"You really licked out. It looks great all around. Good luck with the restoration. From the looks of things you mostly will just have the usual electronic work to do."
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Want to buy 800B power supply /amp
Started this discussion. Last reply by Lance Hughes Feb 28. 11 Replies 0 Likes
OK, I'll admit it, I've been bitten by the E. H. Scott bug. After refurbishing my SLRM and seeing how well it works, I saw an 800B on eBay which I could not resist for the "buy it now" price of $75 !…Continue
Radio Program about E. H. Scott radios...
Started Feb 13 0 Replies 1 Like
When I was a kid, I used to listen to Jean Shepherd on WOR 710KC out of New York City every night. He was one of Americas great humorists. He would tell stories for 45 minutes every night. Here is…Continue
Restoring My Scott SLRM
Started this discussion. Last reply by Michael Lawton Feb 25. 14 Replies 0 Likes
About a year ago I bought a Scott SLRM off eBay. I got it for a very good price. The shipping cost more than half what the price of the radio itself came to ! Yup, this thing is HEAVY. This thread…Continue
SLRM Antenna Connector
Started this discussion. Last reply by Michael Lawton Feb 5. 2 Replies 0 Likes
I am in the process of restoring a Scott SLRM. I do not recognize the antenna jack on the back of the chassis. It appears to be proprietary. The instruction manual says that the mating plug came with…Continue
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"They may have run the finals in class A-B, which provides better sound and less distortion than straight B. I haven't looked at the schematic or studied the spec sheets of the original tubes, but I suspect that is how they would have run the…"
"Yup, Dave; this site's archives was the first place I checked. I downloaded everything in the folder. I have a good copy of the Riders, the one on 4 DVDs, so I'll have to check volume 15 and see what it has. When I get around to actually…"
"And this site's Set Folder has lots of info too."
"Thanks, David ! Good to know. Any information people have is welcome."
"FYI - with a Ser# below 2000, it is the early version. Riders Vol 15 has many pages of info. "
My 800B tuner chassis arrived...
Today the 800B tuner chassis I bought off eBay for $75 arrived. It seems to have traveled none the worse for wear. I was rather surprised to find that just this tuner weighs as much as my whole SLRM, or seems to just picking it up. I haven't actually weighed it. Now that it has arrived, here are some pictures of it...…See More
"Oh WOW!! Thanks Norman. Information sent to a word document for reference."
"Also, the remote keyboard can be used to turn a non-remote set on and off by adding two wires and the indicator light on the remote keyboard can be made functional by adding a 47-ohm resistor.
Norman "
"The 800B remote has two ground returns, one for AM and the other for FM. Current through the ground return was used for switching between AM and FM. If the remote cable has plastic insulated wire, it is post war. If rubber…"
"No problem, Lance, the more knowledge we can share and gain the better. I'm not going to be adding a remote control to mine, just the tuner and power / amp / IF chassis, and the speaker; and maybe a turntable, probably a modern one, with a…"
"David,
You stated, "The prewar and post war remote control keyboards look the same, but are wired differently so are not interchangeable, but can be re-wired." I have a remote, (not placed into service yet),…"
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My 800B tuner chassis arrived...
Posted on March 3, 2021 at 10:47pm 4 Comments 0 Likes
Today the 800B tuner chassis I bought off eBay for $75 arrived. It seems to have traveled none the worse for wear. I was rather surprised to find that just this tuner weighs as much as my whole SLRM, or seems to just picking it up. I haven't actually weighed it. Now that it has arrived, here are some pictures of it...…
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- At 9:33pm on February 27, 2021,
Mike Kennedy said…
- Are you still looking for an 800B amp?
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