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Philco TPA-1
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The last last thing....

The cartridge is NOT 66-1 or any ceramic 66xx (66-TY, looks the same as 66-1). Starting from the fact it is not aluminum but white plastic and the shape is totally different and the pins are arranged vertically one over another, not horizontally.
I guess this is also the reason they changed the wire clamps.
I have an itch to fix this but so far it's been a freeby and with this a cartridge is anywhere from 96 bucks at Turntableneedles.com to 35 bucks for two in this auction
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-NOS-ASTATIC-66...5afabb96df

but ine is oxidized and the condithion, even if it is NOS, is unknown.



PS. Just thought of it....I have plenty of receptacle connectors contacts that crimp on the #28-30 wires and are in fact the same material and thickness (berillium copper and are even gold-plated) as the turntable head connectors that go onto the cartridge pins. Some might fit the pins of the adapter cartridge. If this works I will 1) try to fit the contacts 2) try to yank the wires, crimp the contacts on, 3) hopefully throw away that mess of push-ons that create problems, plus eliminate thet soldering mess and black tape. That would be a final touch on otherwise fully working TPA-1, short of buying a new needle or cartridge (which I leave to Tim to do as this might get a bit expensive).


Messages In This Thread
Philco TPA-1 - by tim1 - 01-16-2014, 12:25 PM
RE: Philco TPA-1 - by morzh - 01-16-2014, 01:29 PM
RE: Philco TPA-1 - by tim1 - 01-16-2014, 01:53 PM
RE: Philco TPA-1 - by morzh - 01-16-2014, 02:14 PM
RE: Philco TPA-1 - by tim1 - 01-16-2014, 02:16 PM
RE: Philco TPA-1 - by morzh - 01-16-2014, 02:22 PM
RE: Philco TPA-1 - by morzh - 01-16-2014, 02:41 PM
RE: Philco TPA-1 - by tim1 - 01-16-2014, 03:57 PM
RE: Philco TPA-1 - by morzh - 01-16-2014, 04:07 PM
RE: Philco TPA-1 - by Ron Ramirez - 01-16-2014, 04:16 PM
RE: Philco TPA-1 - by TV MAN - 01-17-2014, 11:57 AM
RE: Philco TPA-1 - by morzh - 01-17-2014, 12:00 PM
RE: Philco TPA-1 - by tim1 - 01-17-2014, 06:42 PM
RE: Philco TPA-1 - by morzh - 01-17-2014, 07:25 PM
RE: Philco TPA-1 - by tim1 - 01-17-2014, 07:29 PM
RE: Philco TPA-1 - by morzh - 01-17-2014, 07:31 PM
RE: Philco TPA-1 - by TV MAN - 01-17-2014, 09:13 PM
RE: Philco TPA-1 - by tim1 - 01-17-2014, 10:11 PM
RE: Philco TPA-1 - by morzh - 01-17-2014, 10:19 PM
RE: Philco TPA-1 - by tim1 - 01-17-2014, 10:40 PM
RE: Philco TPA-1 - by morzh - 01-17-2014, 10:45 PM
RE: Philco TPA-1 - by tim1 - 01-17-2014, 11:06 PM
RE: Philco TPA-1 - by morzh - 01-17-2014, 11:10 PM
RE: Philco TPA-1 - by tim1 - 01-18-2014, 06:54 PM
RE: Philco TPA-1 - by morzh - 01-18-2014, 07:09 PM
RE: Philco TPA-1 - by morzh - 01-18-2014, 07:14 PM
RE: Philco TPA-1 - by tim1 - 01-18-2014, 07:37 PM
RE: Philco TPA-1 - by morzh - 01-18-2014, 08:15 PM
RE: Philco TPA-1 - by tim1 - 01-19-2014, 06:22 AM
RE: Philco TPA-1 - by morzh - 01-19-2014, 01:37 PM
RE: Philco TPA-1 - by tim1 - 01-19-2014, 07:03 PM
RE: Philco TPA-1 - by morzh - 01-19-2014, 08:56 PM
RE: Philco TPA-1 - by tim1 - 01-19-2014, 09:15 PM
RE: Philco TPA-1 - by morzh - 01-19-2014, 10:54 PM
RE: Philco TPA-1 - by tim1 - 01-20-2014, 02:08 PM
RE: Philco TPA-1 - by morzh - 01-20-2014, 02:23 PM
RE: Philco TPA-1 - by tim1 - 01-20-2014, 06:21 PM
RE: Philco TPA-1 - by morzh - 01-20-2014, 09:21 PM
RE: Philco TPA-1 - by morzh - 01-23-2014, 03:01 PM
RE: Philco TPA-1 - by tim1 - 01-23-2014, 05:03 PM
RE: Philco TPA-1 - by morzh - 01-23-2014, 05:59 PM
RE: Philco TPA-1 - by tim1 - 01-26-2014, 07:39 PM
RE: Philco TPA-1 - by tim1 - 02-03-2014, 10:39 AM
RE: Philco TPA-1 - by morzh - 02-03-2014, 10:48 AM
RE: Philco TPA-1 - by tim1 - 02-03-2014, 02:04 PM
RE: Philco TPA-1 - by morzh - 02-03-2014, 02:26 PM
RE: Philco TPA-1 - by tim1 - 02-04-2014, 05:41 AM
RE: Philco TPA-1 - by morzh - 02-04-2014, 09:42 AM
RE: Philco TPA-1 - by morzh - 02-08-2014, 08:25 PM
RE: Philco TPA-1 - by morzh - 02-09-2014, 08:08 PM
RE: Philco TPA-1 - by morzh - 02-09-2014, 10:21 PM
RE: Philco TPA-1 - by Ron Ramirez - 02-10-2014, 05:32 AM
RE: Philco TPA-1 - by morzh - 02-10-2014, 08:51 AM
RE: Philco TPA-1 - by morzh - 02-17-2014, 05:52 PM
RE: Philco TPA-1 - by tim1 - 02-20-2014, 11:24 PM
RE: Philco TPA-1 - by morzh - 02-21-2014, 09:26 AM
RE: Philco TPA-1 - by tim1 - 02-21-2014, 01:25 PM
RE: Philco TPA-1 - by morzh - 02-21-2014, 01:30 PM
RE: Philco TPA-1 - by PhilcoFordTesla - 10-16-2019, 09:38 PM
RE: Philco TPA-1 - by morzh - 10-16-2019, 09:46 PM
RE: Philco TPA-1 - by PhilcoFordTesla - 10-26-2019, 02:25 AM
RE: Philco TPA-1 - by morzh - 10-26-2019, 04:40 PM
RE: Philco TPA-1 - by PhilcoFordTesla - 10-26-2019, 05:20 PM
RE: Philco TPA-1 - by morzh - 10-26-2019, 06:07 PM
RE: Philco TPA-1 - by PhilcoFordTesla - 10-26-2019, 06:48 PM
RE: Philco TPA-1 - by PhilcoFordTesla - 11-13-2019, 10:40 PM
RE: Philco TPA-1 - by morzh - 11-14-2019, 09:30 AM
RE: Philco TPA-1 - by PhilcoFordTesla - 11-14-2019, 10:59 AM
RE: Philco TPA-1 - by morzh - 11-14-2019, 11:43 AM
RE: Philco TPA-1 - by PhilcoFordTesla - 11-14-2019, 10:59 PM
RE: Philco TPA-1 - by PhilcoFordTesla - 11-14-2019, 11:20 PM
RE: Philco TPA-1 - by PhilcoFordTesla - 11-15-2019, 12:23 AM
RE: Philco TPA-1 - by morzh - 11-15-2019, 10:49 AM
RE: Philco TPA-1 - by PhilcoFordTesla - 11-15-2019, 04:56 PM
RE: Philco TPA-1 - by PhilcoFordTesla - 11-15-2019, 07:04 PM
RE: Philco TPA-1 - by PhilcoFordTesla - 11-15-2019, 08:03 PM
RE: Philco TPA-1 - by PhilcoFordTesla - 11-15-2019, 11:43 PM
RE: Philco TPA-1 - by PhilcoFordTesla - 11-16-2019, 12:21 AM
RE: Philco TPA-1 - by Jake Blake - 11-16-2019, 01:11 AM
RE: Philco TPA-1 - by PhilcoFordTesla - 11-16-2019, 01:15 AM
RE: Philco TPA-1 - by PhilcoFordTesla - 11-16-2019, 07:32 PM
RE: Philco TPA-1 - by PhilcoFordTesla - 06-16-2024, 10:03 PM
RE: Philco TPA-1 - by morzh - 06-17-2024, 08:02 PM
RE: Philco TPA-1 - by PhilcoFordTesla - 06-17-2024, 10:47 PM



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