1960 Decca DP547
Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2026 2:45 pm
If anyone runs into one of these, I'm posting how to remove
the amplifier/speaker baffle for service.
After removing the changer, then some obvious wood
screws, I was still stumped on how to remove the amp.
Solution came when I had turned the player with the
front facing down. I noticed the baffle had moved
forward a bit.
So, I levered the four sides of the baffle with a putty
knife, and out it came !
Someone had jack-legged in a wrong values capacitor
can, so that all was cleaned up using a terminal strip
for new capacitors.
The original UA-8 BSR changer was a mess, so I used
an extra V-M 1210 changer, trimming its plinth a bit
to fit in the Decca cabinet.
I painted the front of the cabinet to a relatively close
color match.
the amplifier/speaker baffle for service.
After removing the changer, then some obvious wood
screws, I was still stumped on how to remove the amp.
Solution came when I had turned the player with the
front facing down. I noticed the baffle had moved
forward a bit.
So, I levered the four sides of the baffle with a putty
knife, and out it came !
Someone had jack-legged in a wrong values capacitor
can, so that all was cleaned up using a terminal strip
for new capacitors.
The original UA-8 BSR changer was a mess, so I used
an extra V-M 1210 changer, trimming its plinth a bit
to fit in the Decca cabinet.
I painted the front of the cabinet to a relatively close
color match.