Attention Vinyl-gang!

[trekkiedane]

/.../ needs to be taken apart occasionally - it runs a bit too slow. I guess it needs a thorough cleaning and perhaps re-soldering of one or two contacts.

When I first brought it home I had to take it apart and remove a great deal of dog-hairs from the mechanical parts inside

I think it could do with a cleaning again: the speed fine-adjustment sticks a bit

 

[rhubarbodendron]

Hmm, dog hairs are unlikely, but almonds and rolled oats are a definite possibility. My late pet rats ruined my old fax machine by filling every opening with peas...
My old appartment was a bit moist - some contacts might be corroded and there's propably a lot of dust inside as well. I've never opened it. Yet.

 

[trekkiedane]

^That is such a funny story! Sorry, but I cant help laughing at the little critters

I used to have a (late model) VHS-cassette deck, I took it with me several times each week (I was the guy with the good machine). All these times, plugging and un-plugging SCART-cables, ended up with me having to re-solder the SCART-plug connections.

Back in them days you could actually do some repairs on media players right in your home


Now listening to:

tv-2: A Nice Thursay.​

 

[RJDiogenes]

that arm in the middle is useful: you insert a slender metal bolt in the opening in the middle of the player and stack up to 5 singles or LPs on it. The arm holds the tower in place. When a record is finished, the next one will be released by a clever mechanism and the pick-up automatically gets set back to start position again. Handy when you're having a party. =)

Ah, I remember playing stacks of wax back in the 60s. The model we had was like a piece of furniture. If somebody from the 21st century looked at it, they'd probably think it was a cabinet or a hope chest at first.

 

[RJDiogenes]

This isn't the exact model-- I have no idea what the exact model was-- but it's the same general idea:

 

[rhubarbodendron]

cool! My one is the portable version. You can clip the speakers to the player and carry it around like a suitcase (it has the same size and weight as one for a 2 week vacation )

 

[RJDiogenes]

Yeah, I remember seeing those at the beach.

 

[rhubarbodendron]

oooh, excellent keyword! *puts on Beach Boys singles*