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TIMTAPE · 5th Nov 2020, 12:02 am

I repaired one of these last year. Nicely made machine with the 4 speeds as mentioned, but the rubber belts and tyres may need attention. There may be other mechanical issues. The transistors are all early type Germanium and some made excessive noise and some small capacitors needed replacing.

5th Nov 2020, 12:02 am	#7
TIMTAPE Octode Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Perth, Western Australia Posts: 1,969	Re: Philips EL3549A reel to reel I repaired one of these last year. Nicely made machine with the 4 speeds as mentioned, but the rubber belts and tyres may need attention. There may be other mechanical issues. The transistors are all early type Germanium and some made excessive noise and some small capacitors needed replacing.