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 for buying an old radio, let alone putting the box in the sink of soapy water. It's gonna be awesome!
Hitachi TRK 8190H resto
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It is never crazy to revive a piece of history, and guess what? They'll all want to play with it once it's done!Okelly said:
Cheers !
I wish you well with the restoration, Okelly. I currently have a couple of 8130's and the 8190 is on my wish list for the future so I'll be keeping an eye on this thread just in case I ever need any help. Keep up the good work!
Agreed.duckman said:It is never crazy to revive a piece of history, and guess what? They'll all want to play with it once it's done!
Cheers !
Good luck on the resto, and share some play by play pics if you can 
Got her back together and everything sounds great! I am still waiting on a new drive belt so in the meantime I'm using a rubber band, sped the motor up to compensate for it being to long. I found an old Tone Loc tape with Funky Cold Medina on it and synced it up with Pandora...works like a charm! It's the first of many restos I'm sure...
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Sweet box the 8190, well done on the resto. Nice wheels you got there too mate, they look awesome together 
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