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Old 19th Nov 2009, 12:53 am   #15
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Default Re: repairing 1950s Philips record player, long post

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Originally Posted by Heatercathodeshort View Post
The saga was strange because Philips were very good mechanical engineers and usually came up with strange but reliable equipment. I have a feeling the poor designer was locked in a room and fed jam sandwiches under the door till he came up with a 'working' changer...
I don't really like 50s Philips products, especially their record decks, their lumpy tape recorders with disintegrating cork clutches, and even their rimlock valves.

Things changed radically in the early 60s, when they started making better, simpler, reliable products.
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