HMV 2340 radiogram - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

mickbudge · 20th May 2018, 6:47 pm

I have recently purchased an HMV 2340 and found that the cartridge wires are not connected to the cartridge and there are to many permutations to attempt to guess it.

The deck is a Garrard 3000 and the cartridge is a KS 40A. Does anyone know which colour wire goes to which pin on the cartridge. Also if I find the cartridge is faulty what would be a good replacement.

Many Thanks

Mick

Edward Huggins · 20th May 2018, 8:29 pm

The cartridge may well be OK. Your record deck/cartrige combination is a good one. Are the wires coloured red, black, blue and white?

RojDW48 · 20th May 2018, 8:58 pm

Hello and welcome. Standard wiring as follows:-

White - Left channel,
Red - Right channel,
Blue - Left ground,
Green Right ground,

(though it doesn't matter if you mix up the grounds). If I recall correctly the 2 narrow set pins are the channels and the 2 wide set the grounds. Right is right as you look at the front of the cart....I think!

Don't rush out and buy a new cart if it doesn't do the trick - tell us what happens. Does the radio work?

Audio1950 · 21st May 2018, 3:00 pm

If you look very carefully, there should be tiny letters with + and - signs embossed on the cartridge. The + signs are the channels, and the - signs are the grounds.

mickbudge · 22nd May 2018, 10:26 am

Thankyou all for your responses, very much appreciated.

The wires are Red, Black, Green and White.

Yes the radio does work after a fashion, the indicator to tell you what station you are on is not there so its just a case of tuning in and working out what station you are listening to.

Yes there is a + and - sign did not see it when looking at the cartridge needed to get a magnifying glass.

Edward Huggins · 22nd May 2018, 11:38 am

Resetting the dial pointer will be a fiddly job. It could be left as it is, especially as you may just be listening to the FM waveband in the main. In Glamorgan the number of stations broadcasting on VHF are fewer than in many places - so it should be quite easy to find your most-frequently-listened-to-stations. The HMV 2340 was top of the range at the time and it has 4 speakers.

peter_sol · 22nd May 2018, 12:37 pm

blue or black.They are the same.
the colours changed over the years.

20th May 2018, 6:47 pm	#1
mickbudge Retired Dormant Member Join Date: May 2018 Location: Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales, UK. Posts: 2	HMV 2340 radiogram I have recently purchased an HMV 2340 and found that the cartridge wires are not connected to the cartridge and there are to many permutations to attempt to guess it. The deck is a Garrard 3000 and the cartridge is a KS 40A. Does anyone know which colour wire goes to which pin on the cartridge. Also if I find the cartridge is faulty what would be a good replacement. Many Thanks Mick

20th May 2018, 8:29 pm	#2
Edward Huggins Dekatron Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Southwold, Suffolk, UK. Posts: 8,336	Re: HMV 2340 radiogram The cartridge may well be OK. Your record deck/cartrige combination is a good one. Are the wires coloured red, black, blue and white? __________________ Edward.

20th May 2018, 8:58 pm	#3
RojDW48 Nonode Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Bristol, UK. Posts: 2,074	Re: HMV 2340 radiogram Hello and welcome. Standard wiring as follows:- White - Left channel, Red - Right channel, Blue - Left ground, Green Right ground, (though it doesn't matter if you mix up the grounds). If I recall correctly the 2 narrow set pins are the channels and the 2 wide set the grounds. Right is right as you look at the front of the cart....I think! Don't rush out and buy a new cart if it doesn't do the trick - tell us what happens. Does the radio work? __________________ '....don't go mistaking Paradise for that home across the road!' (Bob Dylan)

21st May 2018, 3:00 pm	#4
Audio1950 Dekatron Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Whittlesey, near Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, UK. Posts: 3,763	Re: HMV 2340 radiogram If you look very carefully, there should be tiny letters with + and - signs embossed on the cartridge. The + signs are the channels, and the - signs are the grounds.

22nd May 2018, 10:26 am	#5
mickbudge Retired Dormant Member Join Date: May 2018 Location: Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales, UK. Posts: 2	Re: HMV 2340 radiogram Thankyou all for your responses, very much appreciated. The wires are Red, Black, Green and White. Yes the radio does work after a fashion, the indicator to tell you what station you are on is not there so its just a case of tuning in and working out what station you are listening to. Yes there is a + and - sign did not see it when looking at the cartridge needed to get a magnifying glass.

22nd May 2018, 11:38 am	#6
Edward Huggins Dekatron Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Southwold, Suffolk, UK. Posts: 8,336	Re: HMV 2340 radiogram Resetting the dial pointer will be a fiddly job. It could be left as it is, especially as you may just be listening to the FM waveband in the main. In Glamorgan the number of stations broadcasting on VHF are fewer than in many places - so it should be quite easy to find your most-frequently-listened-to-stations. The HMV 2340 was top of the range at the time and it has 4 speakers. __________________ Edward.

22nd May 2018, 12:37 pm	#7
peter_sol Octode Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Welwyn Garden City, Herts. UK. Posts: 1,906	Re: HMV 2340 radiogram blue or black.They are the same. the colours changed over the years.