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ms660 · 26th Apr 2017, 6:15 pm

In the Dansette record player schematics I have access to there's virtually no voltage measurements given, are they available?

Lawrence.

Station X · 26th Apr 2017, 6:21 pm

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Originally Posted by ms660

In the Dansette record player schematics I have access to there's virtually no voltage measurements given, are they available?

Lawrence.

I've not seen many voltage readings for Dansettes either, but that's not to say they're not documented somewhere. I wonder whether Dansette produced their own service sheets?

Was there ever a Trader Sheet covering Dansettes?

David G4EBT · 26th Apr 2017, 7:40 pm

I've only ever see the 'Radio Servicing' sheets which are on Paul's DVD ROM disc. For anyone who hasn't bought the disc, the download is excellent value for money given that it runs to nine pages of data and seems to cover the full Dansette range including transistor models. It's a tribute to the EL84 and to Dansette designers that they actually sound quite good, yet when looking at the circuits, they couldn't be more basic. It looks as though they designed an amplifier that worked well, then removed components one by one till it stopped working, then put the last part back!

ms660 · 26th Apr 2017, 7:45 pm

The original operating instructions for the Dansette Conquest Auto contains the schematic and a brief circuit description plus the HT and cathode voltages, the same schematic is in R&TV Servicing labeled as the Monarch.

Lawrence.

Station X · 26th Apr 2017, 7:47 pm

There are also the Dansette HiFi circuits in this post:-

https://www.vintage-radio.net/forum/...d.php?t=129365

This answers my own question as to whether Dansette produced their own service info. No voltage readings though.

Records · 26th Apr 2017, 7:50 pm

Have a soft spot for Dansette even if they where considered cheap, I need to get one in my life again.

ms660 · 26th Apr 2017, 8:15 pm

There's a few Google images of Dansette record player instruction manuals, they all seem to say that the schematic was included in the said.

Lawrence.

26th Apr 2017, 6:15 pm	#1
ms660 Dekatron Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Cornwall, UK. Posts: 13,454	Dansette Service Information. In the Dansette record player schematics I have access to there's virtually no voltage measurements given, are they available? Lawrence.

26th Apr 2017, 7:40 pm	#3
David G4EBT Dekatron Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Cottingham, East Yorkshire, UK. Posts: 5,761	Re: Dansette Service Information. I've only ever see the 'Radio Servicing' sheets which are on Paul's DVD ROM disc. For anyone who hasn't bought the disc, the download is excellent value for money given that it runs to nine pages of data and seems to cover the full Dansette range including transistor models. It's a tribute to the EL84 and to Dansette designers that they actually sound quite good, yet when looking at the circuits, they couldn't be more basic. It looks as though they designed an amplifier that worked well, then removed components one by one till it stopped working, then put the last part back! __________________ David. BVWS Member. G-QRP Club member 1339.

26th Apr 2017, 7:45 pm	#4
ms660 Dekatron Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Cornwall, UK. Posts: 13,454	Re: Dansette Service Information. The original operating instructions for the Dansette Conquest Auto contains the schematic and a brief circuit description plus the HT and cathode voltages, the same schematic is in R&TV Servicing labeled as the Monarch. Lawrence. Last edited by ms660; 26th Apr 2017 at 7:52 pm. Reason: addition

26th Apr 2017, 7:47 pm	#5
Station X Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4, UK. Posts: 21,288	Re: Dansette Service Information. There are also the Dansette HiFi circuits in this post:- https://www.vintage-radio.net/forum/...d.php?t=129365 This answers my own question as to whether Dansette produced their own service info. No voltage readings though. __________________ Graham. Forum Moderator Reach for your meter before you reach for your soldering iron.

26th Apr 2017, 7:50 pm	#6
Records Hexode Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Harwich, Essex, UK. Posts: 429	Re: Dansette Service Information. Have a soft spot for Dansette even if they where considered cheap, I need to get one in my life again.

26th Apr 2017, 8:15 pm	#7
ms660 Dekatron Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Cornwall, UK. Posts: 13,454	Re: Dansette Service Information. There's a few Google images of Dansette record player instruction manuals, they all seem to say that the schematic was included in the said. Lawrence.