Bush RP60 very low volume - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

dongarf · 7th Jun 2018, 5:09 pm

Hi I have a Bush RP60 that was working fine initially and then suddenly the volume has deteriorated to a very low level, what should i be looking for amp problem or speaker.

Nuvistor · 7th Jun 2018, 8:09 pm

You need to do some testing on the player, the player is a live chassis version, do you have any experience on working on 230 volt equipment, have you any tools and test equipment?

It’s a simple player with not much to go wrong and should be relatively straightforward to fix, just need to know your capabilities before lots of advice.

Audio1950 · 7th Jun 2018, 9:15 pm

It could also be that the cartridge has packed up if it's the original. In case you aren't familiar with that term, it's the thing in the end of the arm that holds the stylus (needle). If you very carefully remove the push -on connectors at the back of it, and touch the metal tags on the end of each wire with a thin screwdriver, you should get a loud buzz from the speaker (with the volume turned right up). If you do get that buzz, then that points to the cartridge having packed up. If no buzz, then the fault is with the amp.

7th Jun 2018, 5:09 pm	#1
dongarf Banned Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: Barnsley, South Yorkshire, UK. Posts: 3	Bush RP60 very low volume Hi I have a Bush RP60 that was working fine initially and then suddenly the volume has deteriorated to a very low level, what should i be looking for amp problem or speaker.

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Nuvistor Dekatron Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Wigan, Greater Manchester, UK. Posts: 9,433	Re: Bush RP60 very low volume You need to do some testing on the player, the player is a live chassis version, do you have any experience on working on 230 volt equipment, have you any tools and test equipment? It’s a simple player with not much to go wrong and should be relatively straightforward to fix, just need to know your capabilities before lots of advice. __________________ Frank

7th Jun 2018, 9:15 pm	#3
Audio1950 Dekatron Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Whittlesey, near Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, UK. Posts: 3,763	Re: Bush RP60 very low volume It could also be that the cartridge has packed up if it's the original. In case you aren't familiar with that term, it's the thing in the end of the arm that holds the stylus (needle). If you very carefully remove the push -on connectors at the back of it, and touch the metal tags on the end of each wire with a thin screwdriver, you should get a loud buzz from the speaker (with the volume turned right up). If you do get that buzz, then that points to the cartridge having packed up. If no buzz, then the fault is with the amp.