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luvradios
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Registrace 24. 01. 2008
I'm a consumer electronics repair technician specializing in audio and video gear with 30 years experience in the business. My shop did authorized warranty work for all the major American & Japanese manufacturers. I was troubleshooting this gear while most of it was still under factory warranty and long before its legacy was scattered across eBay. I closed my shop quite a few years ago when China started flooding the consumer market with low cost products that weren’t feasible to repair. I still do work from my garage for a few customers but mostly for my own personal projects and equipment. I’m a fanatic of 70's & 80's rock/hard rock so that type of music is featured in all my videos. **Disclaimer** I am not a professional camera operator, narrator or entertainer.
Contact: luvradios@yahoo.com
Contact: luvradios@yahoo.com
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Clarion EN-6281 Car EQ/Amp - quick look/test
zhlédnutí 251Před 5 měsíci
*personal project unit came from a 86-87 Nissan Maxima factory stereo
Kenwood KRC-2000 Car Stereo - pt.1 eval & tuner repair
zhlédnutí 529Před 8 měsíci
*viewer submitted unit
NEC DX-5000 Video Recorder - quick look/multiple issues
zhlédnutí 387Před 10 měsíci
*viewer submitted unit Marcon was the cap maker of the ones I needed to change, I mistakenly said Elna in the video, Nippon was used on the audio, video, servo & sys control boards.
Realistic STA-225 Receiver - repair & testing
zhlédnutí 2,5KPřed 11 měsíci
Realistic STA-225 Receiver - repair & testing
JVC VR-5505 Receiver - repair & testing
zhlédnutí 1,3KPřed rokem
JVC VR-5505 Receiver - repair & testing
Marantz CAR750 Car Stereo - pt.2 controls/completed unit
zhlédnutí 434Před rokem
Marantz CAR750 Car Stereo - pt.2 controls/completed unit
Marantz CAR750 Car Stereo - pt.1 eval & repair
zhlédnutí 707Před rokem
Marantz CAR750 Car Stereo - pt.1 eval & repair
Fisher DD-300 Cassette Deck - quick look / Beck tribute
zhlédnutí 1,1KPřed rokem
Fisher DD-300 Cassette Deck - quick look / Beck tribute
Onkyo/Integra A-807 Integrated Amp - testing & repair
zhlédnutí 6KPřed rokem
Onkyo/Integra A-807 Integrated Amp - testing & repair
Sony XR-747R Car Stereo (NOS) - quick look/tone controls repair
zhlédnutí 647Před rokem
Sony XR-747R Car Stereo (NOS) - quick look/tone controls repair
Fisher FVH-980 Video Recorder - repair & testing
zhlédnutí 2KPřed rokem
Fisher FVH-980 Video Recorder - repair & testing
Teac A-4300SX Reel to Reel - quick look/record test
zhlédnutí 1,5KPřed 2 lety
Teac A-4300SX Reel to Reel - quick look/record test
Can you fix mine and if you can,can i send it to you
Great job on the videos.I own a 9700s and it’s taking about 13 seconds for the relay to click and produce sound. after it turns on it does work fine no issues whatsoever. Should I be concerned about this? Is this gonna be a bigger problem down the road ?
what's the song in the background?
Jeff Beck - Freeway Jam
One hell of a VHS machine! Great work as always!
GREAT WORK HITACHI AND TOSHIBA MADE BEST VHS VIDEOS .
I have a Sony SL-HF2100 Betamax in need of this exact kind of treatment.
❤❤❤ WOW !!! GENESIS " ABACAB" ON HEBREW "AB" 17TH , 2024
Lasonic TRC-931 was built right back then even though it was a cheap brand but became so popular and it's why it's worth alot.
Great head unit I had one with the cd changer in a 87 Grand AM. I'm hard of hearing now to say the least. Lol
@@alnagy1700 that radio w/the cd changer + that 1 DIN Alpine EQ I repaired (see video) installed in an 1987 Buick GN is one of the things I hope is waiting for me on the other side. Incredible deck, incredibly bad ass ride! Thx for checking out the video man.
How do you tell which caps are bad? Esr meter or ohm meter?
@@justinle998 you would need an ESR meter to identify the bad caps.
I have the exact same issue here with my MDP-600. After I changed my caps on the power supply board, the unit doesn’t get power. I am searching around the board to see if I desoldered something else by mistake but anyone else have this issue?
@@unixsuperuser prior to changing the caps did the unit have power?
@@luvradios It did.
@@luvradios So what i found is the board had a lot of corrosion from leaking caps and one of the caps I soldered on actually had detached solder pads. So after cleaning that up I see the pads are completely lifted off the board. I ordered a used board pulled from another MDP-600 and I am going to check and change the caps on that one.
When the capstan assembly was out, did you notice how to loosen the tape guides slightly in order to rotate them 90 degrees or so? My deck has obvious tape wear pattern and want to turn the guides just a bit to new rounded metal. I am sending my heads out to JRF Magnetics for reconditioning, so I want to expose new tape guide smooth surface on the guides when the head block is reinstalled. Also, do the capstan spindles and flywheel assemblies simply push out of the bearings of the chassis? I am thinking that just behind the flywheels are the screws that secure the tape guides. Thanks - great video series!
@@BrianTotten-r8d I didn’t notice how to remove or reposition the tape guides but I would imagine they can be rotated as you’re wanting to do, yes the capstans will come out for lubrication. I would love to know the frequency response pre & post having those heads done, I’m sure that’s not a cheap process and I wonder if the difference would justify the cost? Ive never run across one of these decks (assuming you are using a quality, well cared for tape) that didn’t produce spot on audio recordings with clean heads that still have the azimuth screws factory sealed using healthy pressure rollers.
Rush 2112, that brings back old memories!!!!
@@randyr.parker2698 Randy, thanks for checking out the video!
i got the fisher dd-280 plays for a few seconds and stops hope you can help me thanks
@@victorperalta2387 you should check the counter belts and the reel idler tire
Thanks i will check it out have a good day @luvradios
Thanks for the great video. What cords did you need to plug this into a modern tv with hdmi cables?
@@rebeccacoker6626 you should be able to connect the RF cable from the player to the antenna input in your tv, do a channel scan for analog channels only and it should find the player at ch.3 or ch.4
I just got one and it won’t show the pictures it has an antena on the thorp and I added mine also in the back and it still don’t work how can I fix it ?
Heyo! I have an issue with mine where the heads don’t even engage. The left side makes noise (if you use FF/RW it makes it but faster) and won’t engage the heads, while the right side makes no sound but doesn’t engage the heads at all. I’m thinking it’s either a belt or a broken gear. I can provide videos if you wish.
@@xxEzraBxxx absolutely sounds like a belt issue.
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I have the same unit. It does right when it goes right Super finiky
I copied this repair exactly and my receiver is alive again! Same popping and crackling, Thanks a lot for this video.😁🔊
@@pacearrow440 , excellent! these things are awesome receivers and quite valuable on the resale market.
The 2 I have are VSX-D704S and VSX-524K. The 704 was repaired 3 months after purchase. About 5 years later all it does is blow the fuze. The 524 I bought used I had for 2 months. It was working fine until I hooked up a center speaker. It did have an issue where it would struggle to power on. Click on click off. 2 days after playing the center channel it turns on thencright off. I plan to repair both of these but im still in the learning process. Thats why I watch these videos.
It was a pleasure watching this. I have 2 Pioneers that are down.
Bricks, thanks for checking out the video!
I just love the face fwd cassette decks. Only ones I knew that did this was the 80’s and some 90’s Delco Electronics for GM before they moved it to a side slot system. But if this was a car stereo, Where do you install this? So many units here, this is more than a single or double din system
@@jackschissler255 Thanks for checking out the video! I believe this would have been marketed for vans back in the day as they had the overhead storage area that all the pieces could be custom mounted in.
hello! I have one of these at home, but it turns on and off after a few seconds, and it's scary looking at these multiple plates. any answer as to what the defect could be?
@@cepibolla assuming there isn’t a power supply issue, sounds like there is something going on in the mechanism, are the belts all ok?
Looking for external antenna for icf 2010
How to get to the mode/cam switch on this mechanism?
@@markc871 , remove the bottom cover and the mode switch is mounted around the cam gear, what issue are you having that you think is related to the mode switch?
@@luvradios when play is pressed the tape engages for a small time but then starts gathering on the right hand side because the right spindle isn’t taking it up.
@@markc871 the idler tire is bad, not the mode switch. Idler tire sits in the middle of the reels, you may be able to clean it if it isn’t too worn down.
@@luvradios thanks. I’ll give that a look.
Excelente reparación, increíble como una BANDA o un simple componente puede causar un gran PROBLEMA hooooo 🤔👏👏👍
This model is good to music?
This model is excellent for music!
@@luvradios I want buy this model. Can yuo helpme?
@@euclidesortiz7766 , I cant help you but I bet ebay can: www.ebay.com/itm/166711322567?itmmeta=01J2FY2ZWBFS7TKH0NMVC7WC41&hash=item26d0c4e7c7:g:d1AAAOSwW0NmGcU6&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAA4FPznCcGdM8r%2BruagJKcFsKfD21qlA0XgFu8XjrFNZk09%2BNfycBF3mR7XKOW%2BKL4KBmw%2B9nw0499PFs85Pc0KUwvU9q4PKs07ehg7T56hR0%2B9elfAdU5tuwbkkh7RWoBtaWa9fZRntHCUW1z2je2O6IHAiG%2B%2FsZF5LW13dqUbunDKYO0Lib6S7SfXxWb0HktVjsBoMjZUe4dg28P8q5susq4anSh8d2pJZah4AloEIZ3GZ1HKoeAk7qn4QNJPuAlLnfDnMjYWt68H4F6YQmfhgbJxbDnIp%2BE8xbKgIRGQRKI%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR6L-i_6TZA
I have one of these in my eBay cart at present and I’ve been dithering whether or not I should buy it. I’m also not sure if there is a light behind the cassette in the cassette well. For a person who hardly does any recording on cassettes anymore, would you suggest that I should buy it - it being a very “delicate” NAK and exceedingly difficult to service. At present I have a NAK CR2E and want to upgrade to a 3 head machine. Incidentally, a great, well-explained video.
The CR2 you have is a not a bad deck so if you don't do any/much recording the upgrade wouldn't be justified in my mind but its an awesome deck for sure and as I recall there is no lamp behind the reel drive cover. Thx for checking out the vid!
Worst CZcams video I’ve ever seen!
Hi Mark , I seen one of your replies and would like to know If you can repair the my 2 units and how much would it cost . I don't think I have quite the skill to get them up and running
Frank, my email address is on the channel page, contact me there for more info.
I have 2 of these units and want to replace their batteries. I have one torn down and need to know where I can acquire the batteries . I've owned these for the past 18 yrs and have not seen any facts about them , nor repair info . And you dear sir thanks for what you have done to put this unit back into service . Any info where to get the batteries will be greatly appreciated , thanks . I also own a new in box car DSP unit, a new in box 12 disc changer, a new in box pull out am/fm cassette deck with the matching amp unit bracket , a new in box flush mount 3 way speaker set and a new in box door mount 3 inch speaker set. I love collecting any of this stuff I can get my hands on and they just keep getting almost impossible to find to purchase..... Panasonic only produced these for 1989 .
Frank, thx for checking out the video! You have some sweet pieces still in the box! lucky you man! The battery was bought on ebay: www.ebay.com/itm/234919189193
24:59 AZIMUTH IS OFF A TINY. YOU SHOULD ADJUST IT
I used to sell JVC car stereos starting in the late 80s until about 2001. The KS-R150 was the lowest model that I kept in stock and I sold many of them. Thank you for the video.
Electro, thx for checking out the video man!
Is it a 4v or 2v Preout ?
I didn't measure it but def 2v or a little less just based on the level at the mixer and volume knob position.
Amazing solo on that track! Rock on brother! \w/
Audioman, thanks for checking out the vid! 100% agree, great solo!
Tradúcelo por favor😢
how much would these be worth?
Honestly, not much unless you rebuild it like I did with the one in this video, these are so old at this point pretty much count on replacing 90-100% of the capacitors and also some mechanical work.
Ive got 2 one had since 79-80 for my first stereo for my birthday.The other picked up at junk store.lived 2hrs from pitts airport and could here planes talking.. pretty cool. Blasted Judis Preist Headin out to the highway..neighbors all around loved me..
what would cause a scratchy master volume? Found this amp but has that issue.
I like your videos but please stop with the “pick up” comment it is so annoying every time “let’s pick up” please stop that
I rescued one just like this and I was hoping to resell it. Issue is that the tray doesn’t spin and the player itself doesn’t go into the rest position (maybe it has to do with the tray). Is it just a belt replacement?
Have a stack of factory Jeep Cherokee cassette players from 88-92 that need repairing. Did one repair myself by taking a good tape module out of a bad channel case and dropping it into a good left/right channel case. Need to know what is the cause of either the left or right channel going out in a couple of cases and one that has just slightly low volume with the vol knob maxed out. One has a high squeal thru speakers with no am/fm reception. The rest have faulty tape modules that will not draw the tape in and seat down in position. Can hear motor running. When you push tape in you have to pull tape out with needle nose pliers.
😂🎉😂 Are we able to locate a service manual for this EQ.
The left channel has no output. I can back track the input but would feel a lot better with something to look at as well.
Hifiengine.com?
@@jj74qformerlyjailbreak3 no issues with the EQ/bypass or tape monitor switches?
@@luvradios they were a little dirty but didn't solve my problem. I believe it may be a solder joint bc that channel was real static and popping I tapped it a couple times and now it's quiet.
@@luvradios I tried HIFIEngine last night and they do not accept new regulations
How much is one of these worth currently? just found a one in good nick at my old garage
Had to watch. Just got one at a church fundraiser sale. Along with many Scotch 215, 150 and 203. Of course I can’t take the genre, so lots of recording to do. Oh, and the deck works perfectly. Looks like I may have to look at a manual on hifi engine. Unless you are supposed to remove the take up reel to record on side two. It doesn’t do that on its own.
Hola mi amigo, Sabes cómo reiniciar de fabrica un reproductor CDP-308ESD Ya no quiere reproducir, solo apareció en el display "DISC MEMO". SABES COMO BORRAR ESTO?
I remember those. Quite nice tuner section. Good price/performance ratio too. Seems like the EQ-presets is set like I used to in my younger days - boosting bass & treble ;-)
Rune, thanks for checking out the video! Yes, the classic “V” pattern EQ setting works well with rock music lol.
Do they use that glue in newer units as well. Like I have an onkyo should I be prepared for this to happen in the future.
I don’t really know as I haven’t seen a piece of “newer” audio equipment lol, I would guess that glue is probably long gone, replaced with something more modern.
Is there a video on preamp repair.
Unfortunately, this is the only one of that model I have done on my channel but thanks for checking it out.
History of the unit, technical repair details and even solder/desolder work. Love your repair videos!!
Don, thanks so much for checking out the video!