REPAIRS: What scares you the most?

[alfie]

My biggest fear is having Superduper give me into trouble for doing something incorrect
Just kidding, Norm's advice is second to none on here

 

[BoomboxLover48]

[SIZE=10.5pt]I will never buy anything other than a VIRGIN box. Virginity test is not easy.... [/SIZE]
[SIZE=10.5pt]To me the scariest part is a previously fiddled box.......[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10.5pt]That was missing in the questionnaire..[/SIZE]

 

[Lasonic TRC-920]

My biggest fear is having Superduper give me into trouble for doing something incorrect
Just kidding, Norm's advice is second to none on here

I should have put "I only buy from Norm!" On the list!

I will never buy anything other than a VIRGIN box. Virginity test is not easy....
To me the scariest part is a previously fiddled box.......
That was missing in the questionnaire..

I know what you mean. Those have always been the rules I have lived by when it comes to cars. All the radios I brought home from Japan had never been opened. Nothing better than the "Crack" sound screws make when you twist them for the first time.

 

[Superduper]

My biggest fear is having Superduper give me into trouble for doing something incorrect
Just kidding, Norm's advice is second to none on here

I admit Alfie is right. I do come across quite strong sometimes.

 

[baddboybill]

I admit Alfie is right. I do come across quite strong sometimes.


Good thing most of us already know this about you


Bad Boy Bill

 

[blu_fuz]

I admit Alfie is right. I do come across quite strong sometimes.

It's passion for the hobby and the eagerness to teach.

 

[Lasonic TRC-920]

I admit Alfie is right. I do come across quite strong sometimes.

Naaaa.....It's his frustrations of dealing with us KNUCKLEHEADS!

"So, I have a back of the case open, it's plugged in and I'm pouring water on it while poking it with a butter knife! Hey, it worked with the toaster!"

 

[SpaceLobster]

Naaaa.....It's his frustrations of dealing with us KNUCKLEHEADS!

"So, I have a back of the case open, it's plugged in and I'm pouring water on it while poking it with a butter knife! Hey, it worked with the toaster!"

so true

Peace

 

[superlew]

"So, I have a back of the case open, it's plugged in and I'm pouring water on it while poking it with a butter knife! Hey, it worked with the toaster!"

Well, did it work?

 

[redbenjoe]

hate boxes where the open plastic ' grills or vent lines ' on the back of their cases have been MELTED ....
whether they have severe warps or they are melted all they way thru --
they are ugly and impossible repairs-

i just cover them with thin aircraft hobby plywood

 

[BoomboxLover48]

hate boxes where the open plastic ' grills or vent lines ' on the back of their cases have been MELTED ....
whether they have severe warps or they are melted all they way thru --
they are ugly and impossible repairs-

i just cover them with thin aircraft hobby plywood

Most of these nice boxes were not designed to be used in Florida or Arizona outdoor weather conditions, especially near the beaches with HOT girls. The owner cannot be a paparazzi also.

Forget the plastic deformation temperature and humidity issues but is worse for chemical resistance to suntan lotion and all.
The best option is to mail them to Chicago to prolong thier life. I will keep them in a climate controlled room.

 

[Lasonic TRC-920]

Most of these nice boxes were not designed to be used in Florida or Arizona outdoor weather conditions, especially near the beaches with HOT girls. The owner cannot be a paparazzi also.

Forget the plastic deformation temperature and humidity issues but is worse for chemical resistance to suntan lotion and all.
The best option is to mail them to Chicago to prolong thier life. I will keep them in a climate controlled room.

Wow, thank goodness I live in California....really dodged a bullet on that one!

 

[Cpl-Chronic]

Sorry...but anything LASONIC or similar build quality is scary for me....too easy to snap parts & get the wiring wrong when working on those finicky beasts...

Cheers,
Cpl

 

[BoomboxLover48]

Sorry...but anything LASONIC or similar build quality is scary for me....too easy to snap parts & get the wiring wrong when working on those finicky beasts...

Cheers,
Cpl

I will never buy a Lasonic... Nope!

 

[Beosystem10]

Sorry...but anything LASONIC or similar build quality is scary for me....too easy to snap parts & get the wiring wrong when working on those finicky beasts...

Cheers,
Cpl

I will never buy a Lasonic... Nope!

Hmm, sounds like a challenging thing to work on and that can only mean one thing: I need to buy one, the more broken the better!

 

[monchito]

I believe it's getting a box that no one has knowing you will be sol if you need parts...

 

[Lasonic TRC-920]

I believe it's getting a box that no one has knowing you will be sol if you need parts...

Yeah, that's true. Always cool to have that super rare item, but it better be working because you are screwed if you need parts!

 

[DKVII]

What scares me the most is when I'm working with the tape mechanism on a boombox, cassette deck, or whatever, and a spring/hold-in pin falls out. Then I'm screwed. :'-(

 

[baddboybill]

What scares me the most is when I'm working with the tape mechanism on a boombox, cassette deck, or whatever, and a spring/hold-in pin falls out. Then I'm screwed. :'-(


Yeah Walkmans are even smaller and much more difficult to work on


Bad Boy Bill

 

[Ghettoboom767]

I think we all forgot about re-stringing a tuner!! I've dine one and you need a photographic memory for this one!!
Tracing bad components scares me without a schematic!