[Mutantmoose]

I'm pretty sure I won't have that issue, as my model has the electromagnetic speaker which works as a choke, which is probably what that resistor of yours was replacing.

So, I dug in and did some cleaning yesterday, and it looks like everything has a really thick coating of cigarette smoke on it. Are there any suggestions for cleaning that kind of crud off, or is it just a matter of doing the manual labor?

Will warm water and soap get it off the tubes? I assume I would try to not get any water in the base, but I'm reluctant to try this unless all else fails.

I did some cleaning of the record player, and the yellow smoke crud is thick on everything, but cleaned off the idler wheel nicely. The wheel is hard but round, so I might try to modify it to hold a silicone o-ring instead of having it resurfaced.