My second power transformer is different than the first; looks like it has been replaced in the past. Anyone recognize it?
An externally hosted image should be here but it was not working when we last tested it.
An externally hosted image should be here but it was not working when we last tested it.
Excellent work! I inherited a pair of these from my dad just about 30 years ago and they've been in storage ever since. I'd love to have them refurbished but have no idea where to start, nor do I have the time or smarts in this field to tackle something like this. Would love to have a conversation with you if you have the time.
Hi there! Im in Orlando, Florida. Apologies for the delayed response. I have the 2sw II model with sub-woofers. I removed the back panel and took pics of what I found. Seems the electrostatic film is still there. The cylindrical cone (I believe this is what they are called) grills in the front are bent out of shape, some are cracked. I plan to take pictures of the amps in the very near future as well.
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You have 2SW-2; I have 2SW-1, ours are 99.5% identical. So here's some comments and suggestions that might be helpful.
The metal chassis with the fan is a VERY HIGH VOLTAGE amplifier that wants to kill you if you work on it and don't know what you're doing. Further, it will hurt the whole time you're dying. If you feel you might not be experienced enough to take on this project, please please do not do so. Get them to someone who can help you with that and has the necessary high voltage tools.
The amplifiers are notoriously unreliable and often need to be completely rebuilt. If they have been unused for decades don't even turn them on. Just get them to a good tech as your step one. Repairs here are almost always expensive, and almost always needed. You saw the rebuild I had to do - I didn't do it for fun, it was needed to make them work at all.
The cabinets contain three identical panels. You have the 1st generation panels. The bent pieces in the front are actually a 'lens' according to the company and mine are as warped was yours. It's unattractive but not in your top twenty problems. Ignore it.
What IS a problem is decades of storage with no grill foam across the mouth of the lens. Dust, dirt and bugs get in and contaminate the front surface of the panels. In order to clean the front of the panels you have to remove them from the cabinet. Let me know if that's something you'd like to take on and we'll talk about the particulars.
The company was very small and the entire production run was a couple hundred pair. As far as I know there's only about twenty pair still running in the world.
When these run they are simply astonishing. But it's like having an old sports car in the garage - they will make you suffer for your enjoyment ":^)
Best wishes.
The metal chassis with the fan is a VERY HIGH VOLTAGE amplifier that wants to kill you if you work on it and don't know what you're doing. Further, it will hurt the whole time you're dying. If you feel you might not be experienced enough to take on this project, please please do not do so. Get them to someone who can help you with that and has the necessary high voltage tools.
The amplifiers are notoriously unreliable and often need to be completely rebuilt. If they have been unused for decades don't even turn them on. Just get them to a good tech as your step one. Repairs here are almost always expensive, and almost always needed. You saw the rebuild I had to do - I didn't do it for fun, it was needed to make them work at all.
The cabinets contain three identical panels. You have the 1st generation panels. The bent pieces in the front are actually a 'lens' according to the company and mine are as warped was yours. It's unattractive but not in your top twenty problems. Ignore it.
What IS a problem is decades of storage with no grill foam across the mouth of the lens. Dust, dirt and bugs get in and contaminate the front surface of the panels. In order to clean the front of the panels you have to remove them from the cabinet. Let me know if that's something you'd like to take on and we'll talk about the particulars.
The company was very small and the entire production run was a couple hundred pair. As far as I know there's only about twenty pair still running in the world.
When these run they are simply astonishing. But it's like having an old sports car in the garage - they will make you suffer for your enjoyment ":^)
Best wishes.