So I just bused out to the boonies to chase a classified ad. Met the guy, bought his minty Telefunken Hifi Studio 1 for 90 bucks. He loaded it with batteries to demonstrate, cause we weren't near any power outlets -- everything worked fine, tape player was flawless, volume cranked, all that. Then he took his batteries out and I hauled the monster home on the bus. Only thing is, I can't get it working with house current. I'm just using a standard power cord with the right shaped plug, because the seller didn't provide one.
When I plug it in and hit the power button, I hear those little familiar "power up" popping noises from the speakers. I also hear them when I toggle the input between tape, AUX and radio. When I hold down the little switch that changes the top meter from displaying signal strength to battery level, the little needle goes to about 40%. But the lamps don't light and none of the blaster's functions work at all. Pretty much as if it's unplugged. No funky burning smells.
I would assume I need a transformer to give it 220v current, since it's a German model with mostly German writing, except that the sticker on the back reads "AC 120V / 60W".You can see that the sticker's been pasted over top of another sticker, and it reads "Sound Equipment Manufacturers / Don Mills, Ontario" on the top. I figured that SEM had changed out the power supply as a condition of selling it in Canada, or something, and put on a new sticker accordingly. (It doesn't look like a counterfeit sticker or anything. It's exactly the right size and shape, looks professionally printed, and all that.)
What do you figure? Do I need some kind of AC adapter? Or a transformer after all? Or is there maybe something wrong with the power supply internally?
When I plug it in and hit the power button, I hear those little familiar "power up" popping noises from the speakers. I also hear them when I toggle the input between tape, AUX and radio. When I hold down the little switch that changes the top meter from displaying signal strength to battery level, the little needle goes to about 40%. But the lamps don't light and none of the blaster's functions work at all. Pretty much as if it's unplugged. No funky burning smells.
I would assume I need a transformer to give it 220v current, since it's a German model with mostly German writing, except that the sticker on the back reads "AC 120V / 60W".You can see that the sticker's been pasted over top of another sticker, and it reads "Sound Equipment Manufacturers / Don Mills, Ontario" on the top. I figured that SEM had changed out the power supply as a condition of selling it in Canada, or something, and put on a new sticker accordingly. (It doesn't look like a counterfeit sticker or anything. It's exactly the right size and shape, looks professionally printed, and all that.)
What do you figure? Do I need some kind of AC adapter? Or a transformer after all? Or is there maybe something wrong with the power supply internally?
:monchito:
one of those could be next to my cp-5 
