A barely-luggable record-playing boombox
Added 2022-09-09 17:16:33 +0000 UTCThis time I’m finally getting around to a task I’ve put off tackling for a couple of years. I’m taking a look at a Sharp VZ-2000. It's a sort-of-portable, record playing music system. It could be fun, but first I had to face my disassembly fears and open it up in order to get the vital record player component functional.
You can see how I get on in the video - https://youtu.be/tIxc7MpgOzU
This video took an unusually long time to complete. I wasn't happy with some of the video I'd shot and the pacing was way off in places. After a few more days of work with reshoots and what have you, I’m now finally happy with the way it turned out.
However since it’s taken me well over a week to get the video to this point I’m not going to put this one live on YouTube tomorrow, I’ll wait a week. I prefer Patrons to have a decent period of exclusivity and this also means I have more wiggle room if the next project goes south.
Last week's video about the CD lathe has proven to be unusually popular and still seems to have some legs so that video will have to remain my most recent publicly accessible YT release for another week.
If I haven’t yet answered your message or emails I apologise, I’ll see if I can catch up over the weekend.
Take care, best wishes and have a good one.
Comments
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Techmoan
2024-09-20 21:32:52 +0000 UTCHope you didn't pay this much for it check out this ad. https://www.facebook.com/share/kGhpCUyVn8vqDA96/?mibextid=kL3p88
Darcy Campbell
2024-09-20 20:58:24 +0000 UTCThanks - I’m still very much mechanical more than electronic in my repair skills. At my age I doubt that will change much. It’s a bit like someone retraining for a new job - while you could go from Insurance underwriter to Airline Pilot at age 50-odd, it’s highly unlikely that many would.
Techmoan
2022-10-30 12:02:18 +0000 UTCThat was excellent, takes me back to working in 'The Hifi Repair Shop' in Edinburgh when I was at UNi in the 80s.. Your repair skills have progressed immeasurably since I started watching your videos - apart from fault-finding PCBs, there's no difference from how we would have repaired units like this in a "professional" environment. You need to start watching Big Clive ;-)
Gordo
2022-10-30 11:50:31 +0000 UTCAn incredible video, Mat... I'm not sure if you're one of the craziest people I've ever seen, or one of the bravest.. The jury is still out at this time. ;-) Thanks for your amazing work.
Bob Combs
2022-10-03 22:41:25 +0000 UTC
