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Replacing Beam of Light changer - wiring
Ron Ramirez
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09-30-2007, 11:00 AM
Syl Vanier has apparently shut down his website. However, West-Tech Services recently announced that they are now offering Beam of Light repair.

Jon - who do you send your Beam of Light changers to for repair? Just curious. I was not aware of anyone else who was willing to tackle those beasts.

But to answer the question...the Beam of Light models include a one-tube phono preamp. If your substitute changer has a ceramic cartridge, this could cause the audio to be too loud/distorted. However, the output of a magnetic cartridge will work just fine. I know this from firsthand experience - a client once asked me to replace the Beam of Light changer in her 1942 Philco 42-1008 to a more modern changer, so I used a 3-speed BSR changer with a magnetic cartridge, and retained the input transformer. It worked very well.

49Stude - good to see you back on here. Icon_smile
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