A lot of capacitors (that I already planned to replace due to their old age), a lot of dust and dirt. So, time to open the beast and start the serious things!Īs you can see here there wasn't much to say. I was pretty surprised by the sound quality, far above what most people would expect from this old lady. So I bought this (big) baby, described as "good cosmetic condition, tape deck not working".Īfter getting it, I did a quick check: a few dents and scratches (not unexpected for an early 80s device), broken radio tuning knob, bent antennas, tape deck not working (as described) but I could hear the motor which was a good thing, a bit of hiss with the volume knob, and radio working just fine. And after going through some restoration tutorials and stuff, I thought I'd be able to manage with a faulty unit. At first I thought I'd buy a fully serviced boombox, but seeing the prices I changed my mind. I snagged this beauty for a hundred euros on a french used goods website. So for my first post here (besides introduction that doesn't really count), let's go big: the restoration of my boombox, the Crown CSC-980L.
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