RX5350 common faults?

[cakeman]

Hello fellow electronics nerds..

Im finally getting through my project pile some with the goal being testing and refurbishing this RX-5350 Ive got sitting here.

While Im killing time at a slow day at work.. I thought I'd ask.. are there any common faults with these that I should know about before I tuck in? I did read here about being very very careful with the VU meters.

thanks,

cakes..

 

[BoomboxLover48]

Tape motor is hard to get for replacement. There are built in resistors in the PC board circuit trace. Very easy to crack the PC board corners.
VUs are fully exposed when you open it up and so easy to kill those hair springs if you use a brush to clean.
That is all I can think now.

 

[cakeman]

Thanks for the info.. fingers crossed it all works and just needs a good clean and belts