Sony Boombox Restoration. Bought on eBay for £0.49/€0.59/$0.65

Trash to treasure repair of an eBay junk Sony boombox
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[@Mymatevince]

Great restoration Roger, slightly mean but it would be funny if it ended up with another plasterer 😂 it came out really well especially given the state it was in when it arrived. Well done! 👍👍👍

[@RetroTechRepair]

Thanks Vince! The cosmetics are always a challenge for me, but I enjoyed it. Thank you so much for supporting the channel

[@orwellsgoatatemyradishes4358]

This is going to sound nuts,but I find the videos you post of you repairing retro gear not only fascinating but really relaxing.May your channel go from strength to strength.

[@MikeK-NIreland]

Roger could become a Hypnotist with that voice, he's wasted 👍😊

[@RetroTechRepair]

Thanks Orwells...., not crazy at all! I think a youtube video should be something you can snooze to, entertaining enough to stop the viewers mind wandering to more taxing things, but calm enough that you can nod off and pick it up again later if needed! I watch a lot of content like that, if I want excitement I'll go out and do something or watch a movie. Glad you are enjoying the content. Thanks so much for your best wishes and kind words.

[@RetroTechRepair]

I had thought about that (as an amateur of course) ibelieve it or not, I find hypnosis quite interesting. 3 2 1 you're back in the room.

[@RetroTechRepair]

Love the name BTW

[@CTCTraining1]

Masterly deployment of much needed TLC on the poor boombox. Job well done 👍

[@RetroTechRepair]

Thanks Chris... I must admit I had a shock when I unpacked it. The kind words are appreciated. Thanks!

[@SproutyPottedPlant]

That looks much better, hopefully it brings its new owner happiness and memories of listening to their favourite CD as they played Tomb Raider on the PlayStation 😊

[@RetroTechRepair]

Are... Tomb Raider and a boombox.... those were the days. Thanks for your comment.

[@TOMORROWSPHERE]

Brilliant repair! Thoroughly enjoyed this repair video! You should record some youtube royalty free music onto a tape if you have to demonstrate music, in the future, I seen others do it! So many things like that would end up in landfills so bravo for the rescue!

[@RetroTechRepair]

Thanks @Tomorrowsphere I'm really glad you enjoyed the video. My problem in this case was that the boombox is the only tape recorder i had and has no line in or mic socket! So I couldn't connect my phone or lap top to it to play music in (without some fussing). The radio I recorded was classical, but it turns out from a late 20th century composer and therefore still in copyright. Nightmare! Anyway yes youtube audio library is a great suggestion 👌 Glad you enjoyed the video, although I lost quite a bit on the vid I think keeping it out of landfill was worth it and I hope it goes on to play lots more music in a nicer environment. Thanks as always for your continued support. Hope you are well

[@JendaLinda]

Workers are often using similar radios at construction sites in the weather and dirt. Judging by the condition, I guess this one was used like that too.

[@RetroTechRepair]

I bet you are right JendaLinda... my guess this one was plugged in a lot because of the pat testing and stuck switch in the ac connection. Thanks so much for you comments. It really helps the channel out

[@StezStixFix]

Nice! Really enjoyed this one, Roger. Great to see it looking clean and sparkly once again. Great job 👍

[@RetroTechRepair]

Thanks Stez... a compliment indeed from one so skilled. Cheers!

[@jimjones1652]

Great thanks for opening this up, I have the same model used every day but the belts must have gone on the tape drive. I bought some replacements but never got around to install them, now I know how.

[@RetroTechRepair]

Glad to be of help Jim. I didn't even post the model number and you still found me. Nice work! The belts were the easiest to change, I'm great with mechanical stuff and I managed it. Glad you enjoyed the video thanks for the feedback

[@paulb4uk]

Super job looked way better than when you started .

[@RetroTechRepair]

Thanks Paulb4UK. I appreciate the feedback. Glad you enjoyed the video

[@highroyds]

Better than it going into landfill 👍

[@RetroTechRepair]

Thanks Roy, yes I agree. I hope it goes on to give many more years of service in a nicer environment than it had been used to. Thanks so much for your comment.

[@keithwhisman]

I had a radio like this one in the very early 1990s. I bought because it had a digital tuner so i could tune in a heavy metal station that was about impossible to dial in to with the manual tuners.

[@RetroTechRepair]

Great story. Thanks for sharing. I also liked the digital tuner as I am terrible at messing up and being unable to fix dial cords. How was the heavy metal? My guess is it lacked a bit of oomph through those speakers.

[@keithwhisman]

@@RetroTechRepair Well back then subwoofers were the being built for the rap crowd and the thumper cars not that I didn’t want any of that because I did because I believed it attracted the ladies back then. Metal sounded excellent on it. The speakers were just fine for what I listened to back then mostly grunge as that was when Nirvana showed up and took over the music world. I did like some rap and RNB just not like Metal and grunge. Nirvana, Jane’s Addiction, Alice In Chains, Stone Temple Pilots and Pearl Jam. It didn’t have much of any bass and I didn’t care. For metal I listened to Helmet, Metallica and Sepultura.

[@RetroTechRepair]

@keithwhisman good to hear. I saw Jane's addition live at stage AE in pittsburgh a few years ago. Not my usual thing but really enjoyed it

[@unitedfools3493]

It's pretty amazing how good low price speakers are these days. You can find Presonus Eris E3.5 for under $100 each new for example. Granted these are powered studio monitors so they don't have audio source such as audio tape or radio tuner. But if you consider you can buy these for a couple of hundred and then compare it to what a boom box sounds like, which was sold for around the same price back in the day, the difference is staggering.

[@RetroTechRepair]

This is very true, its astounding how good budget audio has got and how much prices for tech have come down.

[@steveohim]

Use back to black bumper spray, works wonders on black plastics

[@RetroTechRepair]

Good tip. Although I liked the Matt plastic look.

[@awall1701]

Definitely worth it in terms of being inspiring. I enjoyed this video. You did a great job.

[@RetroTechRepair]

Thanks Awal1701 hopefully I kept it out of the trash and someone can go on to use it for a few more years. Thanks for the feedback

[@spacekees102]

That cleaned up well man! Those magic eraser sponges are awesome I use em alot myself 🤣👍.

[@RetroTechRepair]

Thanks SpaceGod, yes I agree on the sponges I've only just started using them but they are great for scuffs on retro electronics and a million other things of course. Thanks so much for your comments

[@kins749]

You did all of that work cleaning, preparing and buying parts without testing it first, brave man!!!

[@RetroTechRepair]

Believe it or not Kins I did! I didn't have enough D cells and didn't have a power lead when I unpacked it and all the shops were closed. Once saw it, it was so filthy my wife wouldn't let me keep it in the house so I immediately had to get it cleaned up.

[@1969longshanks]

I really appreciate you taking the time to do this

[@RetroTechRepair]

Thanks Peter so glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks for taking the time to comment. Much appreciated

[@SparksNZeros]

just thinking for the antenna, a thick rubber gromit and some clear adhesive might've made it look more factory.

[@RetroTechRepair]

Very true, good idea.

[@FVEBlog]

Interesting. This Sony boombox have TA8229K for audio amplifier.

[@RetroTechRepair]

It is... didn't realise that. Thanks!

[@cthlhu]

Great content! You have a great presentation and your methodical approach to restoration / repair is really enjoyable... Keep up the great work!

[@RetroTechRepair]

Thanks Count Zer0. I appreciate the kind words. Glad that you enjoyed the vid. Thanks for taking the time to comment. Also very much appreciated

[@skyway73]

What a satisfying watch, tremendous work! 'This has a certain smell about it and it's not a good one' made me lol 😂 When you unwrapped the new cassette tape it took me right back to doing the same and creating tapes for my car stereo, ahh memories 😊 Thanks for the upload

[@RetroTechRepair]

Hi Skyway73. Always exciting to see your comments glad you liked the video. Something a bit different. I toyed with the cassette scene a bit but decided to keep it as I do remember for me opening cassettes and CDs was like owning something "new" for the first time. It had some kind of occasion back in the day. Odd how food packaging or every day stuff somehow didn't have that same feeling but a cassette might mean you could copy some games from your mates or tape new album or top 40 chart recording on Sunday. It doesn't seem there is much tangible physical stuff that teenagers today can get for pocket money which is a shame really. Anyway thanks as ever for your comments and continued support for the channel. Always very much appreciated

[@skyway73]

@@RetroTechRepair That's such a good point, you're spot on. Cheers pal

[@ghost-retro3733]

Another old device saved from land fill. Good video as always!

[@RetroTechRepair]

Thanks Ghost. I appreciate the positive comments. I'm sure it was heading to landfill so I am glad I was able to save it, even though it cost me aa bit. Glad you enjoyed the video

[@ramgopal3577]

Verry nice video awesome explain

[@RetroTechRepair]

Thanks Ram, glad you enjoyed the video

[@jasonrebello9898]

Nice loved the video!!

[@RetroTechRepair]

Hi Jason. Glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks so much for your comment.

[@K.P.Alexander]

Please, sir, I want some more [videos]... Also, great job on that restoration!

[@RetroTechRepair]

Hi K. P. I'm really sorry for the delay getting videos out. I had really hoped to have more for all my fans. But I have been so very busy at work (I work 3 jobs and 7 days a week) that I just haven't had the chance to do more videos. Rest assured more videos will be coming soon. Thanks for your support and understanding

[@K.P.Alexander]

@@RetroTechRepair Hey, no need to apologize at all! I should be the one apologizing for my impatience. I know how crazy work schedules can be, and we'll be waiting for ya' when you're ready. :)

[@MrDaveT]

Quality work... I always wondered if there a way to "buff" plastic to get rid of scratches but haven't tried yet... Nice work on the grills though, they looked OEM.

[@RetroTechRepair]

Thanks Dave. For plastic scratches I usually use car products like cutting compounds or colour restorers but like the magic eraser they can leave scratches. On this occasion the finish was great. I got lucky with the grills I reckon (no large flat surfaces). Thanks again for your support. Glad you enjoyed the video

[@stevespeck3586]

Great restoration, Roger. I've subscribed. Interestingly, I think you'd make an excellent Jon Culshaw impersonator... 😉

[@RetroTechRepair]

Haha! Maybe I'll get famous one day and he can do me? Thanks for your comments and sub. I appreciate both.

[@stevespeck3586]

@@RetroTechRepair You’re most welcome. Second only to his Tom Baker, I suspect. 😀

[@matthewbeeson5612]

Superb repair Roger, it looked great at the end, certainly didn't expect it to come up so well, you're getting quite the expert at restoration! When you said it didn't smell good I half thought you might pop a magic tree in there to freshen it up! Shame about the numbers at the end, maybe donate to a good cause if you do something similar (Sony Walkman? Go on, you know you want to!!) 😉 Thanks for making these videos, always look forward to watching them.

[@RetroTechRepair]

Thanks Matt, glad that you enjoyed the vid. I must admit when I first saw it, I was wondering what I'd got into. I've actually donated quite a few things to charity... if I can find someone to take it. Nobody near me seems to want anything that is mains powered. Shame really when I lived in the states I used to browse the goodwill for stuff and they would take even broken things for e-waste recycle. Anyway one day your Walkman will come, but until then thanks as ever for your encouragement and feedback. Roger

[@matthewbeeson5612]

@@RetroTechRepair Nice to hear you've donated stuff. It can't be easy needing to buy broken tech to make videos and then have to sell them to try to recoup some costs. My eBay sales have been totally unpredictable, some do really well, others are a loss. Really enjoyed this video, hope you had fun making it 😊

[@RetroTechRepair]

Thanks @@matthewbeeson5612 I did enjoy it

[@MikeK-NIreland]

Roger, you done a really amazing job on that, came up looking rather well considering the state it was in. Was thinking if you wrapped the bottom of that Antenna in Tin Foil would it give you better reception? Had a few laughs at some of your comments, you're very witty. Keep up the good work. Mick 👍🤣👏🍻

[@RetroTechRepair]

Thanks Mick. Glad you liked the video. I've had a few comments on the antenna which in fairness was the worst part of the job. I considered epoxy that i rejected because I wanted to be able to replace again if needed, hot melt which is worried might look bad and aluminum tape (which I didn't have) but never foil, good idea!. The electrical connection on the original design was all via the screw into the brass section with only a thin wire to the RF board and the part of the case that contacts the part of the antenna that was taped is all plastic. So in this instance I'm not sure it would have helped, but its definitely something to consider if I do another radio and it might provide better mechanical support too. Glad you find my occasional jokes entertaining, like the radio they get a "mixed reception". As always I appreciate the feedback, questions, suggestions and am grateful for your taking the time to comment. Sincere thanks.

[@MikeK-NIreland]

@@RetroTechRepair Pleasure Roger 👍🍻

[@ianallen2]

I notice a lot of stuff on ebay lately saying "untested". I never believe the sellers because htey have the item and they are going to test them to see if they can get more money for something working.

[@RetroTechRepair]

I agree. It is a trend recently amazing how many people don't have the required batteries or leads. I've noticed "untested" has been a common ebay trend in US auctions for a while but is taking off here. Thank you for your comments, much appreciated. Sorry for the delay in responding.

[@mikeyan7312]

Do a bass test

[@RetroTechRepair]

I don't think it had any bass!

[@goatxrd7]

Hi, would it be possible that you can repair some of my retro games (80’s LCD ones)?

[@RetroTechRepair]

Hi @RD unfortunately I don't do repairs for other people, it's just a bit of fun and I am far from a professional. Sorry I can't be more help.

[@metelgodful]

When did you do stuff like this tearing the speakers and radios apart take pictures as you go along tearing it apart that way you can refer to the pictures

[@RetroTechRepair]

Thanks metelgodful. I do always have the video of course, but photos would be easier to flick through.

[@kennybacchus1488]

Sony. Boom box. Restoration bought on. Ebay. For. £0. 49. £059. £065.

[@RetroTechRepair]

Thanks for your comment

[@kennybacchus1488]

Look sony. Boom box restoration bought on eBay for. £049

[@RetroTechRepair]

Thanks for your comment

[@toypolloi]

Hey Roger, what's the best way to contact you? I have a potential collaboration that might be right up your street! Cheers Dave - Toy Polloi

[@RetroTechRepair]

Hi there! if you go to the about page for the channel you should be able to see my email address. kzbin.infoabout I do change it from time to time, but if it doesn't work for any reason. Please let me know here

[@bodibmf]

Boil some water, put it in a cup and put the original belts in and leave them for about 10 minutes ;) not joking

[@RetroTechRepair]

Great tip. Thanks!

[@studiomg3212]

25:22

[@RetroTechRepair]

You like my "Nice" ! well when your knobs look so good what else can you say? Thanks so much for your comments!

[@studiomg3212]

@@RetroTechRepair it was very satisfying 😂 and thanks for this amazing restoration video! Its part of the reason I was able to muster up the courage to fix the cassette mechanism on my own boombox 😎

[@RetroTechRepair]

@StudioMG excellent so glad you enjoyed the video thanks so much for the feedback

[@oturanboga6225]

[@RetroTechRepair]

Thanks for your comment

[@SparksNZeros]

the amount of incredibly annoying south east asian youtube channels that just smear a cheap boombox player in clay and dirt and fake the restoration by just replacing parts with one from another working unit makes seeing a *REAL* restoration of something branded, incredibly satisfying. bravo :D

[@RetroTechRepair]

Thanks Sparks N Zero's. It certainly came as a shock when I opened the box! I'd noticed some videos of muddy items get a lot of views. I did consider a silent video for a global audience, but glad you enjoyed the video as is. Thanks so much for your comments.