goldstar tsr 800

Just putting this out there for the record as this problem took me six years to fix! The culprit, if the mech is not pushing the record bar on the pcb, lies in a tiny piece of black plastic called 'sensing piece' (no.6 in the service manual's exploded diagram). It plugs into the swinging metal...

Hi folks, Just bought this box, my first overseas delivery. Whoever painted it chose the right colour imho. So got a couple of questions for 800/801 owners. Is the dc supply tip negative? Can't see the markings anymore. And what are the aerial lengths retracted and extended please? I don't...