ctrl-alt-rees | 1962 Dansette Tempo Vintage Record Player Restoration - Modern Cartridge, Preamp & Service @ctrlaltrees | Uploaded February 2023 | Updated October 2024, 16 minutes ago.
The Dansette Tempo record player was made in 1962 by British hifi manufacturer Dansette, a division of J&A Margolin Ltd. This iconic vintage record player enabled teenagers of the 50s and 60s to listen to their very own records for the first time, and they were hugely popular. Mine, however, was in a bit of a sorry state, so I treated it to a restoration, including a modern cartridge upgrade and preamp, serviced the original mono valve / tube amplifier and gave it an overall service to help keep it running like clockwork for another 60 years.
Relevant Links & Further Viewing:
Smoothing Capacitor Info: vintage-radio.net/forum/showthread.php?t=44162&page=2
Herald1360 Preamp Resistor Info: vintage-radio.net/forum/showthread.php?t=124429&page=10
Schematic download link:
thecodemachine.co.uk/Schematics/Search.php?manuf=dansette&model=majordeluxe
Parts & Tools (genius links are affiliated):
Velleman K1803 Mono Preamp Kit: velleman.co.uk/contents/en-uk/p7.html
iFixit Screwdriver Set: geni.us/jzcfAin
Support the channel!
Patreon: patreon.com/ctrlaltrees
Become a Member: youtube.com/channel/UCe7aGwKsc40TYqDJfjggeKg/join
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Action Retro: youtube.com/ActionRetro
Arthur Ludwiczak
Dinty’s Hideaway: youtube.com/channel/UCJPsl76e7jAORLi3NZlkjLQ
Endzs
Gary Pinkett
Has Beard, Plays Games: youtube.com/blcollier
James Rodgers
Justin D. Morgan: youtube.com/c/jdmcs
Karl Bate
Kevin Leah
Mark 'Kurbeco' Simpson
MarkCentral
Mr Lurch: youtube.com/mrlurchsthings
Naoki Saito: youtube.com/NaokiSaito
Ronnie Graham
ScarlettMarseille: twitch.tv/smarseille
Steve's Tech Shed: youtube.com/StevesTechShed
stween
Troozers
Vanessaira: youtube.com/channel/UCpTtrHwPGoEpSTZW6amhROw
Socials:
Official ctrl-alt-rees Discord: discord.gg/5k922pd8PW
Twitter: twitter.com/ctrl_alt_rees
Instagram: instagram.com/ctrl.alt.rees
Chapters:
00:00 Intro & Dansette Story
01:38 My Dansette Tempo Record Player
02:21 Upgrading To A Modern Ceramic Cartridge
03:56 Adding A Velleman Mono Preamp Kit + Velleman Mods
04:38 Replacing The Smoothing Capacitor With Modern Nichicon Caps
05:51 Dansette Tempo Record Player Reassembly
06:25 Powering The Preamp - My Solution
07:07 Setting The Tracking Weight For The New Ceramic Cartridge
07:50 Final Result & Test
08:51 Conclusions & More Work Potentially Needed
09:21 Can You Feel My Love Buzz?
Get Apache by The Shadows and over 1M + mainstream tracks here go.lickd.co/Music
License ID: OkmNE57O4wB lickd.lnk.to/hkZkeJID!ctrl-alt-rees
Get The wanderer by Dion and over 1M + mainstream tracks here go.lickd.co/Music
License ID: O5DjrExADNy
Royalty-Free Music From Epidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com:
Mary Riddle - Golden Era
Harry Edvino - Don't Bore Me Alberto!
Chris Shards - The Ballroom Twist
Outro: Yomoti - Before Chill
National Anthem Credit: play.hymnswithoutwords.com/god-save-our-gracious-king-band
#dansette #vintagehifi #repair
The Dansette Tempo record player was made in 1962 by British hifi manufacturer Dansette, a division of J&A Margolin Ltd. This iconic vintage record player enabled teenagers of the 50s and 60s to listen to their very own records for the first time, and they were hugely popular. Mine, however, was in a bit of a sorry state, so I treated it to a restoration, including a modern cartridge upgrade and preamp, serviced the original mono valve / tube amplifier and gave it an overall service to help keep it running like clockwork for another 60 years.
Relevant Links & Further Viewing:
Smoothing Capacitor Info: vintage-radio.net/forum/showthread.php?t=44162&page=2
Herald1360 Preamp Resistor Info: vintage-radio.net/forum/showthread.php?t=124429&page=10
Schematic download link:
thecodemachine.co.uk/Schematics/Search.php?manuf=dansette&model=majordeluxe
Parts & Tools (genius links are affiliated):
Velleman K1803 Mono Preamp Kit: velleman.co.uk/contents/en-uk/p7.html
iFixit Screwdriver Set: geni.us/jzcfAin
Support the channel!
Patreon: patreon.com/ctrlaltrees
Become a Member: youtube.com/channel/UCe7aGwKsc40TYqDJfjggeKg/join
Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/ctrlaltrees
VIP Superfans:
Action Retro: youtube.com/ActionRetro
Arthur Ludwiczak
Dinty’s Hideaway: youtube.com/channel/UCJPsl76e7jAORLi3NZlkjLQ
Endzs
Gary Pinkett
Has Beard, Plays Games: youtube.com/blcollier
James Rodgers
Justin D. Morgan: youtube.com/c/jdmcs
Karl Bate
Kevin Leah
Mark 'Kurbeco' Simpson
MarkCentral
Mr Lurch: youtube.com/mrlurchsthings
Naoki Saito: youtube.com/NaokiSaito
Ronnie Graham
ScarlettMarseille: twitch.tv/smarseille
Steve's Tech Shed: youtube.com/StevesTechShed
stween
Troozers
Vanessaira: youtube.com/channel/UCpTtrHwPGoEpSTZW6amhROw
Socials:
Official ctrl-alt-rees Discord: discord.gg/5k922pd8PW
Twitter: twitter.com/ctrl_alt_rees
Instagram: instagram.com/ctrl.alt.rees
Chapters:
00:00 Intro & Dansette Story
01:38 My Dansette Tempo Record Player
02:21 Upgrading To A Modern Ceramic Cartridge
03:56 Adding A Velleman Mono Preamp Kit + Velleman Mods
04:38 Replacing The Smoothing Capacitor With Modern Nichicon Caps
05:51 Dansette Tempo Record Player Reassembly
06:25 Powering The Preamp - My Solution
07:07 Setting The Tracking Weight For The New Ceramic Cartridge
07:50 Final Result & Test
08:51 Conclusions & More Work Potentially Needed
09:21 Can You Feel My Love Buzz?
Get Apache by The Shadows and over 1M + mainstream tracks here go.lickd.co/Music
License ID: OkmNE57O4wB lickd.lnk.to/hkZkeJID!ctrl-alt-rees
Get The wanderer by Dion and over 1M + mainstream tracks here go.lickd.co/Music
License ID: O5DjrExADNy
Royalty-Free Music From Epidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com:
Mary Riddle - Golden Era
Harry Edvino - Don't Bore Me Alberto!
Chris Shards - The Ballroom Twist
Outro: Yomoti - Before Chill
National Anthem Credit: play.hymnswithoutwords.com/god-save-our-gracious-king-band
#dansette #vintagehifi #repair
