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RCA 45 rpm record player repair.

Do you have an RCA 45 rpm player or phonograph like any of the ones pictured below?
Is your RCA 45 rpm player or phonograph in need of some work?
         

We can service all RCA 45 rpm record players. Even the ones not pictured here. 

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What problems are you experiencing?

We can correct any and all of these problems and then some.

These RCA 45 rpm players use special parts that are getting harder and harder to find. We are lucky enough to have an ample supply of all the parts needed to work on your unit. 

Don't wait until it's too late to have your player serviced, send it in now for a price quote.

Cost will vary from unit to unit. Please email for a price quote.

If you need a new cartridge for your RCA 45 rpm player, (more likely than not!), we recommend using our FC160 replacement cartridge. It is the same one we use in our restorations. With a slight unobtrusive modification these are a perfect replacement. See the instructions page for more information.

History of the RCA  player

The 45 RPM record was developed by RCA Victor company in 1948 - immediately following the invention of "vinyl" plastic and the development of the 12" LP record by CBS engineers (also in 1948). The 45 RPM speed was the only one to be decided by a precise optimization procedure. The optimum use of a disc record of constant rotational speed occurs when the innermost recorded diameter is half of the outermost recorded diameter.  

To market their format against the currently "reigning" 78 RPM, RCA released a series very low priced 45 RPM only players in the late 1940's and early 1950's. Some of the 45 rpm players pictured above were sold in the early 1950s and were equipped with a ceramic cartridge and an "RCA" jack - also "invented" at the time! Some of the models above did not include an amplifier or speaker but were meant to be plugged into the corresponding female RCA jack on an RCA radio or TV - and use that product's amplifier and speaker. There were two types of changers produced, A fast change cycle and a slow change cycle. The fast change model would drop a new record and set the tone arm down on the record in one revolution of the record player. The platter was made of heavy cast metal, this was needed to keep up the momentum during such a fast cycle change. The slow change cycle models however, would do the same cycle in a more graceful two and a half revolutions of the record player. The platter was made of plastic making it lighter and more transportable.

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