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Zenith SFD2565

Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2022 7:07 pm
by Motorola minion
This is standard furniture style for Zenith it seems, this is a 1959 front-panel.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/175318526030?h ... R5zkuJn-YA
I may need to sell my 1963 MK2635, which looks similar and is a lift lid.

Re: Zenith SFD2565

Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2022 8:59 pm
by electra225
"Changer known to have an issue, specifics not remembered". ;) :lol:

Nice looking instrument at a reasonable price...

Re: Zenith SFD2565

Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2022 11:40 pm
by William
I have always liked that style of Zenith. It leaves the top of the cabinet wide open to display other toys. The changer is VM so it should be an easy fix to bring that back to life. Is that PP or single ended?

Bill

Re: Zenith SFD2565

Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2022 1:13 am
by TC Chris
Does that one have a real Zenith Radionic cartridge system, or is it just a Cobra-headed arm with an ordinary ceramic?

Chris Campbell

Re: Zenith SFD2565

Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2022 7:58 pm
by Ken Doyle
TC Chris wrote: ↑Thu Oct 20, 2022 1:13 am Does that one have a real Zenith Radionic cartridge system, or is it just a Cobra-headed arm with an ordinary ceramic?

Chris Campbell
The Radionic cartridge was gone by the mid-1950s.

Re: Zenith SFD2565

Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2022 1:52 pm
by Motorola minion
I had a 1957 HF1284 with a mono cobramatic, had an extra 6J5 on a small sub-chassis, but I confirmed it was that plug-in ceramic and not the radionic.

Re: Zenith SFD2565

Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2022 2:04 pm
by Motorola minion
William wrote: ↑Wed Oct 19, 2022 11:40 pm I have always liked that style of Zenith. It leaves the top of the cabinet wide open to display other toys. The changer is VM so it should be an easy fix to bring that back to life. Is that PP or single ended?

Bill
Bill, Chassis 7B30 just like one I'm working on for someone, its the PP EL84. Tuner is a 12-tube with mpx and "extended stereo" and "presence" control.
mk2635.jpg
Truthfully, I envied anyone having these front-access TOTL models, Motorola made few in this configuration.
I paid for it just now :mrgreen: , but this is close enough and buy it now. This one is a big step up from my MH2635 (I paid $50 for and have yet to restore) which I now need to sell :oops:

Re: Zenith SFD2565

Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2022 2:54 am
by William
I'm jealous, Dave.

Bill