Author Rick
Warning / disclaimer – do not attempt to repair mains powered sockets unless you are competent in electronics and never plug these devices into mains sockets with the case open. The repairs suggested here are best performed by qualified technicians as… Continue Reading →
Do you have a Pioneer mini-hifi (X-HM71-S, X-HM71-K or X-HM81-S, X-HM81-K, X-HM20) where the CD won’t eject? If so it may be a simple fix that will avoid you throwing it away or resorting to another music source. First thing to… Continue Reading →
Is your Bang and Olufsen BeoCenter 9000 refusing to play CDs? Does the door reopen after loading or take too long finding the tracks? If so there may be a simple way to fix it. Christmas lunchtime and the trusty… Continue Reading →
Do you have a Yamaha remote control with buttons that have stopped working to you are having to press too hard? Thinking about buying a new remote or sending yours away for service? Try this first it may save you… Continue Reading →
A gallery collection of Roberts radios Click image to read post [su_custom_gallery source=”taxonomy: category/6″ limit=”50″ link=”post” width=”300″ height=”300″]
Have you ever wondered what others are looking at on Retro radio? This site started blogging back in 2009 as a way to catalogue some restoration projects that had passed through the workshop. We then added posts detailing common faults… Continue Reading →
Is your central heating running when only the hot water should be heating? If so and you have motorised valves this may solve your problem! Retro radio usually blogs about radio valves rather than the sort that control water. But… Continue Reading →
This iconic cassette recorder manufactured in Austria by Philips in the early seventies represented state of the art at the time. Boasting ‘automatic’ in its model name, the N2225 had several innovative features. Automatic detection of the tape end switched… Continue Reading →
Champion Electric Corporation manufactured this 4 valve radio in the mid 1950s at their factory in Newhaven East Sussex. This one is serial number 44986. Encased in cream Bakelite the single waveband radio receives only MW (600 – 1500 kHz)…. Continue Reading →
Here’s a rare novelty transistor radio from the seventies, manufactured by Matsushita Electric Industrial company branded National Panasonic. The design has several unusual features the main one being wearable as a bangle on the wrist although you may look rather… Continue Reading →
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