hello fellow tweakers, I have bought a near mint Revox A76 Fm tuner. I have also installed an outdoor dipole fm antenna (75ohm copper co-axial connecting the ...
Yes, you came to the right place. Inductors and resistors should not deteriorate over time, unless they are overloaded with too much cuurent, which is evident...
I somewhat think that caps do deteriorate over time but the main issues to consider is that caps are much better now than 20 years ago and even the cheaper...
Ah, that's good useful information. Thanks Roger, et. al.! Now how would I determine the inductance value of the coil in a speaker just by looking at it (or...
What would be the best gauge of wire to use in electronic? 16 - 18 gauge for higher current applications, but in general is 20 - 22 gauge good for audio...
Tough question indeed, stripping teflon wire. :) The stripper that we have at work that I use on teflon is a thermal stripper made by Teledyne Kinetics, model...
Thank Roger! I asked around and someone showed me a stripper called a 'hot tweezer' which works like you describe. I'm gonna get me one! Sure beats nicking...
Hi Jim, When I sign off with my "Ain't this stuff fun?" there is no doubt in my mind what your answer is. You are having WAAY too much fun. Mrs. Rivers,...
A search of Google says 22 watts. Which makes me think AES (Cary) lied about 32 watts out of my 845 mono amps. 8:-) jim... ... meet ... ~--> What ... ~->...
Does stranded hookup wire sound better than solid hookup wire? I can understand the logical reason for using stranded wire, for example it is more flexible and...
I'm using cardas solder for my soldering. I don't know if I like it because it splatters. I can turn the heat down, but then it takes too long to melt. It's...
Being a speaker builder I might throw in my two cents. 1. New NP caps of the same value will most likely sound better than the old caps in your speakers. 2....
... Wirewound resistors don't degrade. In general, carbon-comp resistors do degrade. If you restore anything other than speakers, keep this in mind. I have...
Just my opinion. I use solid core wire in my amp and preamp. I've used two types of (solid core) ccc pure copper in the audio path, feedback path of amp and...
I'm a pretty good solderer. I've done some SMT work on spacecraft. At work we use Kester Electronics Solder 282 Rosin Core Flux. When I saw the Cardas, it...
I really like a roll marked AT&T 60/40. It's almost empty.:-( My first roll of Wonder Solder was great. There was one and I THINK it may have been high...
Hi Jim, RE: the new photo. Let me make the first entry guesses in the big "what dahell's dat" contest. I love the big winner's prizes. 8:-)) IT IS: a) A...
-Upon further review it is a U-2 spy plane photo of a tantalum insurgent sneaking into a polypropylene and Black gate compound. YUP, dat's what it is. RFM --...
... as ... Hi Jim, I would hate to ignite capacitor argument fire # LMMLXXXIV. Several years ago I worked with a retired CIA electronics tech. He had developed...
Has anyone thought about using these as a cheap alternative. That instead of all the more expensive choices for energy absorbing/dissapating feet out there?...
Hi Jim, Man, you brought back some memories. One of my first 'audiophile' solders was Wonder Solder and it came in a teal dispenser. Not very much of it,...
I found the following tips at http://www.gcaudio.com Quote: Dr. A.J. van den Hul has put together what he calls "The Commandments for Optimal Soldering. "...
I'm not a speaker designer, nor do I know how to make crossovers. I have a pair of vintage Klipsch La Scalas with the vintage AA crossovers. One of the...
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