JPDylon's Vintage A/V Repair

05/19/2026

Victory.

After a few hours struggling with this it's finally playing right.

This Panasonic labeled BSR turntable was about as frozen up as they come.
Customer wouldn't spring for a new idler so I had to layer rubber on the old one.
Had to find the right headshell to fit the at-3600l. Original headshell housed a tetrad.
Massive wow and flutter due to a mis-shapen platter bearing. Didn't realize it was so bad until I checked it with the calipers.

Now it's happy.

12/29/2025

Hello Folks,

I'm going in for necessary hip replacement surgery on the 30th for a bad left hip and about 8 weeks later the right will be done.

During my recovery I will still be performing repairs in process, only. Please understand there will be an increase in time to completion. Once I've healed up it will be full steam ahead.

If you wish to get in the queue, understanding it may not be until April that I can take on your repair, please send me an email: vintageavrepair at Gmail dot com.

11/05/2025

Hi Folks,

Due to my workload, I will not be taking any new repairs in until next year. For those currently in process, I am going as fast as I can without compromising quality of service.

I appreciate your patience as I continue to plough through the repairs in the queue.

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10/08/2025

For those who say "it's less complicated to repair because it's smaller"

Here's a 1982 Sony walkman completely apart.

09/24/2025

Pioneer CT-f1250 top of the line cassette deck.

This one was completely serviced. New rollers, idler, belt, clean and l**e and alignment. Excellent, low wow & flutter and high bias recordings.

Ready to go back to its owner.

What can we service for you?

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06/20/2025

Hi Folks,

We've started up repair work again for vintage radios from the 30s to the 60s, vintage televisions, and stereo equipment from the 1960s to the 1980s

Please send inquiries to vintageavrepair (at) gmail dot com

Due to My physical limitations from a previous injury, I am limited to Tabletop Television sets, radios and Stereo gear under 50lb.

We've relocated to east Tennessee in knox county.

What do you need repaired?

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11/14/2024

We've relocated to East Knoxville Tennessee. However the shop is still packed up in many containers. Bear with us as we find the time and energy to get set baçk up. It may be a few months before we're able to take in repairs.

Thank you for your patience

09/05/2024

ATTENTION PATRONS:

We are in the process of moving, so we are unable to take in any new work at this time.

Stay tuned when we come back up for air, and we can get your sets up and running again!

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07/23/2024

1981 RCA.13" with the Ctc-96 chassis.
This one had no color or intermittent color lock.

The problem actually turned out to be in the horizontal oscillator which was effecting synchronization of the color. Two transistors and some capacitors in the oscillator circuit cured it ina very abbreviated sense.

07/13/2024

SOLD: 2000 Sylvania 19" CRT for retro gaming.

Serviced and ready to use. Remote included to access the a/v input.

Great for your vintage console gaming needs.

$100 local pickup in East San Diego county