Toshiba Radio Cassette RT70S Boombox Repair. Cassette Belt, Door Fix & Service

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@jellyjellz 16 күн бұрын

Thanks for the video, i've just acquired a Toshiba RT70s in Red, I had the same set over 10+ years ago, I did exactly the same as you and stripped it down and cleaned pots and switches and a thorough degrease and clean of the front casing. Like yours my belt had degraded to mush. Now its working perfectly and my teenage kids love it.

@retro_restos 16 күн бұрын

Always great to get them working again for a new generation! Thanks for watching 👍

@hadibq 4 ай бұрын

Haha, definitely unbagging 🙂 Brillant job as always ❤

@mattg56 2 ай бұрын

What a lovely refurb. I've just bought a refurbished Toshiba RT-6035, which I absolutely love, so I'm finding this video extremely interesting! Very watchable and friendly, thank you.

@retro_restos 2 ай бұрын

Hi Matt, Thanks for watching. I'm glad you're enjoying the 6035. Check out some of my other videos too - there's all sorts on here! I didn't film any of your 6035, but I'm happy to give you a discount if you ever fancy anything else! Cheers

@pi6706 4 ай бұрын

Had one of these Toshiba in red back in 1986. Superb machine, solid cassette mechanism and sensitive tuner. It went with us everywhere! Had to be careful not to let it fall over onto its front with its fragile selector switches.

@retro_restos 4 ай бұрын

Yeah, they're quite light and portable aren't they? And I imagine the battery life isn't too bad because the mech isn't too heavy. I hadn't really thought about them falling forward - you see a lot of these types with broken selector switches, and I assumed it was heavy- handedness. Maybe just accidents! Thanks for watching 👍

@jasonwilliams6005 4 ай бұрын

Nice job! Good choice with Domino too 😊

@Synthematix 4 ай бұрын

I had the RT80S given to me when my uncle died in 1986, got very happy memories of this

@retro_restos 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching. I hope it bought. Back some of those happy memories 😊👍

@Synthematix 4 ай бұрын

@@retro_restos I was always taking it apart and tweaking it for the best sound lol, brill little stereos these were

@jonvincentmusic 3 ай бұрын

Nice work. Just needed its yellowed plastics retrobriting and it would have been perfect.

@daverowley2013 2 ай бұрын

Nice review! I have a Akai AJ-457FS Boombox from 1985 in box in mint condition in box and packing with accessories and original power cord. It’s based on that Toshiba you’ve reviewed and are a great unit with a reliable mechanism, just watch for the rubber take up idler which can split but is easily accessible and replaced. Keep up the excellent reviews! David

@retro_restos 2 ай бұрын

Ah yes - the upside down Akai. Very nice units, and getting quite collectible now. It's always lovely to have a boxed unit with all the goodies - it's like coming back from the shop 40 years ago! Thanks for watching 😃👍

@branchleader73 4 ай бұрын

Amazing the packaging people use to send, heavy, delicate old electronics in the post :(

@retro_restos 4 ай бұрын

It never ceases to amaze me. Thanks for watching 👍

@jkmac625 4 ай бұрын

Looks very similar to the one a friend at school owned, this was probably around 1984-85. That was the first time I'd come across the ST-WIDE (Stereo Wide) function. At the time I think I had a mono Sharp GF-1740, and an older Grundig C480 which could make stereo recordings from the DIN socket but it only had a mono speaker.

@retro_restos 4 ай бұрын

Those 1740s still come up for sale now and again. Very nice units. Thanks for watching 👍

@adamdavies163 4 ай бұрын

Toshiba, so many different models that were... basically the same :-) I've just rebuilt an RT-80S and a couple of RT-120S's. Feel your pain with the black goo.

@retro_restos 4 ай бұрын

Yeah, so many models with the tiniest differences. I think some were even just colour differences...

@outaspaceman 22 сағат бұрын

I had same model back then.. I’m trying to convince myself I don’t need another..

@retro_restos 17 сағат бұрын

You always need another 😉👍

@maiconvengrzennunesbusolog4864 4 ай бұрын

👏👏👏

@80s_kid. 4 ай бұрын

i had a few of those over the years, all various models Rts80, 100, 120, and i had a rare one with Soft touch deck. we used to have an RT S70 in school in the 80s, it was in Pottery classroom, my Music Teacher had a Sharp GF555, and when i used to go to the Youth Club in around 83/84 they had a GF575 that they bought brand new. As for the Tosh, the Nicest model is the S90, i have one, really nice but they are super problematic and complicated to repair, it's hard to get a good one in working order these days. i have a video of my S90 Playing on my channel.

@retro_restos 4 ай бұрын

That's great - funny how we remember the details of all the cool stuff from when we were kids! To be fair, it's nice that you could have kit like that at school and Youth Club without it getting ruined. I've not had any of the aft touch Toshibas. Your S90 is a lovely beast - I like the VU meters front and centre. But as you say, all those Logic buttons can be a bit tricky over time. As for Sharp, I have a mint GF-555 and 575. Lovely twin decks. Never did get a 777, but there's still time 😁 Thanks for taking the time to share your memories - I'll check out you channel 👍

@RoughJustice2k18 4 ай бұрын

That RT-70S looks very similar to the RT-6015 I repaired a few months ago. Toshiba kind of dropped the ball when they made the RT-6016 in my opinion, because they left out the soft eject damping gear for the cassette door and no variable balance control.