The original condition of this C-100F Boombox was not very good. The dual tape deck was not working at all. Tape 1 was frozen with the play head stuck on the play position, and the cassette door and buttons were stuck as well. Cracks around tape 2 show that the front case may have been hit. Barely any sound was coming from the left woofer. When I checked inside, the rubber parts on the edge of the speaker cone were melted away. This one had probably been put in a 100F degree attic for many years. On the other hand, the radio sounded fine.
After around 50 hours of work, the repair was finished and it finally started to sound great.
The owner of this monster is Eric from CA. Thank you for letting me restore your precious boombox.
This is my longest video by far (2 hours).
Enjoy!
NOTE: The missing cassette face and the cassette tray were both created with a 3D printer. One of my fellow boombox collectors "Pedro" created it from scratch. He tried many times in order to find the correct size. Creating the tray seemed especially difficult. If you need any missing parts for your precious boombox, he may be able to help you. His contact is HyteckD@aol.com.
Demonstration tape (Hitachi original)
1)Battle of Jerico
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