I have seen these fuse lamps for sale from various supply houses recently. Can’t remember if it was from Digi Key or Mouser. I do wonder how many more years we will be able to use these legacy receivers. The change has already started in the EU where several northern countries have shut down not only AM stations but FM as well and have switched to unencrypted DAB SYSTEMS. I do foresee in the future that stations will go to subscription services and encrypt their signals but be ready to still receive commercials over the air for what you are paying for service to eliminate commercials. Several LARGE cable suppliers which are over charging for their services are now also interrupting shows with commercials. A very moronic move on their part.

LED fuses dont exist 😅😂

Brilliant. Good tips, thank you. Panasonic 'lable' sucks though.

The cassette player turned out pretty well. very nice boombox.

Oh my, I have exactly that receiver somewhere here in my basement, with matching speakers. I think it was the very first stereo I ever owned. Bought used at a local hifi store - for something like $30, back in 1975 or so. Somebody had traded it in.

AFAIR, these were called 'festoon lamps', at least in the UK. Often used in cars but also turned up in items like this. Look for festoon bulbs or lamps online and you may get lucky. In the US they may be known as 'automotive' or 'Lucas' bulbs. Usually 12 volt.

What is the music at 5:50?

fuse lamps, I didn't notice they were used outside the automotive world ... I guess why not right lol. About 10 years ago I designed some LED replacements that look like the ones you put in for cars, they were a flop cause we couldnt produce them cheap enough here in the states ... but the point is the only thing that makes a LED replacement 8 volt vs 6 volt is that tiny resistor so instead of lets say 25ma flowing though (each) LED your only getting maybe 17. They are not going to get much brighter fiddling with them without a more robust LED and current limiting in place

I have this system. Awesome 60's looks!

If you wanted to, with a slight modification you could upgrade the old dial lamps to LED's which last longer, and most likely replaced all the electrolytic caps if required ... and it might work great, but would no longer be in 1970's original condition. 🤔 Nice unit nonetheless and sounds good for the price! 😇

00:00 Intro 00:31 Backlit Woes 00:54 Take Apart 01:13 Look Inside 01:55 Fuse Lamps 02:31 Install Lamp 03:08 Oh Noes 03:29 LED Time 04:10 Dymo Label 04:54 Test / Fin

good looking set! are the caps still original?

very cool

I have the sanyo, bought new in about 1984

Hi. I have the same deck being repaired with the same problems (already resolved). However, one problem stand still. This is a dropped out spring that helps opening the cassette door (part number 101-G in service manual). I can't figure out how it stays in place. Can you please help me with a photo or just an explanation of where I should put it?

Captions would be nice. None available for this video right now.

Hi, great videos. I have a similar boombox, the RT-6015 all black. Where can I get a belt for it? Thanks.

did you keep the transmission and what was the total cost to convert

What sort of range do you get?

I love that you’ve mated the motor to the powerglide. Most people leave out the transmission and I always wonder why.

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lol I just realized how good AirPlay sounds for listening to music on my stereo Hifi set up 😅

1.) Where did the Ctepm gauge come from? Is that part of a Thunderstruck BMS maybe? 2.) What, no cookies in the dirt!? >:) 3.) Glad to hear the early GM turn signal cancelation ring is still broken <3

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i finally did and repaired mine mostly using your video. the deck plays perfectly fine. thanks again it is really helpfull. it was a fiddly task though. especially getting that mechanism out of there. i somehow lost the spring to the door opening mechanism, found it on the circuit board, picked it up with plyers and dropped it on the floor in a mindless moment. spent a good amount of time crawling on the floor looking for that spring until i just took a spare spring out of a broken mechanism. works just as fine but super annoying lol

Nice video, do you mind sharing the link for this kind of radio tape? Kind regards :)

Nice tape transport mechanism replacement - sometimes repairing the original is not possible and if it is, it won't be very reliable long-term. Another little radio saved from going to landfill and hopefully added to your collecton.😇 I did say in a previous video that the Realistic SCR-40 looks similar to the Sharp QT-50, and they both probably use the same tape deck assembly, but the QT-50 does not have a plastic handle (it comes with an optional shoulder strap). The side handle on the Realistic is more common with Twin-Cam Sharp decks from 1986. 2 thumbs up. 👍👍

NAHHHH OK SO FIRST I GET RECOMMENDED A VIDEO OF A BOOMBOX I OWNED 5 YEARS AGO THEN I GET RECOMMENDED A VIDEO OF A CD PLAYER I LITERALLY JUST BOUGHT OFF OF EBAY THEN I GET RECOMMENDED THIS VIDEO OF A BOOMBOX THAT HAS THE EXACT SAME LOOK AS MY BUSH PORTABLE CASSETTE PLAYER??? WHAT IS GOING ONNNN??? THIS IS ACTUALLY GETTING RIDICULOUS!!!

The scrolling through all the stations was so perfect 😂

What song follows the Final Test 07:58 song in this video?

I had repair this model

Many years ago, I had a neighbor who let me borrow her RT-120 model, and found out it records properly on Normal, CrO2, and Metal type tapes. The radio records very well, the internal microphones sound good but more sensitive to lower frequency range, but the line and microphone inputs hardly picked up a signal (either defective or wired incorrectly at the factory). Finding these new on eBay is rare to nonexistent, and those that are used are parts only or have had lots of use. This is a very nice unit with a common style that reminds me of grilling out steak. Yeah, the speaker grilles. Get it, grills?

Bende toshiba 80 var fm cok kötü çekiyor sorun ne olabilir teşekkürler

That Realistic SCR-40 looks similar to the Sharp QT-50.

There are a few variations of this Toshiba model series; some have the motor at the back of the deck mechanism, some have it at the front. What I like about these is their basic design, and ease of access to fix a problem should it arise. Reasonable quality for a budget boombox when everything works properly.

Years we often had these come on for repair. I seldom see them tody.

I can hear some Wow & flutter on it but good job.

Only reason to own one is to put it on your shoulder and go look for 4 D batteries

Nostalgia is a great thing, isn't it? I thankfully re-bought all boomboxes me and my best friends had back in the '80s!!!! Only thing I haven't found yet is a headset radio!

Cool. I have one that look just like that Realistic but it is GPX and has a clear body and handle on top.

Gotta a Toshiba model

Why do people keep calling them "Ear Buds"? In the 80's, they were called "Headphones" - I also feel this is the proper term.

realistic is sanyo

I thought it might be new old stock...it is just old used radios. Why is that a thing?

I still have my Optimus Pro 7's had them since 1990's and still going stronger then ever! No speaker rot and they still sound like I just bought them!

Good video, I've already started my collection, I have 3 so far and 1 on the way, what is your opinion? Are they worth collecting??

Unique looking unit.

Wow, impressed! Even via KZfaq, these sound good.

I had a pair of Radio Shack Nova 8B four way 12" large magnet woofer speakers and damn they sounded good for not being a name brand. Ended up selling them to buy a pair of Pioneer HPM 100's and I dont regret it and I still have the HPM100's in like new condition but again those 8B's had real walnut veneer very strong tight woofers very well built cabinets and beautiful sound.

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