THE 880 LIVES!!!!!

[MALAKAI(old)]

so - right after i finish all that complaining...

last night
i GET a surprise visit from my good friend who lives in Arizona (he's a brilliant electrical engineer)

he came over...

I had the 880 out to photograph and...

he dove into it

turns out it was "broken in 220 mode" - he got in there and changed that to 110V

and it sounds.... GRRRRRRRREAT!!!

tape deck didn't work, but all else does - lights, dials (electronic), etc. - and it sounds great.

so...
I'll post pics soon

 

[ahardb0dy]

Thats great, pics? I have the belt numbers you would need listed in this post:

http://www.boomboxery.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=97

 

[MasterBlaster84]

Awesome Malakai, the 880 is a rare treat. Don't tease us to long we need those pics! :vespa:

 

[MasterBlaster84]

Thats great, pics? I have the belt numbers you would need listed in this post:

http://www.boomboxery.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=97

Tony I could use the numbers as well if you don't mind, I'm going to have to order a set in the near future.

 

[ahardb0dy]

the numbers are in the thread I linked to, I would just give them to you but they are out in my shed

 

[MALAKAI(old)]

ahardb0dy-

CRUCIAL that you already found the belts!

just "sent" me the link
that's real smooth

much appreciated

 

[Johnny]

That is awesome Malakai, I'm glad you were able to get it up and running.

 

[MasterBlaster84]

the numbers are in the thread I linked to, I would just give them to you but they are out in my shed

Well lookey there, you could have smacked me with that link and I would have missed it.

 

[ahardb0dy]

Your welcome, I had to replace all the belts in mine when I brought it home to Florida from NY, how are the woofer surrounds on the one you have?

 

[redbenjoe]

way to go malakai --
the 880 model is one of the classics that sounds ever so much better when it powers up !!
:sin:

 

[MALAKAI(old)]

ok -
who likes threads with no pics???
|-) |-) |-) |-)


Posting in 10~!

 

[ahardb0dy]

 

[Fatdog]

Another boombox saved!! Malakai, did you at least buy your friend a beer??

 

[MALAKAI(old)]

 

[Fatdog]

VERY NICE!

Hey, I don't recall the digital display being backlighted on Tony's. That's way cool!

 

[ahardb0dy]

very nice, that's a 880E? even has the side panels.

 

[MALAKAI(old)]

Another boombox saved!! Malakai, did you at least buy your friend a beer??

Fatdog!

Indeed my friend = he was quick to accept TWO!

I'm just astonished at the timing of it all -
he also explained all the radio bands (what MW means, etc.) - but all i heard was "the teacher in charlie brown" = "whaa whaa wha" while i yearned on the box working

if anyone wants to explain LW, MW, etc to a rookie

I'm all ears

 

[MALAKAI(old)]

also -

made in Japan

doesn't quite have the bass of the M90

but close!

the DSL switch is like a 300% increase it sound

 

[ahardb0dy]

medium wave - a radio wave with a wavelength between 100 and 1000 meters (a frequency between 300 kilohertz and 3000 kilohertz)

long wave

A radio wave with a wavelength in excess of 1000 meters.

I believe MW is the same as AM and LW is a shortwave band

 

[redbenjoe]

whats up with the 79.2 ??
is that AM radio