Restorer needed for Sanyo M7780L

[Sanyomini]

Hi everyone
just going through my late husbands attic boxes with our teenage kids and came across his much loved Sanyo mini boombox. We plugged it in and pressed play on the cassette deck and something went pop and started to smell awful.
i Would very much like to get this repaired and restored to its former glory as a momento for my kids. Can anyone recommend a professional restorer in the Uk that could help. I would be so grateful.
Thanks very much.

 

[hopey]

Hi and welcome, one of the reasons that this forum exists is because Boomboxes are no longer worth repairing so this skill has been lost. There are some shops that can do repairs but it will cost considerable sum more that the box is worth.

How did you power the box AC cord or DC power supply?

 

[Sanyomini]

Hi thanks for your reply. It was an AC cord that I used. I realise that it might be costly to repair but it is one of the few things that we have of my late husbands that has sentimental value. Would appreciate any contacts that may be able to help.

 

[goodman]

Welcome to the forum.
I have the same model but I don't live in England.
My Sanyo use an external transformer from 220 to 8 volts.
The most common problem is the old belts of the cassette mechanism.
Sometimes there are other electrical problems...
Try searching with Google for a repair shop in your city.
You can walk to any electronics store and ask them about a service center.
There are users from England here on the forum, and you can ask someone to help you.
This Sanyo is sweet little mini and deserve new life. Good luck

 

[Sanyomini]

Welcome to the forum.
I have the same model but I don't live in England.
My Sanyo use an external transformer from 220 to 8 volts.
The most common problem is the old belts of the cassette mechanism.
Sometimes there are other electrical problems...
Try searching with Google for a repair shop in your city.
You can walk to any electronics store and ask them about a service center.
There are users from England here on the forum, and you can ask someone to help you.
This Sanyo is sweet little mini and deserve new life. Good luck

Thanks very much for the advice. i appreciate the help

 

[hopey]

Welcome to the forum.
I have the same model but I don't live in England.
My Sanyo use an external transformer from 220 to 8 volts.
The most common problem is the old belts of the cassette mechanism.
Sometimes there are other electrical problems...
Try searching with Google for a repair shop in your city.
You can walk to any electronics store and ask them about a service center.
There are users from England here on the forum, and you can ask someone to help you.
This Sanyo is sweet little mini and deserve new life. Good luck

Seeing this a lot lately new members asking for Repair shops that don't exist. Is it worth doing a Mission Statement for the forum highlighting that no business will do repairs as they cannot guarantee their work as this equipment is notorious at failing at any given moment. On top of this parts are not available and if a shop does try to fix your box they will let you know after they have tried. I would image a lot of boxes have been left at these said repair shops as the customer doesn't return to pickup after incurring the service fee for a seemingly worthless dead box.

 

[goodman]

Sanyo M7780L mini boombox - restoration video (a month ago):

If you can't find repair shop in your city:
This man lives in Lithuania.
You can write comment in this video and try to connect with him.

 

[goodman]

With Google, I find these repair shops:

https://www.retroworkshop.co.uk/

http://www.arcelectronics.co.uk/index.htm

http://radioshop.org.uk/index.html