So I recently picked up a webcor model tp2005 for $8 from good will, I figured the tubes and tranny were worth the price alone. It is an all tube mono reel to reel. Well it is in pretty good condition and it works well. Today I decided to open her up to check her out as she had a bit of a hum. Surprisingly the can cap measured in spec so I ended up adding another RC to the PS using some extra parts I had laying around to reduce the ripple. After poking around and learning a few things I found the schematic for the unit inside the case when I was about to resemble it. The schematic is a bit different as my unit does not have a 6e5 tube.
So here are my questions
What should I do with this thing? My current thought are to either pull it appart for parts or use it for recording since it has a mic preamp. I used to do a little recording and I wouldn't mind using it on vocals the next time I play around with recording. I can't see it being worth that much unless there is a big market for old reel to reel units I don't know about.
If I do use it for recording, is there anything I should do to improve the circuit or should I use it as is?
I noticed that my B+ is a bit higher then the 305 on the schematic due to higher line voltage, should I increase the R in my PS to lower the voltage to what is in the schematic?
The unit uses an AC powered motor that vibrates quite a bit. It seems the designers were aware of this as the motor is rubber mounted. Is there anything I can do to reduce the vibration short of replacing the motor? AFAIK you can't run a motor like this on DC so I don't know what else I could do.
So here are my questions
What should I do with this thing? My current thought are to either pull it appart for parts or use it for recording since it has a mic preamp. I used to do a little recording and I wouldn't mind using it on vocals the next time I play around with recording. I can't see it being worth that much unless there is a big market for old reel to reel units I don't know about.
If I do use it for recording, is there anything I should do to improve the circuit or should I use it as is?
I noticed that my B+ is a bit higher then the 305 on the schematic due to higher line voltage, should I increase the R in my PS to lower the voltage to what is in the schematic?
The unit uses an AC powered motor that vibrates quite a bit. It seems the designers were aware of this as the motor is rubber mounted. Is there anything I can do to reduce the vibration short of replacing the motor? AFAIK you can't run a motor like this on DC so I don't know what else I could do.