CONION C126-F Ghettoblaster Bluetooth Mod
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ก.ย. 2024
- This is an old school boombox CONION C-126F from 80's. It has 2 cassette decks and FM/AM radio. The upper cassette deck (deck B) is like a car cassette player set in the center of the box. The 4 way speakers are not separated from the main console that makes this a one-box gigantic ghetto-blaster.
The radio worked fine, and both cassette played well. However, the sound of the cassette especially lower one (deck A) wasn't good. Also the LED tape run indicators did not work at all.
Here is what I did for tuning-up this boombox.
1) Took it apart and clean all parts
2) Treated all controllers with contact cleaner
3) Cleaned and de-magnetized play + record head of the both cassette decks.
4) Replaced all drive belts on the deck B, that include tape counter and tape run indicator LEDs.
5) Adjust the tape speed of the deck B.
6) Add Bluetooth receiver along with groundloop noise eliminator.
7) Add rainbow color LEDs.
About the deck B, the drive belt was still OK, and playing speed was a little bit faster than it's supposed to be. However, there was no speed adjustment screw on the back side of the motor, so I left as it was. With this age and condition, a little faster speed is not a problem than slower speed, that's what I thought.
The Bluetooth signal was accessed to the deck B signal input. The power for the Bluetooth and LED was also taken from Deck B.
After closing the back case, I found another problem during the testing, so I reopen the body and removed particular parts for readjustment again and again. Finally, it became perfect working condition.
By the way, this boombox has an alarm system. It was funny the alarm went off and my dog Lucky reacted it from upstairs far away. Indeed the alarm was lauded enough protecting itself.
Enjoy!!
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Special thanks to the Boombox Collector Pedro.
This boombox was presented to Pedro from his wife as a gift. Wow!
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You have inspired me to add Bluetooth to a couple of players which brings them into the 21st. century, thank you Teddy Hashee.
Thank you for your compliment on my work and hope your work will be done successfully.
Thank you very much for your suggestions. I really hope in my Aiwa 990 the problem is only about belts, and, for me , this would be a great work to do. To understand where the belts turn, what is their path through the mechanism... You are increasing in me the will of opening my tpr and look inside...
And to see what I find there. Thank you again. You’re very strong man. Ciao Teddy.
To do is more easy to think. So just go ahead. Do not worry making a mistake, because only the mistake is your best teacher, at lease for me.
Teddy, you are very precise and delicate in your work, so good ...!
Hi, Carlos. Thank you for the comment. I will make more of restoration video, so come back this channel time to time.
You are the inspiration To Try to repair the old tapes in my house.
Thank you for your compliment on my work.
This is the exact radio I had as a kid!
Thank you for the comment!
Excellent work....I like the way you doing that ....useless boombox becomes very useful
Once they were great. Then time past they were forgotten. And come back again, this time they have their killer looks and new features that makes everyone love them again. Thank you for your comment.
Teddy you're a Surgeon! I would have at least a thousand extra pieces left over.
You can do it too, write a memo for each parts you took out from the body, it will help you a lot!!
Геніальний майстер. Нове життя старій техніці.
Dang that thing is CRAZY.
I have an old CTR 949 by Emerson and they sell for quite the price. It has been in our family since it came out. Pretty cool to me.
But the bottom tape deck has a broken band so it wont play and there seems to be some technical issues with the board the left speaker doesn't work half of the time and the controls are buggy.
Emerson CTR949, it has vertical double decks, looking cool!
Replacing the drive belt and cleanup inside will be solve the cassette deck problem. The sound problem, you want to clean the controller with contact cleaner. Most of the "no sound" problem will be gone.
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Maybe ill look into that sometime and i cant find the right belt. It has a seperate play belt which is smaller, Thanks for the info!
Michael Street
I have a JVC M90 and a Sanyo M9820
Great restoration!
Hi, Chris. Thank you for the compliment on my work.
This Conion looks great and smart..
Fala ai amigo Teddy, TDO legal?!?! Passando pra deixar o LIKE e dizer que VC é o MESTRE na manutenção/restauração dos boombox!!! Seu dom é incrível!!! TMJ. 1hug OF Br4s1l. ESSE É MONSTRÃO kkk very crazy this equipment!!!
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@@teddyhashee kkk OK My FRIEND... Work is perfect!!! Valeu?!?!
@@wolneycampanha8555 Depends on the condition, you can search the web for the price such as ebay or boombox forum.
Great work ..nice boombox super top mechanism repairs
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Extraordinary
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Hi Teddy, amazing work, looks like brand new. One thing I don't understand is using the tape input to add the bluetooth, pretty noisy channel (and biased?), why not hack the tuner input instead (or when there is an aux input use this instead)? You also using a ground loop isolator (coils) that reduces the quality of the signal, why not using a bluetooth cassette (very cheap to make yourself) with almost same result. You can add powerlines to the top of the cassette (no batteries required) to get the old scool feeling of pressing "play". A blue cassette with extra features ;-)
Another better approach is to use an isolated DC/DC converter (to avoid a ground-loop) for the bluetooth module so you don't have to (again) downgrade quality by using a coil isolation solution. Can remember I notice this before at some other videos. Used this at few projects and it is awesome, no noise at all. I use a few caps at the output, 470uf, 0.22uf and 0,01uf.
Happy customizing!
Thank you for sharing great information. These day I use DC/DC converter for the noise removing and it worked like a charm.Teddy!
Exceptional work, congratulations !!!
Thank you for your compliment!
I like your work very much. thanks for the videos
Hi, Orhan. Thank you for your compliment on my work!
thanks as always everything is interesting it's a pity the video quality is not HD
Soon or later, I may buy new cam corder for more high quality result. Thank you for the comment.
Wow teddy you benn doing old tech comes back to life man I am impress tgat CV you refurbish old school stereo. I did onces on HP' laptop 2 years ago wich I bought in 2011
Hi, Mike. Thank you for the comment. Give the old school boomboxes 2nd life and enjoy music with them is priceless for me! You did a good job with your laptop too.
Teddy Hashee welcomes bro that why I learned from TH-cam
My brother, you are creative and talented and I respect you for this reason and I am one of the first subscribers and followers of your wonderful channel, but I do not like bullying, especially with these devices and rare old collections because they do not compensate.
Hi, Ahmed. Thank you for the comment and your opinion. I care these old ones which some parts getting worn out and could not play music any more to a new life in this age. I believe they are happy. This is my opinion. I believe it is OK to have different opinion but can be a good friend since we are living in the free world. I appreciate your comment and respect you as my best friend. Thank you.
Great job! Nice boombox!
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Ok super réalisation de précision!
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Love tis radio boombox 80er
Thank you for the comment!
This is now my conion c126f super jumbo 60 you did it here in this video bluetooth mod it use to belong to pedro
Me dedico a lo mismo que usted hace y me parece excelente su trabajo,saludos de el Estado de México.
Thank you for your compliment on my work, and I respect you do the great work as well.
Señor Cano, saludos, en qué parte del estado de México se encuentra? Me gustaría contactarlo.
Good boy, a hard work, isn’t it? Greetings.
Thank you for the comment. There is nothing that goes easy when you are talking about restoration. It is a challenge to myself.
Really nice! Except that big switch on top kinda looks too visible
Thank you Karl for your comment. I know that switch was too big and I should use toggle switch on its back. Thank you again!
Great video please keep them coming
Thank you for your compliment on my work, and I will post more videos!
'super' nice
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Hi
How are you?
I from kwuat
And I like your work
Really you good
In this work
I happy
Thinks for you....
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Drill holes in a perfectly nice boombox! All you need are good working tape decks running at the right speed then you put an ion Bluetooth cassette tape and your done, all original and you don't have to bother hooking all that up.
Hi, Viking5644. Thank you for your comment and I appreciate your opinion.
Extraordinario trabajo, felicitaciones.
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Super !!
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👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼Fantastic job.
COMRADE YOU HAVE GOLDEN HANDS AND IRON PATIENCE
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bravo!!!
Thank you!
Best Video ❤🎉
Bagusnya Tipnya kmi suka
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I own one like this love it
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Very nice
Hi Tapas. Thank you for your compliment on my work.
Lookin’ good!
Hi, thank you for your compliment on my video!
Teddy Hashee if I understand correctly you use a car USB adaptor with two outputs so you can step down the voltage for both the LED and the bluetooth audio receiver. Is that it?
Yes it is.
Teddy Hashee ingenius! I like the implementation very much.
thank you!
theanks so much for your videos! a question y have is if you dont have a ground loop isolator what can happen or how you can replace it. thanks
If you do not remove the ground loop problem, then you will have a noise whenever you play the Bluetooth. There are two way to remove the ground loop problem. Ground loop eliminator or DC isolator. Check my most recent videos, I do not use ground loop isolator any more but using DC isolator.
Oh, why this crushing and testing, this extravagance, waste and loss does not please the Lord leave the act please
Cool
Thank you!
Awesome work. What are the specs for the Leds and resistors used in this project. Also where do you get all those cool electronic gadgets for all your boombox projects. Cheers
Hi, Gregory. Thank you for your compliment on my work.
LED: 5mm RGB slow flash Leds from ebay.
Resistor: 150 Ohm - 1/2 Watt 5%
And tools and gadgets I am using in the restoration and mod bought from ebay, amazon, and estatesales.
Thanks!
Teddy Hashee. Francisco rivas mentioned in his post that you had a boombox for sale on eBay. What is your seller name on eBay so I can follow you. Would love to buy one of your creations. 👍🏻 keep on rockin !!
ebay is here
goo.gl/ckW7Cd
etsy is here
goo.gl/Yj2kS9
From time to time, I list boomboxes and other vintage electronics.
Thanks!
Teddy
Hey teddy Another great video. Who makes conion? I thought onkyo but not sure. I saw you put the Sanyo on eBay if i had the cash or a free credit card I would've snatched it lol maybe down the road I'll purchase one of your restores be safe. Francisco
Hi, Fransico. Conion is from ONKYO as you said.
"Conion, also known as Coney Onkyo, was a boombox manufacturer during the 1980's. They operated in Kobe, Japan. Although they didn't make very many models, some of them rank among the largest and most popular boomboxes ever built. It's hard to ignore the imposing size, flashy looks and massive sound produced by their very popular C-100."
The Sanyo was sold right away, and I will sell more boomboxes so sometimes check my ebay listing! Thanks for the comment.
GREAT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Esses som antigos e bom de mais
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Hi, what instrument is when you listen a regular sound from tape reader, to check the exact speed of the tape? If you want.... Thanks. Piero
The app is Tuner T1 you can dowwnoad it to either android or apple. Tape is A-440 hz tone, search youtube you can find it. You need correct speed tape deck or tape recorder, use AUX in and play from youtube and record it on tape. If you do not have a correct speed tape recorder, either buy cheap one. Teddy
I love videos like this and i love boom boxes with vu meters and lights... do you sell this?
Hi, thank you for the comment. This one is not mine. You can find yours on ebay or somewhere else and I can restore it for you.
Sei bravissimo anche io faccio lo stesso in Italia sto
Thank you for your compliment, and I am glad that you are the also restore man!
You madysti casete👍👏
Hola, siempre sigo tus videos, aprendo además,...entonces pregunto, como puedo conseguir o donde el cassette generador de tono, y la app.para utilizarlo con con el cel..?..muchas gracias Teddy..
the app is called TUNER T1 you can find on android or ios. The A-440 Hz tone cassette was made by me. You can record tone from youtube, but you need a correct speed cassette recorder. Or you can find tone cassette tape from ebay too! I am also going to buy new one from ebay soon. Tone does not have to be 440.
@@teddyhashee muchas gracias..si ..el tono cassette lo consigo y la app. .la bajaré. ..el tono siempre debe ser 440 hz. .?
Why not put USB and Micro SD ports?
Good idea. I will consider it!
@@teddyhashee I have a jvc m70 jw everything works but the bass and treble I would like to get fixed and clean what do you charge ?
@@dondouglass7033 Did you clean both sliders with contact cleaner? I have an experience that there was no treble effect but after the complete clean out the slider with contact cleaner, it came back right away.
What's the best contact cleaner to use I know I have not
Muy bueno el mantenimiento ! Pero taladrar para un Bluetooth? No mames , a viendo inalámbricos que puedes conectar al auxiliar 🥱🥱🥱🥱
your work is very nice.very successful.if you give explanatory information about the product.much nicer. and it will be meaningful.
Hi, Super Team. Thank you for your compliment on my work. As you said, and many viewers asked me to add how to info in the video or in the description. I will do my best! Thanks again.
essi cara é um monstro.
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Muito FOD# MSM!!!
Great work, but, whats the music started in 17:30? Thank you.
whatdafunk
th-cam.com/video/GIlLMaRQECQ/w-d-xo.html
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Thank You. Go on.
Do you do repair work on old Boomboxes? I have many that need work.
I have been doing restoration on the old school boomboxes, and other vintage items. I only work with the "Radio working condition " boomboxes. If it has no power, nor no radio is working at all, I do not take it for my work. If you need more detail, contact me at teddy.hashee@gmail.com for detail. Thank you for the comment.
where do you buy tape cassette spare part such as roller or belt
mostly ebay.
Thank you
Hi Teddy, please...very please..🙏 can you explain me, exatly how to install bluetooth receiver system and Led? please I need to do this too. You're always the best and I thank you very much
Adding Bluetooth in the boombox, you need to think about 3 things.
1) Where you want to put Bluetooth signal into the system.
2) Where do you want to bring the power to the Bluetooth module.
3) And finally, how do you eliminate the ground loop noise.
If you cover these 3 things, your DIY project will go well.
If your model does have a AUX or LINE IN, you can put BT signal from there.
If your model does not have a AUX or LINE IN, you need to find out where you want to inject Bluetooth music signal in.
I use radio signal input, volume potentiometer, etc.., but you can find another place.
If you use volume controller, when you play the bluetooth, the meter will not work.
So if you want meter to work with music, you need to find the input place before the volume controller.
Probably selection switch that will set the radio for FM, AM, SW1 and SW2, you can check this place for the possibility of the input.
Or before that selection switch, etc..
The power, you can bring from the poser sauce.
Or other place such as Power for the radio, power for the cassette deck, etc..
Most of the power of the large boombox is more than 12V, so
I used car usb charger(12V to 24V) with USB, Just connect power to them then they will reduce the voltage to 5V.
So I can use usb type bluetooth module.
you can also use stepdown module to reduce the power to 5v.
And eliminate the groundloop noise, you have 2 option.
Use the DC-DC isolation module, or groundloop noise elimination module such as MPOW.
Here is a parts list for you.
Bluetooth 2.0 to 4.0 which ever you want to use.
I like this one.
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If you use over 4.0 to the small boombox, you need to add resistor between BT signal (L and R) and input point.
50K will work for the small boombox, from my experience.
USB car charger
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This one handle from 12V to 24V and reduce it to 5V
or use stepdown module
Back converter stepdown module
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or this one is linear type
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google by yourself what is the difference between both above stepdown module
Toggle switch 6 pins
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If you want to add LEDs along with Bluetooth, buy some LEDs and resistor and use usb cable to connect it to the car charger.
When you turn on the power, both bluetooth and leds will be on.
Probably when you read my email, still you need to research more information by yourself.
But it will be a fun for you to figure out what to do in order to make your mod success.
I was asked many viewer how to install bluetooth and led to the boombox.
I may make some video for that.
Teddy
@@teddyhashee thank you Teddy for your time . You have explain in perfect mode. 👌 good work for next project
Show de bola
Thank you for the comment.
Hahahahaha with alarm in case someone wants to take it without permission ...!
Yes, the alarm feature on this Conion is really interested one. I like the idea that they implemented alarm in the center of the boombox.
I wondered what the pink square was for - (thanks for telling us) how does it detect the thief/burglar? 🤨 you put your hand in front of it - PIR?
Тоже такой хочу 👍👍
I hope you will be able to find your own boombox!
Good morning Teddy, once more I need your help, if you agree.... what liquid, cream, oil, you use to clean, oil, the mechanism from dust, rust, dirtying in a radio like mine stopped from many years? I’m not so sure I will find good plastic, hardened by the years, and so on... But as you said before, I have to go into it and see what I can work with.... Have a nice day. Regards. Piero
On the outer casing body or plastic, wash them with water and mild detergent. Then use plastic cleaner, goo-gone, and other type of mild cleaner on its face.
I use plastic cleaner from Japan.
www.soft99.co.jp/english/products/carcare/body_cleaner/plastic_cleaner.html?pid=09066
Also you can use car wax to clean and polish the body.
For the clean plastic such as lens for the radio dial, if the deep scratches there, you want to check my videos how I removed them by water sanding, and polish with plastic cleaner. Any type of the combination work is needed in order to make it clear like a new.
For the mechanism, vacuum dust first, then clean detail with over 70% rubbing alcohol, if the grease is really hard to remove, then liquid wrench is good choice. But for the cassette deck, probably you can clean with only rubbing alcohol.
Oil and lubrication,
100% synthetic oil
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and any type of lithium grease
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for the chrome
www.soft99.co.jp/english/products/carcare/body_cleaner/chrome_cleaner.html?pid=09033
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Now you may not find same products over there, but it is not a problem.
Any type of the cleaner can do the same job.
When you start working the restoration, you will encounter the many problems and it will discourage you. Then take a time, leave from boombox for a while, search online, google many things and think about the solution. ONLY YOU can find the solution but not others.
Teddy Hashee Thank you again, I will try to follow your suggestions and video to learn something more to do the best for my Aiwa. If I don’t disturb you, then I will send you pics when I have done something on the radio. Greetings . Piero
Движок надо тоже чистить!
Thank you for the advise!
Muito bom muito bom mesmo valeo. Brasil
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TMJ... É 2 BR...
👍🤖👌
Me suscribo.
Thank you!
The alarm set the dog off.
Indeed! Thanks for the comment.
Have you ever worked on a JVC PC55? is there video of it?
No, I have not. If there is a chance, I will do it.
@@teddyhashee Interesting, I bought one off EBay, then bought another as spares, once I have finished swapping bits, (If successful) the left over parts will be:
Good pair of speakers,
radio/amp section that lights up, appears to tune but there is no sound output,
Cassette section has fully functioning auto-reverse deck, sounds great, as often happens with these, the LCD has failed, my other deck has a good display, works perfectly as well, but will not record, I think I am going to swap LCDs to give me a fully functional deck with the other one as a playback only deck.
Should I keep the spare parts? or do you think you could bring them back to life? I don't think there are any major faults, no burning, no exploded electrolytics that I can see, probably a stuck switch on the record circuit and something dead in the power amp. The worst bit is the LCD failure, which is cosmetic until someone wants to record. Oh, and there is no handle for it (The carrying handle that clips to the top.
Keep them as your parts. It will be needed sometimes in the future.
$uper !!!
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很好，很强大。
hy teddy hashee are you live in japan or USA
USA
@@teddyhashee where you get japanese newspapers in usa
Asian super market, they usually have Asian newspapers.
Missing USB port.
Thank you for your advice.
wtf is that gaddget celphone contraption ?
I am not sure which one you are asking, maybe you can give me a time frame in the video to see what you are seeing.
Je sais pas si tu paeles francais ?
I am not french, I am Japanese.
Et t'arrives quand même a traduire ce que j'écris ........t'est bilangue?
Jenial profe pero como consigo el dispositivo saludos del peru
Hi, thank you for your comment from Peru. Which device are you looking for?
Anyone have one for sale working or not?
NUUUU PIEZO ELECTRICO URGENTE LE FALTA
Quero ver video novo.
can i send my radio to you
13:00 music what??
Dub_Star.mp3 from youtube creator section, you can download it and use it on your own.
Any one have one for sale working or not CONION C126F
Como.puedo quitarle los tornillos aun radio toca cassette
Which screws are you talking about? Thanks for asking.
Iski priz kiya hogi
I will like for you to fix my radios.
Thank you for your comment!
A b c??
In this video, I showed simple diagram how I put the Bluetooth in the small boombox. You can download simple drawing pdf from the description.
Такая магнитола и не могли сделать чтобы кассета плавно заезжала.
Yes there is a noticeable flutter from worn out rubber parts. Thank you for the comment.
is this for sale??
NO, sorry.
@@teddyhashee Had to ask knew there was no way I am so sad i didn’t keep or take better care I loved that radio.
I owned that one and the lasonic coveted one as well
Thank you for replying
if you know of any availible
Hope you will get another one for your self soon!
Всё было складной,пока не впёр рубильник.Ещё б автомат на 380 вольт .Диз
Thanks for the comment.
For sale
Carlos, thank you for the comment!
не новое а чистое старое.
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23:35 music what?
Zap Dance by Audionautix, you can download it from youtube creator > create> Audio Library
23:35 music what??
Zap_dance.mp3 from youtube creator section.