to fix in many ways. Not as...

So further on my journey into wire recording.:rofl2:

So the second one I got had a bad on/off volume switch. Along with a large humm. [Bad capacitors from what I understand.]

Looking for parts...

Is it WRAD?

Wire recorder acquisition disorder?

I got another and I am waiting until tomorrow to let it warm up from shipping before I try it out.

That sounds great to me because at least in this instance I am simple. :D

There is much to learn about a simple circuit. I see now some Mica capacitors which I understand are pretty long life.
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This is the part that is outside of my comfort zone. The back of the radio/control unit.

It took me a while of starting and stopping before I wrecked something to get it apart.

If I would have...

One could argue that tape is "far" better.

How many times have you see the mess of tape on the side of the road?

This is the bottom of mine.


You can see the fine rust and maybe not see the old sticky lubricant. I have to finish cleaning and lubing this again and the mechanical part will be done.

The...

This is an extra long video and to long for some one not into these but it is the best instructions I have found. This is the model I have. The head on mine doesn't go up and down. At about 26 min it...

I have some family recordings on wire and have a what I think is a 1947 Sears player.

Does anyone here have experience with such things?