How far are you with this kit?

Cheers! Great info! I've one of these (non functional) my friend gave me moons ago. I'm going to try this... Thank you 🙏

You repair omnichords AND make killer tracks? New fan.

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Hello, you can add Turkish to the subtitle option in our video. You can add the Turkish language. I would be very happy.😊🙏🏻

Hey well done mate I watched your follow on video, you’re obviously an electrician so power to you pardon the pun ha ha. I’d love to have modified my stunning PSS 680 so that it has auxiliary in like most of the modern keyboards have these days. I expect you’d know what to do and I’d be prepared to pay you to modify my keyboard and even assist you with modifying it though I’m not an electrician but I’d love to have a go.

Hey well done mate you’re obviously an electrician so power to you pardon the pun ha ha. I’d love to have modified my stunning PSS 680 so that it has auxiliary in like most of the modern keyboards have these days. I expect you’d know what to do and I’d be prepared to pay you to modify my keyboard and even assist you with modifying it though I’m not an electrician but I’d love to have a go.

Hello, have you managed to solve the problems with that good old vintage Yamaha PSS 780? I had one of these a few years ago and yes, it’s very good but I preferred the PSS 680 as I preferred the music styles on it. I used to have a 680 many years ago and I regretted selling it and now, I managed to salvage one recently in excellent condition and it included the proper Yamaha power supply and I don’t hear any unusual noises in the background. It seems to work perfectly well and runs perfect on 6 C size batteries.

Cool vid and a different style ... bang on! 😊🎉

Can you tell me the size of the belt and roller?

The screws are T10, not T9. And I still can't remove the cover without unreasonable force. The power socket sticks out significantly more than the 2 bolts holding it. Not impressed by you here, Rigol!

Great work! I'm just getting started learning Repairs and taking it slow. Thanks for showing how the sausage is made.

Do you know where to find a manual for this record player?

Thanks for the video! I wound up not taking the board all the way out. The switches I ordered seem to have slightly shorter legs as well. Made soldering a little more challenging but it works now.

Hi James! My NUX Rivulet Chorus is broken no effects even if the led lights turn on

What do you use to clean the pots and the slider switches? Same stuff or are they different products? thx

Great video. Thx for sharing the clock fix!

Had this one and loved the stereo wide setting. Did what it said

These devices bring back some fun memories😊 I never was a huge fan of these but they were cool for what they were. We just called them "stereoes"where I live. The "boombox" name never really caught on

The sacrifice was not in vein, I learned a lot from this and will definitely NOT be attempting to do anything with the screens. I was thinking of creating a "pro" pocket operator with upgraded and stronger metal potentiometers, plus more substantial buttons, then putting it all in some kind of metal case with wood sides and turning it into a proper piece of gear that would actually survive a gig.

What a great if somewhat frightening video! The intricate level of detail turns my brain to cat food. It is a lovely example of the top of the range and i certainly appreciate the restoration, replacement & video. Ive been wanting a big Sharp of the era for a long time as i believe the only contender to the TRK of the same period (however there may be a few others) Deep Purple - Made in Japan , has to be the first thing played through this machine.

The effort for restoring a tape deck is enormous, which is literally a useless device for today. But the happiness and satisfaction that comes with it is priceless. Writing this just after restoring an Aiwa TPR-860, over a period of two weeks! Appreciate your videos showing the details of restoration.

Bad@ss mod!

I like the Jerry Springer closing statement "take care of yourself, and each other". Nice unit for something that's nearly 45 years old. I am sure the owner will be stoked once he gets it in his hands. 😎

Yay, another video. 😊

Is there a way to get one like this? Sony CF270 S or L

where were you picking these pedals up from? Ebay has some but most are workng used.

Hey I know its been a while, but ive got one of the sculpture pedals here exhibiting the same issues, swapped out the 4053 chip and still the same any thoughts?

Hello . Very interesting video and in-depth. Can I ask you - Is this a hobby or do you offer repairs for people? I have this machine and don’t think I could work on it having watched what’s involved! Thank you, all the best.

Ibanez ue 303b: switches are faulty...everything looks good internally and deoxit didn't help...do you think it's some old cap? Even worse: the auto filter section doesn't work at all (signal passes but it's distorted and doesn't add any effect). Any help please?

Another 'wow' thank heavens I found your video! I was reassembling having used another video showing how to get it apart to get at the belts but on reaching the bit where I wanted to get the flat belt off I found my set up was different, it took me a while to discover the screw under the spring, like you I undid the wrong one to begin with! I had also hooked up the belts incorrectly, again like you did thought the small pulley on the top of the black wheel was for a belt, I've had to turn the board over and rearrange the belts! As you say, there are differences in the same model numbers, it gets confusing. There's been a few things in your video I'd add to, like screwing the chassis back temporarily, I decided to do the same but could see the screws were too long to actually hold it in place so I made four spacers with what I had to hand, plastic rawlplugs, cut at 15mm each, held the chassis nicely. Sadly a few features of mine aren't working, auto stop, the counter is intermittent, it crackles whenever a button is pressed and worst of all the right hand speaker is very very faint. they both worked on radio and there was no crackling before I pulled it all apart! I guess I'll just have to go through it all again looking for faults. I hope I haven't made it worse while trying to make the tape deck work.

James, great job! I have the same device and the same problem. when I was assembling, I tore off the green wire and I can't find where to solder it. the scheme does not fit. Please help me!

Nice work! I remember my father having just that model when I grew up. I admire your patience.

من یکی از این مدل دارم ولی auxندارد و line in دارد فرق این دو چیست؟ چرا هدفون میزنم و صدا را زیاد میکنم صدا تا یک حدودی زیاد میشود و بیشتر از آن زیاد نمیشود آیا دستگاه مشکلی دارد؟؟

Hi James. I just came across this video while looking to see if there was anyone besides me that would even consider troubleshooting and attempt to repair something like this, and ended up watching the entire clip. It was suspenseful, at times :-) I felt like I was at a sports event cheering on my team to win! And they did! Lol. I have a similar pedal, the NUX Loop Core, and only used it for about 3 hours before it "died". Not like yours, but on the Input end. I opened it up and tried to match up some chips, but after an hour it went back to my "junk bin". I tried getting a schematic from NUX, but was unable. That was about 4 years ago. After watching your video, I now have a much better understanding of what I'm looking at after you explained the chips, their functions, and shown the scope signals. I'm going to give it another try today after being inspired by your video. Thank you for taking the time to put this together and share it with us. I haven't ever tried replacing SMD components, but I'll try anything, at least once in life. Lol Thanks again.

Ah yes, the disappearing ball bearing, small and easy to lose just like C-clips and some tiny board screws. When they go flying or fall out of something you never see them again. Been there done that. Glad to see you stuck with this right to the end and didn't give up. ☺👍

Great video James. Don't worry about sitting on the plate, these things happen to the best of us and at least you can have a laugh every time you look at it, knowing what a fool you were!

I have the D-25. I bought it in 1989 for around $265 from 47th Street Photo out of NY. It was very expensive but the joy I got out of this CD player was immense! I used it for about 3 years and it's been in a box ever since. It came with a nice pouch as well as a pair of headphones with a wired remote control on the cable. I've just purchased a replacement Li-battery for it and a new pair of sony wired headphones. I'm looking forward to going on a walk with it. I just have to decide what 1989 or 1990 album I should put in it!

James, could you include an email address? I have some optigan related questions. Please and thank you.

How many copyright strikes did you get ;-)

Good work and good picture quality

The BLK 6 vs BLK 5 thing would drive me insane hahaha

Alarm system triggering the power is genius

I would suggest replacing those electrolytics with ceramic chip caps

Interesting video. I've seen these machines for sale on Ebay with descriptions like 'cassette not working, just needs new belt'. Now I realise, oh no it doesn't!

We need to start calling you the Hitachi whisperer!

Never trust the use by date on modern Duracells, they can often leak years before that date is reached!

Interesting & different to the other videos. Some things I've never heard of before! Brilliant 🎶 👍

Bro, this had so many problems lol your fixing it was amazing!

Behemoth is right :-) I've had my MRS-1608 about 18 years and it's still going strong doing anything from home studio to recording live bands - recording 8 channels at once is a great feature. I've pondered what I'd do if/when the hard disk gives up the ghost, and now I've seen your brilliant video, I'm a lot happier about going inside and doing maintenance. The tips about the ribbon cables and the front pots on the board are especially appreciated. I've just seen a playlist of your other videos, I'll having a browse and subscribing - you've got an excellent way of describing your fault finding process, combined with excellent camera setup. Thanks for an excellent informative video.