That's my dad's Marantz!!! He is so very happy with it 😁😁! You did a wonderful repair. You are very talented. Thank you very much. I enjoyed watching the video, seeing how all was done 👍👍👍
I don't have this one but I have 4 models above it like the 2220 and the 2238. I once repaired a 4 channel Marantz receiver from this time period and it sounded better to me than a number of the higher powered 2 channel models.
Appreciate you showing all the trial n error with that damn string (looked like rope in video, camera magnification). I say this because my Mod 125 had a small fray, but was able to fix with quality glue, light filing after drying. Also using 2 layers of vellum, was not able to get 48 lb vellum, got 57 lb and was a little concerned about clarity but you answered question for me, 57 lb should be perfect. Please tell Dave Thanks for putting up with education on lighting with these Marantz units, Pioneer, Kenwood, Yamaha not even close to how temperamental this Marantz equipment is.
I had all of the lamps on hand except the dial indicator. Rather than wait for a lamp to show up, and pay shipping for a small part I used a single white/yellow LED, a 1N4004 diode and a 470 ohm resistor that I already had. The resistor limits the current and the diode protects the led from excess reverse voltage on each negative half cycle. The length of the body of the LED was compact and about half the length of a standard diode. When assembled it fit perfect inside the black housing.
Great Job. My biggest fear is cutting the string with my solder iron and being up the creek without a paddle I think I could figure it out, but not without a lot of trial and error.
Peeling off the yellowed parchment from the back of my radio dial/display, I found way more glue was used than in your example. Do you have any hints for removal>? do not want to dissolve the paint or scratch it in any way. For now, I am painstakingly scraping it off little by little with my finger nail. Your guide is a huge help BTW! I never thought I could do this myself, and little by little I am getting ti!
Marantz products sold for a higher price in the 1970s and had a minimum retail price they were allowed to be sold for and if a dealer would sell one lower than that price, they would lose their dealership.
What is the best way to re-spread apart the split type control rods? I am referring to the split aluminum shafts which the knobs then pressure-fit onto. I have one where the two halves are pinched together, and now the knob will not stay on.
Hello Sir, I am paranoid that I turned my tuning wheel too far to the left when it was already all the way over. But I see you kept spinning the wheel even when it was all the way over, is it ok that I did that? Thanks. It keeps spinning to the right, but stops spinning to the left.
With highly oxidized contacts on the selector switch, it's best to physically scrub the contacts to dislodge the oxidation. Spraying won't really remove it effectively.
Kinda like dry cleaning clothes. Where does the funk go? Probably nowhere. Gotta wash and rinse laundry to get it clean. Similarly, one should attempt to remove the funk after deoxy if feasible.
Agreed...double sided tape is a wonderful thing. And you really don't need a lot, just a few spots. Once youget the faceplate back on, pressure pretty much keeps everything in place.
