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Old 08-04-2018, 06:01 PM
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1964 RCA VFE 03 Record Player Speaker

I ended out with one of these and need a speaker. The good speaker tests at 37.7 ohms, so if I understand right it would be about 42 ohms. Seems goofy to me. Does anyone have a schematic?

No name on the turntable top or bottom. No tubes. no radio, just a record player. Its like a childrens player but is walnut veneered and on spindle legs and looks nice. Im surprised the cabinet is so nice with such a mediocre changer.

Here is a similar one http://www.lotnut.com/app/item.html;...0-0702490f4c46
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Old 08-07-2018, 05:08 PM
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I did some research and I think the Sams folder is number 765-11. Maybe that will help people search. Thanks!
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Picture of speaker you seek??

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Old 08-07-2018, 08:29 PM
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i dont necessarilly need an exact replacement. Im more wanting to know what ohms it is from a schematic before I dig thru my parts. But I will get a pic of speaker on tomorrow. Thanks!

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Old 08-08-2018, 09:26 AM
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i dont necessarilly need an exact replacement. Im more wanting to know what ohms it is from a schematic before I dig thru my parts. But I will get a pic of speaker on tomorrow. Thanks!
IIRC, RCA speakers were something like 8-16-32ohms impedance.
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Old 08-08-2018, 05:02 PM
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IIRC, RCA speakers were something like 8-16-32ohms impedance.
That would be my guess, one of those, Im just hoping someone knows exact ohms as ive read its hard on other parts if its wrong.

Heres a pic of the speaker. The numbers on it are 961615-11 and 2746505.2 the - and . could be wrong of course.

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Old 08-17-2018, 03:50 PM
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I did some research and I think the Sams folder is number 765-11. Maybe that will help people search. Thanks!
Yes, Ill have a look at that for you. The higher (than 8 ohms) impedance speakers were used with early solid state amps that used certain germanium transistors.
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Old 08-17-2018, 04:01 PM
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Old 08-20-2018, 02:43 PM
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PM me with your email address and Ill scan the sams for you. I found the folder but forgot to bring this morning or you'd have an answer by now.

I am out of upload space on my posts and need to go back and shrink-edit some huge files I posted. 7 years is a long time to be posting if you cant keep stuff to yourself
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PM me with your email address and Ill scan the sams for you. I found the folder but forgot to bring this morning or you'd have an answer by now.

I am out of upload space on my posts and need to go back and shrink-edit some huge files I posted. 7 years is a long time to be posting if you cant keep stuff to yourself
I host all photos I post on a 3rd party site for a few reasons: One main one is that storage space is small so I rather save space for file types I have to use VK to host like .PDFs and .Zip. Also, Vk's interface is a bit clunky, and most pics I don't like to have access limited to those logged in.
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I got this working quite a while ago and set it aside and am now looking at it again. It sounds real nice except for its running a little bit low, like 31 speed. Im fairly sure it is not the idler due to experimenting. Anyway Im thinking its possibly a leaking diode (and I could be wrong!!!) that connect to the motor. There are 2 Im concerned with but before I remove them the number is 1N1692 which crosses to NTE117. can they be replaced with 1N4007's? I have those on hand is why I ask. They are circled in black in the pic. Thanks!
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N1692 600ma 100v
1N4007 1A 1000v - should work fine
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Old 03-24-2019, 02:15 PM
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Thanks! The different kinds of diodes always scare me a little.
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Old 03-24-2019, 02:36 PM
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Numbers on spkr. The one ending -11 is what RCA calls a drawing
number. There was a cross reference to get the real 6 digit
part number. The one starting 274. 274 is RCA's EIA number.
Almost every US mfg had a different one. The 6505 is probably
the date code. So 1965 fifth week. Last number probably run number
for that week.

Common impedance for speakers was 4-8-16 & 32. It is not DC
ohms & will measure different. Matching impedance to the design
is most efficient & safest. IIRC Sams shows actual impedance.
Try to match it. Also be sure there is no DC voltage on the speaker
wires before replacing it. Compare to the good channel. A leaky
output can pop the spkr or other things....

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Old 03-24-2019, 04:22 PM
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Thank you for the added info Zeno.

Dave Goodlin was kind enough to email me the sams months ago for the electronics and I found the changer Sam online. These were a strange ohm, 35 ohms to be exact. I was actually lucky enough to find one on ebay the right size and ohms and it sounds good for a cheap changer. I never expected to find one with that ohm amount.

I switched the diodes and just now gave it a whirl and the speed tests correct by eyeballing it, so I got lucky. I did order one of those laser RPM meters and will test it for sure when it arrives but its awful close. I was hoping it wasnt the motor. Its nice to have one project done, lol
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