That's a lot more serviceable than the lower-end Panasonic/Technics decks of the era with the all-plastic cabinet. There are a lot of techniques (no pun intended) for "retrobrighting" yellowed plastic, none of which are guaranteed to work, and there have been reports of retrobrighting causing the plastic to become brittle, or the yellowing to return within a few years and become even worse than if you had simply left it alone.
Excellent studio quality grade setup, can’t get any better than this! Pretty cool cassette deck, Technics has some solid equipment and this is a nice example. Advanced enough to where it has nice features, but not too complex where it’ll break after one play. Sounds really good and it actually cleaned up really well! Surprising to see it still works with the old belts. For the plastics, you might be able to retrobright them (like with vintage computers) but I have no idea how effective it’ll be. I have a Technics deck that is newer, and it’s pretty good as well but I’ll definitely have to open it up one of these days.
great job on the purchase, speed adjustment & restoration. As for the yellowing on the plastic surrounds, use "bum spray" (I think u guys call it rattle can?) paint, if the can be disassembled from the unit, disassemble them, if not, use painters tape to mask off areas you don't want painted. If u want more details, feel free to ask. happy taping!
What a great video tutorial. I have a m215 running slightly slow. Did you turn the motor adjustment clockwise or anti clockwise? Keep up thegreat work. Respect from the UK
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I just got one of these for around $40 off of eBay and am loving it. This video was great for learning some more about it.
That's a lot more serviceable than the lower-end Panasonic/Technics decks of the era with the all-plastic cabinet. There are a lot of techniques (no pun intended) for "retrobrighting" yellowed plastic, none of which are guaranteed to work, and there have been reports of retrobrighting causing the plastic to become brittle, or the yellowing to return within a few years and become even worse than if you had simply left it alone.
would have been a sweet pun tho lol
Excellent studio quality grade setup, can’t get any better than this! Pretty cool cassette deck, Technics has some solid equipment and this is a nice example. Advanced enough to where it has nice features, but not too complex where it’ll break after one play. Sounds really good and it actually cleaned up really well! Surprising to see it still works with the old belts. For the plastics, you might be able to retrobright them (like with vintage computers) but I have no idea how effective it’ll be. I have a Technics deck that is newer, and it’s pretty good as well but I’ll definitely have to open it up one of these days.
great job on the purchase, speed adjustment & restoration.
As for the yellowing on the plastic surrounds, use "bum spray" (I think u guys call it rattle can?) paint, if the can be disassembled from the unit, disassemble them, if not, use painters tape to mask off areas you don't want painted.
If u want more details, feel free to ask. happy taping!
I just bought one.
What a great video tutorial. I have a m215 running slightly slow. Did you turn the motor adjustment clockwise or anti clockwise? Keep up thegreat work. Respect from the UK