restoration

Lucked into a Rising 20/20 today for a very good price. Better yet, no missing / damaged parts, and the cassette deck works (!) It needs a thorough cleaning (both the outside case and the internal pots, switches, etc.) and I’m thinking belt replacement as a preventative - all tape functions...

I just pulled my CFD-565 from the attic. Its been up there for many years. It was absolutely filthy and all I've done so far was clean it up a little so I don't catch some disease while working on it! The radio works great. I plugged in a BT receiver through the mixing mic port on the back...

Greetings everyone. This is my first post so please do not judge. I am now restoring my boombox I got from a friend a couple of years ago. In the first picture you can see it in the condition, that it was when I got it. Due to the fact that I am an absolute newbie on that whole boombox thing...

Hi guys, Reaching out for the forum's expertise because I have a mysterious Lasonic that I couldn't find much about other than on this thread from here five years ago. https://boomboxery.com/forum/threads/the-rarest-lasonic-of-all.25716/ It's exactly the same model - huge karaoke machine -...

Hey all, I recently scored a nice collector condition TRC-931, and it has several panels (tape decks, EQ etc.) that still have the original factory clear protective plastic. I would have no problem keeping it as is, but the clear protective plastic is looking a little dull and also curling up...

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! I've recently caught the bug for old boomboxes are purchased a Lasonic TRC-931. It seems like the only thing wrong with it is that the antennas are at the top. Do I have to purchase specific antennas as a replacement? I saw replacement antennas on amazon for sale, but they did not...

You know that I love to repair and restoring boomboxes from time to time. Here's the story of this Sanyo C30: A friend of mine bought it this summer with the intention of restoring it. The main problem is with the tuner - it does not accept the FM stations well. My friend understands from...

Hi all.... Just finished restoring a Sanyo MX920F boomer and am looking for an Owner's Manual. I have the Service Manual, but I assume these must have originally come with an Owner's Manual. Thanks!!!

Hello, Everyone. This is my first post. I originally joined Boomboxery to seek helpful suggestions for restoring the sun-faded colored plastic on my SHARP QT50, recently purchased on eBay. Here are four of the original eBay listing photos. This little box is a delightful addition to...

Sometime back, I was fortunate enough to find a Pioneer Disco Robo J-7. Some of you can find them in the trash where you live, but here in USA, they are like unicorns or Loch Ness, or Sasquatch... rumored to exist, people talk about them but no one has ever seen one. Well I did, and I bit...

Hey, New member here. I just bought my first boombox that I plan to restore/customize and I was looking to see if anyone had any information on this model. I can't seem to find an online manual or source for any info on it. Any help is appreciated. I plan on cleaning the unit, changing the...

Hi guys, I remember coming across this topic long ago, but now I'm unable to find it. There was a certain mix of cleaners or chemicals that someone discovered that takes away the yellowing in the rear cases of these old boomboxes, does anyone remember this mix or have a link to that topic...

I haven't been touching boomboxes for a while, but recently I started working on one of my project boxes; a clairtone 7980 I bought 3 years ago. This box looks great, but it suffered some damage from poor packaging because one corner set against the side of the box despite my explicit request to...

I'm pretty sure they haven't published a Dummies guide yet. Can anyone recommend a good, simple guide to getting started? Some general dos and don'ts, perhaps... and a good, easy-to-use general reference guide? I'm getting ready to start work on my first boombox project and I need all the...

I just purchased my 33 year holy grail, Hitachi trk 8190h on line. Of course the cassette deck doesn't work so the first thing I do is open her up and find the black goo! Since I have to wait on new belts from Modern Radio Bolton I decided to give it a bath...my family thinks I'm already crazy...

Hi All, I was once the proud owner of a new Hitachi TRK-8130E throughout the 1980's but seemed to have lost it somewhere, I was travelling around quite a bit in those days so it could have ended up almost I'd been to although I think it's still (or was) in the UK. Anyway.......getting quite...

Hi all, this is the brief story so far: I bought a Sharp GF-9000 new in 1983 whilst in Saudi Arabia the kept it in UK until about 10-15 years ago hen I GAVE(!) it away to a young man out of kindness. I'd just about forgotten all about it until a couple of weeks ago when I just happened to see...

Hello. This is little restoration project about Philips D8082 'Le Cube'. I buy this sweet boombox from Zippy: https://boomboxery.com/forum/index.php/topic/17553-zippy/?p=294018 Boombox was very good packaged. Philips D8082 - 01 by ivosn Philips D8082 - 02 by ivosn Philips D8082 - 03 by...

Hello, my name is Danil, i live in New Orleans. Its my first post. I just bought sharp gf-666 from ebay. 1. The lights come on but its very quiet. I tried radio and line in. The volume switch doe not affect it. A friend of mine said that it must be failed amplifier and i ordered hitachi...