Bought a Broken Victrola For 40 bucks Lets Fix It!

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4 жыл бұрын

Found this on facebook marketplace Talked them down to $40 and a package of toilet paper thrown in the deal in exchange for the record player they accepted my offer and now I get to rebuild it

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@cambridgeport90 4 жыл бұрын

Love watching repairs of old things like this; wish more people would fix their crap when it breaks rather than just tossing it in the garbage. It's thanks to you and a couple of others that gives me that mindset, so, thanks again.

@Duckcalculator 8 ай бұрын

I mean, there are an estimated 500,000 Victor Victrolas left. Thankfully, a lot more people care about repairing and maintaining their stuff than you’d think!

@coolelectronics1759 3 жыл бұрын

Hope to see some more new computer videos this channel is like an archive of vintage computers Have any more vintage dell videos coming up? Desktops are always my favorite for some reason lol. Would love to see you push a old pentium3 to it's full potential with linux.

@emanuelrodriguezsalas5252 2 жыл бұрын

where did you buy the new spring?

@WesterlyPrune99 3 жыл бұрын

Only $40? That’s a good deal

@gunnarthefeisty 3 жыл бұрын

facebook marketplace always has good deals; I got a VV-35 for 30 bucks and that one worked!

@thedonald139 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@lindahauck8073 Ай бұрын

Make sure all the tension is released or it will spin like crazy when you remove the barrel. Ask me how I know.

@jameshochstetler6093 2 жыл бұрын

Where did you get the bearings for the needle arm and what size are they? Did you mike them by any chance?

@vcamnowaa 2 жыл бұрын

I ordered them from John Nagy from his online store called www.phonographs.org/ you can email him directly and tell him exactly what parts you need john@phonographs.org I found ordering from him was pleasant however because I live in Canada it was a bit expensive shipping those tiny bearings. You can try going to a local hardware store to search for some. You need a total of Five (5) 1/8" (.125") ball bearings.

@emanuelrodriguezsalas5252 2 жыл бұрын

I'm working on repairing my vv-ix and the top spring is missing the lip at the end where it grabs onto the bigger gear and won't turn. I might try to bend it back myself or buy a new spring but I'm not sure where to purchase one?

@vcamnowaa 2 жыл бұрын

Hi you can purchase the parts you need from here the guy is pretty reasonable www.phonographs.org/

@Duckcalculator 8 ай бұрын

DO NOT try and modify the spring.

@oldradiosnphonographs Жыл бұрын

Looks more like a 1917. The only Victrola in 1907 was the VTLA model. (Sorry the nerd in me was triggered 😂)

@Duckcalculator Ай бұрын

I was going to say the same thing 😂

@That7.3Life Жыл бұрын

Which part number did you use I have the same one

@vcamnowaa Жыл бұрын

It's been awhile since I ordered it and cannot remember the part number. But here's the email of the guy whom I purchased the parts from john@phonographs.org

@That7.3Life Жыл бұрын

@@vcamnowaa thank you so much

@thedonald139 3 жыл бұрын

Source for parts?

@vcamnowaa 3 жыл бұрын

You can get them from here www.phonographs.org/

@coolelectronics1759 3 жыл бұрын

cool! Wonder if this model was originally called the talking machine because it was used for dictation and blind users like the talking book CDs

@HarborGuy 2 жыл бұрын

look under the lid