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IF YOU DON'T SEE WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR LISTED BELOW, DON'T BE AFRAID TO ASK, I MAY WELL HAVE THE PART YOU NEED.
I can supply normal electronic components if required, i.e. Axial and radial lead capacitors, resistors, diodes etc. Valve sockets/bases, Potentiometers/pots, jack sockets etc. Sorry, I don't have any original style Watkins/w-e-m "FOOT SWITCHES" any latching type of foot switch will work ok.
MKIV lift off lid hinges original Cheney new old stock as shown 2 X Hinges with screws.
£3.75 per pair.
Hinges for the IC-300 / Super IC range listed below.
MKIV Lid catches part no. CPC407
These catches are of the same type fitted to the later MKIV Solid State Copicat's, earlier versions were fitted with narrower catches which we have not been able to source. The catches shown are genuine Cheney catches as shown with screws. 32m X 26m
part no. CPC407 £4.95 per pair. In Stock
NEWLY LISTED
IC-300 and IC-400 Varispeed Copicat lid catches with screws (not shown) original NOS parts.
Larger than above 40mm X 30mm . part no. CPC408 £ 5.95 per pair. In stock
Replacement Handle, suitable for the MK1V with chrome ends, which have raised edges that are not as original. New handles which are an exact fit and look pleasing to the eye. £8. 75 each.
IC-300 , IC-400 & Super IC Lift of Lid Hinges original Cheney brand £3.75 per pair. In stock
Replacement handle as original suitable for the IC- 300, Super IC & IC-400 range of Copicat's
£10.70 In stock
Out of stock
Large nickel Cheney catches with screws, as fitted to some IC 300 and Super IC Versions.
£5.75 per pair. out of stock no more available. See alternatives below.
Identical to the above catches but with integral locks, come complete with keys, but more expensive. I have a small stock of them to fulfil the above deficit.
Part no. CPC415 In stock. £11.95 per pair.
Super IC
As a 2nd alternative to the original Super IC catches, shown here on the right, is a same style, smaller version measuring 55mm in length X 25mm width. 5mm smaller all round than the original Super IC catches. The left catch is one of the above shown for size comparison only. The listing is for a pair of the smaller right hand catches, but I would do one of each on request if so required.
Part no. CPC420 In stock £5.65 per pair
Some interesting info about the Cheney company who made all these catches and hinges. The company I normally buy from is not trading at the moment due to a warehouse fire last November. While looking for another source I discovered that Cheney went out of business sometime in 2000. A link took me to a page of the Serious Fraud Squad, where it is stated that certain people had cleared out the entire £ 3 Million pension fund !! Imagine the poor people who worked their entire lives there, only to get no pension. Here is that link, scroll down the the Background section, interesting reading. The Cheney £3 million pension fund theft can now be reported
When my stocks run out there may well be no more fittings to be had.
MK1 & MK2 twin lid Blue & Grey / Black & White twin lid Valve Copicat's. Original Cheney brass plated catches with latch-plates and screws.
FULL SET OF THREE CATCHES £12.95 the set . Or individually at £4.95 each while stocks last.
Alnico erase magnets as fitted to all valve Copicat's and the earliest of the MKIII Solid Sate units. Improves erasing and reduce background noise should the original magnet be low on flux strength. £3.95 each.
Panel lamp bulbs for all Valve Copicats. 75p each.
Tension arm springs 50p each.
Oscillator transistors BFY51 Solid State & IC units £1.75 per pair.
MkIV Fuse holder assembly & 0.5A fuse. £2.80
High quality reproduction knobs for valve units, with brass or chrome inserts in stock now.
Preferably supplied as a set of 4 at £26.00. Due to reduced production costs now only £18
Available individually at £4.50 each.
Watkins Dominator 1963 version, reproduction knobs. For comparison the knob at the top of the picture is an original. These are surplus from a batch made for "The new Limited edition 50th Anniversary Dominator" When they are all gone, it is unlikely any that more will be made, so don't leave it too long or you may be disappointed.
Also suitable for The early 60's Westminster.
Larger ones at £ 9.00 each. Small ones £8.00 each Now reduced all the same price £4.50 each
A full set for the Dominator / Westminster 2 large and 4 small with brass inserts £27.00
Lower vents Black White or Gold not quite the same as the originals but as close as they get. Fits original screw holes. £4 .25 each
Rexine paper backed covering material Red & Black, image looks over shiny due to camera flash.
1 kit contains sufficient of both colours, with full instructions to cover any MKIV Solid State or IC range of Copicat. The material is ready cut or marked out, for each panel. Panels are position marked, saving you hours of work. State Model type when ordering. COVERING KIT with instructions £18.50 PVA Glue £2.50
Suitable glues are a strong PVA glue or contact adhesive, available from any DIY store.
Rubber feet suitable for twin lid valve Copicat's, with screws. £2.00 per set of 4 Out of stock more on order.
Hard PLASTIC feet suitable for the twin lid valve units £2.00 per set of 4
Small, rubber feet only available in grey (black marker pen works well) for the MK4 Solid State, & IC range.
Set of 8 £2.50
Cabinet stringing for valve Copicat's, separates the Blue from the Grey covering material, or Black from Cream depending on model. Also suitable for Vox and Marshall amplifier cabinets. 60p per metre.
B A S F 1/4" Splicing tape, new old stock. Back in stock £6.45 per roll
Don't want to buy a box of tapes? Just want one or two to try, you can make your own. Instructions are on the Copicat's main page, you should get eight tape loops from this 6 metre length of studio quality Zonal Media 675 audio tape, for just £2.40 or £4.00 for 10 meters
ONE only!!!!!!!!!!!! BIB 1/4" tape splicing block in good but used condition.
Harder to fine these now, first come first served £12 SOLD
Genuine WEM Ready made tape loops offered individually at £1.50 each. Max 5 tapes per order.
Otherwise available in packs of twenty loops directly from Watkins Electric Music at £25 including postage. Tell. 0208 679 5575 www.wemwatkins.co.uk
Filter capacitor replacement for the 20uf + 20uf + 20uf multi-section can capacitor fitted to all valve units. This new improved design by Amp-Fix is a direct replacement for the can capacitor its resistors and metal rectifier. Ready assembled fits the original mounting holes. Comes with full instructions and mounting screws. Restores low HT improves performance.
Drops straight on to the fixing holes of the old rectifier and can capacitor. Jockey arm tension spring attaches to the long bolt seen on the top left corner.
Order ref: CB-01 £24.50 Mk1 & MK11
valve Copicat's Blue & Cream, Black & Cream twin lid types.
Order ref: CB-02 £26.00 MK111 Custom Copicat.
The Custom has an additional capacitor serving the negative 18v supply to the output transistor. Should yours not have an output transistor, (some don't) then order the CB-01. Free fitting advice if required.
This is a Custom Copicat fitted with amp-fix CB-02 replacement capacitor board, of the earlier type. You can see with the improved versions above, the insulation is better and it is easier to install. I have shown this picture to give you an idea of how it looks once fitted. Clearly shows the negative supply capacitor (not applicable to the MK1 & MK11) to the output transistor fed via the 82k resistor in the centre foreground.
Designed and manufactured by Amp-Fix, Free fitting advice if required. Fitting service offered at extra cost.
CB-03 Capacitor Board replaces the two large 1500uf capacitors and bridge rectifier fitted to the Mark 3 and Mark 4 Solis State Copicat versions. Bolts straight on to the existing saddle bracket mountings. Instructions included. Comes with components ready fitted for a ground lift modification, required if fitting a 3 core mains lead. Further work required (details on request) to the main pcb to complete the ground lift mod should it be required. See mains lead article further down the page.
Shown fitted to a MK4 in the picture below.
CB-03 MK3 MK4 capacitor board £25
CB-03 Replacement capacitor board fitted to a MK4 SOLID STATE Copicat circa 1965 - 1975. Replaces the original, now obsolete 2 large blue or red capacitors safely, and with the minimum of fuss. Designed and manufactured by Amp-Fix comes with full fitting instructions and if required free advice. £25
Fitting service offered at extra cost.
For those of you brave enough the have a go at a total electronic rebuild of a Copicat. Or just need a project board for something else, this is the exact type tag board as used in the early 1960's MK1 & MK2 machines. Measures 117mm X 7.5mm Available with or with out the lower insulating strip. Including insulation strip. £3.25 Without insulating strip £2.90
I can supply on request any capacitors or resistors you may need to refurbish your Copicat, whether it's a valve, transistor or an IC version. Though to be fair they are standard electronic spares, readily available from most electronic parts suppliers.
Rare unuesed, NOS in original box an Early Copicat Oscillator coil, one only in stock £35.
Also fitted to the VOX Long & Short Tom echo units.
Mk1V Solid State OSCILLATOR board. Probably the most common part to go wrong with any MKIV Solid State, IC300 or Super IC Copicat, causing weak distorted echo playback, no echo at all, or failure to correctly erase the tape. I can usually offer you a repaired and tested replacement board similar to the one shown, in exchange for your own faulty board, providing it is not broken or irreparably damaged. Scorching of the board around area of the large 150 ohm resistor is normal. Exchange price £25. refundable deposit of £25 required if you can't send your own board at time of ordering. If you are in no hurry, send me your board which I will repair, and test. for the same price of £25.
Bear in mind that other things can also cause similar problems, in particular worn or open coil heads, and power supply faults
Reproduction Acrylic / Perspex "Watkins approved" tension / jockey wheel arms. A direct replacement for any MK4 Solid State Copicat. These can be fitted either way up with or without the wem logo showing. The holes are tapped with the standard 4 BA screw thread. Will also fit any of the IC 300, Super IC, and IC 400 range, though they are usually fitted with aluminium arms. Possibly a magnet could be fitted to the underside with a small mounting bracket, for use one the valve / tube units. We will explore this possibility in the near future.
Price as you see it at £12.75p Guide wheels and pins available on request.
Replacement tension arm, hand made aluminium item, will fit all models except valve units (see note relating to the above arm) requiring a housing for an erase magnet. Shown on the right fitted to a MKIV Solid State Copicat. Accepts your original guide rollers and and spindles (also available on request) Could possibly be painted or powder coated red for authentic looks. Item as shown on the left £14.75
It has been decided to maintain a stock of this item due to its durability and strength
JOCKEY ARM / tension arm. All original unused stock left over from the 1990's Super Shadow range of Copicat echo units. Pins, bushes, rollers, clips, (not shown) mounting bearings, and black anodised aluminium jockey arm with pins fitted. Will fit all the Copicat range of echo units. Valve / tube units would need a bracket to hold the erase magnet.
Full assembly or as individual parts £ P.O.A.
Footswitch
A latching silent action footswitch suitable for use with any Copicat. Comes with 1.5 meter lead and jack plug attached, can also be wired direct for Copicat use £14.75p
Small diameter screened lead, black or light grey similar to that used on Watkins Copicat machines is available at 85p per meter.
New old stock American RCA 6BR8A valves in boxes, will replace the original Brimar 6BR8
£12 75 each while stocks last.
ECC83 / 12AX7 Double triode valve suitable for Watkins Copicat pre-amp and replay-amp stages.
ELECTRO HARMONICS 12AX7EH. at £11.25 each.
Special offer
Three valve set for a Watkins Copicat 2 X Electro- Harmonix 12AX7 / ECC83 plus 1 X RCA 6BR8A.
£30 a saving of £5
Covers
Quality covers in various colours, made to order to protect your twin lid valve Copicat Temporarily unavailable.
SAFETY UPGRADE. Replacement three core mains lead kit to bring your old Copicat in line with current EEC electrical regulations and PAT testing requirements. Every Copicat serviced by Amp-Fix will have to have this upgrade if not already done. See note: Kit includes 13A plug with 3 amp fuse, 2.5 meters of three core mains lead. solder tags and screws nuts washers etc. zip ties and cable entry gland.
Mains lead upgrade Kit £5.95 Fully fitted with ground lift mod. £25.95
Watkins Copicat replacement heads with brackets suitable for all valve Copicat echo units including The Custom. Best purchased as a full set of four, ensuring perfect alignment and good sound balance. High quality heads of American manufacture, are of the same width and track height as the original factory fitted heads, but are slightly taller, hence the brackets included. Brackets fit the original screw holes.
Full set price inc. brackets. £165 Individual heads at £38.28 each. Brackets £3 each.
(IC300 and super IC units most are in stock, ask for details etc. from £16 each depending on type fitted.)
VOX ECHO UNITS
The above heads will fit and work well on the VOX Long & Short Tom range of echo units. Seven required, retain the original erase head if possible.
Short Tom Left Long Tom Right
Full set with brackets and leads £288.96
(Bet you wish you bought a Copicat!)
Click on the link below to see previous customers comments.
http://www.worldwideshadowsmusic.com/viewtopic.php?f=117&t=367
Other heads still to be listed for the MKIV Solid State, same price as the valve ones.
Any thing else you are looking for, but not listed, don't be afraid to ask . I don't have any original Blue or Cream covering material. If you know where I can source some, then please let me know.
RETURNS POLICY
All spares are covered by the amp-fix guarantee any Items found to be unsatisfactory can be returned for a full refund. I will accept returns of heads for use on VOX echo units providing you have used the connectors and leads supplied. Any that have been soldered directly to the pins will be rejected. Contact amp-fix before returning any spares for credit.
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