Thank you for watching and welcome! It's very rewarding to preserve these units for the next generation. Check out some of my other videos to get an idea about the sort of things that are out there. Best of luck, and enjoy!
I would love to see you work on a Panasonic / Technics RX-CT980 cassette belt replacement. Great Job!!! You make it look so easy. I've have taken my fair share of radios apart, in my younger years, but (some) could never figure out how to put them back together...LOL
Thanks for watching. Being methodical always helps with putting them back together 👍The hardest part is trying to find or fabricate spares - that's where most of the time and cost goes these days. I may come across a CT980 one day - you never know! Thanks again📻
Yes - I know it's not the end of the world, and it's common of course - but it just would be handy to de-couple the mech to work on it easily and separately. You could then plug in/out so check the effects of your adjustments.
Yes indeed - especially as there is so little information available about many early models. Whilst it only says when the motor was made (not necessarily the actual unit), it certainly helps give an idea. We do the same with electric guitars by dating the potentiometers for the tone and volume.
Nice one! They'll be great to have up and running around the place. JVC are generally very well built, so I expect yours just needs a service. Have fun cleaning them back up for a new life out of the attic 👍
Great video! I have a quasar 3605 that I’m thinking about trying to change the belt on. I’ve never done this, but do you know if the door comes off the same way? I tried unsuccessfully with a little pressure but was afraid I’d break the door so I stopped.
Could you please explain why the radio components on the part of the circuit board responsible for the radio are filled with wax? What exactly is filled with wax, and what purpose does it serve? I haven't been able to find this information anywhere. If you know, I would greatly appreciate your help. Thank you!
The wax isolates the coils etc. It minimises noise and feedback, whilst also protecting from mechanical movement/damage. It kind of 'locks in' and protects the components as they were designed to perform.
@@retro_restos Thanks for the answer. I basically assumed that this eliminates vibration, but this can be understood if open inductance coils are filled, but why are capacitors filled, etc.? Does wax really have the ability to suppress the parasitic signal emitted by radio components to the trimmer capacitor? There is no documentation about this at all. Thanks again for the answer, I will dig for information)
What a great hobby it looks brand new. I'm definitely going to get into this. Thank you for such a detailed tutorial.
Thank you for watching and welcome! It's very rewarding to preserve these units for the next generation. Check out some of my other videos to get an idea about the sort of things that are out there. Best of luck, and enjoy!
Woolworths chrome tape! Bet you could sell that to collectors 🙂
I've had it since new, would you believe! Thanks for watching 👍
I would love to see you work on a Panasonic / Technics RX-CT980 cassette belt replacement.
Great Job!!!
You make it look so easy. I've have taken my fair share of radios apart, in my younger years, but (some) could never figure out how to put them back together...LOL
Thanks for watching. Being methodical always helps with putting them back together 👍The hardest part is trying to find or fabricate spares - that's where most of the time and cost goes these days. I may come across a CT980 one day - you never know! Thanks again📻
The best of panasonic ♥👍
Great units. Well built. Great sound. Nice to work on. Thanks for watching 👍📻
Nice unit looks and sounds superb slightly odd they never put a connector on the motor lead.
Yes - I know it's not the end of the world, and it's common of course - but it just would be handy to de-couple the mech to work on it easily and separately. You could then plug in/out so check the effects of your adjustments.
Always like to see the date code on the motor. Helps to age the unit.
Yes indeed - especially as there is so little information available about many early models. Whilst it only says when the motor was made (not necessarily the actual unit), it certainly helps give an idea. We do the same with electric guitars by dating the potentiometers for the tone and volume.
Genuine replacement belts for the RX-5030 in my experience was a bear. Generic belt variety kits were my only option. Gross!!
Cool video
Nice one👍👍👍
Thanks for watching - I hope you found it useful 👍
I’ve just dug out the loft a sharp gf575e and a old jvc,the sharp seems to work ok but the jvc tape deck doesn’t work
Nice one! They'll be great to have up and running around the place. JVC are generally very well built, so I expect yours just needs a service. Have fun cleaning them back up for a new life out of the attic 👍
Sir what is the belt length
Great video!
I have a quasar 3605 that I’m thinking about trying to change the belt on. I’ve never done this, but do you know if the door comes off the same way? I tried unsuccessfully with a little pressure but was afraid I’d break the door so I stopped.
Thanks for watching 👍I've never worked on one, but from the schematics, it looks like it comes away traditionally (once the faceplate is removed.
Could you please explain why the radio components on the part of the circuit board responsible for the radio are filled with wax? What exactly is filled with wax, and what purpose does it serve? I haven't been able to find this information anywhere. If you know, I would greatly appreciate your help. Thank you!
The wax isolates the coils etc. It minimises noise and feedback, whilst also protecting from mechanical movement/damage. It kind of 'locks in' and protects the components as they were designed to perform.
@@retro_restos Thanks for the answer. I basically assumed that this eliminates vibration, but this can be understood if open inductance coils are filled, but why are capacitors filled, etc.? Does wax really have the ability to suppress the parasitic signal emitted by radio components to the trimmer capacitor? There is no documentation about this at all. Thanks again for the answer, I will dig for information)
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Where can I find that belt in the U.S.A.?