Restoration of a Destroyed Vintage Tape Deck | Retro Repair Guy Episode 32

Retro Repair Guy completely restores and repairs an old Toshiba PT-490 vintage Tape Deck from 1973. For this vintage electronic restoration I replaced all the capacitors, fixed the case and cleaned it all up. Check out https://pcbway.com/setinvite.aspx?inviteid=468220 – great PCBs from just $5!

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The thirty second episode of the Retro Repair Guy. A series aimed at retro and vintage electronic repair and restoration.

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00:00 Snazzy Intro
00:29 Brief History of the Tape Cassette
03:32 Show Intro
07:33 Our Sponsor
08:04 Initial Testing
08:54 Disassembly of the Vintage Tape Deck
11:57 Repairing the Old Tape Deck Part 1
15:37 Rub-a-dub-dub
16:43 Tip about Visual Inspections
19:34 Repairing the Toshiba Tape Deck Part 2
22:49 Rebuilding & Repairing the Cover
26:08 Tips on Fixing & Restoring Broken Plastic
28:36 Cleaning the Heads & Installing New Belts
31:23 Tips on Buying & Selecting Belts
37:08 Reassembling the Restored Vintage Tape Deck
42:11 Wrap Up
44:36 Before & After
46:39 Testing the Restored Retro Tape Deck
50:11 Credits

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