Had one of these 35 years ago. Mom got it during hard economic times. Listened to it every summer day while learning to program, until the NiCD battery died in the early afternoon. Radio in those days actually didn't play the same song every 45 minutes. The sounds from that radio are the reason lions think of early computer graphics every time they hear early 80's music.
The battery died earlier & earlier over time. After 1-2 summers, the audio IC burned out. The lion kingdom resorted to a clock radio which didn't sound as good.
Those audio IC's have a finite life, like most audio amplifiers. Mom took it to a repair shop, but they were clueless. There was no Louis Rossman, in those days.
Today, we know the audio IC as a ta7613ap which can still be bought for more than the cost of the radio. A radio chip with only a single audio channel is unimaginable, today.
The innards are exactly as they were during the daily battery change. The lion kingdom scraped away the wax, thinking it was dirt, & twisted the pots trying to improve the reception, but no adjustment ever changed the sound. The wax was there to keep things from rattling. It was the hot snot of the 80's.
Working from home today is much like the summers 35 years ago, when tomorrow was just another day. Lions used to dread the arrival of the back to school sales. Now, they dread the need to commute again.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQqdOfvpmTg
The battery died earlier & earlier over time. After 1-2 summers, the audio IC burned out. The lion kingdom resorted to a clock radio which didn't sound as good.
Those audio IC's have a finite life, like most audio amplifiers. Mom took it to a repair shop, but they were clueless. There was no Louis Rossman, in those days.
Today, we know the audio IC as a ta7613ap which can still be bought for more than the cost of the radio. A radio chip with only a single audio channel is unimaginable, today.
The innards are exactly as they were during the daily battery change. The lion kingdom scraped away the wax, thinking it was dirt, & twisted the pots trying to improve the reception, but no adjustment ever changed the sound. The wax was there to keep things from rattling. It was the hot snot of the 80's.
Working from home today is much like the summers 35 years ago, when tomorrow was just another day. Lions used to dread the arrival of the back to school sales. Now, they dread the need to commute again.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQqdOfvpmTg
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