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Hello all! This is my first post and i am very happy to see so much people dedicated to boombox repairs :D Here is my issue : I bought my clairtone 7980 for 300$, got to fix the belts problem with the unit, other problems will need to be checked out too but not right now. Tape deck 1 outputs...

I have a Sony TC-FX311 deck that records only on the right channel. It plays great and when recording the VU meters for both sides light up as they should. When monitoring a recording with headphones plugged into the deck I can hear both channels as well, this would seem to rule out problems...

So for a while, I've had a problem with this Panasonic RX-5050 boombox I have. I suspect the issue lies in the cassette head somewhere. Whenever I press the play button, it makes a very loud noise that sounds somewhat like an explosion or a thunderstorm, and a faint hum can be heard in the...