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Is $150 for a 42-1010 Worth It?

Eric T
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01-30-2013, 08:14 PM

Quote:All that said, I'm wondering if a BOL is just a bit too far out of my reach.

The BOL is not that bad. It's a photocell, mirror, and a light bulb.

Chuck Schwark's site has pretty much all you need to know about it:

http://www.philcorepairbench.com/phono.htm

It's not how bad you mess up, it's how well you can recover.

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Is $150 for a 42-1010 Worth It? - by awc71 - 01-28-2013, 12:06 PM

RE: Is $150 for a 42-1010 Worth It? - by TA Forbes - 01-28-2013, 12:35 PM

RE: Is $150 for a 42-1010 Worth It? - by awc71 - 01-28-2013, 03:02 PM

RE: Is $150 for a 42-1010 Worth It? - by murf - 01-28-2013, 06:20 PM

RE: Is $150 for a 42-1010 Worth It? - by TA Forbes - 01-28-2013, 07:02 PM

RE: Is $150 for a 42-1010 Worth It? - by Arran - 01-28-2013, 08:01 PM

RE: Is $150 for a 42-1010 Worth It? - by awc71 - 01-28-2013, 08:42 PM

RE: Is $150 for a 42-1010 Worth It? - by Eric T - 01-30-2013, 08:14 PM

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