Pioneer SX-1280 part 11 - Tuner Alignment

[@mikecampbell5856]

Congratulations on completing another great project! That receiver is an absolute beauty. A piece of art that can be passed down for generations. Ever since I bought my first integrated amp in 1975 I have loved the silver faced classics.

[@NovaluxStereophonic]

Thank you for the tip on the modified tweeker tool! Have ran into accidentally adjusting both cores before. This will certainly make things easier. I also love the PA81 for tuner alignment, having the meters, scope display, and speaker is exactly what is needed for a quick alignment.

[@jaybats7865]

Really enjoyed this one Tony. The whole series is awesome. Incredible receiver and you’ve returned it to new condition. 👌👍

[@allensheldon90]

Turned out awesome - looks beautiful! Thank you for another great series.

[@gearheadted9210]

Tony,the knight of electron flow strikes again.very cool to see a vintage reciever restored and dialed in to new or better than new specs,great job Sir knight Tony!

[@craigm.9070]

It looks like it just came out of the box for the first time...beautiful. Sounds fantastic, ready for another long life of music.

[@RPike-bq3xm]

Tony, you are awesome. This content put it all together for me.

[@Edisson.]

Hi Tony, an absolutely amazing series that I watched with bated breath and I watched each episode at least 3 times to make sure I didn't miss anything 😁 It was wonderful to see such a professional work 👍 PA81 is perfection itself, 2x 250W max must be enough for most testing, but I was left speechless when I found out that Sencore produced a power ballast up to 5000W 😲 Nice day 🙂 Tom

[@scrappy7571]

"She's a real beut Clark" The powder coating looks great.

[@terrym1065]

Great job! I have a SX-1980 that I purchased brand new back in the day and of course it needs some TLC but I'm not able to do this kind of work. Very interesting watching the series, wish I had your skills. Thanks for the journey. Enjoy!

[@davidwolverton4858]

You should work a deal out with Tony for the 1980. He wants one

[@marcswinnen9100]

You are a lucky man to know how to do it and have the good tuner😊

[@davids4610]

Wow, look at that beauty!

[@RickMahoney2013]

That looks and sounds great even through KZbin.

[@plyzo]

Thank you so much for putting this video together. Super helpful. Just stuck on how to get my modern Hantek Oscilliscope to read x and y the way you have the signal at 28:21. I am able to get a pattern but it’s nothing like what you have displayed or what is in the service manual.

[@nabman_]

Amazing thorough work on a beautiful receiver. 👍

[@jimpalmer1969]

Tony, you are so awesome. How to I go from a guy who has a good understanding of Ohm's Law to being able to to say: "that is not what I was expecting..." I've also been let to believe when looking for a signal, a broadcast signal close to the manual reference points would substitute .You were able to go deeper. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

[@len9518]

Re the microvolts to dbf comversion, this became an issue around 1973, when some agency, I don't remember which, mandated that FM sensitiviy ratings, make the switch, as miocrovolt ratings were sometime falsified, depending on whether rated at 75 or 300 ohms. With dbf, there was no room for confusion.

[@keybutnolock]

Please give us one of your 'knobology' specials to finish this 1280 series. Thanks anyway you choose.

[@jeremiahchamberlin4499]

Gorgeous!

[@eddys.3524]

"Welcome to part whatever..." Tony has lost count in the infinite SX1280 series... poor guy.. LOL

[@bobdoritique7347]

Bravo!

[@MagicMaus29]

I'm not much into receiver. I prefer dedicated amplifiers and tuners better, but this is really a beautiful device!

[@Parkhill57]

End of an era. Everything was component shortly after these rigs sold. In 1981 I had a stereo that was about 6 inches wide and 4 components tall, ha.

[@petertimp5416]

WooHooo😊

[@ElektrikaCo]

Hi Tony, after watching many of your videos, I finally understand the FM tuner alignment process :). Thank you! I am curious, what is a purpose/application of a GPS Disciplined Oscilator? A reference signal for signal generator or oscilloscope?

[@Parkhill57]

A lot of professional test equipment have a 10 MHz input to keep them all synchronized. So the GPS 1 Hz signal keeps a 10 MHz oven oscillator on frequency.

[@paulpaulzadeh6172]

nice job worth 10k$

[@KC2QMA]

I have found that a lot of those blue, red and orange tantalum capacitors that I come across lately I find are shorted, open or high esr?

[@Parkhill57]

You should have to register those things with the police, as they draw as much current as grow lamps, ha. Hope there's no helicopters orbiting over the farm.

[@tonybell6985]

Hi Tony, I'm kinda confused ,your signal input to your antenna is 98mhz and your dial on the stereo is tuned to 90mhz?

[@Gordonseries385]

👍

[@alex1520]

First :P do i win some leaky caps? :D

[@hoobsgroove]

I don't know it doesn't sound too good if it's the recording or what, splashy sounding

[@andybonneau9209]

They don't make them like that anymore. 🙁

[@tonybell6985]

I see the problem , forget my last comment

[@jdmccorful]

Thanks Tony! Probably one of the best explanations I have heard for AM/FM receiver amplifier alignment.