Help identifying some old equipment
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- Cmuller0420
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Help identifying some old equipment
Hey there,
I was recently able to acquire some lathe equipment from an old fellow I have bought equipment over the years from. I’m pretty new to the vinyl lathe side of audio, so I kinda know what I have but uncertain what else I would need or what some of these pieces do exactly. (Will attach some pictures)
1. Rek-o-kut challenger. The unit is in pretty good cosmetic shape, now it still needs the electronic test. There is a spare arm for it that is larger that the one currently mounted as well.
2. Rek-o-kut challenger - this one looks rough and is in a home made case it looks like. It doesn’t have the front panel controls that the other does.
3. Rek-o-kut ?? It’s just the motor assembly without the plinth. Looks similar to what is on the two tables above, but a different model number (D15)
4. An even older lathe in a suitcase enclosure. Not really sure what this unit is.
5. Presto 92-B - this looks to be an amplifier used for vinyl cutting?
6. Presto 901A3 - couldn’t find much for info in this at all
7. RCA Attenuation panel type 89-a - don’t think this is for a lathe, maybe old broadcast equipment?
Is the Challenger an all in one system? Or do these presto pieces tie in somehow? The goal is to learn and then eventually move into a stereo lathe.
I was recently able to acquire some lathe equipment from an old fellow I have bought equipment over the years from. I’m pretty new to the vinyl lathe side of audio, so I kinda know what I have but uncertain what else I would need or what some of these pieces do exactly. (Will attach some pictures)
1. Rek-o-kut challenger. The unit is in pretty good cosmetic shape, now it still needs the electronic test. There is a spare arm for it that is larger that the one currently mounted as well.
2. Rek-o-kut challenger - this one looks rough and is in a home made case it looks like. It doesn’t have the front panel controls that the other does.
3. Rek-o-kut ?? It’s just the motor assembly without the plinth. Looks similar to what is on the two tables above, but a different model number (D15)
4. An even older lathe in a suitcase enclosure. Not really sure what this unit is.
5. Presto 92-B - this looks to be an amplifier used for vinyl cutting?
6. Presto 901A3 - couldn’t find much for info in this at all
7. RCA Attenuation panel type 89-a - don’t think this is for a lathe, maybe old broadcast equipment?
Is the Challenger an all in one system? Or do these presto pieces tie in somehow? The goal is to learn and then eventually move into a stereo lathe.
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- Jesus H Chrysler
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Re: Help identifying some new equipment
The complete challenger is indeed an all in one unit. The one in the box will need an external amp. The 92-b will be good. Unfortunately I don't see any heads on the second one or the spare overhead. The suitcase lathe is a meissner, needs a ton of work and not worth much, the other presto unit appears to be for a tape machine.
- Cmuller0420
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Re: Help identifying some new equipment
Thanks for the info!
The challenger in the box, would the presto amp work?
Is there any additional processing equipment that would be needed?
The challenger in the box, would the presto amp work?
Is there any additional processing equipment that would be needed?
Re: Help identifying some new equipment
https://www.lathetrolls.com/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=8328Cmuller0420 wrote: ↑Thu May 20, 2021 3:00 pmThanks for the info!
The challenger in the box, would the presto amp work?
Is there any additional processing equipment that would be needed?