Wollensak T-1500 Service Manual

Wollensak Model T-1500 Tape Recorder Service Manual
operate on different supply voltages. The TS-1520 model has an autotransformer which
allows it to operate on 220VAC, 60 Hz as well as 120VAC. The T-1700 model has a
vibrator inverter which allows it operate off of 12.6 VDC as well as 120 VAC.
The tape record is a complete self-contained recording and playback unit, with a self-
contained speaker. The audio output is also made available at the Preamp. Jack,
allowing it to be fed into an existing home music system, or an external speaker may be
connected to the External Speaker Jack.
Versions of the T-1500
I have found there seems to be an ―early‖ and a ―late‖ version of the T-1500 chassis,
which differ slightly in their electronics. The ―early‖ chassis was made between
approximately 1958 and 1961, and the ―later‖ from 1962 onward. The date of
manufacture is stamped on the underside of the electronics chassis.
Although the main text of this manual refers to the later chassis, notes for the 1958
version may be found in the Appendix on page 32. In the text, sections that differ for
the two versions I mark with a ―§‖, so be sure to check the Appendix for them if you have
the 1958 chassis!
By Matthew S. Taylor. Last modified 5
January 2010.
Certain parts taken from:
Howard W. Sams & Co., Inc.
―Wollensak Models T-1500, T-1515-4,
T-1700, TS-1520.‖ Photofact® Set
564, Folder 15. Indianapolis 6,
Indiana: Jan. 1962.
---. ―Wollensak Model T-1500.‖
Photofact® Set 400, Folder 13.
Indianapolis, Indiana: May 1958.
Introduction
This manual is for the Wollensak T-
1500 tape recorder, which is designed
for operation on 120 VAC, 60Hz.
Models TS-1520 and T-1700 are
similar, differing only in the ability to
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