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I've just taken in another TRK-8130E purely for the parts and to further practise my skills. It's a 'not working' BB so I plugged it into the mains to check and it was dead as expected. However, once I began srtipping out the interior I came across a blown fuse. Now, I'm not technically...

Hi, All. My 2nd Hitachi TRK-8130E has speakers that sound very 'rough' and somewhat muffled. One speaker isn't too bad but the other one is quite bad. As a beginner, this is new to me and the only 'test' I could think of was to check/compare the sound through headphones. The TRK-8130E has an...

Hi all, With no previously intact belt in situ I would like to tap the expertise resource of forum members as to the route for the belt of my Hitachi TRK-8130 as it seems there may possibly be two different routes. To demonstrate the routes I've used a blue elastic band. Route #1: The centre...

Hi All, I was once the proud owner of a new Hitachi TRK-8130E throughout the 1980's but seemed to have lost it somewhere, I was travelling around quite a bit in those days so it could have ended up almost I'd been to although I think it's still (or was) in the UK. Anyway.......getting quite...

Hey there, i'm looking for the belt sizes for a Hitachi 3D8. The manual lists three types: - "Main belt", part no. 4820252 - "Belt", part no. 4833457 - seems identical to "Main belt" - "Belt", part no. 4820227 - smaller one, hooks to the motor Any help is appreciated

Hello, I am looking for some help with an issue i am having with my Hitachi TRK-7100E. It seems to be a right channel/speaker issue. Sound will come through both speakers in radio mode for AM/FM. But when i try to play a cassette tape i get only sound through the left speaker, when i try to...

Well guys, first and foremost to all the Dad's out there, Happy Father's Day! Usually we're celebrated in the media as incompetent buffoons or jerk offs who can't figure out what it is to man up and be "Daddy". Anyone can "father" a child, it takes someone special to be "Dad" or "Daddy", ride...

Hi I have recently acquired a TRK-7250E and I am unsure on the functionality behind a couple of switches. What does the 'Sleep' function do? / how does it work? Also what does AFC do? - can this be left on? Stereo / Mono - can this be left in Stereo? I am asking because I am planning to mod...

Hi, I'm new to this forum. I've recently acquired a few boomboxes off ebay as hobby repair projects. Right now I'm working on a small Hitachi TRK-8100. I got it in a non-working state, but that was simply a matter of reconnecting a loose connection, so that was an easy fix. Furthermore all...

Picked up this Rolling Stones mag with the Star Wars Goes On Vacation cover which includes the Hitachi boombox. I thought it would go nicely with my Hitachi TRK-919 box. I know the one on the cover looks like a 829 model, does anyone know for sure? The magazine is not in great shape but still...

Finally had a chance to assemble these brothers for a couple of photos. Hope you like em! Just built some new shelving so should be posting a few more pics in the coming weeks, here's a taster ;)

Hello boomboxers, this is my first post in this highly appreciated community. I'm not a native speaker so some terms might be not fully accurate. Two weeks ago I found a Hitachi TRK-5280E on a flea market in Berlin. Cost me just 5 €. I think that's no bad deal regarding only the great radio...

I've done it again. Taken pity on something from eBay just because I liked the way it looks and that it ended at early o' clock so a snipe was always likely to put me in with a chance at buying it, The "it" in this case is this: I'd never seen one until this appeared on eBay UK and had been...