Oldest EA kit in use ?

[Phil Allison]

** Following on from DLJ's post re old kits still on sale - who here
has the oldest EA ( or RTV&H ) magazine kit design in GOOD WORKING
ORDER ???

Gotta be something significant - like an item of test gear or hi-fi.

Gotta be something YOU constructed too !!!

I have an EA May '66, 2 MHz calibrated CRO, still in good order.

Will post a pic on ABSE, if asked.

So will you too !!



........ Phil

 

[Alan Rutlidge]

"Phil Allison" <philallison@tpg.com.au> wrote in message
news:65155nF2dit8dU1@mid.individual.net...

** Following on from DLJ's post re old kits still on sale - who here
has the oldest EA ( or RTV&H ) magazine kit design in GOOD WORKING
ORDER ???

Gotta be something significant - like an item of test gear or hi-fi.

Gotta be something YOU constructed too !!!

I have an EA May '66, 2 MHz calibrated CRO, still in good order.

Will post a pic on ABSE, if asked.

So will you too !!



....... Phil

Well I can't beat that Phil.
I built an EA Playmaster 136 which was later passed on to a friend's father
along with a Philips belt drive turntable and an ADC magnetic cartridge. At
a recent school reunion my class mate reported the amplifier hadn't missed a
beat and is still going strong. Apparently his father uses it everyday and
other than the volume control is a bit "scratchy" in one channel at some
settings he's completely happy with it and has seen no reason to replace it.
Perhaps on day when I have reason to be in his area I'll drop in with a
replacement dual pot and perform a "transplant".

 

[Phil Allison]

"Alan Rutlidge"

Well I can't beat that Phil.
I built an EA Playmaster 136 which was later passed on to a friend's
father along with a Philips belt drive turntable and an ADC magnetic
cartridge.

** Well just lookie - here is one on eBay right now !!

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Vintage-Playmaster-136-Stereo-Amplifier_W0QQitemZ130209066918QQihZ003QQcategoryZ14998QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting

Amazing !!!

I recall selling transistor packs ( when at Edge Electrix) for the power amp
stages - supplied from Fairchild - in early 1973. Consisting of:

1 x AY9171
1 x AY8171
1 x 2N3638A
1 x 2N3643
1 x SE4010
1 x 2N4250
1 x 2N3565


Probably the first all silicon, fully complementary audio amp sold as a kit
in Aussie.

The AY prefix output devices came in TO66 packs, with gold plated leads and
mounting base.

Too pretty to actually use .....




...... Phil