80's Fisher Stereo Set

[CivicProtection]

Originally Posted by Cal Weldon

CP, if you can, show us a pic of the amp.

Yeah I will take some pictures of the amp and while I'm at it, the rest of the gear. About the Realistic speakers: I learned the name of what the drivers are made of...........polypropylene. Some kind of slick plastic?
They sound good. Though the wood veneer could stand a little finish as it appears they were beside a window with sunlight beating on them for a long time which bleached and dried out whatever finish it had on it.

[Cal Weldon]

Yes polypropylene is a rather popular plastic. Ropes, insulating clothing and insulating window film come to mind. It does dry out and get brittle over time but depending on what the surrounds material is that may not be an issue. I have some 20 yr old poly cone woofers that are still very pliable. Sun and certain solvents are their enemy.

[Andrew Eckhardt]

It's been so long that I don't remember model numbers, but I sure have repaired a Boat Load of Fisher integrated amps. These often used 2sC3281/A1302 or separate driver/power STKs, and were generally excellent sounding designs for late model Fisher at the time. However, they blew up a lot. Bad solder everywhere because of major thermal issues. Glue on the circuit board that went electrolytic and caused electrical and corrosion problems. Signal and low power transistors that ate themselves because of heat. A lot of them came in making funny noises, and just as many came in dead from shorts or open power transformers. Clean it up. If you find any brown areas on circuit boards look for cracked/crystalized solder (moats) there. Probably ought to inspect the whole solder side of the boards. Re-grease sinks. The power switches were famous for getting knocked in. If you get it running and manage to keep it cool they're actually an amp worth having around for one reason or another.

[CivicProtection]

OK thanks for the heads up. I'll open it up, and do some CAREFUL checking around inside. It works good NOW, I want to keep it that way.

[CivicProtection]

Unfortunately, somebody has stolen my SD card and reader from me.
I can't take any photos of anything with my camera now. Sorry folks.
I did find a video on youtube of a Fisher amp a few numbers ahead of mine, looks more advanced and has more features. Neat.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bI_gb...eature=related

[CivicProtection]

Originally Posted by CivicProtection

OK thanks for the heads up. I'll open it up, and do some CAREFUL checking around inside. It works good NOW, I want to keep it that way.

I didn't yet pull the amplifier out of the cabinet, as I do not have my workshop set up yet. I did however spray the balance slider control with contact cleaner. I only noticed a slight scratching sound when I plugged in my headphones.
It was very slight, not noticeable with the speakers but the spray fixed it.

I bought from a friend of mine an old Compaq Deskpro EN. It is a small thin desktop which fits nicely in the cabinet.
http://mon-pack-pc.com/img/p/32-153-thickbox.jpg

Pentium III 733, 128 MB of RAM, and 15 GB HD

I'll use it to play FLAC, MP3's, AVI's, and burned DVD's. Access a large external HD with NTFS. All things my Xbox 360 cannot do.
Well..........Xbox 360 CAN play MP3's but the interface is crude and the sound is.....OK at best.

[sancho09]

Hola amigos no se si esto se pueda hacer por lo poco que traduje de las reglas, soy de colombia y he buscado informacion de este equipo en particular del que estan hablando, hace 2 años me compre este equipo de el cual creo fue edicion limitada en el 50 aniversario de fisher 1937 - 1987 eso dice la caja de el control remoto y fue traido a colombia en el año 87 por alguien que viajó a estados unidos. pongo algunas fotos de el equipo completo y en perfecto estado y de un excelente sonido estoy feliz con esta adquisicion y jamas creo lo venderia es una verdadera joya

disculpen la mala traduccion pero esta hecha con google translate.

como puedo publicar las imagenes ayuda por favor?





Hello friends do not know if this can be done from the little I translated the rules, I'm from Colombia and I looked for information on this particular unit they are talking about, 2 years ago I bought this computer from which I was limited edition the 50 anniversary of Fisher from 1937 to 1987 that says the remote control box and was brought to Colombia in the year 87 by someone who traveled to the United States. I put some pictures of the entire team and in perfect condition and great sound I am happy with this acquisition and will never sell it I think it is a real gem

sorry for the bad translation but is made with google translate

I can post pictures and help please?