I need another knob??

[Oddball]

Yes. Having bought a second hand Technics amp , (which I have not picked up yet!!) its missing the phono select knob !!
I might just regret it yet , but fingers crossed it might be ok.
Do any of you marvellous AOS'ers have any good ideas as to where I might find something to replace it with ,please??

http://www.retrotechaudio.co.uk/technics-suvx700.html
Its not this one (unfortunately)

Thanks:)

[walpurgis]

Dunno about a knob. But older Technics amps can sound extremely nice. I still have an SU-C04 micro system amplifier and the sound quality is remarkable.

If nobody here has a suitable knob for yours, try eBay. All sorts get offered there.

[struth]

I need a new knob too Anto. :(. If i find one anywhere i will let you know

[struth]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Selector-Knob-Drehknopf-for-Technics-SU-8080-Amp-Verstarker-/231548469109?hash=item35e95d3f75:g:2MEAAOSwcwhVQpF R

Not quite the same but of the style.you might get away with it

[Firebottle]

What is the spindle size Anto?
Is it a 6mm diameter, possibly with a flat on one side, or a splined shaft.

I have a box of assorted knobs and can take a look.

[Oddball]

Thanks FB:) Picking her up in the morning so I can let you know then. Much appreciated.
I did wonder about loitering near the electrical skip at the recyclin centre , lol


Thanks Grant .

[mad-moon]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VOLUME-BASS-BALANCE-TREBLE-KNOBS-FROM-A-TECHNICS-SU-VZ320-AMPLIFIER-AMP-/351454146219?hash=item51d44caeab:g:6vEAAOSwHnFVpOC Y

[mikeyb]

Have a look on the Wam 😉 😁

[Oddball]

Whats the Wam Mickey ???:scratch:
Fetched the amp this morning . Bit dusty inside but looks ok . :)

[narabdela]

Whats the Wam Mickey ???:scratch:


Hi-Fi Wigwam.

[Oddball]

What is the spindle size Anto?
Is it a 6mm diameter, possibly with a flat on one side, or a splined shaft.

I have a box of assorted knobs and can take a look.
Just had the Vernier on it Alan .. Its a 6mm as you say with a flat side !!
The outside body is near 18mm Cheers for looking , if you find anything suitable , otherwise I might look for a technics tuner or something U/S with the same knobs on :)
The amp itself , was part of a stack Technics lot the vendor took to an electrical place to sell , but they did not want it as the knob was gone!
The Bay pics showed it dusty and the description was very very brief , and it had been in the garage for a couple of months
So Oddball won the 'one knobless amp ' for a lot less than half its true value - wwooooooo

[Oddball]

I have found a suitable knob on an old CB radio that's had it , in my workshop.
Its not perfect ,but not really noticeable either .;)

Thanks folks!

[Firebottle]

Excellent Anto, I have found two knobs but they are both for 6.25mm spindle.

[Oddball]

Excellent Anto, I have found two knobs but they are both for 6.25mm spindle.
Thanks for looking , Alan !!
I will tell Grant you have 2 knobs , he might be interested in one !!:eyebrows:

All I need now is to find some speakers to go with the amp, my Mission 752' s ,might be a tad on the small size ?

[Oddball]

Yesterday ,I was grumpy.
Having fired the amp up ,and connected the Project carbon , the amp sounded like a bag of shyte. The bass and treble wouldnt work and the balance was all to cack ,one side a lot louder than the other .
Could not get the power direct switch to work either :steam:
So looking closer the front panel is on the wonk ,so out come screwdrivers and half an hour later its lying in bits. Somebody has been in there before and left a few screws out of the chassis rails !!
Under the main pcb , someone has effected a repair . Basically they have soldered some fine brown wire between 2 points on the pcb ,I presume to carry the signal over to another part of the board:rolleyes:

I sprayed de oxit on all the switches and controls and moved them about !! £50 was looking a bit expensive.
Having slept on it , I connected my cd player up this morning and after clicking the tone defeat switch in once or twice , she sang out. Connected the cd to the power direct outputs and they seemed fine with the switch pressed in !
Put my phono box into aux and my old HMV tt with M75 6s sounded as good as I have heard it :eek:
I can only assume the phono section (it has 4 settings MM subsonic , MM MC and MC subsonic) is a bit dirty /naff! Perhaps another good spray , but as I have a Project phono box ,its most probably better running through that !

So this morning I am smiling again , all I need are 3 more screws and I will put it back together properly and fingers crossed, it will do Oddball for a week or 2 :cool: