A Challenge for the Repair Gurus

Apr 16, 2007 10 Replies
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Patient: Fisher 700T Solid-state US-made Receiver from the mid-60s. Source: Vintage Radio Swap-meet, Parsipanny, NJ Cost: $5 at the afterwards-auction Discovered Problem: Saturated with steel-wool shavings. Symptoms: Right channel distorted (I cleaned what I saw, but discovered that the shavings got as far as transistor sockets), and the FM goes in and out. When in, its fine. Weight: +/- 25 pounds. 30# boxed for shipment.



For the cost of shipping, I will send it to the first taker. The deadline is Noon tomorrow, EDT. Shipping will be by FedEx ground or USPS Parcel Post, whichever is cheaper based on the weight. So use a calculator to your Zip-code from 19095.



Yes, it has all its knobs. If no one wants it, I will flog the knobs and dump the rest. Life is too short to deal with this given the rest of the stuff in the queue.



Thanks in advance.



Peter Wieck Wyncote, PA



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It's a good reciever for someone with the time to deal with it. A few years ago when I had many fewer projects I'd have taken it on.

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Yes, me too but the steel wool shavings make me nervous ;>)

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Um... no reason at all. But all-and-at-the-same-time... no reason to make such a post either.

As to it being a mistake, when I realize the expected $30+ which is the going-rate for the knob-set, the $10 for the dial face, and perhaps find a new home for the transformer, that mistake will at least be covered in direct costs + some.

The point being that someone may want that receiver intact. So I made the offer. If it offends you, sue me.

Peter Wiekc Wyncote, PA

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Giant magnet from Acme?

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No offense. Good deal on the knobs and dial face!

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quoted text -

Magnetic... steel wool. Anyway, no zinc, lots-O-cadmium. There are remedies for that which are far easier to apply than to the steel wool.

Peter Wieck Wyncote, PA

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You still have this ? if so i might be interested ... let me know .. post back please

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Long gone. And at 14 X first cost. Sorry.

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