Greetings. My first boombox was a JVC in the late 70s. Save for months to buy it. I enjoyed it for years. I spent time recording songs from the radio. Good memories of youth.
I got a Sony boombox in the late 80s at a scratch and dent sale. There was no sound, it turned out to be as simple as the headphone jack not connecting the speaker when there was nothing plugged in. Simple fix!
I remember those in the 70's and 80's , and you are correct on the lead free solder ......I hate it with a passion , since I was raised on tube type stuff and early solid state .......... Enlighten me on that Kelvin clip module you have there on the component tester ...... Where'd you get it ? Have you thought maybe about putting LiPo battery ies in there with a type C charge port ?? That would be a neat spin on it since you have the modern Blue Toothy in there ..... Staysweet Chere' .
I made the kelvin clip module up myself. Somebody donated me the housing and I bought the kelvin croc clips off Amazon, along with some glue lined heatshrink. The cable is just simple audio screened cable.
I have already had the thought of LiPo batteries and charger, plus some other ideas. This project will be revisited in the future with further upgrades.
As a teen (now adult) I still use my dad's old boombox from the 80s. Now theyre my PC speakers. excellent repair and mods
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Greetings. My first boombox was a JVC in the late 70s. Save for months to buy it. I enjoyed it for years. I spent time recording songs from the radio. Good memories of youth.
Very nice work! Nothing can hide from that Digital Microscope!
Thank you. It was only a cheap microscope but it works very well for the price.
@@JazzyJane_uk Once in a while you luck-out without spending a small fortune!
Great work - repair and upgrade. Thanks for sharing so we could come along to watch and learn.
Thank you. I try my best to make the videos interesting and in a way you can learn things. Thanks for watching.
Great work! I still use a hefty Sony boombox as my garage radio - still all original too.
Thank you and thanks for watching.
Jazzy bet that tape mech is built better then the crap they are churning out now. Great video as always :).
Thanks Jay, yes the tape mech is pretty solid and still in good nick considering it's age!
Plus it has an electric magnet erase head.
First time viewer. Great video!
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Snazzy episode, Jazzy!
Thank you.
I got a Sony boombox in the late 80s at a scratch and dent sale. There was no sound, it turned out to be as simple as the headphone jack not connecting the speaker when there was nothing plugged in. Simple fix!
Nice video😄
Thank you and thanks for watching.
I always thought it was the early to mid 2000's that lead free solder became mainstream and not the 90's
It started to be used in the lates 90's but was only well known about in the 2000's onwards.
Lead free solder is the hell. All over the world, really. Trust me 😞
Yes it's absolute rubbish.
I remember those in the 70's and 80's , and you are correct on the lead free solder ......I hate it with a passion , since I was raised on tube type stuff and early solid state .......... Enlighten me on that Kelvin clip module you have there on the component tester ...... Where'd you get it ?
Have you thought maybe about putting LiPo battery ies in there with a type C charge port ?? That would be a neat spin on it since you have the modern Blue Toothy in there ..... Staysweet Chere' .
I made the kelvin clip module up myself. Somebody donated me the housing and I bought the kelvin croc clips off Amazon, along with some glue lined heatshrink. The cable is just simple audio screened cable.
I have already had the thought of LiPo batteries and charger, plus some other ideas. This project will be revisited in the future with further upgrades.
I like to use silver solder but it is pricey.
Couldn't you use a switch for the bluetooth module and keep the tape deck?
I have been debating this and may revisit at some point as it would be nice to have both the bluetooth and the tape working
Can you buy a Bluetooth cassette .
I don't know. Maybe one could be made.
They were never called boomboxes back then.......
Yes, I think it must be a more recent term for them. Way back when I used to retail such things we just called them radio cassettes.
We started calling them boom boxes in the 80s.
@@analogkid4557 We called them W*GBOXES
a very cromulent boombox