Magnavox Console Stereo Record Player Repair
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- Опубликовано: 27 авг 2024
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I worked on these sets in 1962 at Dayton's in Minneapolis. This was a basic radio-phono combo, priced within everybody's budget. They never excelled in sound quality but were OK in the home. Our shop at the Third Avenue warehouse opened every carton and tested these sets before they went to the customer. We found a good 20% stereo failure rate and repaired them before they went to the customer. From that experience we set up an inspection line next to the shop and all tv, radio and phono were checked out before going to customer. The record changers were a miracle for reliability. We did, however, find a high stereo failure rate among the cartridges. Magnavox chose a different cartridge and problem solved. The clever indexing system always set the tone arm on the record correctly. The next version of this model had an adapter socket to connect an optional stereo FM kit.
I've got a beautiful early 70s Magnavox turntable 8 track combo. The turn table need doesn't want to fall on to the record that's spinning though. Do you know why it would stop going into position It just hovers over the record.
Parents owned identical unit. Sound was awesome for that time period. Lower right corner was the pilot light (red) to tell you it was on, in case you forgot and wanted to shut it off. Another excellent job at troubleshooting and all around fun.
yes. it was
My grandfather was a TV repairman, he could always spot a smokers TV. Interesting how the sticky "fur" grows around the high voltage componets! Mmmmm, yummy.....
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I bet somebody bridge that cartridge just to make it work on one channel.
I saw a story in the Daily Mail a few years back about people complaining that they couldn't see the picture on their flat panel TVs because the smoke resin built up in the gap , maybe between the LCD and the backlights, that's vented to the outside air for cooling. Maybe some outdoor sets wouldn't have that problem. The whole thing reminds me of when Ike Turner spent over 1 million on a new studio and, with his friends, proceeded to ruin all the equipment by spilling cocaine powder into the controls.
@@pcno2832 That's the most rock and roll thing ever. lol
I quit smoking three months ago. Best thing I've ever done! Just moving some posters & pictures on my walls showed the nicotine stains!!
I don't know anything about repairing this or the tv sets. I just watch your videos to remember how things used to be. I remember being so happy when the tv repair man arrived! ("We can finally watch stuff again.") And i do remember one occasion when my dad decided to "fix" something in the tv and was knocked back by some major voltage. Luckily the tv set wasn't wrecked! thanks for the videos.
Resistors are futile, you will be resurrected.
At 19:10 it's probably a good thing that you are wearing rubber gloves, because on some vintage equipment the RCA shield is also a *power supply ground* between the preamp and the power amp. I found this out the hard way when I was trying to track down some residual noise issues on a Danelectro guitar amp with a top mounted preamp containing two 12AX7's, and a bottom mounted amplifier and power supply. The umbilical cable connecting the two chassis carried B+ and heater current but didn't include a ground wire, and when I unplugged the RCA cable with one hand my other hand was resting on the amp chassis, so I became the ground return circuits and I got zapped with full B+ right through my chest. Just something to be aware of.
That must be a guitar amp thing. I've never seen anything like that in radio or hifi equipment. It is bad engineering to have a low-level signal shield carrying DC current, as it can be induced as noise into the signal. In this case it could induce really nasty feedback.
@@lwilton , yup, a Danelectro guitar amp ---- they built most of the commonest Silvertone guitar amps, and so there may be other similar models with the same "shocking" design flaw; any amplifier with top mounted control panel, especially one with preamp tubes and active circuitry (like the Dan-o amp) and bottom mount amplifier should be assumed to be similarly in need of safety modification or at least some ground-loop removal by floating the shields. Interestingly, the shield-as-power-supply-ground scenario did not cause any major additional hum with the Danelectro, even though I had already added a grounded power cord to the amp chassis . On the other hand, I've worked on a rare Masco guitar/PA combo amp ( beloved by harp players) with bottom amp and top-mounted control panel (no tubes, no active circuitry) that hummed badly after upgrading to a grounded power cord. Adding a ground wire between the two chassis and floating the shields at one end cured it. (PS, any Silvertone amp with sn aluminum chassis is almost certainly a Danelectro product).
“Things where built better back then”
I don't shock easily, but when you wiped off the schematic I was astounded.
Why? 70 years is a long time.
We just bought one of those from goodwill for 20 bux, works great my dad was so pleased.
Some of those old Magnavox consoles looked a little cheesy, but this one, despite its modest performance, is really nice looking. It would be worth keeping the guts working just to keep enjoying that cabinet.
Some of them are actually quite good performers.
@@douro20 yes i would keep it the way it is and just repair/restore it
Once you get it restored properly its amazing how well they sound. I have just got a 64 yesterday for free. I had to wake it up. Needs to be gone through for regular maintenance. And some tlc. However..... its loud and unbelievably clear sounding for a middle of the road model. Better than alot of modern stuff.
My aunt bought this model in 1958 and passed it on to me in 1978. The multiplex was an option that one would have to pay extra for at the time. It always has had wonderful sound.
it may be possible for someone to rig up a stereo decoder using modern parts if the owner now wanted it fm stereo ..
I too inherited one just like this one except for slightly different styling but very close and the same electronics. I remember reading the owner's manual and it stating that the FCC had not quite yet approved FM Stereo broadcasts; so when it was approved, you could buy a "Multiplex Adapter" to listen to FM stereo. This had RCA inputs on the bottom of the tuner, along with the phono and tape ins/outs. I tried like crazy (around 1978) to try and find a Multiplex Adapter for my stereo and it was not to be found anywhere.
@@andygozzo72 I agree 100%.
@@JRobert111111 THE FCC had two broadcast formats and had to decide which one would be the best.You are right I read this in a book ,basic radio and tv, around 1962.I wish I still had that old book.
There was a guy on another channel restoring a Bush console (aka. "radiogram") from the early 1970s and it was the same deal; the decoder was an add-on. I think Canada and Australia also adopted stereo FM later than the USA, with Australia not getting it until the late 1970s.
Good going Mr Shango, despite the stony path. One of those lighters with the long neck for lighting barbeques held under all those resistors shows the dud ones right away. Brake fluid or Benzol should soften up the idler wheel somewhat.
Cheers from Germany
I love the look of this unit. It's a beautiful style.
That black grease was a perfect addition. It fits the theme, it was reminiscent of the sticky THC resin one has after cleaning out the bottom of a bong bowl..
You have a lot of THC experience don’t u ?
@@thunderkunt5416 No, not at all. Well, I tried weed one time, but, I didn't inhale.
@@sonsofthunder915 🤣🤣🤣
Menthol cigarette glaze is the best. My oldest brother's bedroom literally smelled like crap. It was so bad that I think his farts must have gotten quickly lost in the glaze smell. The walls and ceiling of the living room had a moldy yellow color because my parents smoked. I never picked it up, and I'm glad about that.
U’ve been thinking a lot about ur brother’s farts I see ! 🤣🤣
@@thunderkunt5416 He's dead, dude.
Me too, I once bought a soundesin cassette receiver that was covered with this sticky yellow stuff, when I used goo gone and alcohol to remove it all the rags and paper towels stank of old cigarettes. no longer have the stereo but I'll aways remember that lol.
@@robertgaines-tulsa Well shit ! Sorry to hear that ! Hope he's enjoying his menthols in heaven now ! :P
With cbd, d8, and legal weed i really find cigarettes redundant because it does so much damage to lungs while weed is a lot less
I just started binge watching your RUclips videos and I've been blown away by your knowledge and deadpan humor. The deep dive resurrections on TVs and radios I remember from my youth, sitting on the display floor at Korvettes or JC Penny stores, are fantastic. What throwback memories! One noteworthy TV we had was a "modern style" Curtis Mathes 25 inch console in a cabinet wrapped in faux leather with chrome trim...late 70s vintage and I remember that thing arcing with a frightening snap that would light up the wall behind it 2 or 3 times a day! Our TVs were always an experiment in brutal use as they were on nearly 20 hours a day every day. I never saw my Dad move so fast as when he had to drive to Sears and replace the living room TV once it had given up the ghost. It was like a death in the family. We watched so much TV in my house growing up my best friend used to refer to me as a "vidiot". The TV repair man with his tool case with the mirror inside the lid was like a family member...always making house calls. Bravo for bringing these temperamental electronic antiques back to life!
Maybe a resistor drifted up in value that's feeding b+ to the FM converter is what makes the oscillator go down in frequency and have poor sensitivity.
It looks beautiful. What a nightmare with those resistors, LOL. Great repair job.
He’s right. These bring money now after service. They’re cool units. And they sound nice.
Stay in the car Brad
Never seen one of these consoles with only two 6BQ5 outputs, they are usually two pair in push pull. Single ended is only 5.7 watts output at 250v plates and -17v grid. This one is only 165v plates, so I am guessing 3 watts per channel? With 15" woofers? That don't seem right, what do you think? (well actually 244v, 165v was when it was being dragged down by grid leakage, also the distortion at 5.7 watts is 10% THD and that would not be hifi, 1% THD in this era was considered acceptable)
@@zulumax1 appears to be the case - single ended stereo. 2-3 watts per channel. I've read some people like the sound of these amps. 3 watts can be quite loud, but naturally it's not going to be some .01% THD performer.
@@JulianA-tr6pt Yes, that is correct, I have 25 watt per channel mono block Heathkit amplifiers and Altec Lansing Horn Speakers. 5 watts per channel shakes the house. I also have a 1965 Magnavox Astrosonic console which is 6.25 watts per channel at onset of clipping, it is all about the efficiency of the speakers. I have a few videos posted on the Magnavox.
@@JulianA-tr6pt Looked like the output transformers are too large to be single ended 3 watt ones, that is why I was wondering if the engineer was using a simplex circuit that uses multiple tapped primary audio output transformers.
Since the 6P14P are getting more and more expencive, i started using 6P15P (Svetlana makes them as SV83) and they sound good. They are dirt cheap and the exact same tube. The only catch is that it doesn't have internally conected g3 with cathode. I connect it externally, and if a customer wants the original tube, they can just plug it in without concequences.
Seeing that console brings back some disturbing yet memorable memories of my teenaged music experience. A friend of mine in Jr High, Chris had the family's stereo (this model) hooked up to a pair of Peavey Thunder Columns (each containing 6 12" full range speakers, trimmed by brushed silver anodized aluminum panels that every kid would drool over) in an empty spare bedroom. We'd skip school occasionally and go over to his house, sit in that room, smoke pot and listen to our favorite rock bands 'come to life', those speakers and the el84 (6BQ5) output section of that stereo driving them were that good...and LOUD. I wonder if the neighbors ever informed his parents what was going on at times while they were at work. Ahhh memories
Granny smoked the finest Marlboros and ate only the best Pralines for 60 years.
You know exactly what you’re doing- I appreciate it. I like old devices, too. Not only new technology is high developed. It is interesting to know about the knowledge they had these time.
That was my first "stereo receiver", before I got one for real. The two were interlinked in a way, as I used a good EL84 from the Magnavox, and used it to replace a gassy EL84 in the Eico.
That is a gorgeous mid century consolette!! I especially love how the front of it looks!!
The voice of music make restoration idler tires for vintage turn tables.
I think this is the first repair I’ve seen you do that didn’t require at least one cap change.
just proves that those that say first thing you do with old equipment is change all the caps are wrong! waxy tubulars, yes, if high voltage across them in use, and manytimes electrolytics, not always, though, but even so , first thing is to make sure no 'unobtanium' or expensive parts are failed or missing, such as mains transformers, coil packs, etc.
It wouldn't be a genuine 60's piece without the cigarette-infused Patina of Authenticity. With a touch of THC.
We had one of these in our home (1960's). Listened to my first Beatles albums on it. 😁
Look so cool this stereo console say hello from Romania 🇹🇩🇹🇩
I've experienced this with old carbon resistors.... after they get some time, they heat up and go to close to infinity resistance. Let it cool off, it starts working.
Sometimes lightly sanding those hardened rubber tires, then using lighter fluid on them will expose some fresh rubber and give better performance. Good video, gave me a few good chuckles!
Yes, some Coleman camp stove fuel (white gas) works good to bring them back.
Shango, You make me laugh so much. I don't even work on electronics very much but I find your humor hilarious and entertaining. You are one of my top 5 RUclipsrs out there!
"Always lubricate the shaft"
Believe it or not this was the first console I obtained when I was about 12-13. A fishing buddy of my Dad's repaired electronics and took it to get working for me. A week later his wife threw him out and threw all his stuff in the yard in the rain. The Magnavox cabinet was toast.
Sadly a young hipster bought it and she had no clue what she was getting into and I'm pretty sure it's gone to the landfill
Check out that gigantic diamond stylus sticker on that Magnetvox.
This was a common record player in my town. I used to repair stuff in the customers home. It was made around the time that the 5U4GB rectifier was changed to a 6CA4 for the rest of tube life at Magnavox.
For rubber wheel, try to seek for a flat belt (the ones from tape decks) that fits snugly. You can use a thim film of contact cement around the rubber tire prior installation. I was suggested this trick for a rubber tire from a JVC deck that is "unobtainable". I used some small belts around them ... it worked for me.
The super hard rubber wheels can be softened slightly with pb blaster. The thick joke got me.
Nice work master shango066
Magnavox products were generally built well. The turntable was very decent with its automatic record size sense, a mechanical marvel really.
I bet that unit cost a small fortune back in the 60's
Yep I agree had good luck with the old magnapox
those earlier cabinets are so much better than the ones 12 years later
I have one identical to this one (1ST226K) that also had similar multiple resistor failures, two in the amp and two in the tuner. As with this one, I believe I already had one dead channel and then the other one went I had no sound at all. The two in the amp were at the 12AX7 tube, but I can't remember about the ones in the tuner, as this was at least 15 years ago! Although they could very well be the same as this ones as this one. Still works fairly well, although there's a lot of fm drift, and the turntable speed is slow even with a new drive wheel. This one seems to work a little better than mine does...I'm a bit jealous!
You can tune the quadrature slug on that coil to bring the tuner numbers back into alignment. Tune it slowly and it'll sound just like you're moving the tuner. Repeat until they sync.
Yep!
Stores that sold belt kits and new tires (square 'O' rings essentially) used to sell a rubber renew liquid.
It smelled awful and worked 50% of the time.
Useful if we had a cheap customer that did not want to pony up for a full replacement work (additional hours due to having to disassemble stuff to get belts out, etc.)
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I'm amazed that you are doing customer repairs though for other people, while lying down in your driveway... that's pretty ghetto :D
Mind you, I would not haul that thing into my living room either. Not in that condition.
Cheers,
I still have a can of what I used back in the 90's, here in UK, called Platenclene (made by AF) ... I also bought some liquid used for restoring Reel-to-Reel rubber parts, called RD700 (made by cleaners4hygiene) ... the Platenclene did actually last quite a while ...
It's camphor-based. It didn't work very well, usually because by the time the problem was addressed, the rubber had completely dried out.
Great repair and fault finding.
The nicotine paste is part of the charm.
I used to work on record players, including the wind-up 78rpm Victrolas. My go-to grease was Vaseline, it seemed just right for the job.
I love mid 20th century furniture. Restored consoles can fetch a great return, and its easy to fit a Bluetooth adapter without cosmetic changes.
I have a 60s AstroSonic. Works good. Record player is seized up. They usually are still good and working.
fresh lubrication on the record changer goes a long way!!!!!
The echo of disgust when your gloves came back yellowish black even caught my cat's attention. Eeeew! Nice to see tubes in there and it's always good to see a sixty year old speaker with a functional cone and a reasonably intact grille.
that set was definitely a "smoker's choice"!
Shango Time 👍👍
13:08 from the restoration channels I've watched, apparently boiling rubber parts for some time in just plain water (not sure how long, probably depends on the overall volume of the rubber) can bring some life back into those parts. I agree that reproduction rubber parts would be the best option
If you can find automotive “belt dressing” (it’s a little hard to find no a days) it will bring a hard wheel back a bit. Certainly makes it sticky and gets more traction.
those little birds sound ,very happy indeed with this project. ;-)
"What goes up must come down" I see what you did there Marlboro Country Wow and Flutter man
I've restored some similar turntables, BSR ones. I generally use sewing machine oil on the drive will bearing and rubber renew on the rubber
Oh how I just love shango infused videos
The balance control is under the bass, treble, or loudness. It is like my grandmother's hi-fi the differences between them is the hi-fi had an fm only radio (why because am was first out), the stereo controls were on the same side as the record player, no tape option, and the balance controller was between bass and treble sound instead of left and right.
My grandparents had that console! I used to play it as a kid. It sounded great, even when they played polka records on it.
Superbe unit and in very nice condition. These gems deserve to be preserved. Hoping it finds a good home that will fully restore it and enjoys for several decade more. Great job and your videos are very entertaining. Love your sarcasm! 😝
There used to be a thing called rubber rejuvenator we used in the 90s on offset printing presses to extend the life of the rollers on the press. Not sure what it was chemically.
Still available.
Chemical cocktail in it includes; xylene, ethylbenzene, methyl salicylate
I was this, tryed to use it on rubber piece from tape deck. Tires .... I noticed some improvement ... on pinch rollers is a waste of time.
"Get a millennial to buy it" - LOL, I love it.
It's interesting how the rubber mats on turn tables turn hard over time. Mine was like a rock. I restored my turntable to service and picked up a perfect replacement on ebay for 15 bux.
We owned one of these when they were new. Filter capacitor in the power supply failed a couple of times. 😎
It’s better to keep the original decor of a house rather than turn it into an all white bleached house with ikea cabinets, drawers, and book shelves.
Yes! I absolutely can't stand that "bleached white" asthetic, great way to put it!
If you go look at modern camp trailers it's the same thing... Looks like some modern apartment inside, not a nice relaxing back to nature "woody" vibe.
Totally agree
OMG the first TV my parent bought when we first moved to california was that Quasar cabinet tv. I still have fond memories of playing NES on it.
I like the Marlboro commercial with the cigarette infused stereo. These things were well built back in the day! Nice 👍 job with the grease to quiet down the turntable! It’s nice and clean under the main chassis!
Those turntables always sound like flinstone wheels
Take some fine grit sandpaper (420 grit works well) and lightly rub the edge of that rubber wheel with it. The surface of the rubber tends to get glazed. I tried it on an old phono I had and it works great.
This video sure brought back memories!! Hours as a kid playing the Beach Boys, Mamas and Papas, Elton John, CCR and the Beatles on one as a kid.
An uncle of mine, James Rosenbalm, was an engineer at Magnavox in Jefferson City, TN in the 1960s. I think he had a hand in the design of this series of stereos. I know he had some amplifier and oscillator patents with Magnavox but I don't know the details. He was also big into ham radio. James died in 1985 and my father 3 years ago so I have no way to find out any details of exactly what he did. But I do remember that as a child in the late 60s and early 70s we had this exact model as did another uncle on dad's side. I think my aunt may still have it. Sadly it's probably loaded with cigarette tar as they both were heavy smokers. Lung cancer got him in 2009 at 81 and she suffers from Emphysema and COPD at 84. No surprises there... As a lifelong none smoker I used to hate to go to their house because it stunk so bad and then you stink after the visit.
You are loosing some bass due to going past 1/3rd on the volume control as the loudness contour gets lessened around that point. If the tuner was working top notch, there would probably be more bass as you wouldn't need to go wide open on the volume. Interesting on the resistors as I've never seen them fail like that in operation, just normally drift upwards. I bet if you connected an old late 80s Delco car stereo to those speakers it would be shaking the ground with bass! I built a set of speakers using drivers from an old RCA tube console which are 15x9 and the bass they can put out is insane with lower wattage stuff.
ESD180, if that console was mine or whoever owned it wanted stereo FM I'd put an inexpensive FM tuners through an aux input or tape input if it had one. No way would I let my records, or records belongings to anyone I cared about, get played in that record changer!
@@goodun2974 I hate to tell you this,that Collaro changer tracks at three grams. I should now, because I have the same set
I also have the service manual for the set and the correct specifications are listed for the changer .
@@johnalbanese30 , its not just about tracking force; friction, both side to side and up and down, has a lot to do with record wear.
@@goodun2974 A lot of turntables for those consoles were supplied by Garrard.
@@ostrich67 , the commonest record changers I saw in tube-type consoles were Motorola, but some had Voice of Music or Collaro record changers. BSR and Garrard came later, mostly in solid-state consoles; an improvement in terms of lighter tonearm and lower tracking force, but still pretty crummy. Although there are a bunch of audiophiles who have the hots for the Garrard 301 idler drive turntable, the only modern Garrard turntable I ever saw that was worth a darn was a model we sold in the audio store I was working in in the early eighties that was direct drive and fully automatic and actually pretty nicely built, but sourced from somewhere in Japan. At that point Garrard was probably just a name and not the same company at all.
Gotta love it. For a change, no caps need replacing but a bunch of resistors do.
As usual, awesome!
05:45 I'm so screaming "put it on Stereo for phono! No, not Tape... STEREO!". But I'll just have to wait until you figure it out. :)
You should try working on the Aussie sets Shango! My mum has a Kriesler multi sonic hifi 3 way radio gram with electrostatic tweeters. When she bought it in 1965ish, it was state of the art. Separate power supply but the tubes were mounted on the main guts upside down underneath the power switches and volume and treble bass etc? This meant that the heat had no where to go and over a Jurassic period of time it just died. The components were well done. The sad thing is that it could be restored but we don't have the technicians here to do it. I tried to at least spray the pots with deoxit but the tubes have had it along with the caps and everything else. I plugged a modern turntable into it using a preamp before it died and boy did it sound great. Push pull. 10 watts per channel sounded like 100 watts. It was a kicker. I'm gonna hold onto it cos Australia is having a bit of a valve or tube as you call them revival. Me personally I'm a valve man born in 1961 so I grew up with all this stuff. Now I own 3 new valve amplifiers a Primaluna HP is in my bedroom. I love it. All point to point wiring and no PCBs. I own a Leak Stereo 20 too. It needs work and I found a tech who can restore it. Cheers and keep the videos coming and have a nice soothing cigarette. Andrew from OZ.
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This is one ☝️ of the best record players I’ve seen on your channel. Big driver cones. I can’t tell if this is tube type just yet. It’s almost 😅 like 👍 an Astro Sonic. I sure like 👍 your RPM Calculator setup there. I don’t know if the cartridge is magnetic 🧲. I like 👍 that motorboard. It even has a fan. Your friend, Jeff.
The cartridge is chrystal, made by Sure model 26d.
I love that Magnavox consolette... if I were closer to you, I'd take that in a heartbeat!
I am on the east coast and I would gladly pay $500 for Magnavox tube set.
Magnavox made the best console hi-fi back in the day.
We had on of those new back in the day, mine did boom.
Just spin the tire in a drill and run a file or hacksaw blade in the center to cut a groove. Add an oring to the groove and it will work like new.
Cigarette glaze!. This is Marlboro country!. I so love you're color commentary!. I laugh my but off every time!. When you do color commentary on you're videos
The single-ended outputs are the reason the bass is lacking. Unbalanced direct current flows through the output transformer primary, magnetizing the core and lowering its inductance. A push-pull output has the current flowing from the center tap outwards to both ends, so the magnetic fields cancel. To me, a push-pull audio output stage is a must for true, full sound quality.
I've had Terry's Rubber Rollers do a couple of Dual turntable idlers for me. $30 a piece, but worth it.
8:56 Hey! I just bought this record today! Great video as always.
Very appropriate song for this test, “Spinning Wheel “!
The reason why it took it a little bit is because the tubes need to warm up before you hear anything. We are so used to turning something on and there it is. Back then the tubes had to warm up when you turned it on.
nice unit, and it seems to work. nice find
beautifull exemplar, very good conservation.
I am an admirer of these devices
Lew Soloff sounded a bit inebriated with his solo 'cause of that bad idler tire.
I love this and it gives me the worst anxiety at the same time
I love mid-century modern
really beautiful stereo.
Thanks for the upload. It made me feel warm inside. Bless
Wow! We had this exact model when I was a kid. Listened to a lotta baseball games on that console.
Love your Canadian content on music. Cool unit.
That was one of the more entertaining vids I've watched from you yet I think.
Generally the content is far better than blankly staring at mainstream tele... which is why I don't even one 1 tv set, plenty of radios though.
Haha cigarette infused glaze and paste and pralines 😅 lots of your phrases crack me up. So do many of your techniques of diagnosis, even though I know what you're up to before you explain
i'm glad i watched this agan no see the cycling gear wheel has a tall part on the assembly
Beautiful record player
Nice troubleshooting and noticing, and getting, both channels! Glad you didn't give up! When I tell some people things such as one instrument comes out one side, and another instrument the other side, they look at me like I am speaking in tongues. Are those 20 inch woofers? The best sounding music reproducer I have ever heard was my grandfather"s RCA 60's vintage console stereo like the one you are working on, and it did not have 20 inch woofers. The singing and music reproduction from records was hard to believe. Seemed like people dead for decades were singing in the room. Would love to hear this 20 inch woofer in the home.
That was the bragging right back in the day. People wanted everyone to know they had real stereo, so the dramatic separation.
Radio will feel even better with metal film resistors (modern chinese ones are cheep and good, but in case they burn the smell of modern lacker is awfull and old soviet MLTs are better in that aspect, but finding a pack of moderate precision ones is impossible - they are usually 20% and gausian spread in a batch is really poor, so old american millspec ones must be much better).
I'll bet this video makes Shango, and everyone else watching, glad that they're not in-home service techs working on console TV's and stereos every day!