Nearly 10 years in the making.....FINALLY

[Lasonic TRC-920]

The fusible resistor for the solenoid was frying up on mine. I remember turning it on and watching the solenoid stay engaged solid, as my finger could feel the resistor get too hot to touch after about 2-3 seconds. It shouldn't stay engaged longer than a second or so, it draws a lot of power and may be why the fusible resistor is there.

If memory serves, in my case I think it was because the opto-sensor couldn't get a reflection off the drive gear, and was unable to tell when the drive gear was in the reset position and is time to disengage the solenoid.

Thanks to DOCS, resistors are on the way. Hopefully they will go in and fix this issue.

Not an easy box to get, plenty around but always got a big price tag, even rough ones
Glad you got one now dude

Thanks man, I totally agree.

 

[floyd]

I never get tired of the m90 , I love everything about it .

 

[caution]

Thanks to DOCS, resistors are on the way. Hopefully they will go in and fix this issue.

Keep your finger on it during powerup, and be ready to turn it off if it gets too hot to touch after a couple seconds. It means something it still wrong upstream.

 

[Transistorized]

I never get tired of the m90 , I love everything about it .

I agree Floyd. It's a machine that never gets old and boring.

I'm sure the suspense is starting to build for Chris. I imagine how it's going to feel the first time Play is pressed and the deck roars to life.

There's nothing quite like seeing any machine come back to life after many years. The feeling of accomplishment and the excitement of pressing the power button to see if your time paid off. Then the moment when you get to kick back, drink a beer and let it do what it does best.

I'm very excited for him. I just want to see the big a$$ grin. Gotta take a picture rockin out when this is all over

 

[ford93]

You're now a proud owner of an icon!

 

[Ghettoboom767]

So happy for you Chris! Welcome to the crowd!!
I’m going to restore mine soon,I believe I have the same situation with my cassette deck. I have new speaker grills and an eject key to replace them fix the deck then I just need 2 antennas.
Great to see you at it Chris,good luck with that deck!!😊😎🎶🎼📻📻

 

[Lasonic TRC-920]

Thanks to DOCS, resistors are on the way. Hopefully they will go in and fix this issue.

Keep your finger on it during powerup, and be ready to turn it off if it gets too hot to touch after a couple seconds. It means something it still wrong upstream.

Good advise, will do

I never get tired of the m90 , I love everything about it .

I agree Floyd. It's a machine that never gets old and boring.

I'm sure the suspense is starting to build for Chris. I imagine how it's going to feel the first time Play is pressed and the deck roars to life.

There's nothing quite like seeing any machine come back to life after many years. The feeling of accomplishment and the excitement of pressing the power button to see if your time paid off. Then the moment when you get to kick back, drink a beer and let it do what it does best.

I'm very excited for him. I just want to see the big a$$ grin. Gotta take a picture rockin out when this is all over

Yeah, this is one I really want to have in tip top working condition. I absolutely love the deck in the 7979 and this should be even better.

You're now a proud owner of an icon!

Yep, really happy to have this in the collection. My "List" is getting shorter.

So happy for you Chris! Welcome to the crowd!!
I’m going to restore mine soon,I believe I have the same situation with my cassette deck. I have new speaker grills and an eject key to replace them fix the deck then I just need 2 antennas.
Great to see you at it Chris,good luck with that deck!!

Thanks brother, good luck with yours as well

 

[Hajidub]

The benchmark for every other boomer, nice snag!

 

[mancardo]

 

[bklyn sound]

Congratulations brother 😇😇😇😇😢

 

[Lasonic TRC-920]

The benchmark for every other boomer, nice snag!

Congratulations brother

Thank you guys, and now she is fully functioning!

 

[Transistorized]

Excellent! So those fusible resistors did the trick I guess. That's awesome. I am very happy for you

 

[Lasonic TRC-920]

Excellent! So those fusible resistors did the trick I guess. That's awesome. I am very happy for you

Yes, along with one other issue I found, details here

 

[floyd]

I originally joined the forums to find a fix for my m90 deck and that was 14 years ago lol.
I understand the saga , I'm glad you got her sorted because these deserve to be at their best.

 

[Lasonic TRC-920]

I originally joined the forums to find a fix for my m90 deck and that was 14 years ago lol.
I understand the saga , I'm glad you got her sorted because these deserve to be at their best.

Did you ever get your M90 working?

 

[floyd]

Yes I did , it only needed belts but I had the whole box in pieces because at the time I didn't have a ****ing clue what to do lol.

 

[mellymelsr]

Congrats Chris! That M90 couldn't have a better owner.

 

[Lasonic TRC-920]

Yes I did , it only needed belts but I had the whole box in pieces because at the time I didn't have a fooking clue what to do lol.

Kind of like me!

Congrats Chris! That M90 couldn't have a better owner.

Thanks Mel, proud to be in the M90 club

 

[BoomboxLover48]

Congrats Chris! M90 went in good hands!

 

[Dbzerk]

Congratulations mate. Looks absolutely stunning. A very beautiful box and I'm sure was well worth the wait.
I would love to hear and see on in real life..
I hope one day, when the planet's are in line and on my birthday, I would be lucky enough to have one also.
I'm almost 2 years into collecting so I have a while to wait my turn....😪😪