repair

Hi! I picked up an Aiwa CS-500 E for a bargain price at a car boot and would like to get it up and running again. Does anyone know which belts I'll need (looks like two square, one flat), where I can get them, and have any advice for the repair in general as I've never done one! I'm also...

I've been working on a pair of boomboxes and have run into this issue in both instances. I'll try to describe as concise as possible the issue in one to keep it simple and maybe I can replicate any possible solutions in the other. Hitachi TRK-8080MKII National (Panasonic) RX-5100 (japanese...

I recently purchased a Sharp 777. Works, but one speaker is deformed (still plays okay) and another has tear at surround. I want to repair and recone the original speakers or purchase replacements. Does anyone know of a recone kit that fits the outer full-range speakers and look like originals...

The Story: Client brings in this boombox and i took it on as a pet project. not a hurry but he doesn't want to spend much. he said he the right speakers out and mainly wants that to be fixed. I take it in and do some basic checks on it. It powers up and can take a signal in from line out for...

Picked this beast up today. Case looks great, it's all there and fairly clean. I cleaned the tape heads and rollers, decks will need new belts though both play (I've got new belts ordered). Needs the usual stuff, cleaning of all switches and pots, new belts, got the azimuth dialed in on Deck 2...

Hello All, New member here. I recently scored an RX-C39 from someones trash and am looking to repair the unit myself. Both the play and record buttons are stuck and I'd like to fix this issue if possible. I'm having trouble opening the unit to inspect the interior and was looking for some...

I have two Lasonic TRC-920's with dead tuner boards. There are no schematic's for this radio. Does anyone have any idea on the best way to trace my way through a PC board or are there common tuner issues to look for. What I have figured out: Both tuners are getting power and have grounds. The...

Below is a description of the repair process for my M90 deck. By no means will this be the "Fix All" for every deck, but you should be able to follow these instructions to at least check these problems off your list. A HUGE shout out to Boomboxery member DOCS for walking me through this process...

Hey everyone, I'm new to the forum. I recently got my hands on this old lasonic. Surprisingly everything seems to work fine, except for some cosmetic issues. The right-side hinge of the TAPE A cassette is broken, wondering what the easiest way to fix this would be. I think it could be...

Earlier this year, when Boomboxery member Samovar hosted the BOOMBOX and the CITY exhibition in Catania, Sicily, myself along with my wife and DOCS and his wife attended. We were able to visit the fantastic, amazing and incredible collection of the wonderfully mysterious Samavar. And as...

Would anyone know how to tear down this boom box

if anyone could share this service manual with me so i can keep up with repairs, it would be greatly appreciated.

Just tested out my recently purchased Sony CFS-4000. Everything works great, however any speaker connected to the right channel sounds incredibly quiet. Obviously the volume improves if the equalizer is maxed out, but throws of speaker balance. Any suggestions? The left channel works fine, the...

Greetings, I recently acquired an rx 5050, and the channels aren't balanced. The right channel sounds great, but the left channel is weak. I want to get this bad boy running healthy again, but I can't find access to a schematic. Does anyone have a schematic for the rx 5050? I managed to...

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...

What's up y'all! Big shout out to everyone! I gotta say how stoked I am to have found this forum. I recently scored a gently used JVC M-70. It needs some love, and it's the first well-known box in my collection. When I was a little kid, there was this dude we called Zero. He lived across the...

Over the last couple of days I've worked on a rather sad looking Toshiba RT-170S. All the usual suspects were present: spider webs, warped tuner display, gnarly ol' aerial bent in every which way, lack of function or reduced function in crackly pots & controls, dirtier than me playing in mud...

hi all, my beloved tdk 2-speaker boombox seems to breathe out life after a few years already. volume adjustment has become difficult lately and is now hardly possible anymore. that's really annoying but otherwise the boombox is perfectly alright. I was 99% sure that the potentiometer is worn...

Sourced on eBay UK, this tidy little BB cost me the grand total of £0.99p plus £5.60 P+P so I couldn't give it a miss even though the description was a little short on words: "......The radio works and the tape will rewind and fastforward but struggles to play"..... was just about all I had to...

Hi all, I'm new to the forum and it's been a very long time since I've owned a boombox, but I just received a great Panasonic RX-5080 off eBay. Unfortunately, it's not working perfectly and I'm not experienced enough to troubleshoot it. Basically, the tape will play, but then it looks like...