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CEDatum
Joined: 29 May 2004 Posts: 104 Location: South Central Indiana, USA.
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Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 9:22 am Post subject: RCA CED Stylus Cartridge Availability - 149000 and 154100 |
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You have probably noticed that new ( NOS - New Old Stock ) 149000 and 154100 stylus cartridges are now in very short supply. These cartridges are used in the RCA F and G line models, also in Zenith Sears and Sanyo players. This supply problem has been anticipated since the last of these cartridges were made in the 1980's and we have been using up what is available from aging stock.
CEDatum has been working with the original RCA Stylus design engineers to remanufacture cartridges. We can now offer a stylus rebuild service. Your existing non-working cartridge can be rebuilt to RCA performance specs and will come with a guarantee. So don't discard that old stylus.
Details on the rebuild service are available via e-mail to : cedatum@ccrtc.com
John at CEDatum. |
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cbertra2
Joined: 29 Dec 2004 Posts: 221
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Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 1:34 pm Post subject: rebuild |
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This is great news. |
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Wester
Joined: 18 Jun 2005 Posts: 83 Location: Cheboygan, MI
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Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 5:27 pm Post subject: |
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Yes, great news! I was wondering what would happen to the hobby once all the NOS parts dried up. What is the projected cost for a refurb?
Thanks CEDatum! _________________ Also a video game collector. |
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cbertra2
Joined: 29 Dec 2004 Posts: 221
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Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 8:06 am Post subject: Stylus rebuild |
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Will they replace just the tip or the entire cantilever.
Would not the tip geometry on a RCA stylus be the same as a Hitachi. |
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stdjsb25
Joined: 24 Jul 2006 Posts: 40 Location: Euless, TX USA
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Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2006 9:54 pm Post subject: Re: RCA CED Stylus Cartridge Availability - 149000 and 154 |
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CEDatum wrote: | You have probably noticed that new ( NOS - New Old Stock ) 149000 and 154100 stylus cartridges are now in very short supply. These cartridges are used in the RCA F and G line models, also in Zenith Sears and Sanyo players. This supply problem has been anticipated since the last of these cartridges were made in the 1980's and we have been using up what is available from aging stock.
CEDatum has been working with the original RCA Stylus design engineers to remanufacture cartridges. We can now offer a stylus rebuild service. Your existing non-working cartridge can be rebuilt to RCA performance specs and will come with a guarantee. So don't discard that old stylus.
Details on the rebuild service are available via e-mail to : cedatum@ccrtc.com
John at CEDatum. |
Can you explain the stylus remanufacturing process? |
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mandfmangham
Joined: 18 Aug 2005 Posts: 18 Location: AK New Zealand
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Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 12:47 am Post subject: stylus rebuild |
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Best news in ages.
Go CEDatum!!. |
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CEDatum
Joined: 29 May 2004 Posts: 104 Location: South Central Indiana, USA.
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Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 3:17 pm Post subject: RCA CED Stylus Cartridge Availability - 149000 and 154100 |
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Answers on several questions regarding the Stylus Rebuild service.
Cost - In respect of the Forum guidelines I ask you to contact me directly on the Rebuild Service costs, handling, etc. I can say that using current parts already acquired, a rebuild is less expensive than a NOS stylus. The diamond tip is the key item of parts cost.
Manufacturing process. We spent several months of "hobby time" designing the process, fixtures and testing. Since we believe there are inventive devices in our work, we will have a Patent expert examine our work note books. At soon as we are advised that the information can be circulated in the public domain, I will be happy to write up a description of the process for CED hobbyists.
Rebuild Hitachi stylus cartridges. I am sure this can be done. I need to start with Hitachi engineering design drawings of their stylus cartridge. Does anyone have copies of these ? Or can help me get them ?
Remember - Dont' discard that old stylus !!
John at CEDatum ( cedatum@ccrtc.com ) |
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mnallard
Joined: 14 Jun 2005 Posts: 88 Location: Harrison, Arkansas
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Posted: Fri Jul 28, 2006 8:03 am Post subject: |
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I wish I would have known this sooner. My stylus for my F unit just lost its tip and I pitched it thinking I could order a NOS replacement. Just a little too late on my part. Two questions...does the rebuild perform better than the original specs and do you expect playtime to be the same or longer than the original? |
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CEDatum
Joined: 29 May 2004 Posts: 104 Location: South Central Indiana, USA.
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Posted: Sat Jul 29, 2006 3:56 am Post subject: RCA CED Stylus Cartridge Availability - 149000 and 154100 |
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mnallard - To answer your two questions. The rebuild should perform as least as well as the original RCA spec and we offer a Guarantee which an NOS stylus does not. Playtime. The stylus tip is diamond so the playtime ( stylus life) should be the same as the original stylus that was also a diamond. JOhn at CEDatum. |
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Jesse Skeen
Joined: 28 May 2004 Posts: 575 Location: Sacramento, CA
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Posted: Sat Jul 29, 2006 10:05 am Post subject: |
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That's very cool- I think I have enough spare styluses to last me quite some time but when I started collecting I was worried that I'd wear down the stylus and not be able to get a new one. I've got two of the 154100 cartridges that no longer work, if you would like me to send them to you to do any research with you're certainly welcome to them.
One thing I'd like to see done is modifying the 149000 cartridges to work better in stereo- while they do work, there is a bit of noise during stereo playback. The 154100 cartridges have some sort of insulation that solves that problem, I'm wondering if it could be added to the older ones? _________________ Videodisc and stereo sound- there's no better value around! |
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CEDatum
Joined: 29 May 2004 Posts: 104 Location: South Central Indiana, USA.
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Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2006 4:09 am Post subject: RCA CED Stylus Cartridge Availability - 149000 and 154100 |
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Jesse - to answer your timely question on the 149000 and stereo. The 154100 cartridge has a stereo balancer located just behind the stylus tip. The balancer is a very small red or black rubber tube. A stylus tip with the balancer can be fitted to the 149000 and gives improved stereo sound. A new stylus tip on a 149000 installed during our rebuild service will include the stereo balancer. John at CEDatum. |
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