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Hi
it’s an old (70’s or 80’s) Deluxe electric Mistress. (Black/silver )
cheers
J
A vintage Deluxe Electric Mistress has a 2-prong AC cord and sharp corners on the bottom plate. If it meets these requirements, it should have a Reticon SAD1024A. I’ve never seen a vintage unit with anything else.
Thanks for the reply.
The black bottom plate has sharp corners but there is a regular 3 prong plug on it.
Might be an early reissue. You could look at the circuit board and see what the model number is. A vintage unit will be EH-5150 and a reissue will be EC-1000.
EH 5150 (although the H looks a bit like an M) – is that Reticons then?
Trying to work out what to charge for it.
a corner….
Yes, it has a single Reticon.
ok thanks very much -does that give you a rough date or can I detect it from some numbers on the parts in some way? The only visible pot has 1378036 on it.
‘137’ means it was made by CTS ‘8036’ means it was made in 1980 on the 36th week..september is that??
so your pedal would probably have been made around 1981 at a guess.
Wow you guys know your onions don’t you?
What’s CTS?
Thanks very much
What’s CTS?
Thanks very much
no problem
CTS are just a company that makes pots, it stands for “Chicago Telephone Supply” other companies have different number codes, Bourns are ‘381’ Allen-Bradley are ‘106’ .. etc.
… so if you see a pot code of ‘3819612’ you know it’s a Bourns pot made in 1996 in the 12th week of that year. It’s simple when you know.
Remember this is only a guide to the pedals age though as obviously pots are stockpiled to an extent my manufacturers and builders.
Cool thanks again
no worries, write that info down and next time someone else asks the same you can look like a ‘clever clogs’ too!