JVC RC-646LB Boombox Restoration. Vintage Radio Cassette Repair.Ghetto Blaster Belt Change & Service

Here's an awesome radio cassette from JVC! It's a rare RC-646LB, and I paid too much because the owner was adamant that it was working perfectly. I just knew that it would need a teardown, service and deep clean, but she would not accept it! So anyway, I bought it, and guess what - it needed that teardown, deep clean and a service :)
I hope you enjoy the video. It was a fun unit to work on, and I hope it brings a smile to your face too.
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[@jeffreyhickman3871]

Just seeing these takes me back to my high school 🏫 years!! I think I need to hit a few thrift stores for these retro radios 📻!! As if "Back To The Future", I'd like 👍 one of these to sit by my bedside 🛌 again!! There's no such fun as going back to the "Blast From The Past!! Tip, if ya don't want to lose your screws while working inside of one of these, just keep them on a speaker magnet. Just DON'T accidentally puncture the speaker cone. This happens all too often among radio 📻 restorers. Just subbed to your UA-cam channel!! Your friend, Jeff!!

[@armandine2]

Good pieces of DIY info - I still have my JVC RC545LB bought new from the NAAFI in the early 80s - not used now but a good doable project - I will have to do a little trouble shooting on the battery operation and tape auto stop, I seem to remember.

[@sajanbabu8101]

Great work, me a JVC fan, ❤❤❤

[@keithwhisman]

Sweet work.

[@abrahamantoniosanchezrubio266]

Excelente mantenimiento, saludos 🇨🇱👍

[@paolorams767]

long last, a jvc cute machine!!!!! 🤗🤗 very good job!

[@viktormatejka9167]

Thanks a lot for your time and effort to make this video. Im going to restore mine soon, may I ask what is the main belt size/lenght as I need to buy one and old one is missing. Thank you.😉

[@vinto34]

Same as the boombox used in the talking heads film stop making sense...

[@redsal09]

I have a 1965 JVC RC 8#8 JWE in parts for sale on Ebay and Reverb. All parts and screws. If you think you can put it together there's money to be made.

[@Rocco2500]

The stereo, not the seller… 😂

[@sajanbabu8101]

Great work, me a JVC fan, ❤❤❤