My Lasonic TRC-931

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4 жыл бұрын

I put together the unboxing, a little demo of some issues, and then I take you inside the boombox to try to figure out if I can fix the issues. At the end I demo the boombox mostly working perfectly. I'm so glad I was able to win the auction for this one five years ago & finally decided to try to "fix" it.
I put up some pictures in this album:
photos.app.goo.gl/jcLupaUPGvGtS5YZ6

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@Locoboy5150 3 жыл бұрын

Congratulations on owning and fixing your TRC-931. It's an absolute classic in the boombox collector world (some consider it a "must have") so please take good care of it. Your video just reminded me that I have not listened to my TRC-931 in a while, so I'll take care of that tonight. Thanks for the reminder!

@Qosmokid 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I will definitely care for and enjoy it as long as possible

@armandorivera186 Жыл бұрын

I got the same model since 1985 but it's 4 BANDS and the power is Brown and yellow. The radio quality is great. MADE IN TAIWAN. 38 years in my power. Everytbing works. It's how you take care of it. Now is worth a fortune.

@Qosmokid Жыл бұрын

Wow that's awesome that you still have your original one. Yeah maybe some people were way too ruff of the switches and it doesn't help that the plastic internals get brittle over time so they break.

@johnnyquan9108 2 жыл бұрын

man! that was great! can't wait for mine i ordered.. now i have ideas and techniques on how it looks. great job! 👌😎

@Qosmokid 2 жыл бұрын

Hopefully you got yours in good condition also

@user-ub9wk5pj3o 3 ай бұрын

Very fine boom box 🤟🏻🤟🏻

@hifi.david. 4 жыл бұрын

Lovely thing!

@Qosmokid 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@satkinson8281 11 ай бұрын

I fit bluetooth to these, Have to admit they are kinda pretty compared to many others!!

@tennaj1367 Жыл бұрын

MEMORIES!!!!

@AFJojo 2 жыл бұрын

Super good quality video btw

@Qosmokid 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Sr Pedro

@tangledline Жыл бұрын

Just picked up one for $60. Im starting my journey into restoring it. Thanks!

@Qosmokid Жыл бұрын

Oh that's a great price

@jerryhall5759 Жыл бұрын

I still have the one I bought back in '87 at radio shack(yes I'm an old head 50)

@Qosmokid Жыл бұрын

Oh wow that's nice, I didn't they sold them at Radio Shack, I just remember going in that store to look at the Tandy Computers.

@jerryhall5759 Жыл бұрын

@@Qosmokid tells you how long ago it was.... loved the 80s... I had the loudest box in the neighborhood when I walked outside with it .... 😆 🤣

@nostalgialane4016 3 жыл бұрын

Hi, what type of screws did you remove to take it apart? I have one that is similar and it appears to have Philips screws but non of my Philip drivers are working. Thanks,

@Qosmokid 3 жыл бұрын

Yes I just used a regular Philips #1 screwdriver

@FloridaManMason 3 жыл бұрын

I got one at a thrift store for 30 bucks. someone back in the 80s must have my initials because it has MB in golden like plastic ones you would put on your car under the left tweeter at the edge, love that thing. also mine still has the p.m.p.o sticker on the cassete door and mine also only has one antenna not even a hole for the second one, maybe a base model

@Qosmokid 3 жыл бұрын

Wow $30 that's really good specially if it's in any sort of decent condition

@FloridaManMason 3 жыл бұрын

@@Qosmokid its in ok condition except the am fm sw switch doesn't work apparently it is a common problem will probably order a new switch for it .

@Qosmokid 3 жыл бұрын

@@FloridaManMason Yeah those switches are just about impossible to find that's why I just ended up setting mine to FM with a screwdriver from the inside and left it there rather than trying to repair it.

@FloridaManMason 3 жыл бұрын

@@Qosmokid yea I did the same I think you could probably 3d print a switch for it. If you had a 3d printer.

@samuelfellows6923 3 жыл бұрын

Sounded like the play/record switch needed cleaning - is connected to the record button on the lower deck and swaps the polarity of the play/record head to record/write to the cassette tape,

@Qosmokid 3 жыл бұрын

I didn't even know that's what that switch was until another viewer mentioned it. You are correct, after I sprayed some Deoxit on it and moved it around a bunch of times it did seem to help. Someday I still might go back and replace all the capacitors.

@AFJojo 2 жыл бұрын

Just purchased one for 10$, powers on but the radio doesn’t work & left speaker goes in & out, desperate to fix it. I hit it on its side and it went from 6/10 volume to 1/10 volume. What should I do?

@Qosmokid 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Pedro, well Im not an expert on repairing these things. I just went in and tried touching things to try to find what was causing the noise. I think for yours maybe try spraying electrical contact cleaner into the pots but sometimes it's like capacitors that need to be replaced. Wow only $10 that good even if it doesn't work even just to display.

@dixielandfarm 4 жыл бұрын

Takes 20 D batteries :P ...With surface mount components, you just don't see boards like that anymore.

@Qosmokid 4 жыл бұрын

Lol yeah and they don't event last that long. Very expensive to use on the go

@user-rc4re5fo2f 3 жыл бұрын

No it takes 10 D batts he says so. Many boxes took 10 back then, not uncommon. My 81 sony took 10 too, and is bigger than this

@blaneycrabbe3390 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah but how much does it cost ? Ihad one when this was about 250 $

@Qosmokid 2 жыл бұрын

I got lucky and got it in an auction for around $300 six years ago. Now they are collectible so way more expensive. I've seen some for almost $1000

@anthonyjuarez4033 3 жыл бұрын

What was that song

@Qosmokid 3 жыл бұрын

There was "She's strange" by Cameo and "In the mix" by Zapp

@liljons6753 3 жыл бұрын

I have one for parts...

@juanperez-eq3gt 3 жыл бұрын

Donde consigo una así

@Qosmokid 3 жыл бұрын

Hola Juan, pues yo compre las dos mias en Ebay

@thebfam6191 2 жыл бұрын

Would this be a good investment ? What is the price?

@Qosmokid 2 жыл бұрын

I think most people who buy these are not for investment. Its for nostalgia and collecting purpose. The prices are very variable, check eBay for what boomboxes are selling for now. I've seen broken ones sell for up to $600 and very nice complete ones for up to $1000 or even more depending on the model

@thebfam6191 2 жыл бұрын

@@Qosmokid so the price goes up . Sounds like a investment hobby!

@Qosmokid 2 жыл бұрын

@@thebfam6191 Not guaranteed though

@Richard220automotive 3 жыл бұрын

There are others as well a trc 951 a trc 931* first gen second gen a i931 a trc 936* a trc 920 a white speaker 920* a trc 918 trc 920t and a trc 922

@Qosmokid 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Rich, I've seen some of those models on ebay but not all of them. It's interesting how many different models each manufacturer built

@hifi.david. 4 жыл бұрын

I own a Vintage Sharp GF 7400 in Mint condition.

@Qosmokid 4 жыл бұрын

Nice, it's amazing how sometimes we can still find 30+ year old devices in such good condition.

@hifi.david. 4 жыл бұрын

@@Qosmokid for sure :)

@hornos27hotmailcom 4 жыл бұрын

Buenas noches, al parecer era suciedad en la llave de conmutacion REC/PLAY del reproductor del casette, y con respecto al HUM, ruido de 60 Hz es muy probable que los capacitores de filtrado en la fuente de alimentacion esten fuera de rango en Microfaradios, revisarlos y en lo posible cambiarlos, tambien es pobrable que los condensadore de desacople que generalmente son de .1 Uf y van en +B del integrado del amplificador este en mal estado, en mi epoca de adolecente repare muchisimas reproductoras de casette y con el dinero de las ganancias para ir a jugar Asteroides y Pacman Space invaders etc etc, buenos tiempos aquellos, saludos a todos desde Colombia. para mi amigo Qosmokid ya voy en mitad de la consola de ensallo de Simvim, realice cortes en MDF laser y metacrilato i.ibb.co/LSQwcHp/Qosmokid.jpg espero terminarlo esta semana.

@Qosmokid 4 жыл бұрын

Wow como quisiera tener el conocimiento que tiene usted para saber exactamente cuales capacitadores cambiar,. A simple vista todos se ven en perfecta condición, ninguno se ve que exploto o le salio electrolytic. Yo también tengo memorias de mi juventud cuando no la pasamos llendo a jugar en las árcades. Y su proyecto se ve muy profesional y bien hecho. Sin duda le va a quedar perfecto, gracias por compartir.

@DavidDiaz-hh4gi Жыл бұрын

Hola de que parte de colombia

@hornos27hotmailcom Жыл бұрын

@@DavidDiaz-hh4gi Bogotá Colombia. Nice country

@user-vw6fk2cq6q Жыл бұрын

Сколько отдал денег?

@leeanncotrone8369 Жыл бұрын

I had one sadly I lost in house fire

@Qosmokid Жыл бұрын

Oh no that's too bad, specially if it was in working condition

@jessieperez2422 2 жыл бұрын

How much you pay for

@Qosmokid 2 жыл бұрын

I got lucky on this one. I think it was under $300 six years ago. Now they are going for $800 to over $1000

@EduardoSilva-pr3wg 3 жыл бұрын

q top.. tenho um desses , mais e com o nome Lucky trc931 igualzinho só q é Lucky

@nathegotule4666 3 жыл бұрын

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@Qosmokid 3 жыл бұрын

LOL thanks, Not sure I showed really how to fix just what I did that seemed to work. Anyway hopefully it helps someone.