Time to reassemble!
I got the new deck belts, nothing could be simpler to rebelt. 5 minutes and both were finished
The belts I used, perfect fit. I got them from
Studio Sound Electronics, www.studiosoundelectronics.com
It was $12.04 shipped. A little pricey for 3 belts, but showed up in 3 days. The same day I bought those, I bought a package of 100 and two packages of other sizes, 50 pieces each, 200 belts total for $9.88 delivered from China. They aren't hear yet. I will be doing a comparo test between these belts, fit, diameter size, ect.
The decks dropped back in, I had left all the screws for the decks in the case all this time. So no lost screws, no missing screws not holding stuff in place. With each step of this build, I pick it up and give it a shake down. When I put in the speakers and grills, I picked it up and shook it and twisted it. If there is a rattle, handle in NOW! All the decks in, full shake down....SILENCE!
First picture with the bottom deck door closed!
(drives me crazy through the build, you wanna see the box "as it will be", but the deck door is hanging open, my ocd)
Time to put in all the pc boards and "guts" starting with the power button. I noticed when clamped in place, it still could move around. That's a rattle for sure. So I hot glue gunned a small piece of synthetic suede in the cradles where it makes contact with the box.
The LED runway, power switch and switch, eq and knob board in (crappy pic)
I opened my file of pictures I took while taking the radio apart and started at the end and went back words. It took me over an hour to find the picture, find the wire, find the solder point and reattach. Tedious but worked like a dream on this complicated project.
Side Note: Lasonic used the same color wires, side by side in a few different locations. Here you see two orange wires. When I unsoldered these wires I marked one wire and the board with a sharpie, this way you know where they go. There is a pair of reds and a pair of whites I had to do this with.
Tuner board back in which accounted for the very last screw! Wow, no leftover parts! Another shake down test and it's like a ROCK!
Not shown, I zip tied all the loose wires into bundles and secured wires to posts. I looked for places where wires might come in contact with other parts of the radio. Eliminating this "Cleans" the final sound you will hear. No buzzing that is behind the music muddying it up. If you get a lot of that, the box sounds like crap.
Only thing left was to plug it in and power it up....I added power, no smoke, pushed the power button, no smoke. LED's moving, tuner lights on, I twisted the volume and adjusted the tuner wheel and PRESTO! Music!
I moved slowly through the features. checked up and down the dial, CHECK. I switched to cassette and checked the lower deck first, fast forward, CHECK, rewind, CHECK, play....it's turning! In goes the head cleaner with isopropyl alcohol. AUTO STOP WORKS! I ran the tape cleaner back and forth many times. Then in with a cassette. POW! Playback, good speed, good volume, good tone!
Time to put the head cleaner in the top deck. CLICK!!!! SNAP!!!! and we have the tape head cleaner cleaning! Auto reverse, CHECK, fast forward CHECK, rewind, CHECK! Multiple laps of the head cleaner and in goes the cassette and POW! Music! FWD, REW, Eject, CHECK!
Dual Cassettes....CHECK!
Line in....Oh yeah, we got that too!
AM, SW 1&2: FAIL!
Oh Well
So, whats next? I polished the last knob tonight (
). BUT, I think I'm going to pull the main board semi out, at least so I can roll it over and pull the function switch again. It works, but it's not properly lubed. I have to wiggle the switch when it's on tape or line in. I want to use some fader grease on it, pull it all apart, look at the contacts and dial it in. It is so close to being totally dialed in that I am just going to eat the time and do the crime. Hemiguy has the sticker that goes around the top deck in the mail so aesthetically, it will be finished. Yet another group effort!
I am far too unwell now to go to these extremes but to see someone else still has the love for a stereo to care for it to this extent is just superb & what a result for this once sad looking & unloved machine 
