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Thank you again Paul. It's really nice to hear this and the kind of comment that helps keep me going and wanting to provide more content. Wishing you a great day!
@@TRONMAGNUM2099 I'm still using it and happy so far! Make sure you empty it if you do a lot like me because it sometimes spews the old out because of the powerful "thump".
Personally I don't mind these videos being that long as I enjoy them very much and good explanation on the belts. I'm impressed with the restoration as that thing was good for garbage. Good work mate.
Hi! Thank you I try my best! That's great, we need more people repairing stuff and preserving it. If you're just starting out in the field and new to the channel, you might want to check out my tips here ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Hf8DBlH95nE.html and a little about capacitors here ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-6s5ycAVZiHM.html. Thanks for watching!
So glad you got a de-soldering station. You really needed one. A friend of mine developed monitors and other electronics, he had recovered and fixed a good quality de-soldering station. It was very impressive to me.
Hi again. Unfortunately in the last restoration the pump gave out and I went back to a manual one. I would have to invest in a higher end one but the 3 for $10 manual pumps are hard to beat in price. However, I do admit that when the electric pumps functions properly it does same time and makes things easier.
@@RetroRepairGuy I'm sorry to hear that yours failed. My friend Terry got a failed unit from work and simply fixed it. Almost half the equipment he owns is something he recovered from the scrap and then fixed (or built from scratch). I think you would like him.
I'm sure I would. I always meet interesting people whenever I'm hunting for this old stuff. From guys who collect records to cars and everything in between. Sometimes I go to the municipal scrap yard to throw out stuff like old scraps of wood or bulky garbage and I see these racks full of stuff people throw like TVs, VCRs etc. I want to take it all but I can't. Sometimes the guy that's there, I made friends with him, and he lets me sneak out a few things cause he appreciates that I fix it and give it a new life as opposed to being recycled.
I really enjoyed that, you did a great job bringing that old tape deck back to life. I've made a note of the info you gave on belts, it will come in really handy, many thanks. Great job on the plastic repair too BTW. If I'm honest, if I was given that deck to repair it would be in the local dump right now. You've got a hell of a lot of patience. On a side note, if I could sub a second time I would. Looking forward to the next one ;)
Man you are fast! 🤣 Didn't even have time to load it myself and see if it works! Unfortunately it's still at 720P YT still processing 1080P. I know you like to watch on big screen you said. Thank you enjoy!
I was actually on relaxing today after long day of travel and RU-vid ringed the bell. Work provided free tickets to Giants football game this afternoon so I got my big screen fix today. Watched this one on my phone
Another excellent fix. Love the work done on the cover with the epoxy, you don't even notice the repair. You mention that it looked like mascarpone, and it does, now i am in the mood for tiramisu. Keep up the great content, love these videos.
Hi Wally! Excuse me, but you mentioned the mascarpone first, not me! And I cut all the sweets last week after gaining sixty pounds in the last couple years. So no tiramisu or cannolis for me! 😔 Thanks as usual for the kind words! One day I'll find the time for that coffee, but no cake!
@@RetroRepairGuy yes indeed it was me that mentioned mascarpone 1st. Coffee, sounds great, name the place: Milano's, cafe Cortina , etc... would be great during the World Cup during a Canada game seeing that Italy is not there. Ciao per adesso
I think the restoration would be a better thing to give away. Also you deserve far more subs, I love your content. It is so relaxing watching old things get a new lease on life.
Hi! First of all thank you for the kind words, you have no idea how much it means to me! Can you tell RU-vid as well that I need more subscribers please! 😊 As for the giveaway, that's what I was thinking as well but thank you for confirming that. Now I'll have to find something and I guess it means another trip to the thrift store; Mrs. RRG will be thrilled! 🙄
I have lived in Britain now for 53 years and before that I lived in Ireland & then Denmark. As a result I always see the North American style 120V power leads and plugs as the cheaper inferior design, yet I do like (and want to use) the square Roberts screw head design. I wonder where these instinctive value judgements about the design of universal items in our environment come from?
There's actually a fairly well written article on Wikipedia about the history and how International standards of plugs and sockets came to be and that it's believed that the earliest were British Standards. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_AC_power_plugs_and_sockets the article is definitely worth a read.
@@RetroRepairGuy there are so many. Some huge lumpy items like the UK 13A plug,down to deminutive compact 3 pin designs like the Swiss (which I have used myself). Australia have a unique variant, I think Italy has as well, all of them are 220v systems. It's a subject that could fill a whole museum. Some of the early designs were really dangerous.
You should be able to use O rings on the pulleys. Also use DeOxit Fader on the controls, it cleans and lubricates them. Regular contact cleaner doesn't handle corrosion well.
Hi. I've been doing this for over twenty five years and I will say a big NO you cannot use O rings. The fact that they are O in the first place is a problem. The tires have a wall and flat surface. Also O rings are shiny and slippery while the tires feel like a rubber tire to grip. It would cause wow and flutter problems as well as other issues. DeOxit is good nothing against the brand but it's pretty much the exact same thing as I used automotive electrical contact cleaner. Thanks for watching!
And what's your name? I didn't find any of name in the channel description or comments either. And thanks for the videos. I love it. Made with love, passion and professionally.
Thank you so much I appreciate it! My name is John and you can read more about me in my Bio on my website retrorepairguy.com/about-me . Thanks for watching!
It's really cool that the auto-reverse mechanism doesn't flip the head - it uses a stationary 4 track playback / record head so playback azimuth is going to remain largely accurate over the years. Question: did you lubricate the bearing surfaces and if so, with what? Oh and the missing knobs look like the ones missing from my Roland Juno 6 keyboard. I found a 3D print file for them and had a friend print them, saved me a big headache.
Hi there! I don't remember everything I lubricated but I normally add where required or where service manual says to. For all mechanisms like VCRs, CD players, etc. I always use Lucas white lithium grease. A tube will last forever and in my opinion the best stuff I've ever used. For the buttons, I looked around and came close but then underneath was not the same hole. 3D printing could be a good way to go. Did they turn out nice? Thanks for watching!
Hi David! I'll definitely try that but I think because of the nasty fall there might also be a broken connection point for one of the wires, I didn't check that only the boards. I also want to clean the interior of the glas at the vu meter point, somehow it got smudged or I still see a streak. Just when I thought I was done with it. Thanks for watching!
@@RetroRepairGuy he had a boom box version and that same day he posted that video I found a 7 cassette changer with a single play record side at a flea market.
RRG, did you try to use rubber wire with appropriate section glued to circle with cyanoacrylate glue instead of whole formed rubber belt? I heard that wire's ends glued together very well, seamless practically. We used this method to make o-rings for water cooling in a injection pressure molds.
Hi! That's a good idea, I might do that and post it for the ones interested. I film it this way since my goal is first to show it is functioning properly and also because if I digitize and play that one, some people would think I am putting just any audio in post. This way everyone sees the sound is coming from the unit. For the amp in episode 29 I had a good microphone and you can really hear how nice it sounds. I will film the testing with my boom mic next time. Thanks for watching!
Hi Pete. Yeah the video was already so long and also at one point I stopped filming as I was fixing so many things. But I did of course lubricate. I also checked the record bias as per the service manual and adjusted the head because of the nasty hit it took had messed up the alignment. As I said in some of my other videos, I try to condense everything and make it flow as I don't want you to watch me solder capacitors for two hours or get into the nitty gritty. Thanks for watching!
