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dynaco fm-5 manualThe FM-5 had auxiliary inputs and a volume control, and so could be the center of a simple system when combined with a powerIt has a good reputation, and good sound, selectivity, and quieting. It took a couple of years on Ebay to find this one. Later versions, the most common ones, the PCB's are designated. I know because I got one to repair. You can tell it's this version because: That board has the 67 kHz tank circuit, and connects between the output of the PC-20 and the input to the PC-21. I'm using this place to collect some measured data to supplement the missing data in the manual They kind of look like a 3AG fuse, but they are longer and thinner. They are also completely unavailable today. But, there is an alternative coming. We'reSo, save your old cartridge lamps, particularly the metal end caps. That oxidation makes it hard to make good contact, which will lead to hum and noise. You can replace the original RCA jacks with gold-plated. If you have additional documentation please consider donating a copy to our free archive. To purchase FM-5 spares or accessories, please contact the company via their website or visit an authorised retailer. Type: PDF Size: 15.1 MB Category: AUDIO - SERVICE MANUAL. 2 downloads per day possible for guests. Items 1 - 32 of 104 DYNACO FM-5 ASSEMBLY MANUAL WITH PULL OUT PICTORIAL DIAGRAM IN GOOD CONDITION WITH NO YELLOW PAGES. The Dynaco Stereo 80 is an all silicon transistor basic power amplifier for Recently acquired a Dynaco FM-5 tuner. Unit works but the oscillator is almost 5 You can find a free download of the Dynaco FM-5 service manual here: Dynaco FM-5 Tuner Assembly and Instruction Manual. Thanks to Barry MacDonald for the FM-5 pics.Expedited shipping available.http://www.racesigns.com.au/raceUploads/files/coolpix-s210-manual-pdf.xml
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Get fast shipping and excellent service when you buy from eBay Top-rated The Dynaco FM-5 is the culmination of more than 6 years of Dynaco design research with the avowed goal of exemplary performance under a wide range of The last tube Dynaco tuner, the FM-3 had a nice allignment procedure that required no special tools. The Dynaco FM-5 tuner is an economical solid state unit. FM-3 FM-5 PAT-4 PAS We Log in We need to verify that you are not a robot generating spam. It will take me years to scan and create all of the files I have access to. So if you use the search feature on our website and do not find your document simply use the Contact Form and ask for your document. More than likely I will have it. I will quickly scan and upload the file and then send you back a link so you can purchase. It may not display this or other websites correctly. You should upgrade or use an alternative browser. I'd like to hear from anyone who might have experience with one. How does it compare to other vintage tuners. I would be using it to occasionally listen to our local NPR station that plays Jazz in the evenings. Your opinion would be appreciated.I have both the FM-5 and FM-3, and just recently started to evaluate the FM-3 performance. Mine needed a good cleaning, and so far I would say it's running at 80. It drifts just a hair until it's run for an hour or more. I also have a FM-5, which due to an equipment switch-out, I hooked up last nite to a SCA-80Q Dynaco into KLH 6s, and I listened to a few hours with a simple dipole. Pulls in stations very well, stayed on-station and I enjoyed Echoes, Hearts of Space, and then two more hour-long programs, same station, and nary a hiccup. I thought the sound was excellent, I did notice a tad more high end, maybe shrillness, after a couple hours, so I adjusted the amp and all was well. For limited listening I suggest the FM-5. They're inexpensive, and work very well.http://www.oliviars.it/img/img_text/coolpix-s220-camera-manual.xml I jumped from the FM-5 to the FM-3 when I picked on up in a package, so I never gave the 5 a decent run, but if I had, the 3 would just be on the sideboard because the 5 is just plain nice to use!Any reason you don't want an FM-3? I think it's a better sounding tuner.It was a very fine sounding unit while it did work. I no longer remember the symptoms of the issue nor how long I used it before it went south. Sorry I cannot be more specific.It seems that the audio quality of the FM5 can be good or strident in the highs. If the FM3 has a drift issue (I recall that from other tube tuners at times) perhaps the FM5 would be a better choice. At least its not expensive, I think I'll look for one an maybe post at WTB in Barter Town. I'd like to hear more experiences, especially around the FM5 sound quality. I'd also be curious if the FM3 drift is a common issue.As long as the broadcast quality was good, the tuner never seemed strident to me, and it was a champ at fringe-area reception. The two FM-5s that I picked up years later also sounded good to me. One thing I noticed is that the audio circuit has several unbypassed electrolytic capacitors in the signal path. You might get better sound for not much money if you bypassed each of these with a quality film capacitor. Three of these caps are associated with the MC1307P multiplex decoder chip, one at the input (composite signal) and one each at the left and right channel outputs. Two of these caps failed open on one of my FM-5s, leaving me with a tuner that appeared to tune normally but had no audio output. I found and replaced the open cap in the composite signal line first, which restored one channel, and replaced both of the remaining two on the theory that the cap that wasn't open yet was probably close to failure.Plenty of better replacement mods like the updated PS and PEC's. Channel seperation isnt the best but it picks up stations well and it just sounds nice.https://formations.fondationmironroyer.com/en/node/11140I also have a PAS4 pre to go through and will be looking for a fm5 for it.The FM-3 actually picks up a reasonable signal without an antenna for local stations, the Rotel doesn't.Had it set up by the tech team at the dealer I bought it from. As has been said, they are cheap and do a good job for the money. As with all Dynaco stuff, the problems are in the switchgear and the FM5 is not immune.It can sound very pleasant but it is subject to SCA noise (KJZZ) or IBOC noise (KBAQ). Lots of mods and parts are available. A Sherwood 3000 is a nice tube alternative with slide-rule dial.The dial pointer fell off its sled during shipping but I figured out how it goes back on and got that sorted out without much trouble. The tuner is very sensitive and has nice flywheel action. The meter seems to either read pegged with a good signal or in the middle with low or no signal. Sound quality is good, solid bass and pleasant sounding upper end. However overall It nicely compliments my PAS3. More to come but I'm liking it so far especially considering it was a little over half a c-note including shipping. I'll update again once I get some more listening time in.No drift and pulls in stations well. I have read that the FM5 can sound a bit 'tinny' and 'solid state' like. YMMV.No drift and pulls in stations well. I have read that the FM5 can sound a bit 'tinny' and 'solid state' like. YMMV. Click to expand. The frequency response extends up to the treble flatter then the FM3 did. It really is all about what you like. Objectively, the audio response of the FM5 is flatter to a higher frequency then the FM3. Having said that, I can tell you that neither tuner is a poor performer when in proper operating condition. Shelly.I have not studied the schematic either, I have just listened to both and noticed a flatter (if you will) top end on the FM5. Sorry I can't be more help here.http://huntincesma.com/images/canon-ivis-dc300-manual.pdfHowever, I also have a 4 element Yagi antenna now, but only used it for a week or so, then I moved everything around in the office and haven't rerouted the 75 ohm cable yetThis I have found is true, and after a warm-up period of more than a half-hour or more, my FM-3 seems pretty stable on tune. However, I also have a 4 element Yagi antenna now, but only used it for a week or so, then I moved everything around in the office and haven't rerouted the 75 ohm cable yet Click to expand. As long as the broadcast quality was good, the tuner never seemed strident to me, and it was a champ at fringe-area reception. The two FM-5s that I picked up years later also sounded good to me. One thing I noticed is that the audio circuit has several unbypassed electrolytic capacitors in the signal path. You might get better sound for not much money if you bypassed each of these with a quality film capacitor. Three of these caps are associated with the MC1307P multiplex decoder chip, one at the input (composite signal) and one each at the left and right channel outputs. Two of these caps failed open on one of my FM-5s, leaving me with a tuner that appeared to tune normally but had no audio output. I found and replaced the open cap in the composite signal line first, which restored one channel, and replaced both of the remaining two on the theory that the cap that wasn't open yet was probably close to failure. Click to expand. As long as the broadcast quality was good, the tuner never seemed strident to me, and it was a champ at fringe-area reception. The two FM-5s that I picked up years later also sounded good to me. One thing I noticed is that the audio circuit has several unbypassed electrolytic capacitors in the signal path. You might get better sound for not much money if you bypassed each of these with a quality film capacitor. Three of these caps are associated with the MC1307P multiplex decoder chip, one at the input (composite signal) and one each at the left and right channel outputs. Two of these caps failed open on one of my FM-5s, leaving me with a tuner that appeared to tune normally but had no audio output. I found and replaced the open cap in the composite signal line first, which restored one channel, and replaced both of the remaining two on the theory that the cap that wasn't open yet was probably close to failure. Click to expand. As long as the broadcast quality was good, the tuner never seemed strident to me, and it was a champ at fringe-area reception. The two FM-5s that I picked up years later also sounded good to me. One thing I noticed is that the audio circuit has several unbypassed electrolytic capacitors in the signal path. You might get better sound for not much money if you bypassed each of these with a quality film capacitor. Three of these caps are associated with the MC1307P multiplex decoder chip, one at the input (composite signal) and one each at the left and right channel outputs. Two of these caps failed open on one of my FM-5s, leaving me with a tuner that appeared to tune normally but had no audio output. I found and replaced the open cap in the composite signal line first, which restored one channel, and replaced both of the remaining two on the theory that the cap that wasn't open yet was probably close to failure. Click to expand. When it comes out I don't now. Development has just started. Personally I will also replace all caps that are not in the kit. I heard the AM section was never aligned so I will do the alignment with out the manual.it is shown in manual how to do it. If no multiplex chip is included I am changing mine to MC1310. Old one had a 0.5 distortion, new chip is 0.3 distortion.I never felt a need to use anything else.The AM section of my AF-6 is wonky, which I suspect is related to the contacts in at least one section of the AM variable gangs -- I've twice popped the top to tackle this, and been demotivated by all of the stuff atop the shield (and the soldered-on shield itself). Please use the form below to log in, or click the 'sign-up' tab to create a new account. Please let us know if you have any questions or comment on how we run Hifi-Manuals. The owners manual is used as an reference guide, instruction manual and instruction book. The service manual functions as a repair guide for troubleshooting and sometimes contains tips for refurbishing and modifications. This data is collected and thus shared with Google. Got it. Use these links to ensure a small donation to Hifishark upon your purchase!Get it delivered to your inbox. By continuing to use the site you accept our Terms and Conditions of Use. Learn more. For a better experience, we recommend using another browser. Learn more Facebook Email or phone Password Forgotten account. Sign Up See more of VTA Tube Amp Kits on Facebook Log In or Create New Account See more of VTA Tube Amp Kits on Facebook Log In Forgotten account.Below is a link. to a new solid state rectifier (in kit form) sold by Rick Green from Stuart, FL. This rectifier is similar to the Weber WS-1. Mr. Green's rectifier is made with heavier duty diodes than the Weber WS-1 and does have a thermistor included to give a delayed start. You can put the kit together in about 30 minutes. This SS rectifier will work well with any VTA amp or any original Dynaco ST-70, Mark II, Mark III or Mark IV amp. Check out this new rectifier kit at the Ebay link below. A couple of mistakes were found in the text. Anode should have been Cathode and pin 6 was omitted.Built a pair of VTA M-125 mono blocks with KT-120 tubes. Putting out 125 wpc tube power and weigh about 32 lbs each. Purchased them in kit form. Took about 10 hours each to build from scratch. Had been trying to find a perfect matchup with my Gill Audio Alana preamp and was running in to impedance issues with Class D amps and also a Schiit Vidar. It had only 22k Ohms impedance and my system was very quiet. These mono blocks have 270k each. Don’t think I’ll have any heat issues in my living room this winter ?? They sound absolutely amazing and punch way above their weight class for the price. Bob is awesome to work with. Answered all of my questions and also immediately sent out a replacement power switch when I needed one. Nice work Tom ! You have a great music room.Just go to the link below and click on the manual you wish to download. We have on this web page. 1. Dynaco FM-1 mono tuner manual 2. Dynaco FM-3 stereo tuner manual 3. Dynaco FMX-3 multiplex manual for the FM-3 4. Dynaco Mark 2 power amplifier manual 5. Dynaco Mark 3 power amplifier manual 6. Dynaco Mark 4 power amplifier manual 7. Dynaco Mark 6 power amplifier manual 8. Dynaco PAM-1 mono preamp manual 9. Dynaco PAS-2 stereo preamp manual 10. Dynaco PAS-3X stereo preamp manual 11. Dynaco PAS-4 preamp owners manual 12. Dynaco SCA-35 integrated amplifier manual 13. Dynaco ST-35 power amplifier manual 14. Dynaco ST-70 power amplifier manual 15. Dynaco ST-70 Series II power amplifier manual 16. Dynaco FMA-2 insert amplifier manual I also have here on my computer a fairly complete collection of all the Dynaco SOLID STATE manuals. See solid state manual list below. 1. Dynaco AF-6 stereo tuner manual 2. Dynaco FM-5 stereo tuner manual 3. Dynaco PAT-4 preamp manual 4. Dynaco PAT-5 preamp manual 5. Dynaco SCA-50 integrated amplifier manual 6. Dynaco SCA-80Q integrated amp manual 7. Dynaco SE-10 equalizer manual 8. Dynaco ST-80 power amplifier manual 9. Dynaco ST-120 power amplifier manual 10. Dynaco ST-150 power amplifier manual 11. Dynaco ST-400 power amplifier manual 12. Dynaco ST-410 power amplifier manual 13. Dynaco ST-416 power amplifier manual 14. Dynaco DSC-1 stereo control unit 15. Dynaco QD-1 Quadaptor manual 16. Drift: less than 0.02. Selectivity: 65 dB alternate channel. AM suppression: 58 dB. Antenna input: 72 ohm unbalanced and 300 ohm balanced. Gain from Auxiliary Input: 28 dB. Shipping weight: 11 lbs. Something went wrong. View cart for details. All Rights Reserved. User Agreement, Privacy, Cookies and AdChoice Norton Secured - powered by Verisign. Something went wrong. View cart for details. All Rights Reserved. User Agreement, Privacy, Cookies and AdChoice Norton Secured - powered by Verisign.AudiophileI assume OP researched the subject and decided on the FM3 over others for any number of reasons not necessarily stated.AudiophileI didn't ask the salesman if ARC made any mods but I would not be at all surprised if there were upgrades to the resistors and capacitors. I built a FM-3 in 1968 and it was my only tuner for nearly a decade. I replaced the coupling caps and some of the resistors with what I thought were upgraded types, and I added a Zener regulated power supply. I always thought the FM-3 sounded great especially with live broadcasts of concerts. The only direct comparison I ever did was at a hifi store where they had the FM-3 and the new solid state FM-5 side by side. They were both connected to a preamp so you could switch from one to the other. The FM-3 sounded like live music, and the FM-5 sounded thin and tinny. About 10 years ago, I bought a tube Fisher FM-100 which also sounds pretty good, but I have no idea how it would compare to a Dyna. AudiophileTime to start practicing what I preach (in my head, anyway) and read ALL the posts prior to responding. AudiophileAudiophileHe has all the Tuner Alignment gear that is needed. He has done work for me in the past and is very good with tuners, so if the tuner's out and if it needs an alignment which most likely it does, I will have him do it for me. I would love to try to align my own tuners but I don't have the FM signal generators (proper generator) for it and other associated gear.AudiophileSo I thought I would try the Dynaco FM3 first and how I like it. Plus seeing how the longevity of the TUBE tuners are. I have a SUMO Charlie now and have had Sansui's TU-719, TU-9900. The TU-9900 had a hum problem in the FM side only. I eventually tracked it down to a bad transistor in the power supply. That was a very sensitive tuner. I eventually got rid of it due to the SUMO Charlie sounding better. The Sansui TU-9900 sound good but there was just something that after awhile I was looking for something better in sound. Hopefully I can find a Fisher or Scott and try them for the right price.AudiophileYeah, I wanted to try the Dynaco FM from want I have read and seemed to be a good Tube tuner to start off with. Plus, I have a Latino VTA-120 I build last year and have been happy with it. So hopefully this is a good match.AudiophileI send you an email about the mods.AudiophileAudiophileAudiophileAudiophileAnnoying when they're hours or days after the OP's question was adequately answered.AudiophileI always think that when I read those late posts too. My excuse was that I was being lazy, and did not thoroughly read your post before I posted. My intent wasn't to swoop in and be a hero. Besides, I'm told I don't look good in a cape. AudiophileI took note regarding indiscriminately changing out carbon composition resistors in an RF stage. Lin goes on to say that he (Lin) then replaced most of the FM-3 resistors with metal films and metal oxides when updating his tuner, including those in the IF and RF stages. I admit to being rather cautious with regard to this, as well as with replacing a tuner's ceramic or mica caps with film, for example. Since they may act differently at RF frequencies, and I don't begin to claim to understand RF, I tend to leave the type of cap and resistor as the designer(s) intended. In the output stage, or power supply, that's a different story. Just an FYI for anyone who's thinking about doing a wholesale replacement of every cap and resistor in their tuner. I don't think that was a shot in the dark. There should be little if any difference replacing carbon comps with film up to frequencies that include the FM IF (10.7 Mhz). But, in the front end where tuned circuits reach 108 MHz, I wouldn't do it. That's not to say the resistors shouldn't be replaced. The value of carbon comps can change significantly with age. Just replace them with known good resistors of the same type as already discussed. -------------------------- Buy Chinese. Bury freedom. AudiophileThere are better sounding tuners than the S-3000 family -- but at (typically) a 10- to 20-fold premium in price (again, based on my experience). The FM-3's I see that aren't decrepit aren't particularly inexpensive -- which is why I don't have one, frankly. I do have an AF-6 (soiled state) and it ain't bad.Bury freedom. AudiophileFirst off, I received the Dyna FM3 tuner yesterday and it was in the said condition with all the tubes and tube shields. No surprises like how sometimes happens when you by something on the bay, its very clean looking and no dings or dents or scratches. The EMM801 tube works fine and is strong, but may pick up another one for back up. I hooked it up to a variac slowly bringing it up and let in warm up for 20min. I used a cheapy wire antenna since I couldn't find my Balun to use the Dynaco FM3 with my Magnum Dynalab ST-2 FM antenna. I was impressed at how good this Dynaco FM3 sounded right off the bat. Very quiet on strong stations with no hissing or humming. Even the weak stations sound good with hardly any hiss I can hear. I need to tune in adjacent stations carefully since the airwaves are congested here but I can tune in stations with very little work. The Right channel was low and I started to think it was a bad tube or something else. So when I went over to my SUMO Charlie which is hooked up still to the Magnum Dynalab antenna, I tapped it a few times and wouldn't you know it.it turned on and was working fine. Must be a cold solder joint somewhere. Anyways, it had a lower right channel too and I found out it was the pot on the Crown XL-1502 the right one was a level lower than the left. So I raised it and went back and started listening again it was all ok now. One thing that I didn't expect was how hot this tuner gets, man it get hot. I need to place it on its own stand with nothing above it and think of a way to add some low noise fans to help with the heat. One thing I will certainly do is put 105 degree rated electrolytic caps in this for sure. I will add the higher rated wattage resistors as well. I wanted to use Jensen Copper Foil PIO caps in the audio section for this but it may be too hot for them since the heat in this tuner may shorten their lifespan. we'll see. I have a temperature gun and I will take some measurements and go from there. I can forget about the Jupiter caps for sure in this project. I will look into replacing the resistors with Takman and Mills, hopefully these will work nicely. I will be installing the correct de-emphasis pcb's to correct that and PEC boards. I will try to post some pics later to show how nice this tuner is inside and out AudiophileI happened to have the Sony XDR-F1HD in the system, and listened for about 20 minutes with it. During a break I ran and got one of my FM-3s and hooked it up in place of the Sony. Even cold, it sounded far better than the Sony, and made the rest of the concert much more enjoyable. AudiophileAn amp may be more forgiving to that method, but understanding RF isn't for the average RF-uneducated solder slinger to guess about. You make a good point regarding checking and replacing old, drifted resistors. Just do so judiciously, would be my suggestion. AudiophileTypically they were in town for a concert and came by the station and played a mini-concert as a plug for the main event. I tried to have my reel-to-reel recorder all set to record the broadcast concert. All I can say is the sound of the musicians live in the studio was incredible, far better than the LPs the station normally played. And this great sound was all coming out of my Dyna FM-3. The artists I remember recording included America, Brewer and Shipley, and Livingston Taylor. Unfortunately I no longer have the tapes. Little did I know that R2R would now be back in fashion.After all these years, bleed-through and drop-out would likely render them poor copies of what you remember. Are reel to reels in vogue now. I wouldn't have one, except maybe an old tube-type Akai. In fact, I have several of those out in the storage shed that I scavange for their amps and power supplies. Replacement heads were discontinued by Akai back in the early '80s if I remember correctly. -------------------------- Buy Chinese. Bury freedom. AudiophilePreferably on a good-engineering station on uncompressed music with little station compression, eh. Classical or Jazz? Back in the day when people didn't think a compromised antenna would be good enough the FM3 had a world-wide reputation. TIA AudiophileIt is the last station that has uncompressed broadcast and when they have live concerts broadcast, the audio is just awesome. There was a station in Long Beach from the Long Beach city college that had uncompressed signals 88.1 FM, I don't know if it is still on the air but I used to be able to receive it with a SAE T-101 tuner and the Rhombic but that was around 15 years ago, that was around 90 miles away with the signal going over the ocean. There are some other good sounding stations here but have some compression but sound way better than the others. AudiophileAudiophileI will also call Mike Z. to set up when I can bring the Dyna FM3 to him for alignment.AudiophileMeaning, mods first, then alingment, or you may be requiring two alignments. AudiophileIt has been many years but I don't remember my FM-3 running particularly hot. Do you have the manual to see what is advised there. Hopefully someone else with one currently can comment on this. I don't know what would cause excessive heat in your case. Like reports from so many other parts of the country, FM station selection is pretty limited in San Diego. Many years ago we lost our wonderful classical station when they sold their transmitter and frequency and relocated to Mexico and elsewhere on the dial. After that move I called it the Reader's Digest classical station. They resorted to only popular movements from well known composers, not the full music. And now even they are gone. Classical on our PBS FM station is almost non-existent. The only option I know of is KUSC (91.5) from LA but that has limited reception here. The result for me is more than 90 of my FM listening is on KSDS (88.3). Fortunately I'm a jazz fan, but not smooth jazz! 88.1 is no longer KLON, now it's KKJZ, but still the great jazz format. One would think a metro area with more than 1.5 million population could support more variety than this. I guess most has gone to subscription digital broadcasts.AudiophileThanks for the heads up!AudiophileThen the Changed formats and the broadcast was more compressed than before. I do remember that Classical station, it sound pretty good but I'm not into Classical so I didn't listen much except when checking the system or tuner out. There was another Classical station coming from down south in Mexico and it was on around the same time as the other you had mentioned. 101.5 FM still has a decent sounding broadcast as well as 92.5 FM. There was a station out around 102.7 or 102.9 about 10 years back that was out of Carlsbad but I think they sold out too. So that Long Beach City College station 88.1 is still around huh. Nice! I remember when I found that station by accident. I think it was in or around the Riverside area. I could get it sometimes and they had good music. I can't remember exactly but this it was around the 100 MHZ area of the tuner. I don't think there are around anymore. Like you, most of my listening is on 88.3, but I do listen to 101.5 and 92.5 with some other station I listen to when I'm in the mood.