I'm just going to throw this out, because it's very under-advertised and under-promoted.
Also, because there are a lot of new members signing up, buying boxes and opening them up for the first time.
As many of you know, I have probably worked on 100 boxes at this point. I own 65 and have had many more, all of them I have opened.
If you have spent any money on a Boombox and plan on working on it, spend just a few extra $$$ for a factory service repair manual that shows you how to open it up and in what order. I just worked on a General Electric 3-5280C mono box. It was a nightmare, hidden screws, 20 wires that had to be un-soldered, one of the worst jobs I have done. If I had a manual, this would have been no big deal.
I am of course speaking of www.AnalogAlley.com
(BTW, this is not a sales pitch, I do not make money from this site)
A massive investment has been made to create this database of manuals and IMHO and from my experience, it is so cheap to buy a manual that shows how to take these apart without the guesswork and get it back together with a better chance of it working as if from the factory.
Boomboxery and Stereo2Go member Superduper runs this site. He literally has tons of manuals (I'm not exaggerating, TONS). Even if it's not listed on his site, email him, chances are, he has it and it's just not listed.
Prices for service manuals vary from $14.95 down to schematics for $5.95. If you just spent $200 or more for a radio and have NO CLUE what you are doing, spend a few $$$ more. SERIOUSLY. In some cases, it's the difference between having a fully working Rocker or a rock!
I decided I'm going to start making the meager investment into a $12 manual for the radios I know will never leave me OR radios I want to fully restore to put up for sale in hopes of bringing in "Da Big Money" for a fully functioning Box.
I recently bought two manuals, I downloaded the PDF file instantly, printed it and was ready to work RIGHT NOW.
Also, it's not just service manuals, it's also owners manuals that have all the instructions on how your radio works and it's various features. Got a complicated cassette music search feature? Not even sure IF your radio has a complicated cassette music search feature?
Owner's manual
I think it's good stuff....Just wanted to share.
www.AnalogAlley.com
Also, because there are a lot of new members signing up, buying boxes and opening them up for the first time.
As many of you know, I have probably worked on 100 boxes at this point. I own 65 and have had many more, all of them I have opened.
If you have spent any money on a Boombox and plan on working on it, spend just a few extra $$$ for a factory service repair manual that shows you how to open it up and in what order. I just worked on a General Electric 3-5280C mono box. It was a nightmare, hidden screws, 20 wires that had to be un-soldered, one of the worst jobs I have done. If I had a manual, this would have been no big deal.
I am of course speaking of www.AnalogAlley.com
(BTW, this is not a sales pitch, I do not make money from this site)
A massive investment has been made to create this database of manuals and IMHO and from my experience, it is so cheap to buy a manual that shows how to take these apart without the guesswork and get it back together with a better chance of it working as if from the factory.
Boomboxery and Stereo2Go member Superduper runs this site. He literally has tons of manuals (I'm not exaggerating, TONS). Even if it's not listed on his site, email him, chances are, he has it and it's just not listed.
Prices for service manuals vary from $14.95 down to schematics for $5.95. If you just spent $200 or more for a radio and have NO CLUE what you are doing, spend a few $$$ more. SERIOUSLY. In some cases, it's the difference between having a fully working Rocker or a rock!
I decided I'm going to start making the meager investment into a $12 manual for the radios I know will never leave me OR radios I want to fully restore to put up for sale in hopes of bringing in "Da Big Money" for a fully functioning Box.
I recently bought two manuals, I downloaded the PDF file instantly, printed it and was ready to work RIGHT NOW.
Also, it's not just service manuals, it's also owners manuals that have all the instructions on how your radio works and it's various features. Got a complicated cassette music search feature? Not even sure IF your radio has a complicated cassette music search feature?
Owner's manual
I think it's good stuff....Just wanted to share.
www.AnalogAlley.com