Unknown electrical component

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eric.henning

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Wow, three posts in one day!

I was working in the fuse box area behind the glove box and saw a large heat
sink (just to the right of the fuse panel)
with two power transistors mounted on it. A flat multicolored ribbon
cable came off the heat sink and ran towards the driver side, behind the Air
Level Switches. The ribbon connector was not connected
to anything. Anybody know what this is?

eric.henning
73 Sequoia 260
 
I'm guessing here, as it has been a while since I poked around back there,
but I believe this is the power amp for the original equipment in dash 8
track player. Ours died years ago, so I haven't played with it in many
moons. Like I said, I may be way off, so lets wait for the real experts to
chime in!

Tony Bad

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Sent: Monday, May 01, 2000 11:06 AM
Subject: GMC: Unknown electrical component

>
>
> Wow, three posts in one day!
>
> I was working in the fuse box area behind the glove box and saw a large
heat
> sink (just to the right of the fuse panel)
> with two power transistors mounted on it. A flat multicolored ribbon
> cable came off the heat sink and ran towards the driver side, behind the
Air
> Level Switches. The ribbon connector was not connected
> to anything. Anybody know what this is?
>
> eric.henning
> 73 Sequoia 260
>
>
>
 
Our 8 track tape player still works.
Marlene Meineken
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From:
To:
Sent: Monday, May 01, 2000 8:47 AM
Subject: Re: GMC: Unknown electrical component

> In a message dated 5/1/00 9:09:05 AM Mountain Daylight Time,

>
> I was working in the fuse box area behind the glove box and saw a large
heat
> sink (just to the right of the fuse panel)
> with two power transistors mounted on it. A flat multicolored ribbon
> cable came off the heat sink and ran towards the driver side, behind the
Air
> Level Switches. The ribbon connector was not connected
> to anything. Anybody know what this is?
>
> eric.henning >>
>
> Eric - I think that it was an ampllifier for an 8 track tape player put
into
> some of the models. Anyone still have a working one?
>
> Emery Stora
> 77 Kingsley
> Santa Fe, NM
>
 
>Our 8 track tape player still works.
>Marlene Meineken
>-
>> sink (just to the right of the fuse panel)
>> with two power transistors mounted on it. A flat multicolored ribbon
>> cable came off the heat sink and ran towards the driver side, behind the
>Air
>> Level Switches. The ribbon connector was not connected
>> to anything. Anybody know what this is?
>>

Ours worked until last year and we had the COOP take it out and
enlarge the opening, to take a new SONY CD-TAPE and radio unit. that
and new speakers, made a world of difference. sound quality is a vast
improvemnt, mow we need to get out on the road and see if the long distance
radio reception is as good as it was with the old 8 track. :)

Our 8-track did not have the external box on the fire wall.
 
John,

Sorry man, I was supposed to take that out! That is the power output
transistors from the origional radio. It was the premiun sound package
with "high power". The big old power sucking transisters that they used
back then would have turned the radio case into a heater so they remote
mounted them.

Yank it out and fill the nearest trash can. Of course, you could call the
Smithsoniam but I thing they too would agree that its not much worth keeping!

Jim Bounds
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>>Our 8 track tape player still works.
>>Marlene Meineken
>>-
>>> sink (just to the right of the fuse panel)
>>> with two power transistors mounted on it. A flat multicolored ribbon
>>> cable came off the heat sink and ran towards the driver side, behind the
>>Air
>>> Level Switches. The ribbon connector was not connected
>>> to anything. Anybody know what this is?
>>>
>
> Ours worked until last year and we had the COOP take it out and
>enlarge the opening, to take a new SONY CD-TAPE and radio unit. that
>and new speakers, made a world of difference. sound quality is a vast
>improvemnt, mow we need to get out on the road and see if the long distance
>radio reception is as good as it was with the old 8 track. :)
>
> Our 8-track did not have the external box on the fire wall.
>
>
>
>
 
>John,
>
>Sorry man, I was supposed to take that out! That is the power output
>transistors from the origional radio. It was the premiun sound package
>with "high power". The big old power sucking transisters that they used
>back then would have turned the radio case into a heater so they remote
>mounted them.
>
>Yank it out and fill the nearest trash can. Of course, you could call the
>Smithsoniam but I thing they too would agree that its not much worth keeping!
>
>Jim Bounds
>------------

Ta'int me with the Amp, I was just making a reply to the post. :)

You did everything we asked for.. Could'nt ask for better service.

John & Brenda Szalay
73 Wild Blue Yonder.
 
Anyone still have a working one?

Emery Stora
77 Kingsley
Santa Fe, NM

The 8 Track is alive and well in the 77 Eleganza, and it works with the
cassette adapter I bought on ebay!

Peter
77 Eleganza II
Colorado
 
>Anyone still have a working one?
>
> Emery Stora
> 77 Kingsley
> Santa Fe, NM
>
>
>The 8 Track is alive and well in the 77 Eleganza, and it works with the
>cassette adapter I bought on ebay!
>
>Peter
>77 Eleganza II
>Colorado

Before I knew better, I trashed one that was working. The PO even threw in
2 boxes of tapes, also gone. (Probably still sitting in the thrift store).
 
> Anyone still have a working one?
>
> Emery Stora
> 77 Kingsley
> Santa Fe, NM
>
> The 8 Track is alive and well in the 77 Eleganza, and it works with the
> cassette adapter I bought on ebay!
>
> Peter
> 77 Eleganza II
> Colorado

I think that I have both the 8-track and the power booster in the
basement. I presume that they work.


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