That's some good quality cassette player right there. So many "sensors" and the mechanics look well built. Also, the belts are fine, too. Panasonic did a great job with this player. Fixed and ready to be used for many years to go. Congratulations!
I had this radio in the 90's - 1994. Sounded very good for being an all in one. Woman downstairs did not believe me when i told her it was a radio. She had complained nicely about the strong bass. I had her come upstairs and see for herself, she did and i had it at the level i listened at. Not super loud, she was amazed and said i expected big speakers and a big amplifier. Nope just a radio on my desk.
What a beauty! I have a similarly old stereo from Panasonic (SA-DH30 to be precise), and it still works great. Both tape decks are fully functional on it as well. Panasonic must've used some really good belts back in the days.
Not like the cheap-ass belts some lower-level brands used at the time - nowadays those would all be a sticky gooey mess that can take anywhere up to 5 hours to remove from pulleys and flywheels. I recently dealt with a Hitachi rig with this exact issue.
i remember that singer, i was a big fan of his back in the 90's, he had a debut song called "my heart has a history". i used to have a real nice boombox like that, it even had surround sound with two extra surround speakers poking out of each side. i remember it weighed a ton though! especially when full of batteries
Sweet. I used to have the 680, and when it died, I bought the DT690. I still have the 690, but the CD player is dead. I miss this style of portable, that looked "normal" and not like some mutated insect or alien spaceship.
@@izzyyanuzzi954 Unfortunately, I am all the way down in California. I did however fix the CD player by finding a mechanism on ebay from the RX-DS17, which used the identical mechanism. Now, I still have to fix the motor control issue with the tape decks.
Thanks for this video. Bought two back in the day for family members and still have one unit. Love it and it sounds great. They were in the three hundred range if I remember correctly as the top of the line, big money back then.
Thank you so much for making this video. I have one of these ghetto blasters, and it was given to me for xmas back in 1993. The tape decks haven't worked in fifteen years, but I could never bring myself to throwing out the stereo. I'm totally going to try cleaning it out, following your lead.
Watching the problems you fix here also takes me back to early high school... when the scary kids had smaller boom boxes it got loud. Sometimes kids would get ahold of the completely trashed school boom box and it was always funny when someone would have to dive across the room to stop it from eating their early 'gangsta pop-rap' music tape. You'd hear the treble start to fade down and then crinkling as it slowed down and someone would shout NOOOO! Of course some else would steal the same boom box from the AV closet and it would happen all over again!
I remember those days - the issues with school boomboxes is they were never serviced or cleaned which may explain why so many tapes got wrecked in them.
Thanks for sharing the knowledge. Bought one with only the CD and radio working cassettes we’re doing the same in as in your video. I did what you did step by step and they are now fully functional. Thanks again.
Dude you've sold me on this unit! I just want to say that I love your videos. Everything you post I'm interested in or didn't know I was interested in! Thank you for making your vids!
This video encouraged me to check if my RX-DT680 had the same problem and it sure did while I thought it was acting up because of bad belts! In my case I also had to check the battery/AC power switch in the power connector because it was also corroded. Thank you!
I sold many of these Panasonic RXDT 680 and 690, and the smaller RXDS20... They sounded good for the price, had a digital tuner and a remote control, and apparently they were made to last. 30 years later, I was delighted when you rescued this one from dust. It's surprising the CD has not suffered (door switch, optic unit...), and the potentiometers seem to operate without too much noise! I remember clients complained about a missing power cord, untill Panasonic made a little sticker that said it was in the battery compartment...
I used this for many years to teach ballroom dancing. The remote was great so could start and stop the music from the middle of the room. The sound was clear and loud enough to fill a ballroom or gymnasium. Thank you for the review.
Very good video of your repair. I had this unit from the early 90's until the 2000's, when the unit was in the sun in the car and the CD top distorted and I had some cassette problems, after which I did not repair it and disposed of it. It was a good unit and I have seen some offered on eBay. It also had Automatic Music Selection, AMS, which let one scan through the music and if one left a space between tunes, one could skip to the next tune.
Glad to hear it was not just me having troubles cleaning switches. I have not done consumer electronics for years. You always take me back, sometimes to childhood when you have tubes or Germanium.
Purchased this model for $10 + $16 shipping with remote control and operation manual. CD still not working and tapedecks had exactly the same issue described in your video! Common issue? Don't take it apart yet, however fix the tapedecks on the outside by dipping (not spraying) some wd40 onto the contacts and wiggle it. It take some time to do its work, you don't need to sandpaper the contacts., take your time. Tapedecks only play tapes in one direction, reverse direction. Takeup wheel in forward mode (eat tape mode) does not have to power to wind the takeup reel. That is weird, because it is a gear controlled - see 17:45. The CD, the laser unit tries to focus (don't move) and motor doesn't spin - no disc message. I used my phone's camera to spot some light activity but cannot see anything. Bad laser? It is a beautiful device when cleaned and sound is decent. The downside is that this model doesn't have an AUX input however have seen some mods already. You make great videos maybe you have to do some repair and mods videos.
Takes me back to the early 90's when you play that easy listening music on that thing. My parents had something like it with the motorized volume in their bedroom b4 the cd players were cheap enough. Dad always played easy listening on it (still does on anything else), kinda ran it into the ground for me tho, lol.
i've worked on many of these.. CD deck is a common failure.. but man these were well made.. and sound fantastic.. the RX-CT990 is my favorite of the series mainly because it had a true AUX input
That's the exact model I have, with the pitch control for Deck 1, sadly it does not come with digital tape counter, just displays TAPE when playing tape but still does the job. I encoutered the same issue as 12voltvids with the oxidised tape detecting and some minor dry joint due to age but other than that plays great and eats all of the boomboxes made today :)
I have been using my Panasonic products for 40,years and they are still working fine . I can't say the same for the Sony products I have. I had to fix them a few times. Panasonic were high quality products.
Every company has good and not so good products. My old Sony beta and cd player are over 40 years old and work perfectly. I have several Panasonic VCRs that were high end (ag1980 and agw1) which are beyond repair.
Respect, this is my first radio that parents give it to me on birthday. And yes it sound is powerfull in these years. In my street i was coolest guy with this radio.
My favourite type of electronics and my favourite service part on them ;) It is a pleasure for me to watch this video! The old belts are made from quality rubber that does not desintegrate like new ones.
g'day fella. been hanging around your channel for ages. Just wanted to say that i always dreamed back in the day of having one. The one thing I always found interesting about the upper-end Panasonic (coming close to Technics) was the use of M.A.S.H with their CD systems.
Just got this same unit at a Goodwill for $20. CD player not working.... turned out I had to adjust the laser pickup current and also I found the Cd disk seat was pushed down slightly effecting the focus for the laser to read the disk. Fixed now and surprised how good the unit sounds!
So at least four of them got broken in 10 years? That's surprising, they used to be quite reliable even with heavy use, easily lasting 10+ years without failure.
Thats the exact unit that was in my Son in laws garage at the rental house they lived in. It lived in a dusty dirty environment, yet still worked. The tape decks didn't work on that one eather. It stayed there when they moved.
I have a Magnavox D8443 ghetto Blaster boombox that I am restoring. Got everything working except the cassette and the audio ins and outs. I have a few of those Maxell high grade tapes, they sound amazing. I used them back in the day for recording mix tapes during the late 90s when I first started downloading music off AOL and yes I also used these tapes in my cassette recorder for making random recordings.
That's a nice unit , I have the big brother RX-DT690 that i did a full restore on the cassette mechanisms new belts, and new take up reel gears (RDG5772ZC) they lose teeth. also have RX-DT75 cobra that i fixed the cd player and re-foamed the speakers. and a RX-DS20 that i fixed the bad gears in same part number as the RX-DT690. those Panasonics were the best built in the day.
My panasonic left tape deck would not play, intermittently would FF but does rewind. I followed this video of cleaning the contacts but no luck. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.
I have an old Panasonic I want my kid to be able to use - and the tape deck was working well, but now it simply won't close when I have a tape in it. It closes perfectly and works fine otherwise, but just every time I try and close the deck with a tape in it, I can feel something resisting at the bottom. Any idea what it could be?
Hello, great video you have here. I have an RX-CT990, it is the same but it does not have a CD. I have to do the same job, remove the front part, clean the heads and lubricate it. I don't have a screwdriver that long and I have to buy one online. Can you tell me the measurement, the caliber of the screwdriver tip that goes there. Thank you very much for your help. Greetings
I just got a hold of a 610 which is similar to what you working on there but a little further down the chain. My left cassette plays a little bit sluggish and the right one plays way too fast. Any suggestions? I was kind of hoping you would have to go to the belts on this so I could see how you access them.
I have a Panasonic RX-FM40 XBS Extra Bass System. The play button is stuck and I can’t figure out how to fix it. Do you have a video or any advice on how to fix the play button?
I know also the cassette transport mechanism. It uses the panasonic/technics ar300. A typical issue is a gear that gets missing teeth for playback /recording and also the tape sensor leaf switches that gets corroded or oxidised over time.
Hi there, I have this RXDT680 but my CD is broken. I bought a new cd lens but it doesn't read CD's. Please can you help me figuring out where can I find the audio in for CD so I can use a portable cd player on it?. Thanks in advance for your advice
I have the same unit and in working... Unfortunately it has been put to standby mode and is not getting off it... Can you help how to undo that or remove from standby mode
Sorry to ask, but I passed my RXDT680 on to my parents many years ago, but just recently its stopped producing sound from ONE speaker. Swapped speakers and confirmed it’s circuitry in the unit. Did you ever come across this in your years and was their a specific/common point of failure? Or will I have to start testing components…I’ve already dug into it and pulled the speaker/amp PCB out to look for burnt/blown components but nothing obvious…will clean balance control too and check forums, but you seem to know this device well and maybe you’ve seen it before. Like you, I want to get it back running properly for another 25yrs!
That's the exact model I own, I modified mine for a AUX input as after years of using dummy tape for inputting audio the tape mechanism's broke. I download a service manual with schematics and imputed line level at the graphic equalizer circuit. I use it every day at work, Great sounding stereo for its age.
I still have that exact same model in my mancave... Absolutely love it. Only thing is the CD player doesn't work all the time, sometimes it takes a while to play, other times it doesn't at all. Is there a way, like an attachment to make this use or connect to Bluetooth..?? Now that would be handy.
I find that using a strip of P1500 or P2000 wet & dry sprayed with dioxit works on most switches. It's such a fine abrasive it works well without scratching the contacts. Nice job. It's rare to find such a nice boom box in such good condition.
Hi I have a JVC HR-S9500 SVHS VCR as soon as I insert a tape it chews it and ejects the tape, it makes a whirring noise once a tape is inserted, do you know what maybe the cause.
My RX DT670, i can hear a motor running whenever it is plugged in. Even if the power button is shut off. Normal? What is going on? The unit works fine. Thanks
I have this same unit. Both cassettes work, CD works. The tuner works, but presets do not, so it has to be manually tuned. Timed recording doesn't work either. These last two issues are most likely just the switches...we'll see. The S-bass knob doesn't have much effect, so I think it's not working right. Going to try to restore it fully. Fun project, though I have no idea what to do, so I'm counting on channels like yours to give me insights. Keep up the good work! If you know where I can get a schematic I'd love to know! Might come in handy trying to figure out the S-bass issue. You've gained a new subscriber.
@@adsbadsb9488 Thank you for the response. Moved recently and now have it set up and playing, as my other stereo is in storage temporarily. Haven't done much to it yet...too busy. The S bass works, though subtle, as you mentioned. Perhaps that's the way it is. Just used to a more dramatic effect I guess. I am still going to look for a schematic. I'll let you know if I find one.
Nice fix 12voltvids . And thank you for showing this wonderful piece of bom box . i read a subscribers are interesting to by it .And they have right. Because this is the best sounding bom box. I have Panasonic RX-CT 980 and i will recommended to views to bye one off this bomboxes . Again 12voltvids has you said in beginning this sounds amazing. Your videos are very enjoyable. And entertaining videos
My parents had one of these when I was a kid. Super cool. The motorised volume and logic controls was fascinating, was by far the fanciest piece of audio equipment I'd seen at the time. Pretty sure these are from '96 or thereabouts.
Hi there, Sir. After watching this very informative video, it is more than clear to me that you know 100% more about this ‘boombox’ & or any other one, than I ever will. So in that regard, I have just one question regarding this exact same model. On the rear of mine, because one of the spring speaker terminals clip push release connectors is ‘out of it’s socket’ (the red on, to be exact) the red/white speaker wire that goes into it does not stay in place. Thus making the right speaker cut in & out. So I was wondering might you have any suggestions as to how I could temporarily prevent that from happening. And or would I have to replace the entire terminal pertaining to the right speaker. If so, any idea of what kind of cost I would be looking at to do just that. The cost of said terminal & the repair, I mean. Any help & or tips would be greatly appreciated. A great weekend to you & yours. Cheers!!!
Do you have a video of the back? The amps? I was always curious because the 4 PDS systems were much heavier then the non pds versions. Didn’t know if it was the speakers or the amp as well that added to the weight.
Thanks Sir for uploading this video. Lots of useful tips for those who still uses and enjoy tape decks. Question : what is purpose of RCA jacks 29:09 ? Input from iPod or output to an external amp?
Can you make a video of how to fix the cd issue you talked about, I have rx e-300. I think the cd is not moving fast enough, it plays the music but it sound like a scratch cd music time moves forward and backwards and music is not clear but cd is not scratch. Tried a few different cds so I know is not the CDs or if anyone can refer me to the repair or link. THANK YOU. and thank you for the videos it was great and very knowledgeable help alot, also had the tape issue as well.
I have the same unit purchased at the Wiz in 1991, The tape mechanism is the same one as used on some of the lower end Technics (although good decks) cassette decks of the time.
Great video! My mother was given a Panasonic RX-ED77 ghetto blaster which is having the same problem with the dual cassette. I cleaned the contacts with cleaner but it's still doing the same thing. I was wondering if the plastic covers on the switches can be easily removed if the tape doors are still in place? I'm not sure if you are familiar with the RX-ED77, but the tape deck is hidden underneath a pop-up control panel on the top of said unit and to take the doors off pretty much requires ripping the whole unit apart just to properly clean the switches. Also ... Any recommendations on where to get belts for cassette players online? Cheers (and just subscribed!) from Canada!
Great videos!! Im a beginner and wanted to know if i can replace new speakers into my old Panasonic boombox? If so can i simply use 6 inch car speakers? If not what do you recommend..cheers
@@12voltvids much appreciated. The issue I have is that I cannot find 2.7 ohms speakers...I can find 6 inch at 4 ohms..what impact will it have if I use 4 ohm? Can you get anything lower than 4 ohms ? Cheers
Thanks for making this video. I have a Panasonic RXDT680 and I would like to know how to turn off the sleep button. When I turn on the power button, it only turns on if I push the sleep button. Also, my tape deck doesn't work. And sometimes the cd player works but the unit does not seem to detect the cd or the tape. Radio works fine. If you have an answer I would really appreciate it.
Good day, Sandra Bodkin. Your question and comment posted in this video’s “Comments” section came a number of months ago, perhaps by early or mid-June 2021. So I don’t know if you have resolved any issues you had with your Panasonic RX-DT680, the same and model of portable stereo in this video. You stated in part: “Also, my tape deck doesn’t work.” Well, as you know, the Panasonic RX-DT680 is a dual-cassette-deck, digital-tuner CD player boombox, originally supplied with a remote controller. When you wrote “my tape deck doesn’t work,” which tape deck did you mean? Is it Tape Deck 1, the left-hand, non-recording deck? Or is Tape Deck 2, the right-hand, recording deck, the faulty one? And do you know how extensive the failure of the faulty cassette deck is? Does the faulty deck try playing an audiocassette of any bias (“Normal,” “High,” etc.) and of any length, but then suddenly stop? Does the erring tape deck try rewinding or fast-forwarding the cassette, only to suddenly stop before it has properly wound or rewound the cassette? Or maybe you have already stated the problem: that “the unit does not seem to detect … the tape” in the first place. The tape-detect ion tabs that the repairer spent some time speaking of, cleaning with DeOxit D100 contact cleaner and adjusting in this video might need some servicing in your unit. You also state that your ‘680 sometimes fails to detect a compact disc (CD) that you try playing with the stereo. Is such a CD a so-called “retail” CD, professionally mastered in a recording studio and sold in the tens of thousands (if not millions) of copies and of no more that 74 minutes’ running time? The nature of the mastering of the CD and its production volume (“small batch” production, say, by a DJ or “large volume” production by a big record company) do matter. A CD over 74 minutes in length might not play properly or at all in older (pre-1995) and/or non “high end,” non “reference standard” CD players. Older CD players were made to play CDs mastered with “Red Book” standards, which were established in the early 1980s, when CDs became commercially available. Those standards require CD players to play CDs with a total running time of 74 minutes and probably nothing longer than that. A very long, mixtape-style party CD or one of those classical music CDs almost 80 minutes long might not play properly or at all in the CD player of a relatively good yet relatively inexpensive sound system like the Panasonic RX- DT680 that was made in the early 1990s, according to info’ found on the Internet. And, of course, music or non-music audio recorded (or “burned”) to those “write once,” recordable CDs (CD-Rs) probably can’t be played at all in an older boombox like a ‘DT680. Fortunately I think my slightly newer Panasonic RX- DT75 can play CD-Rs - well, some of them, I shrug. And, of course, older CD players such as those built into the Panasonic RX- DT680 and the RX- DT75 likely can’t play the re-recordable, “rewriteable” CDs (CD-RWs). I seem to remember reading something (close to or more than 20 years ago LOL) about CD-RWs not having “shiny” enough undersides or playing sides for the pickup laser or lasers of most older CD players to ever (or consistently) read and play the audio contents. True, older CD players might be able to scan and display the track count (say, 16 tracks) and the total running time (say, 73 minutes, 52 seconds) of a CD-R. They may be able to scan and display the track count and running time of a 79-minute, professionally studio-mastered CD copy. But they probably won’t be able to play it properly. Those machines might play such an extra-long and/or home-“burned” CD once and, surprise, surprise, never be able play that CD again. More likely, such CD players will play the first 73 minutes or so of an extra-long CD or the first track or two of even a shorter, home-recorded CD … and get stuck or so. Their electronics won’t be able to keep playing the remaining tracks of a CD-R or the last track of the 79-minute Baroque Era CD because the longer CD’s last track begins beyond the 74 minute mark, beyond which most older CD players weren’t programmed to keep playing. Of course, “high end,” “reference standard” CD players - which, before the year 2000 probably often cost over US$500 - would probably be able to play CD-Rs of any length and those longer, over-74-minute “mass produced” CDs. But far from everyone could afford such pricey gear in those days. And just about any CD player boombox - even the best ones made by world-famous brands like Panasonic - was certainly no “high end” or “reference standard” CD player. I also remember that some enterprising folks have found that one can open up CD players and VERY carefully, VERY slightly increase the laser output of the diode or diodes supplying the laser beam or beams used to play the CDs. That adjustment should work to play CD-Rs and CD-RWs with older, typically non-“high end” CD players, though that adjustment likely won’t work for playing extra-long CDs; a separate adjustment of the laser beams’ sliding pickup module is needed. In any case, the laser intensity adjustment must be ever so tiny, perhaps only a millimetre or two of increase - turning the screw to the right, I think - so as to avoid burning out the diode or diodes and having a costly repair - maybe too costly a repair - on one’s hands. (Not good.) It’s good to know that the digital tuner of your boombox still “works fine” - well, as of June 2021 or so. There is considerable music-listening choice from FM radio stations and even from AM stations, though stations broadcasting between 520 kilohertz (kHz) and 1720 kHz usually broadcast only in mono, not in stereo. Well, they did when these boomboxes were made. Anyway, monoaural music listening won’t discourage some listeners, especially if they are listening to mono “oldies” from the ‘50s, the ‘60s or even the early ‘70s. (Would that there was better music-listening choice here where I live.)(Shrug) The issue with the SLEEP function of your RX- DT680 should be solved after looking through a copy of the “Operating Instructions” manual. There is a reasonably clear, scrollable copy on the website manualzz.com. The search term “Panasonic RX- DT680 Manual” should obtain that link. Anyway, to wrap up this very long “Wall Of Text” of mine LOL, if you still have the Panasonic RX- DT680 and if its problems haven’t been resolved, if you haven’t sold it, donated it or given it to a repair-savvy relative of yours, try contacting the “qualified personnel” that the warning messages stamped into all those electronics’ rear panels caution us to refer to when problems arise in ‘Tronicsland. You could even try contacting the 12voltvids repairer himself. He still lets some people send in their gear for him to look over and try repairing it once in a while. He also looks over and sometimes repairs the obsolete and/or damaged tech that people ship to him or drop off at his place. He MIGHT agree to work on your Panny (a nickname among hobbyists for that famous electronics brand). But, of course, you have to decide if it’s worth the effort. He’s Canadian, as his accent should reveal. According to what someone wrote in praise of him in another 12voltvids’ “Comments” section, he lives in British Columbia, southwestern Canada. If you live in the U.S. - and depending on where in the States you live - shipping the big stereo (with sufficient insurance) to and eventually from his address might cost over US$400 for both trips. Is that cost worth it to you - plus the repair costs (which he will probably be reasonable with)? Well, have a good day. And do stay safe in these epidemiologically and morally fraught times.
@@uzodinman358 Thank you for giving me a thorough, competent and informative answer to my question. Just to let you know, I downloaded and printed a copy of the Panasonic RXDT680 manual which I found online and read it. One: I turned off the sleep button and now have no problem keeping the radio on. Two: The cassette player (the left one) can be repaired or examined. I live near a repair shop and I am sure they can fix it. Three: As per your reply, the CD player does play certain CD's and not others and so the problem is with the kind of CD that was inserted. Because it is from the 90's, the CD's do not all play. I will as the same repair shop if he would look into it. Thanks again for taking the time to answer this question. Stay safe and have a good day.
Really need help. My camcorder's (ccd-trv128) viewfinder is EXTREMELY loose. I wish to know what screws I should tighten up. I'm worried that if I dismantle the device I'll break it.
Tuner / amp almost always work. Best use now is for computer audio. Sound good & you can adj the audio in a natural way & easy way. Also cuts down on wires & clutter ! Used to get lots with double decks. Both decks would ave bad motors. Wear out the A deck then the B deck. LFOD !
I have a similar unit made by Sony. Currently in what i call deep storage. Foil sealed bag with desiccant bags. In theory it could sit around like that for years and years.
Nice job. Repairing tape decks will soon be a lost art, no doubt. Do you think the belts are in good shape? Playback audio sounded a bit wobbly at times. The double decks reminded me of some good ol high speed dubbing :)
Hello. I really like your video tutorials about repairing different staff. One can learn so much from them! I was wondering whether you happened to come across Portable Stereo Panasonic RX-ED77, widely known as Cobra. Two decks are completely unresponsive when I press the play, rewind or fast forward buttons. I once tried to change the belts but I'm afraid I did something wrong. I'm also thinking that main gear (rdk0026) can be the reason why it's not working. Can you advise something?
Hi Dave, what about cleaning those tiny momentary switches. Is there a way if those stop functioning ? And do CD players have a detect switch ? Thanks J K
Yes this one is a good one I got it for free and will probably hang on to it because it's a good unit has good sound. They don't make them like this anymore even just to use it as a radio. The tape decks don't do anything for me because I don't use cassettes but the CD player is nice and having auxiliary input lets me plug in any streaming devices and take advantage of those nice speakers and bi-amp circuit
@@12voltvids yep mine has no aux input its the RXDT675 so ill have to hack into it and wire in a 2 pole switch in line of the tape preamp chip and if i do all that mess ill bucktooth 4.0 board and upgrade amp with a programmable Frequency deal but lol oh man tweak the heck out of it most likely .or stream via fm-transmitter for now is Z solution
My DT690 can be set up with 2 C-120s and the timer to record up to 4 hours off the radio while away, sort of like a VCR. Was great for catching broadcast live concerts and such.
I know I'm super late to the party, but wondering if you'd be willing to share any insight you might have. I just acquired one of these units and the Stop and Reverse Play buttons for the tape deck are depressed, like they're permanently pushed in. Both tape decks play, fast forward, and rewind without issue, I just can't press stop or reverse. Any idea what might cause such a thing? My understanding is that if it were a belt issue the tapes wouldn't be playing, but I'm very new to this. Any advice you can offer would be greatly appreciated!! 🙏
Well you may have to pull the front panel off and just check the buttons. I think they're soft touch if I remember on that so they just press little switches make sure that they're actually clicking the switches it may be the plastic buttons themself are broken.
A portable with a sub-woofer control! Wow, never seen that before. BTW when I use De-Oxit type cleaners on slide volume controls, the control usually gets really stiff and difficult to move accurately. Do you have the same problem and is there a better alternative?
First time ever seeing someone legitametly clean and repair a cassette deck . Nice work
That's some good quality cassette player right there. So many "sensors" and the mechanics look well built. Also, the belts are fine, too. Panasonic did a great job with this player.
Fixed and ready to be used for many years to go. Congratulations!
This one is staying in my collection. It is a dam good unit.
@@12voltvids could you show how to add bluetooth to RX-DT690?
Great sound on your machine there. I'm envious. We got this to replace our old one from the late '80s. The Panasonics were so well-built.
Thats a great blaster! I remember my mom buying the low end model that had the single cassette and no CD, same bi amp and speakers.
I had this radio in the 90's - 1994. Sounded very good for being an all in one. Woman downstairs did not believe me when i told her it was a radio.
She had complained nicely about the strong bass. I had her come upstairs and see for herself, she did and i had it at the level i listened at.
Not super loud, she was amazed and said i expected big speakers and a big amplifier. Nope just a radio on my desk.
This system has amazing sound for it’s time and size. Digital, Dual auto reverse.... oh my days!!! The features back in the day.
What a beauty! I have a similarly old stereo from Panasonic (SA-DH30 to be precise), and it still works great. Both tape decks are fully functional on it as well. Panasonic must've used some really good belts back in the days.
Not like the cheap-ass belts some lower-level brands used at the time - nowadays those would all be a sticky gooey mess that can take anywhere up to 5 hours to remove from pulleys and flywheels. I recently dealt with a Hitachi rig with this exact issue.
i remember that singer, i was a big fan of his back in the 90's, he had a debut song called "my heart has a history". i used to have a real nice boombox like that, it even had surround sound with two extra surround speakers poking out of each side. i remember it weighed a ton though! especially when full of batteries
Sweet. I used to have the 680, and when it died, I bought the DT690. I still have the 690, but the CD player is dead. I miss this style of portable, that looked "normal" and not like some mutated insect or alien spaceship.
Likely just needs a belt for something.
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I have a 690 for parts that has a fully functional CD if you're in Ontario Canada you're welcome to it
@@izzyyanuzzi954 Unfortunately, I am all the way down in California. I did however fix the CD player by finding a mechanism on ebay from the RX-DS17, which used the identical mechanism. Now, I still have to fix the motor control issue with the tape decks.
Thanks for this video. Bought two back in the day for family members and still have one unit. Love it and it sounds great. They were in the three hundred range if I remember correctly as the top of the line, big money back then.
I have this same model with the same tape deck problems, thanks for the video. Now I can repair mine.
This was my very first CD-player!! I got one from my dad when I was young. I loved that stereo!! :-)
Thank you so much for making this video. I have one of these ghetto blasters, and it was given to me for xmas back in 1993. The tape decks haven't worked in fifteen years, but I could never bring myself to throwing out the stereo. I'm totally going to try cleaning it out, following your lead.
Watching the problems you fix here also takes me back to early high school... when the scary kids had smaller boom boxes it got loud. Sometimes kids would get ahold of the completely trashed school boom box and it was always funny when someone would have to dive across the room to stop it from eating their early 'gangsta pop-rap' music tape. You'd hear the treble start to fade down and then crinkling as it slowed down and someone would shout NOOOO! Of course some else would steal the same boom box from the AV closet and it would happen all over again!
I remember those days - the issues with school boomboxes is they were never serviced or cleaned which may explain why so many tapes got wrecked in them.
Thanks for sharing the knowledge. Bought one with only the CD and radio working cassettes we’re doing the same in as in your video. I did what you did step by step and they are now fully functional. Thanks again.
Dude you've sold me on this unit!
I just want to say that I love your videos. Everything you post I'm interested in or didn't know I was interested in! Thank you for making your vids!
This video encouraged me to check if my RX-DT680 had the same problem and it sure did while I thought it was acting up because of bad belts! In my case I also had to check the battery/AC power switch in the power connector because it was also corroded. Thank you!
Yes they have been known to corrode as well.
I sold many of these Panasonic RXDT 680 and 690, and the smaller RXDS20... They sounded good for the price, had a digital tuner and a remote control, and apparently they were made to last. 30 years later, I was delighted when you rescued this one from dust. It's surprising the CD has not suffered (door switch, optic unit...), and the potentiometers seem to operate without too much noise! I remember clients complained about a missing power cord, untill Panasonic made a little sticker that said it was in the battery compartment...
I have an rxds20 as well. Modded that one for bluetooth.
I used this for many years to teach ballroom dancing. The remote was great so could start and stop the music from the middle of the room. The sound was clear and loud enough to fill a ballroom or gymnasium. Thank you for the review.
Very good video of your repair.
I had this unit from the early 90's
until the 2000's, when the unit was
in the sun in the car and the CD
top distorted and I had some
cassette problems, after which I
did not repair it and disposed of it.
It was a good unit and I have seen
some offered on eBay. It also had
Automatic Music Selection, AMS,
which let one scan through the
music and if one left a space between
tunes, one could skip to the next tune.
Glad to hear it was not just me having troubles cleaning switches. I have not done consumer electronics for years. You always take me back, sometimes to childhood when you have tubes or Germanium.
Just picked up one of these with the exact same problem. Looking forward to doing this repair. Thanks for the video!
Purchased this model for $10 + $16 shipping with remote control and operation manual. CD still not working and tapedecks had exactly the same issue described in your video! Common issue? Don't take it apart yet, however fix the tapedecks on the outside by dipping (not spraying) some wd40 onto the contacts and wiggle it. It take some time to do its work, you don't need to sandpaper the contacts., take your time. Tapedecks only play tapes in one direction, reverse direction. Takeup wheel in forward mode (eat tape mode) does not have to power to wind the takeup reel. That is weird, because it is a gear controlled - see 17:45.
The CD, the laser unit tries to focus (don't move) and motor doesn't spin - no disc message. I used my phone's camera to spot some light activity but cannot see anything. Bad laser?
It is a beautiful device when cleaned and sound is decent. The downside is that this model doesn't have an AUX input however have seen some mods already. You make great videos maybe you have to do some repair and mods videos.
Takes me back to the early 90's when you play that easy listening music on that thing. My parents had something like it with the motorized volume in their bedroom b4 the cd players were cheap enough. Dad always played easy listening on it (still does on anything else), kinda ran it into the ground for me tho, lol.
i've worked on many of these.. CD deck is a common failure.. but man these were well made.. and sound fantastic.. the RX-CT990 is my favorite of the series mainly because it had a true AUX input
That's the exact model I have, with the pitch control for Deck 1, sadly it does not come with digital tape counter, just displays TAPE when playing tape but still does the job. I encoutered the same issue as 12voltvids with the oxidised tape detecting and some minor dry joint due to age but other than that plays great and eats all of the boomboxes made today :)
I have been using my Panasonic products for 40,years and they are still working fine . I can't say the same for the Sony products I have. I had to fix them a few times. Panasonic were high quality products.
Every company has good and not so good products. My old Sony beta and cd player are over 40 years old and work perfectly. I have several Panasonic VCRs that were high end (ag1980 and agw1) which are beyond repair.
That looks like a beautiful high-end unit! :-)
This thing probably sat in your friend's garage for 20 - 25 years .
Respect, this is my first radio that parents give it to me on birthday. And yes it sound is powerfull in these years. In my street i was coolest guy with this radio.
The legendary dude in the chair Maxell brand tape symbol
My favourite type of electronics and my favourite service part on them ;) It is a pleasure for me to watch this video! The old belts are made from quality rubber that does not desintegrate like new ones.
Another system saved from the dumpster! Glad your back to repair vids! My faves, especially radio/audio. 👍
I do repair videos as stuff comes in and review videos as that stuff comes in.
g'day fella. been hanging around your channel for ages. Just wanted to say that i always dreamed back in the day of having one. The one thing I always found interesting about the upper-end Panasonic (coming close to Technics) was the use of M.A.S.H with their CD systems.
Just got this same unit at a Goodwill for $20. CD player not working.... turned out I had to adjust the laser pickup current and also I found the Cd disk seat was pushed down slightly effecting the focus for the laser to read the disk. Fixed now and surprised how good the unit sounds!
Mid 80's to early 90's, I went through five Panasonic boomboxes.. Definitely my brand of choice!
So at least four of them got broken in 10 years? That's surprising, they used to be quite reliable even with heavy use, easily lasting 10+ years without failure.
@@mrnmrn1 I think he means he just upgraded to the newest model every couple years, don't know why you'd keep buying the same brand if they sucked lol
Thats the exact unit that was in my Son in laws garage at the rental house they lived in. It lived in a dusty dirty environment, yet still worked. The tape decks didn't work on that one eather. It stayed there when they moved.
I have a Magnavox D8443 ghetto Blaster boombox that I am restoring. Got everything working except the cassette and the audio ins and outs.
I have a few of those Maxell high grade tapes, they sound amazing. I used them back in the day for recording mix tapes during the late 90s when I first started downloading music off AOL and yes I also used these tapes in my cassette recorder for making random recordings.
That's a nice unit , I have the big brother RX-DT690 that i did a full restore on the cassette mechanisms new belts, and new take up reel gears (RDG5772ZC) they lose teeth. also have RX-DT75 cobra that i fixed the cd player and re-foamed the speakers. and a RX-DS20 that i fixed the bad gears in same part number as the RX-DT690. those Panasonics were the best built in the day.
I love those blasters. Panasonic used to be one of the greatest value for the bucks!
My panasonic left tape deck would not play, intermittently would FF but does rewind. I followed this video of cleaning the contacts but no luck. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.
I have an old Panasonic I want my kid to be able to use - and the tape deck was working well, but now it simply won't close when I have a tape in it. It closes perfectly and works fine otherwise, but just every time I try and close the deck with a tape in it, I can feel something resisting at the bottom. Any idea what it could be?
Hello, great video you have here.
I have an RX-CT990, it is the same but it does not have a CD.
I have to do the same job, remove the front part, clean the heads and lubricate it.
I don't have a screwdriver that long and I have to buy one online.
Can you tell me the measurement, the caliber of the screwdriver tip that goes there.
Thank you very much for your help.
Greetings
I just got a hold of a 610 which is similar to what you working on there but a little further down the chain. My left cassette plays a little bit sluggish and the right one plays way too fast. Any suggestions? I was kind of hoping you would have to go to the belts on this so I could see how you access them.
Alot of memoies to take back when all of the electronic tapes was made.😎
(underrated)
I have a Panasonic RX-FM40 XBS Extra Bass System. The play button is stuck and I can’t figure out how to fix it. Do you have a video or any advice on how to fix the play button?
I know also the cassette transport mechanism. It uses the panasonic/technics ar300. A typical issue is a gear that gets missing teeth for playback /recording and also the tape sensor leaf switches that gets corroded or oxidised over time.
Hi there, I have this RXDT680 but my CD is broken. I bought a new cd lens but it doesn't read CD's. Please can you help me figuring out where can I find the audio in for CD so I can use a portable cd player on it?. Thanks in advance for your advice
I have the same unit and in working... Unfortunately it has been put to standby mode and is not getting off it... Can you help how to undo that or remove from standby mode
Nice machine , amazing that the belts was ok.
Sorry to ask, but I passed my RXDT680 on to my parents many years ago, but just recently its stopped producing sound from ONE speaker. Swapped speakers and confirmed it’s circuitry in the unit. Did you ever come across this in your years and was their a specific/common point of failure? Or will I have to start testing components…I’ve already dug into it and pulled the speaker/amp PCB out to look for burnt/blown components but nothing obvious…will clean balance control too and check forums, but you seem to know this device well and maybe you’ve seen it before. Like you, I want to get it back running properly for another 25yrs!
28:12 These mechanisms were based on their RX-FD55; which had manual record level knobs like in standalone cassette decks.
Real nostalgic trip! Thanks for this. Really enjoyed the video.
Hello. Do I need a special adapter for my Panasonic RX-DT600 here in the USA?
That's the exact model I own, I modified mine for a AUX input as after years of using dummy tape for inputting audio the tape mechanism's broke. I download a service manual with schematics and imputed line level at the graphic equalizer circuit.
I use it every day at work, Great sounding stereo for its age.
Could you teach how to add bluetooth to it since there is no line or Aux? I own the 690 version
I have one similar to this and thanks to this video i was able to get the cassette deck going again vary much appreciate .
my amplifier on my left channel started to crap out...any way of fixing her ?
I still have that exact same model in my mancave...
Absolutely love it.
Only thing is the CD player doesn't work all the time, sometimes it takes a while to play, other times it doesn't at all.
Is there a way, like an attachment to make this use or connect to Bluetooth..??
Now that would be handy.
I find that using a strip of P1500 or P2000 wet & dry sprayed with dioxit works on most switches. It's such a fine abrasive it works well without scratching the contacts.
Nice job. It's rare to find such a nice boom box in such good condition.
Hi there....how to change the belts and heads of this unit...tq
It's got decent tape decks. None of that mechanical auto-stop where a lever gets pushed if the tape gets tight when it reaches the end.
Help! I have this same player and the cd only plays out of one speaker. Tape deck and Radio work on both speakers.
Hi I have a JVC HR-S9500 SVHS VCR as soon as I insert a tape it chews it and ejects the tape, it makes a whirring noise once a tape is inserted, do you know what maybe the cause.
My RX DT670, i can hear a motor running whenever it is plugged in. Even if the power button is shut off. Normal? What is going on? The unit works fine. Thanks
I have this same unit. Both cassettes work, CD works. The tuner works, but presets do not, so it has to be manually tuned. Timed recording doesn't work either. These last two issues are most likely just the switches...we'll see. The S-bass knob doesn't have much effect, so I think it's not working right. Going to try to restore it fully. Fun project, though I have no idea what to do, so I'm counting on channels like yours to give me insights. Keep up the good work! If you know where I can get a schematic I'd love to know! Might come in handy trying to figure out the S-bass issue. You've gained a new subscriber.
@@adsbadsb9488 Thank you for the response. Moved recently and now have it set up and playing, as my other stereo is in storage temporarily. Haven't done much to it yet...too busy. The S bass works, though subtle, as you mentioned. Perhaps that's the way it is. Just used to a more dramatic effect I guess. I am still going to look for a schematic. I'll let you know if I find one.
@@adsbadsb9488 got the service manual…thank you! That will be ver useful! I didn’t see the “mod idea.”
Nice fix 12voltvids . And thank you for showing this wonderful piece of bom box . i read a subscribers are interesting to by it .And they have right. Because this is the best sounding bom box. I have Panasonic RX-CT 980 and i will recommended to views to bye one off this bomboxes . Again 12voltvids has you said in beginning this sounds amazing. Your videos are very enjoyable. And entertaining videos
I know how good it sounds. We sold boatloads of them at the shop I worked at.
It was likely bought in the 90s and the cd was the style so that was all the owner used because the tape deck is mint
My parents had one of these when I was a kid. Super cool. The motorised volume and logic controls was fascinating, was by far the fanciest piece of audio equipment I'd seen at the time. Pretty sure these are from '96 or thereabouts.
RX dt680 was manufactured 1990 to 93 I still have mine I got mine in 1991
Hi, I have this CD player and my cd is not working. It works but that is no sound. Do you know what possible problem could it be?
I have one exactly the same. I bought it brand new when I was 16 back in 1992.
Большое спасибо за ролик! Я на своём Panasonic rx-ct990 уже заменил все ролики и пассики, а деки не работают нормально. Теперь я знаю причину. 😊
My cousin had that same one in his bedroom as kids, and it sounded awesome
1:02 Paul Brandt is a Canadian country singer from Calgary Alberta. He's one of my favourite guys to listen to
Only Americans can sign country
Yes I looked him up. Not bad at all.
Hi there, Sir. After watching this very informative video, it is more than clear to me that you know 100% more about this ‘boombox’ & or any other one, than I ever will. So in that regard, I have just one question regarding this exact same model. On the rear of mine, because one of the spring speaker terminals clip push release connectors is ‘out of it’s socket’ (the red on, to be exact) the red/white speaker wire that goes into it does not stay in place. Thus making the right speaker cut in & out. So I was wondering might you have any suggestions as to how I could temporarily prevent that from happening. And or would I have to replace the entire terminal pertaining to the right speaker. If so, any idea of what kind of cost I would be looking at to do just that. The cost of said terminal & the repair, I mean. Any help & or tips would be greatly appreciated. A great weekend to you & yours.
Cheers!!!
Nice, how much would you want for it
Do you have a video of the back? The amps? I was always curious because the 4 PDS systems were much heavier then the non pds versions. Didn’t know if it was the speakers or the amp as well that added to the weight.
It is a bi amplified. 4 amps. 2 for woofers and 2 for tweets
Thanks Sir for uploading this video. Lots of useful tips for those who still uses and enjoy tape decks.
Question : what is purpose of RCA jacks 29:09 ? Input from iPod or output to an external amp?
The rca plugs on the back are direct output from the cd player so it can be plugged into an external amp, or tape deck or minjdisk recorder ect.
@@12voltvids Thanks for reply.
Can you make a video of how to fix the cd issue you talked about, I have rx e-300.
I think the cd is not moving fast enough, it plays the music but it sound like a scratch cd music time moves forward and backwards and music is not clear but cd is not scratch. Tried a few different cds so I know is not the CDs or if anyone can refer me to the repair or link.
THANK YOU. and thank you for the videos it was great and very knowledgeable help alot, also had the tape issue as well.
I happen to have a RX CT 990, a model similar to this but without the CD player. I’m curious on what would be the reason for a constant hissing noise
I know exactly why it is hissing. You have a snake inside. 😉
@@12voltvids ah can’t find the snake though
@@desk-kun all amplifiers will hiss slightly.
I have the same unit purchased at the Wiz in 1991, The tape mechanism is the same one as used on some of the lower end Technics (although good decks) cassette decks of the time.
Great video! My mother was given a Panasonic RX-ED77 ghetto blaster which is having the same problem with the dual cassette. I cleaned the contacts with cleaner but it's still doing the same thing. I was wondering if the plastic covers on the switches can be easily removed if the tape doors are still in place? I'm not sure if you are familiar with the RX-ED77, but the tape deck is hidden underneath a pop-up control panel on the top of said unit and to take the doors off pretty much requires ripping the whole unit apart just to properly clean the switches.
Also ... Any recommendations on where to get belts for cassette players online?
Cheers (and just subscribed!) from Canada!
Great videos!! Im a beginner and wanted to know if i can replace new speakers into my old Panasonic boombox? If so can i simply use 6 inch car speakers? If not what do you recommend..cheers
If they fit and have the same impedance then yes you generally can.
@@12voltvids much appreciated. The issue I have is that I cannot find 2.7 ohms speakers...I can find 6 inch at 4 ohms..what impact will it have if I use 4 ohm? Can you get anything lower than 4 ohms ? Cheers
@@ahcrx 4 will be fine
@@12voltvids thanks again 👍
Thanks for making this video. I have a Panasonic RXDT680 and I would like to know how to turn off the sleep button. When I turn on the power button, it only turns on if I push the sleep button. Also, my tape deck doesn't work. And sometimes the cd player works but the unit does not seem to detect the cd or the tape. Radio works fine. If you have an answer I would really appreciate it.
Good day, Sandra Bodkin. Your question and comment posted in this video’s “Comments” section came a number of months ago, perhaps by early or mid-June 2021. So I don’t know if you have resolved any issues you had with your Panasonic RX-DT680, the same and model of portable stereo in this video.
You stated in part: “Also, my tape deck doesn’t work.” Well, as you know, the Panasonic RX-DT680 is a dual-cassette-deck, digital-tuner CD player boombox, originally supplied with a remote controller. When you wrote “my tape deck doesn’t work,” which tape deck did you mean? Is it Tape Deck 1, the left-hand, non-recording deck? Or is Tape Deck 2, the right-hand, recording deck, the faulty one? And do you know how extensive the failure of the faulty cassette deck is? Does the faulty deck try playing an audiocassette of any bias (“Normal,” “High,” etc.) and of any length, but then suddenly stop? Does the erring tape deck try rewinding or fast-forwarding the cassette, only to suddenly stop before it has properly wound or rewound the cassette? Or maybe you have already stated the problem: that “the unit does not seem to detect … the tape” in the first place. The tape-detect ion tabs that the repairer spent some time speaking of, cleaning with DeOxit D100 contact cleaner and adjusting in this video might need some servicing in your unit.
You also state that your ‘680 sometimes fails to detect a compact disc (CD) that you try playing with the stereo. Is such a CD a so-called “retail” CD, professionally mastered in a recording studio and sold in the tens of thousands (if not millions) of copies and of no more that 74 minutes’ running time? The nature of the mastering of the CD and its production volume (“small batch” production, say, by a DJ or “large volume” production by a big record company) do matter. A CD over 74 minutes in length might not play properly or at all in older (pre-1995) and/or non “high end,” non “reference standard” CD players. Older CD players were made to play CDs mastered with “Red Book” standards, which were established in the early 1980s, when CDs became commercially available. Those standards require CD players to play CDs with a total running time of 74 minutes and probably nothing longer than that. A very long, mixtape-style party CD or one of those classical music CDs almost 80 minutes long might not play properly or at all in the CD player of a relatively good yet relatively inexpensive sound system like the Panasonic RX- DT680 that was made in the early 1990s, according to info’ found on the Internet. And, of course, music or non-music audio recorded (or “burned”) to those “write once,” recordable CDs (CD-Rs) probably can’t be played at all in an older boombox like a ‘DT680. Fortunately I think my slightly newer Panasonic RX- DT75 can play CD-Rs - well, some of them, I shrug. And, of course, older CD players such as those built into the Panasonic RX- DT680 and the RX- DT75 likely can’t play the re-recordable, “rewriteable” CDs (CD-RWs). I seem to remember reading something (close to or more than 20 years ago LOL) about CD-RWs not having “shiny” enough undersides or playing sides for the pickup laser or lasers of most older CD players to ever (or consistently) read and play the audio contents.
True, older CD players might be able to scan and display the track count (say, 16 tracks) and the total running time (say, 73 minutes, 52 seconds) of a CD-R. They may be able to scan and display the track count and running time of a 79-minute, professionally studio-mastered CD copy. But they probably won’t be able to play it properly. Those machines might play such an extra-long and/or home-“burned” CD once and, surprise, surprise, never be able play that CD again. More likely, such CD players will play the first 73 minutes or so of an extra-long CD or the first track or two of even a shorter, home-recorded CD … and get stuck or so. Their electronics won’t be able to keep playing the remaining tracks of a CD-R or the last track of the 79-minute Baroque Era CD because the longer CD’s last track begins beyond the 74 minute mark, beyond which most older CD players weren’t programmed to keep playing. Of course, “high end,” “reference standard” CD players - which, before the year 2000 probably often cost over US$500 - would probably be able to play CD-Rs of any length and those longer, over-74-minute “mass produced” CDs. But far from everyone could afford such pricey gear in those days. And just about any CD player boombox - even the best ones made by world-famous brands like Panasonic - was certainly no “high end” or “reference standard” CD player.
I also remember that some enterprising folks have found that one can open up CD players and VERY carefully, VERY slightly increase the laser output of the diode or diodes supplying the laser beam or beams used to play the CDs. That adjustment should work to play CD-Rs and CD-RWs with older, typically non-“high end” CD players, though that adjustment likely won’t work for playing extra-long CDs; a separate adjustment of the laser beams’ sliding pickup module is needed. In any case, the laser intensity adjustment must be ever so tiny, perhaps only a millimetre or two of increase - turning the screw to the right, I think - so as to avoid burning out the diode or diodes and having a costly repair - maybe too costly a repair - on one’s hands. (Not good.)
It’s good to know that the digital tuner of your boombox still “works fine” - well, as of June 2021 or so. There is considerable music-listening choice from FM radio stations and even from AM stations, though stations broadcasting between 520 kilohertz (kHz) and 1720 kHz usually broadcast only in mono, not in stereo. Well, they did when these boomboxes were made. Anyway, monoaural music listening won’t discourage some listeners, especially if they are listening to mono “oldies” from the ‘50s, the ‘60s or even the early ‘70s. (Would that there was better music-listening choice here where I live.)(Shrug)
The issue with the SLEEP function of your RX- DT680 should be solved after looking through a copy of the “Operating Instructions” manual. There is a reasonably clear, scrollable copy on the website manualzz.com. The search term “Panasonic RX- DT680 Manual” should obtain that link.
Anyway, to wrap up this very long “Wall Of Text” of mine LOL, if you still have the Panasonic RX- DT680 and if its problems haven’t been resolved, if you haven’t sold it, donated it or given it to a repair-savvy relative of yours, try contacting the “qualified personnel” that the warning messages stamped into all those electronics’ rear panels caution us to refer to when problems arise in ‘Tronicsland. You could even try contacting the 12voltvids repairer himself. He still lets some people send in their gear for him to look over and try repairing it once in a while. He also looks over and sometimes repairs the obsolete and/or damaged tech that people ship to him or drop off at his place. He MIGHT agree to work on your Panny (a nickname among hobbyists for that famous electronics brand). But, of course, you have to decide if it’s worth the effort. He’s Canadian, as his accent should reveal. According to what someone wrote in praise of him in another 12voltvids’ “Comments” section, he lives in British Columbia, southwestern Canada. If you live in the U.S. - and depending on where in the States you live - shipping the big stereo (with sufficient insurance) to and eventually from his address might cost over US$400 for both trips. Is that cost worth it to you - plus the repair costs (which he will probably be reasonable with)?
Well, have a good day. And do stay safe in these epidemiologically and morally fraught times.
@@uzodinman358 Thank you for giving me a thorough, competent and informative answer to my question. Just to let you know, I downloaded and printed a copy of the Panasonic RXDT680 manual which I found online and read it. One: I turned off the sleep button and now have no problem keeping the radio on. Two: The cassette player (the left one) can be repaired or examined. I live near a repair shop and I am sure they can fix it. Three: As per your reply, the CD player does play certain CD's and not others and so the problem is with the kind of CD that was inserted. Because it is from the 90's, the CD's do not all play. I will as the same repair shop if he would look into it. Thanks again for taking the time to answer this question. Stay safe and have a good day.
I prefer the graphic equalizers over preset equalizations. Nice "vintage" unit.
Really need help. My camcorder's (ccd-trv128) viewfinder is EXTREMELY loose. I wish to know what screws I should tighten up. I'm worried that if I dismantle the device I'll break it.
Tuner / amp almost always work. Best use now is for computer audio. Sound good & you can
adj the audio in a natural way & easy way. Also cuts down on wires & clutter ! Used to get lots with double
decks. Both decks would ave bad motors. Wear out the A deck then the B deck.
LFOD !
I had the separate components when I was a teenager given them by my neighbor
Cheers I encountered same issue on my recently acquired RX CT990! At least I know how to fix it.
It affects many models.
whats the music on the tape please its great
any tips if the CD player doesn't recognize a CD is in place?
El mecanismo de láser está dañado
Nice score, those tape decks are definitly not the cheapy kind, great sounding unit.
As a portable this was one of the best. I now have 2 Panasonic blasters.
I have a similar unit made by Sony. Currently in what i call deep storage. Foil sealed bag with desiccant bags. In theory it could sit around like that for years and years.
I just got this exact player from a garage sale and have the exact problem. Everything else works fine.
I couldn't afford one when they came out. In 2021 I got a RX-DT690. I will add bluetooth option in it.
Nice job. Repairing tape decks will soon be a lost art, no doubt. Do you think the belts are in good shape? Playback audio sounded a bit wobbly at times.
The double decks reminded me of some good ol high speed dubbing :)
Lots of torque. Probably some degradation from sitting all those years buy they will soften up.
Hello. I really like your video tutorials about repairing different staff. One can learn so much from them! I was wondering whether you happened to come across Portable Stereo Panasonic RX-ED77, widely known as Cobra. Two decks are completely unresponsive when I press the play, rewind or fast forward buttons. I once tried to change the belts but I'm afraid I did something wrong. I'm also thinking that main gear (rdk0026) can be the reason why it's not working. Can you advise something?
Hi Dave, what about cleaning those tiny momentary switches. Is there a way if those stop functioning ? And do CD players have a detect switch ? Thanks J K
CD players have a switch to signal the laser is in the home position.
i just got a rxdt675 very similar just no darn aux but ill fix that to me is a must have.i would love to buy that model you have their to
Yes this one is a good one I got it for free and will probably hang on to it because it's a good unit has good sound. They don't make them like this anymore even just to use it as a radio. The tape decks don't do anything for me because I don't use cassettes but the CD player is nice and having auxiliary input lets me plug in any streaming devices and take advantage of those nice speakers and bi-amp circuit
@@12voltvids yep mine has no aux input its the RXDT675 so ill have to hack into it and wire in a 2 pole switch in line of the tape preamp chip and if i do all that mess ill bucktooth 4.0 board and upgrade amp with a programmable Frequency deal but lol oh man tweak the heck out of it most likely .or stream via fm-transmitter for now is Z solution
My DT690 can be set up with 2 C-120s and the timer to record up to 4 hours off the radio while away, sort of like a VCR. Was great for catching broadcast live concerts and such.
I know I'm super late to the party, but wondering if you'd be willing to share any insight you might have.
I just acquired one of these units and the Stop and Reverse Play buttons for the tape deck are depressed, like they're permanently pushed in. Both tape decks play, fast forward, and rewind without issue, I just can't press stop or reverse. Any idea what might cause such a thing? My understanding is that if it were a belt issue the tapes wouldn't be playing, but I'm very new to this.
Any advice you can offer would be greatly appreciated!! 🙏
Well you may have to pull the front panel off and just check the buttons. I think they're soft touch if I remember on that so they just press little switches make sure that they're actually clicking the switches it may be the plastic buttons themself are broken.
@@12voltvids Thank you very much for the reply! I will try that. 🙏
A portable with a sub-woofer control! Wow, never seen that before. BTW when I use De-Oxit type cleaners on slide volume controls, the control usually gets really stiff and difficult to move accurately. Do you have the same problem and is there a better alternative?
I prefer nu-trol
Nice little unit, very informative video as always