An Entire PL Collection Up For Sale!!!!

laatsch55 said:
So, what are you lacking Mike, just the 700 and the 8000?? And the 200 of course...he's got the 200 boxed....I'll get him a tag tomorrow..
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Hey Lee, How was the fishin man?
Yep, Just the three to go. The cabbage case should be there by Monday. I plan on taking a break from the addition build
tomorrow and take a look at what I have so far.
 
Fishing was great....had some people and equipment problems I'll post about later...
 
Well I took the time last night to have a look at all the Pl stuff I've received so far.
The microscan cassette player is one heavy beast. man this thing is heaver than the 400 amp! This is a first for me, I never
had seen one of these close up.
But I'm pretty well sure this one needs more than just a belt. Its looks like it hasn't been used in the last 20 years. It is
just full of fine dirt? More than just dust. I think this guy may have lived on a dusty road?
There is a thick black shit that was leaking out of the bottom. I'm pretty sure that is the idler wheel completely melted
away. has a couple of major nicks on the top alum. panel. Man this guy was rough on his stuff. So I knew going in that
this piece would be hard to restore according to the info on the old Pl site. But all might not be lost.
I have an idea for this thing. Later on that idea.
The Series two tuner may me the first prototype? It has the Pl faceplate but Pioneer logos on the back and a sticker on
the bottom in jap writing stating not for resale. No sides on the unit at all and doesn't look like it ever had any.
Again full of dirt since there were not any sides. I had heard a rattle in this piece and when I gave it a shake, out comes
a couple of nuts (acorns). must have been a home for a little critter for awhile.
Ok that was the worst of it. Other than a few edge nicks on the other pieces, (some look pretty fresh by the way) not bad.
The best piece is the Pl-400II. Looks good outside and inside as well. I just took a quick look inside by just removing the small top cover. I had heard a rattle, but it is this inline fuse (?) holder that was just clicking the top cover.
This 400II amp is also a Full Comp. unit and looks to have been serviced not to long ago. I don't want to rush firing this baby up
until I'm ready with the guidance from you guys.
 
Sounds like you had a blast unpacking these. I know I would. That cassette deck can be restored no matter what. The idler tire is probably a common component for decks of the era
 
Northwinds said:
Sounds like you had a blast unpacking these. I know I would. That cassette deck can be restored no matter what. The idler tire is probably a common component for decks of the era
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Agreed. I would recommend saving your pennies and having an experienced PL tech get your tape deck up and running. Belts, idler wheel, reel motors, transport etc. will all need attention unlesss it has been done recently. Very cool score!
 
Call ED if you have quetions on that deck. They are, according to him a pain the ass to fix and get right...,I know he and Dean have some parts left put if they are what you need he would know.
 
Mike, check over at the Vinyl Engine - they know folks who rebuild turntable idler wheels, and the same people should be able to do cassette deck transport wheels as well.
 
I read that it took Pacific Stereo 20 hours to get a TH member's back up to spec.
 
The drive clutch in these suffer the same problem as the CTF-9191's do. Over time the internal parts "grow" a certain amount and add a lot of drag to the drive mechnism. Ed and Dean have a fix for it, and in the case of the 9191's, Mark the Fixer has a well know repair procedure for its problem...
 
Thanks for the info, Lee. I have wanted a few 7000's for my stash but knowing the amount of work and gear that would be required to get these back to beautiful was going to be tough(and pricey). May have to start looking again.........
 
From what I hear they are quite the deck when done right. Ed tells me each board has to be individually calbrated to the deck, not easy and can be a big pain in the ass. Maybe I can get "oldphaser" to post about it some time...
 
laatsch55 said:
From what I hear they are quite the deck when done right. Ed tells me each board has to be individually calbrated to the deck, not easy and can be a big pain in the ass. Maybe I can get "oldphaser" to post about it some time...
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Now it really sounds expensive. Would be interested in hearing more about the repairs that go into one of these. Here is a link to a few nudes of the unit that PS worked on.
 
Mike.....tracking numbers on the 700 and 200.....


Fed-Ex....700---790061315916, 200---790061316165...

Ken was going to call Ed about the shippinh box for the 8000. I was going to call Ed later in the day about some other things so I'll be sure and ask him about this.
 
laatsch55 said:
Mike.....tracking numbers on the 700 and 200.....


Fed-Ex....700---790061315916, 200---790061316165...

Ken was going to call Ed about the shippinh box for the 8000. I was going to call Ed later in the day about some other things so I'll be sure and ask him about this.
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Thanks Lee, if you talk to Ed would you ask if he may have a nice upper aluminum faceplate for the cassette player.
This is the smaller one above the door. This ones pretty rough.
I will tear into this deeper and see what melted down. can't see it from just removing the top cover. The whole front
end needs to be removed to get to the belts etc. I'll will track down a service manual.

Oh also Lee would you also ask Ed if he has service manuals (schematics mainly) for these full comp amps.
Thanks Lee
 
Northwinds said:
Those PL decks are amazing looking
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Yes they are Ron. Amazing piece of work. I just hope I can find a better front upper piece or I'm going to have to
mill a tad off the edge to get rid of this nasty edge ding. If I cannot justify fixing this beast, I will remove the insides,
and install a cd player behind the drop down door.
 
Northwinds said:
Those PL decks are amazing looking
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JustMike said:
Thanks Lee, if you talk to Ed would you ask if he may have a nice upper aluminum faceplate for the cassette player.
This is the smaller one above the door. This ones pretty rough.
I will tear into this deeper and see what melted down. can't see it from just removing the top cover. The whole front
end needs to be removed to get to the belts etc. I'll will track down a service manual.

Oh also Lee would you also ask Ed if he has service manuals (schematics mainly) for these full comp amps.
Thanks Lee
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Gorgeous looking oxide dragger, fo sho! Any chance for some pics?
 
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