Well, I wondered if I'd ever get one without buying off of eBay. But the day has come. I have a JVC M90w
Thanks to members Caution for giving me a heads up, and ThaFuzz, who was considering purchasing it before me, and giving me the thumbs up to snag it.
This radio was in the very city I grew up, Graduated, and Work in. Federal Way, WA.
The owner said he was the original owner, that he about it in the early 80's when he was a kid in the Army, and that he was also from the area. I wish I could have chatted more, but we met while he was eating with a friend, an I was on a 15 minute work break. But he took a couple last pics of it, including me holding it.
Now this wasn't the super cool $50 find, but I did pay quite a bit, making it easily the most I've paid. But I assumed I'd never find one around here at a thrift shop or yard sale, as I just don't think there was much of a boombox scene in the Northwest back then.
Overall, it's in great shape. A few wear marks in the paint on the corners, a couple small paint specks on the side, but all the knobs are there, battery and cassette and battery doors look great, antennas there with one busted tip, and had the original cord with it. I couldn't test it cause I was out of batteries, but talking to the guy, I trusted him. Got it right back to work, plugged it in and turned right on, listened to FM all day.
Only issues are the one bad antenna, and when I first tried line-in, it worked on the left only, and the deck capstan motor for some reason is constantly running when powered on.
I cleared the line in issue with a drop of deoxit, but couldn't figure out the capstan motor, so till I do a full restoration, I unplugged the deck power. Any tips on that are appreciated.
Now I'll shut up and post some pics.
Thanks to members Caution for giving me a heads up, and ThaFuzz, who was considering purchasing it before me, and giving me the thumbs up to snag it.
This radio was in the very city I grew up, Graduated, and Work in. Federal Way, WA.
The owner said he was the original owner, that he about it in the early 80's when he was a kid in the Army, and that he was also from the area. I wish I could have chatted more, but we met while he was eating with a friend, an I was on a 15 minute work break. But he took a couple last pics of it, including me holding it.
Now this wasn't the super cool $50 find, but I did pay quite a bit, making it easily the most I've paid. But I assumed I'd never find one around here at a thrift shop or yard sale, as I just don't think there was much of a boombox scene in the Northwest back then.
Overall, it's in great shape. A few wear marks in the paint on the corners, a couple small paint specks on the side, but all the knobs are there, battery and cassette and battery doors look great, antennas there with one busted tip, and had the original cord with it. I couldn't test it cause I was out of batteries, but talking to the guy, I trusted him. Got it right back to work, plugged it in and turned right on, listened to FM all day.
Only issues are the one bad antenna, and when I first tried line-in, it worked on the left only, and the deck capstan motor for some reason is constantly running when powered on.
I cleared the line in issue with a drop of deoxit, but couldn't figure out the capstan motor, so till I do a full restoration, I unplugged the deck power. Any tips on that are appreciated.
Now I'll shut up and post some pics.
