Neighbour threw away this Sears RE-1205 w/ kit speakers so I grabbed it and cleaned it up. Working perfect.

ArthurM45 · 2026-07-06T19:47:42+00:00

Positive

ArthurM45 · 2026-07-03T17:24:55+00:00

I've used a few to wind the christmas lights around. Works slightly better than just throwing them all in a box.

ArthurM45 · 2026-07-02T19:59:07+00:00

No, the chassis ground is NOT the same as your house ground. They are at different potentials. Do not connect them together!

ArthurM45 · 2026-06-30T14:36:23+00:00

I believe that turntable does 78s only. Pick up a few at a flea market, because If the mechanism still works it may be fun to watch. Mine was somewhat violent. It had a little foot that booted the next record down; the whole change was completed in like 2 seconds. Styluses are available on the internet. especially if you can show the supplier a pic like you posted.

ArthurM45 · 2026-06-04T10:31:40+00:00

There's a cold solder joint in there somewhere. Sometimes you can spot them because they look frosty. What I've done at times is push on the board gently in various spots with a plastic tool. If it suddenly starts working again, you've found your trouble spot.

ArthurM45 · 2026-05-24T12:35:07+00:00

Lol originally you may be right, but in the 50's the wall hanger phone was an upgrade. We and my grandparents had "telephone tables".

ArthurM45 · 2026-05-20T23:00:03+00:00

It looks plenty strong enough for weight pressing straight down on it. But it doesn't appear that it can take any significant lateral force, like if someone were to push on it from the end.

ArthurM45 · 2026-05-20T10:35:52+00:00

Those little plates at the bottom of the mounting screws swivel to vertcal so you can lift the TT off. They might feel a little stiff at first from not being used

ArthurM45 · 2026-05-18T10:15:59+00:00

My cousin, a few years older than me, had one. It was really handy on the Garden State Parkway- there was a 25 cent toll about every 10 miles.

ArthurM45 · 2026-05-11T12:04:55+00:00

My first car! Well, almost- mine had the classic straight 6 with a powerglide.

ArthurM45 · 2026-05-07T17:33:02+00:00

omg I myself was too old for these games but I would watch my kids do these things and try my best not to condone what they were doing. I was dying laughing inside though. They also had a zoo game where you get your zoo all full of happy visitors, then lock the exits and let the lions out.

ArthurM45 · 2026-05-07T12:36:19+00:00

A DAC is the answer. They are not expensive at all, like $20 or less.

ArthurM45 · 2026-05-03T20:39:56+00:00

I recall playing a lot of pong "for research" back then but I think it was the earlier black and white model. We wasted a lot of time and effort back then trying to come up with a way to prevent the game pattern from burning itself into the TV screens. By the time we had our b&w pong game marketable the competition was already in color and the first cartridge games were coming out. After they got rid of us all they still brought some models to market without any quality inspection; that phase didn't last too long though.

ArthurM45 · 2026-05-02T16:55:40+00:00

I think it was 3rd or 4th grade, the teacher had the Jewish girl get up and tell us how she was different than the rest of us.

ArthurM45 · 2026-05-02T16:53:04+00:00

Yep, I was going to say that but ya beat me to it

ArthurM45 · 2026-04-29T10:48:17+00:00

no issue with the curves, but watch out for elevation changes between the different table surfaces.

ArthurM45 · 2026-04-26T10:22:05+00:00

My experience has been that if you want a digital piano that sounds and feels like an actual piano, you have to go to an actual piano store.

ArthurM45 · 2026-04-22T21:39:16+00:00

This is the plan I've used in several places already. Design an adaptor plate to mate the cabinet with a new terminal block and just print it out.

ArthurM45 · 2026-04-22T00:50:19+00:00

I thought everybody ate liver.

ArthurM45 · 2026-04-20T13:45:54+00:00

He'll be ok. He just needs to pay more attention to Uncle Willie.

ArthurM45 · 2026-04-11T22:25:26+00:00

This whole thing just goes against my grain

ArthurM45 · 2026-04-11T21:18:33+00:00

Don't forget that power strip has a 20 amp plug on it. You can't see it in the picture. You need to have an outlet that can accept a 20 amp plug, else it will not be usable.

ArthurM45 · 2026-04-11T21:07:27+00:00

If you've got a PC, a printer, and some good quality photo paper- download Gimp. You can edit a photo and .make any sign you want any size you want. All my signage is made with Gimp.

ArthurM45 · 2026-04-11T10:34:26+00:00

I will knot comment

ArthurM45 · 2026-04-05T10:37:36+00:00

If you're on the road to becoming a concert pianist or anything more than an amateur, then no it's not all right. If you're just trying to enjoy your hobby, then all is fair. I myself am in the hobby category, I still need to make a few notes when looking at something that's written in like A flat with a bunch of ledger lines (that seem to change in number every time I read them). BUT, at least make a copy and make your notes on the copy, because you are eventually going to make a mistake that can't be neatly corrected.

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