Akai as 980 needs love in NC

[svracer]

Looking for someone to tackle my akai... right channel is weak on bass and popping sound when pressing certain buttons... any recommendations?

 

[The Bushmaster]

Might try a little "Deoxit" on the offending switches. Demagnetize and clean the heads.

 

[par4ken]

Demagnetize and clean the heads.

It's a receiver, not a tape machine. Akai AS-980

also a little porn Akai As-980 Inside (1970's Quadraphonic Receiver)

 

[svracer]

Might try a little "Deoxit" on the offending switches. Demagnetize and clean the heads.

Yeah I did twice, once I paid someone next I did it..

 

[svracer]

Yeah it's packed in there

It's a receiver, not a tape machine. Akai AS-980

also a little porn Akai As-980 Inside (1970's Quadraphonic Receiver)

 

[mandrix]

It's a receiver, not a tape machine. Akai AS-980

also a little porn Akai As-980 Inside (1970's Quadraphonic Receiver)

Ooh. Found a link on there to "my" old KR-9440 with the KD2 demod on Ebay, like you found for me before. Cool.

 

[barfle]

One common issue with old electronics is aluminum capacitors drying out. Replacement can be tedious (but Newark and Mouser usually have them), but if you can solder, it’s probably worth doing.

 

[mandrix]

One common issue with old electronics is aluminum capacitors drying out. Replacement can be tedious (but Newark and Mouser usually have them), but if you can solder, it’s probably worth doing.

Yeah. I think we talked about this before in some thread, but I have a heated "solder sucker" I find handy. Works really good for IC's, I've used it on some more modern boards for cap replacements.

 

[svracer]

One common issue with old electronics is aluminum capacitors drying out. Replacement can be tedious (but Newark and Mouser usually have them), but if you can solder, it’s probably worth doing.

Yeah that's kinds what I was thinking was wrong

 

[The Bushmaster]

Ooops...My Bad.

 

[barfle]

Yeah. I think we talked about this before in some thread, but I have a heated "solder sucker" I find handy. Works really good for IC's, I've used it on some more modern boards for cap replacements.

I've used several types of solder sucker devices, but for me, I prefer the copper braid with flux in it. "Solder Wick" is one brand name. I probably have about a mile of it left from my employment days. Some old circuit boards with crappy adhesive between the trace and the board might delaminate, but it's not that hard to prevent most of the time.