repair help

  1. SpicyLuckster

    Japanese Victor RC M70 repair

    Second post on this site, today I put in ten d-cell batteries (which seems like insanity to me) into my Victor RC M70 to finally try it out, but it makes loud obnoxious popping and cracking sounds when anything is even gently adjusted. Power indicator and dial lamps work fine otherwise. I really...
  2. Chris2onmusic

    JVC RC-838 Repair Balance Treble/Bass Sliders

    Hello guys, I have a JVC RC 838 that has the dreaded balance slider/treble bass slider issues, I found a local technician that would do the repair, (just bypass it all together) but he’s currently busy with other clients for the next 4 months ,I decided to see if there’s any one in this group of...
  3. E

    Sony CFS - 71

    Hi Everyone, new to the forum. I found a Sony CFS-71s at the dump. The thing is a little rough but pretty awesome and partially working. I’ve cleaned it up but I want to get the tape deck working. Is anyone familiar and has a manual or any information regarding this model. There doesn’t seem to...
  4. Sanyomini

    Restorer needed for Sanyo M7780L

    Hi everyone just going through my late husbands attic boxes with our teenage kids and came across his much loved Sanyo mini boombox. We plugged it in and pressed play on the cassette deck and something went pop and started to smell awful. i Would very much like to get this repaired and restored...
  5. T

    Sharp GF777 reassembly issue

    When my 777 came back from the repair shop it had an issue with a weak rewind and was a bit noisy. Pulled out the mech and ran it outside the enclosure without issues. However now when it is reassembled the Rew and FF are almost stuck and the capstans seem to be rubbing on the casing. For the...
  6. M

    Slow cassette deck on my jvc rc m70

    Guys my jvc rc m70 cassete deck runs way to slow. Does somebody knows how to fix that? The drive belt was just changed. here the video: https://we.tl/t-Uaitb8oWgB
  7. S

    Vintage Jvc Pc-11

    Hey everyone, I have a Vintage Jvc Boombox 1982 Jvc Pc-11, which looks and sounds great. The cassette player stopped working. I need a cassette belt replacement. Does anyone know which one would work? I only own this gem but I don't know much about boomboxes. Any help would be much appreciated!
  8. J

    Unswitchable cassette belt

    Hi, I just got a boombox I’ve been tinkering with working, but I got one last problem. The belt inside is too loose. Common problem, but the issue is that I can’t change it. It’s as deep into the thing as it can possibly be. I will never be able to change it without cutting cable to take it...
  9. B

    Volume sliders - J-1 Superjumbo

    Hi, so i have just got onto this amazing site as i am going to finally get around to cleaning up my old J-1 Superjumbo. The volume sliders are really bad, making using this box impossible, with the audio scratchily coming in/out, from super quiet to mega loud and nothing in between. I saw a...