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29th Mar 2013, 7:55 pm
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Ekco TCG316. Help and advice needed
I recently bought a TV and record player with the intention of turning it into an unusual fish tank.
I have found out after trawling the internet that I have bought an Ekco TCG316 which I have already come to quite like. It has had someone pull the TV out and remove a few wires at the back, however the record player is still there and most of the electrics are still there but it looks like it has been a donor for another set at some point in its life. I have decided I would like to restore it but would like any advice on the subject. Has anyone had any experience with these sets or restored one? I will upload some pictures soon. Many thanks. |
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30th Mar 2013, 11:48 am
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Re: Help and advice needed
As you can see the TV has gone and someone has had a go at making some sort of shelf to fill the empty gap.
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31st Mar 2013, 2:27 pm
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Re: Help and advice needed
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More pics and the service manual available here: http://www.thevalvepage.com/tv/ekco/tcg316/tcg316.htm N. |
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31st Mar 2013, 3:34 pm
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Re: Help and advice needed
Realistically I just want to get the record player going as I'm not too fussed about the TV at the moment. Where is a good place to start?
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31st Mar 2013, 9:26 pm
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Hexode
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Re: Ekco TCG316. Help and advice needed
Last year I fully restored one of these for the wireless and television museum in Dulwich. If you you ever come down to London make arrangements to have a visit and see it fully working on television, radio and gram!
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31st Mar 2013, 9:34 pm
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Dekatron
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Re: Ekco TCG316. Help and advice needed
If you really just want the record player to work, it might be a lot of work because the electronics are rather tied-up with the TV side of things (as far as I understand it).
If you could get the deck mechanically working, it might be easiest to fit a tiny, modern amplifier inside, to couple the deck to the speaker. Not authentic, but then that's hardly important seeing as it's already half bookshelf! N. |
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1st Apr 2013, 2:55 pm
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This is the Ekco i have that belonged to the lady who started Polly Peck, if anyone remembers that name. Top company once on the stock exchange.
PS go with Nick's advice and I would be intrested in the chassis if for sale. PM me if so.
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1st Apr 2013, 3:08 pm
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Here are some pictures of the underside of the record player. Could someone tell me which wires provide power and which give me a signal to the speaker. Make me an offer for the main Chassis.
http://i646.photobucket.com/albums/u...401_144951.jpg http://i646.photobucket.com/albums/u...401_144932.jpg http://i646.photobucket.com/albums/u...401_144927.jpg http://i646.photobucket.com/albums/u...401_144922.jpg |
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1st Apr 2013, 8:28 pm
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Dekatron
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Re: Ekco TCG316. Help and advice needed
The mains goes normally to the motor and the audio from the pickup arm.Then through an amplifier before the speaker.
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