Am I drunk or do you also see two?!

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mmcodomino

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Well, I probably was a condition similar to being drunk when I got this but it was rather a frustration buy.
I heard back from my GF777 and that the repair shop still could not repair it and that there are some thing that are not repairable anymore.
Anyway, circumstanes lead to the situation that I found this listed on Craigslist and since I was in the USA anyway, I decided to get it to finally have one since I thought the other one would not come back anymore.
So after buying it, I had to face shipping is not as cheap as I thought it was :sadno: .
So I ended up paying a fair price for it all in all because I really got it for cheap compared to what they go for!
So yesterday it arrived in perfect cindition, just as sent. Not mint but in okay condition. And: FULLY WORKING!
Only thing missing from it is the battery cover but who cares? I don't. ;-)
So here I am with two of those things now. I could certainly imagine worse things than owning two of them but I know it was not a wise decision.
So here, a little ashamed, a photo of my twins: :blush: :angelic:
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So laugh at me or just be happy with me. I am laughing about this myself. :lol: :blush:
 
Fatdog

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MasterBlaster84 said:
Max there are a whole lot of boxes to be embarrased about owning two of but the 777 isn't one of them, Congrats!
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I wonder if the one GF-777 is really unrepairable or the repair guy just didn't feel comfortable with it? :hmmm: What are the remaining problems?
 
mmcodomino

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Fatdog said:
MasterBlaster84 said:
Max there are a whole lot of boxes to be embarrased about owning two of but the 777 isn't one of them, Congrats!
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:agree:

I wonder if the one GF-777 is really unrepairable or the repair guy just didn't feel comfortable with it? :hmmm: What are the remaining problems?
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The stereo LED does not light up and I think it only recieves mono. I got it to light up once in a while but it sounded really bad, mostly static.
Record does not work. They say the head is broken. And one VU meter does not show the volume (although it shows reception of stations :huh: ).
Then there WAS this problem with the very left speaker of which I do not hope that it comes back. Other than that it is fully functional and great. I can only see that one super woofer on the left is not pounding as much as the right one but you don't hear the difference, you just see it. I am really happy with it and cosmetically it is perfect except for the fixed back cover. The one I just got is pretty used but therefor fully working and just needs some head cleaning in the tape decks.
I like both and for now I am keeping both.

BTW: Unpacking took like half an hour. That is what I call good packing! My friends and I did it ourselves in Massachusetts. The package was 40 by 17 by 15 inches!!! The maximum USPS accepts :lol: .
 
Superduper

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It's not unrepairable. It's what they frequently term "not-economical to repair". In other words, the cost to repair it exceeds it's value. You will hear that a lot when you bring your boomboxes to commercial repair establishments. That's because you are paying retail and yes, most boomboxes, after factoring in repair costs will not be worth fixing. The shop is there to make a living -- any work that is required to track down old, obsolete parts is still work. The best way to keep these dinosaurs working, therefore, is learn to do these yourself that way all the huge expensive labor is bourne by yourself and not at retail tech $$'s. Or sell the boombox to someone else that does possess the technical expertise to restore them and does it for a hobby. Hobbyist frequently expend far more $$ and effort into something that is normally not commercially practical or feasible. All I can say is, and my suggestion to you is, if you aren't up to the technical challenge of restoring broken boomboxes, buy a restored one from someone who has already done the work. Yes, you will pay big $$. But then if you only knew how much time, $$, blood and sweat was expended in restoring it, I'll argue that it's worth every cent.
 
Fatdog

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Hey Max, regarding the Super Woofer not pounding like it should...

I had the same problem with mine (left Super Woofer). I removed the pot knob and shot some DeOxit down the shaft and worked the pot really good (min to max) several times. It took maybe threes shots of DeOxit, but the Super Woofer was once again pounding the bass like it should.

Also, check the power switch.

For the FM, here's some old advice from our own SuperDuper from S2G:

The specs call to adjust for 19khz +/- 100hz. Obviously, without a frequency counter, you won't know when you're there since that is a very exacting spec. However, if you tune to a stereo station and adjust according to the manual (without a frequency counter), you should be able to get the stereo indicator to light. Turn further and you'll note the lamp will extinguish. The center point is where you'll want to be. The problem is that you can only adjust using this method when the tuner is tuned to a strong FM multiplex station which makes the pilot signal stronger. I normally make the adjustment at a quiet spot on the tuner dial and so the only way to adjust the pilot signal is with a frequency counter. If you've got the pilot signal adjusted correctly with NO received stations, you'll capture multiplex on strong signals too. Not necessarily true the other way around. However, once again, in the absence of a frequency counter, most users find this "feel" method close enough for their liking.

On your particular model, you'll want to refer to page 18 of the service manual. The 2 steps indicated at the bottom of the page is what you want to do. The adjustments are R21 and R27. Looks like the Sharp GF-777 has 2 seperate steps to accomplish this since it requires the 19khz setting to be correct first, then the LED lighting level is adjusted next. If you don't have a frequency counter, you'll probably have to improvise and adjust R27 to try to center the pilot signal first and hope that R21 is adjusted correctly since you will be doing it backwards and if you follow the instructions according to the manual, you won't have the indicator to guide you.
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Good luck, Max!!
 
mmcodomino

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ViennaSound said:
Simply great! :thumbsup:
Love those 777.
But you will see now: the biggest problem is the storage space.... :blush:
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Haha, I agree :lol: .
The problem is...I go to the fleamarket every sunday now AND I still have a rather long wishlist. :blush: :-)
 
Ken

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When it comes to the 777, "too much is never enough." :yes:

I'd say you're looking good and sitting pretty. :-D
 
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