JVC RC-M70 - Restoration Project

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goodman

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Yesterday I start this restoration project:



Boombox looks good, but i think it's time to go to bathroom:



Speakers need cleaning too:



Here is how look inside:



I cleaned all the sliders, back cover, front grills and other parts.
 
goodman

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OK, guys here is some pictures after cleaning:









Rings cleaning carefully, grils cleaning and spray:



Good news for me - the technical condition is good:
The radio works perfectly;
Tape works well - I not change the belts for now;
Line input works well;
The buttons and sliders are good.
Only the slider to the left channel volume sometimes makes bad contact
and the sound is a little weak, but when I touch it the sound is good.
I guess that coverage of slider is worn.
I read some threads and understand that I could not find a new one to replace it.
 
Litfan

Litfan

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Make sure, you clean the black idler, on the deck. It has a rubber ring going round it. This is the reason, why play, ff, rw, stop, after so long. You`ll be surprised how much gunk comes off that thing.
 
goodman

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Litfan, thanks for advice.
Here are two places where there are scratches:




I ponder whether to paint them or leave them so... :hmmm:
 
Litfan

Litfan

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Agreed. That`s just natural wear, gives it character. You`ll get used to it, after a while.
 
goodman

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Тhanks for advice. I don't paint the front and back panel.
I need to repair the broken antennas:

I bought 2 new antennas with different basis than the original.
(JVC - original in left, my new antennas in right)

it was necessary to change the method of attachment of the antennas -
I glued plastic plate and attached the two antennas with screws:
 
Litfan

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Nice work. It`s great, to see stuff, i was seeing on another site, years ago, still going on.
 
goodman

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I use a simple micro switch to on/off power of LED:




That was lighting on VU meters. Next is lighting the scale of the radio. ;-)
 
goodman

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I think that the 2 LED are not enough to light the scale of the radio.
So I decided to use SMD LED Strip.






The installation of this strip was a challenge, but I managed to cope with this task:





Here's how it looks inside:



More pictures very soon....
 
Superduper

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goodman said:
I finished the repair of the boombox. I think about some modifications., now. :hmmm:
From these two themes, I liked the display light with LED's:
http://www.boomboxery.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=47&t=11873
https://boomboxery.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=47&p=148602
Some time ago I tried to make this switch trigger scheme. But I had some problems and switch don't work... :sad:
So now I think to use a simple micro switch. More pictures very soon... :yes:
Click to expand...

Dude.... I SELL that kit ready made, so you can retain the original factory switch without modification, and install it in such a way that you don't have that spot light affect from above..

http://www.analogalley.com/osccart/...p?keywords=jvc+rc+m70&search_in_description=1
 
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