Panasonic rx ct 900 restoration

[ancaf33]

Hello, I'm new here, and I just got hold of a Panasonic RX CT900 that works wonderfully well (after major cleaning). I have cleaned the tape mechanism, and everything I could access without opening it up. I will open it later to solder in a bluetooth chip (to the aux in), and then I will clean the chassi as well.

I am wondering if you could help me with how I can restore some of the plastics. The right speaker 'lock' is broken (small plastic tabs have broken off). How can I repair this so that I can attach the speaker without it falling off?

This is all very modern for me as I usually restore radiograms from the 30's and 40's, but I do also enjoy late 80s early 90s music haha. Also should the lcd on this model be backlit?

Thank you in advance,
Karolina

 

[hopey]

That's a great box usually the Speakers need re-foaming worth it because they are fantastic drivers. Don't think the LCD is backlit. You might have to bolt the speaker on to the main unit.

 

[caution]

I am wondering if you could help me with how I can restore some of the plastics.

Purchase a bottle of acrylic adhesive, it's a solvent that creates a thin film of molten plastic on each surface, so when they're mated, they merge like a weld. After a while it evaporates and leaves a solid bond. No glue involved.

 

[ancaf33]

Yes it is indeed marvelous. It doesn't seem like it needs re-foaming yet at least The issue regarding the plastics is that I do not have the broken tabs as the damage was done by the previous owner. I would need to recreate them somehow..

 

[Werewolfbox]

That's a great box usually the Speakers need re-foaming worth it because they are fantastic drivers. Don't think the LCD is backlit. You might have to bolt the speaker on to the main unit.

you hit the nail on the head, I have two of these units and both of them have speakers that need refoaming. the the foam for the drivers is just turning to dust.