Hi,
New to this great site so go easy on me please!
Just received a Hitachi 9140E that was covered in a 1mm thick layer of dust and cigarette ash. After 4 hours of cleaning, she has come up really nice. The internals of the unit are almost spotless. It has the usual non-operational tape deck though. I can hear the motor going with REW operating very slowly and play and FFWD not operating at all.
After taking the back off the unit, I realised that due to the density of componentry it is probably beyond me to dissassemble this unit enough to reach the belts.
The last thing I want to do is damage anything in the process.
The main pressing issue is the other problem this unit has: The sound distorts if you turn the volume up over 4/10. I have read here that the SW/MW/FM selector can be a possible cause. This switch on mine is a bit unreliable at times. If you switch from SW to MW, I only get left channel. Going the other way from FM to MW results it both channels working fine so I will try to get access to the switch and give it the treatment.
Question to the wise: Is the cost of having an expert repair these faults worth the cost for this model? I know it depends on what's wrong with it, but is it worth paying a quote fee to see what's up? It does look like a nice, quality unit. It's no chromed up beauty but it does feel solid! At this stage, it owes me $50.
As it stands, I can't operate it any louder than my 6 cell Sony cheapy. With the Hitachi weighing 11+ kg + the weight of 10 D cells it does seem a waste to lug this lump around running it at only low volume!!
I would think 10W + 10W from a fully fit 9140E should sound pretty solid.
I would appreciate any advice,
Thanks,
James...
New to this great site so go easy on me please!
Just received a Hitachi 9140E that was covered in a 1mm thick layer of dust and cigarette ash. After 4 hours of cleaning, she has come up really nice. The internals of the unit are almost spotless. It has the usual non-operational tape deck though. I can hear the motor going with REW operating very slowly and play and FFWD not operating at all.
After taking the back off the unit, I realised that due to the density of componentry it is probably beyond me to dissassemble this unit enough to reach the belts.
The last thing I want to do is damage anything in the process.The main pressing issue is the other problem this unit has: The sound distorts if you turn the volume up over 4/10. I have read here that the SW/MW/FM selector can be a possible cause. This switch on mine is a bit unreliable at times. If you switch from SW to MW, I only get left channel. Going the other way from FM to MW results it both channels working fine so I will try to get access to the switch and give it the treatment.
Question to the wise: Is the cost of having an expert repair these faults worth the cost for this model? I know it depends on what's wrong with it, but is it worth paying a quote fee to see what's up? It does look like a nice, quality unit. It's no chromed up beauty but it does feel solid! At this stage, it owes me $50.
As it stands, I can't operate it any louder than my 6 cell Sony cheapy. With the Hitachi weighing 11+ kg + the weight of 10 D cells it does seem a waste to lug this lump around running it at only low volume!!
I would think 10W + 10W from a fully fit 9140E should sound pretty solid.
I would appreciate any advice,
Thanks,
James...
