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vinylspinner
17-02-2011, 18:55
Hi,

Hoping someone can help me out, looking for the schematics and any other info on the Radford FMT1 valve tuner.

I have just received one as a restoration project but need info to proceed.

many thanks in advance,

Nigel
The Grand Wazoo
17-02-2011, 19:38
Hmmm......bear with me - I might be able to help you out. Give me a couple of days & if I haven't got back to you, then give me a PM to remind me.
In the meantime, if anyone can do it quicker than me, please help Nigel out.
The Grand Wazoo
17-02-2011, 21:23
Nigel,
Do you know which one you have? There were several flavours of FMT1. If you look at the AoS Library article that Barry & I produced, you will see them listed as:

FMT-1 was a £30 valve design with several variants:
FMT.M – Stereo version (an extra £12)
FMT.Q – Mono with inter-station noise suppression (a £4 premium)
FMT.Q.M – Stereo with inter-station noise suppression (a £16 premium)

http://theartofsound.net/forum/showthread.php?t=4168

But I think it was available in strictly limited form as a mono version with, as an extra, a separate multiplex decoder from August 1963.

More to come, I'm still fishing about for things.
vinylspinner
17-02-2011, 21:39
Hi Chris,

Thanks for the prompt response, I think that I may have the basic FMT1, there is no multiplex socket on the back and no signs of a decoder inside.

Nigel
The Grand Wazoo
17-02-2011, 21:39
Nigel - Not the circuit diagram, but this may be of interest:

http://homepage.mac.com/beechwoods/AOS/library/Radford%20FMT1%20tuner%20brochure.pdf
vinylspinner
17-02-2011, 21:46
Thanks Chris,

That is the correct model, I will keep looking for more info, not a lot out there on the web ref. these tuners!!


Nigel
The Grand Wazoo
17-02-2011, 22:01
Are you a member of the Radford Yahoo Group?
There are several ex-Radford employees there. There are also at least two owners of this model - one of them may have what you are looking for.
There's a link to it in the library article.
vinylspinner
17-02-2011, 22:05
Hi Chris,

Yes, found the link in your article earlier and joined, should be interesting.

many thanks

Nigel