I really miss the hi-fi stack systems of the 80s & 90s. They looked awesome and sounded great, miss the boomboxes too.

@raythomas4812

5 ай бұрын

I have stack system of separates ( Tape deck Aiwa, Sony Amp, Technics Turntable and Marantz CD player ) always get asked about my Retro system !

Amazing work! I took my old aiwa with autorverse out of storage and fixed it. I spent so much time cleaning out the melted belts. Then it took multiple attempts to clean and gently lubricate the autorverse mechanism. I was cringing so hard when you just slapped it back together. But it worked out. I'm very impressed!

@pwrestoration

Жыл бұрын

Good work!

Nice one. Bought myself an Aiwa ADF410 last week from ebay and repaired over the Christmas break. I'm sure I saw the listing for that very machine so brilliant to see your effort!

@pwrestoration

Жыл бұрын

Nice one!

@johankamarudin5155

5 ай бұрын

Mine was f410 also back when i was a teenage in the 90's. Great budget deck actually but it broke few years ago and never restored again.

Thanks for a great video, just used it to revive a similar unit that hasn't been used for over 20 years. A mention also to Matt at DeckTech who was very helpful in providing a full set of new belts - recommended. End result sounds a lot better than I was expecting, perhaps better than I remember. Now I can digitise that stack of old tapes.

I well remember selling these back in the day aswell as the top of the range Aiwa Excelia XK-009 (equivelent to Sony ES range).

I have a AIWA XKS 7000 - It looks similar , I had it serviced a few years ago and I have to say - it sounds So warm and wonderfully analogue

You are missing the tiny ball bearing between that little metallic retaining plate and the mechanisms

@JD-lk7im

Ай бұрын

Part number 27 on the pdf of the exploded view of the mech. Well spotted. So ,the transport does have to be removed again.

Superb work this deck sounds great better than the ad f450 i have .I have recently done my aiwa ad w x828 twin deck i bought new many years ago, it was an absolute pain, i knew the solenoid's had to be unsoldered and this was easy. The duratool desolder station from cpc makes it quick and easy .You have to seat a leaf spring switch on the motor board correctly . oddly the 2 cam positions for deck functions are not in the service manual i went round in circles trying to figure it out before looking at a Russian guys video on the ad w x929 and he pointed and showed how to do it i took a screen shot on the phone and then it was good i now knew how to set the deck and upon testing it was mostly good but wrong functions every now and then on the front panel buttons .i bought a spare parts deck and swapped button boards over and all is fine the spare parts deck was quite handy for working things out at some point i will sort it out as i now know how to do theses decks with no problems .my deck was stored in a loft most likely why it needs the button switches replacing .All i need to do now is the idler tyre and pinch rollers on my 3 head aiwa .

23:41 PCB-E is the board (PCB). You can see the hole where the clip was melted in and it looks likes it comes off with the solenoids. 50:14 I found metal screwdrivers can mess with the speed adjustment pot when removing them as they also conduct. I was able to find some ceramic ones online for that. But their shafts are too short for azimuth adjustment. Good job cleaning up that other person's mess!

@pwrestoration

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Mike, I did eventually pickup a ceramic one!

I find with these you don't need to remove the PCB and desolder it. You can click it up slightly with just enough room to fit the belt in place around the black wheel then click it back down. I fixed my memorex auto reverse deck which is just a rebadged aiwa this way. They sound really good for what they are. I made a few mix tapes for my friend and she says they sound like a CD in her car! :) Good stuff.

Just subscribed great fix really don't make easy to service 👍

Good work!!

I had an AD-F450, which came out a couple of years after this. Essentially the same deck, but the 450 didn't have tape calibration. Not bad decks when they are working properly. I think I only paid about £80 for it new, from Richer Sounds back in the day.

@pwrestoration

4 ай бұрын

This was a good one. I think I still have a second I bought for parts and never needed.

I was just about to subscribe then you went all Chas 'n' Dave on me! Just kidding. Great video. That's a lot of effort to change the belts. My AF-F410 was hard work, but at least I didn't have to get the soldering iron out. Nice work sorting out someone else's bodge-job. Happy New Year!

@pwrestoration

Жыл бұрын

It's the feel good tape of the century! Well, last century. Thanks it means a lot 😎

Very interesting.Subscribed.

@pwrestoration

Жыл бұрын

Awesome, thank you!

Dude, put a regular rubber band over the capstan and the belt to hold it in place. Once the parts are assembled, just cut the rubber band off :-). I've done my Aiwa belt replacements, but this one is a bloody nightmare. Must be the '90's model. In the '80's they did them more friendly to service.

Hello from a french guy from Lyon. It takes me 5/10 minutes to get accustomed to your accent but after that I was tuned ... As a former scouser when I was student it helps... Are you a Northener ? By the way, I really like your didactic tone and the way you describe your work. Wish you the best for 2023 mate.

@pwrestoration

Жыл бұрын

Ha thankyou, it's very strange listening to my own voice. Personally I think I sound awful haha, yes I'm from North Yorkshire.

Couldn’t imagine how much wow and flutter that drive belt would have caused with it being mended back together. Every revolution of that belt would have made any tape played in it sound terrible!

@pwrestoration

Ай бұрын

Yup! Crazy what you find in these things sometimes

Amazing video. My dad bought this deck new back in the day and now we are trying to change the belts. Only problem there is, we have neither experience nor equipment for unsoldering/soldering so is it really possible to avoid that? We have opened it, cleaned of the old belt remains and etc but now that's the problem. Any suggestions? Thanks a lot 🔝👏🏻

@pwrestoration

9 күн бұрын

If you're just looking to get a new belt on it, I believe from memory you can fit one without soldering. But not entirely sure this was a while back now! Buy a small crochet hook to help you thread it through small gaps but be very patient. Are you in the UK?

@koarjs1643

9 күн бұрын

@@pwrestoration Thanks for the quick reply, highly appreciated. I'm in Greece. I've ordered the same wide belt you used in this video. For the other belt I have to pass inside though do you have any suggestion on approximate size? I have some spare belts from China should I try and see what fits best? Unfortunately the old belts completely disintegrated so I can't compare them. Thanks again.

Can you show in a video how to adjust the rec levels ? I have AD-F410 version and a channel is lower than other

@pwrestoration

Жыл бұрын

I don't have the deck anymore in afraid but grab the service manual pdf off Google and it'll tell you in it. Be careful though, you can seriously cause issues. It could be a playback level, recording level, or even a meter that's out

Wow very interesting video and you are the master professional engineer question for you on your smart phone which application did you use to check the frequency? Please kindly let me know thanks you

@pwrestoration

Жыл бұрын

Spectroid

You need to find a AIWA ADF800 or 880 these decks are Nakamichi killers at a 10th of the cost!

@pwrestoration

4 ай бұрын

I'll have a look!

❤ hey i bought one of KZread and got it all apart and the bands on…but now it clicks and doesn’t play a Kassette….before I put the bands on the motors would at least spin…did I move a plastic piece or something…

@pwrestoration

10 ай бұрын

I can't tell what you did or didn't move I'm afraid!

@radra1040

10 ай бұрын

@@pwrestoration haha this is probably a futile attempt to repair...anyhow I took it apart and put it back together...now the motor with the small band spinns and stops then starts again..but the motor with the big band doesnt spin.

@pwrestoration

10 ай бұрын

@@radra1040 could be two issues. 1. Does the larger motor spin with no belt on it 2. If it does, don't disassemble the transport but instead take the large belt off in situ. Try turning the capstan (the large silver wheel on the transport the motor drives) by hand. The transport my be a little stuck between modes. Don't force it and break it, but try and see if it turns freely by hand.

first for me with the "royalty free" bit.......

@pwrestoration

11 ай бұрын

I've had some snags with royalty free music recently. It's actually difficult to find outside of KZread's own audio library.

Can you show how you adjust the azimuth next time?

@pwrestoration

Жыл бұрын

Hi Terry of course, I -think- I did that in my other video for the same deck.. I can't remember! It's one screw on these decks, but if you have poor sound I would leave it alone and change your pinch roller. It's a common fault on these to cause tape skew a little and lose your treble when playing tapes.

what size this belt ? frw 9.0 ?

@pwrestoration

10 ай бұрын

You can buy belt kits from eBay for cheap buddy

20:34 mine have a spring there

You know, if you put the camera down while you did things it would go a lot better.

@pwrestoration

Жыл бұрын

Oh I've learned that, bought a tripod just after this video.

Hi, i do enjoy your videos very much, but ít os very frustrating watching you work with one hand?? Why?

@pwrestoration

21 күн бұрын

I have developed and evolved now with more recent videos, but I agree!

Invest on a stand. You will have two hands to work on unit.

@pwrestoration

6 ай бұрын

I'm way ahead of you, I learned that lesson a while back now 😅 it definitely helps, as I progress with my videos and channel.

Hello man. Friendly speaking is really impossible to work one hand. You should find another solution

@pwrestoration

Жыл бұрын

I've tried to find a good solution but not found a great one yet! A tripod I think is a purchase worth getting.

@nikossoursos7032

Жыл бұрын

@@pwrestoration I spend my whole day trying to fix an old Dual PCP1 Walkan. I realize i needed more than two hands. Maybe four.

Look at you, fuck the unit, you have a carboard box for it, that's more important these days, just kiddin' !!!!

@pwrestoration

Жыл бұрын

Ah is it? I missed that memo! 😅