12th Nov 2020, 11:07 am | #101 |
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Re: Trying to revive a Goodmans One Ten receiver
Have a try at different volume levels. Some things show up more at one extreme more than the other.
Have a try with different signal sources. David
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12th Nov 2020, 11:36 am | #102 |
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Re: Trying to revive a Goodmans One Ten receiver
I would be inclined to leave it as it is if there are no obvious faults, I think sometimes you can just like the sound of some Hi-Fi equipment and not other.
I wont forget saving up for a JVC A-X3 Amplifier many years ago when it was a current model (I had not been working long) to replace a battered Leak stereo 30 that I had. Soon as I connected it up I thought it was dull and flat sounding and couldnt get on with it and in the end swapped back to the leak! Steve. |
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Re: Trying to revive a Goodmans One Ten receiver
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12th Nov 2020, 1:26 pm | #104 |
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Re: Trying to revive a Goodmans One Ten receiver
The Goodmans OneTen shouldn’t sound dull or muffled at all.
It has quite a tight bass and the treble quality is very slightly crisp. |
12th Nov 2020, 5:00 pm | #105 |
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Re: Trying to revive a Goodmans One Ten receiver
Good advice as always in this fine forum. Will do a little more listening and testing before heating up the iron.
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21st Nov 2020, 4:12 pm | #106 |
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Re: Trying to revive a Goodmans One Ten receiver
And we got a working signal meter!
Don't know how to thank signature Shuttle enough for sending one to me overseas. What a gentleman! The supplied 1k resistor works like a charm getting the meter into range. In action (shared g-drive video): https://drive.google.com/file/d/14Sx...w?usp=drivesdk Last edited by CrazySwede; 21st Nov 2020 at 4:23 pm. |
24th Nov 2020, 8:18 pm | #107 |
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Re: Trying to revive a Goodmans One Ten receiver
Order is restored: the 0-5 scale from the original meter is moved to the replacement which had 0-10.
Couldn't have that, could we. Thanks for that reminder, Shuttle ! |
24th Nov 2020, 8:26 pm | #108 |
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Re: Trying to revive a Goodmans One Ten receiver
Amazing! Well done both of you.
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24th Nov 2020, 11:58 pm | #109 |
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Re: Trying to revive a Goodmans One Ten receiver
The writing's the right way up as well, now.
Nice work. David
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Re: Trying to revive a Goodmans One Ten receiver
Hi Crazy Swede
Having found this thread earlier today I have read through it with interest. I had a Goodmans 120 Receiver from new back in the mid 70's and still have it although it has rarely been used since I replaced it with a Pioneer A400 in the early 90's. It still worked last time I used it and since then I was given a supposedly working Goodmans 110 a few years ago. Both of these could almost certainly do with some servicing, particularly with regard to that tuning pointer issue. My one certainly needs attention there. However, you sourced and replaced those big smoothing caps. I was wondering what ones you used and whether you paid attention to the need for these to be capable of handling high ripple currents. I know from looking at this issue in the past that getting the right capacitor for the job was often tricky. Loved the picture of that oiled 110 - I must remeber that. Did you use wax-Oil ? Keep up the good work. John |