I was wondering if there is a basic list of items to work on boomboxes. Things such as the obvious like a phillips screwdriver, etc. Also other items such as types or brands of glues or cements as well as cleaners and polishes . I think it would be handy to have this kind of basic information for a boombox repair starter kit. Everybody kind of figures this out as they go but sharing information to make a basic kit might be a nice way to help those less knowledgable or just starting out. Maybe it would help save a few boxes from destruction during the repair education phase.

Here's a starter:
1) Phillips Screwdriver #?
2) Deoxit (contact cleaner)
3) Plastic polish
4) Soldering gun

Well, here's my list of usual items. Maybe I'll round everything up and take a pic:

• Various assortment of flat-head and Phillips screwdrivers including miniature sizes
  
• Soldering gun
  
• Needle-nose pliers
  
• Tweezers
  
• Small telescoping magnet
  
• Q-tips / cotton swabs
  
• Isopropyl alcohol
  
• Meguiars Plast-X polish
  
• Endust wipse for electronics
  
• Orange Glo
  
• DeOxit
  
• TDK electronic demagnetizing cassette
  

bible

most important tool of them all. the camara

Good one Geoff, I think we take that one for granted but you just can't take enough pictures when working on these boxes.

Paper clips.

A quite place and time

vice grips

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Originally posted by Fatdog:
Well, here's my list of usual items. Maybe I'll round everything up and take a pic:

• Various assortment of flat-head and Phillips screwdrivers including miniature sizes
  
• Soldering gun
  
• Needle-nose pliers
  
• Tweezers
  
• Small telescoping magnet
  
• Q-tips / cotton swabs
  
• Isopropyl alcohol
  
• Meguiars Plast-X polish
  
• Endust wipse for electronics
  
• Orange Glo
  
• DeOxit
  
• TDK electronic demagnetizing cassette
  

Who needs all this crap! Get a Leatherman! If that doesn't work, get a sledeghammer!

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Originally posted by jcyellocar:
bible

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Originally posted by oldskool69:
Who needs all this crap! Get a Leatherman!

My last name isn't MacGyver.

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Originally posted by jcyellocar:
bible

I don't know about the rest of you but when I crack open a box a little devine intervention is necessary to keep me from creating new problems.

Hey fellas is the DeOxit same as the one in Radio Shack called (Control/Contact & Lubricant)!
I know maybe it's a dumb question never tried it so I need to know if it's the same.

Single malt scotch - I won't open another boombox without it

ford it simular but up to know i have only used deoxit it a lot better to me some people do not agree so you can get a bigger can than the one radioshack sells for 14.00 on partsexpress.com....

Thanks Ramon I appreciate the tip!!

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Originally posted by vladi123456:
Single malt scotch - I won't open another boombox without it

Agree! And a Leatherman!

Forget the Glenlivet, give me this stuff:

gentle but effective cleaning stuff, as mentioned in this post:
http://stereo2go.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/8306018954/m/20...321071294#3321071294
& The Drink, of course...

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Originally posted by Fatdog:
Well, here's my list of usual items. Maybe I'll round everything up and take a pic:

• Various assortment of flat-head and Phillips screwdrivers including miniature sizes
  
• Soldering gun
  
• Needle-nose pliers
  
• Tweezers
  
• Small telescoping magnet
  
• Q-tips / cotton swabs
  
• Isopropyl alcohol
  
• Meguiars Plast-X polish
  
• Endust wipse for electronics
  
• Orange Glo
  
• DeOxit
  
• TDK electronic demagnetizing cassette
  

Fatdog, excellent list and a great start to a repair estore kit.

^ Piss 'eds, with your whiskey 'n' all...

I like this stuff...



Mmmmm.

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Originally posted by vladi123456:
Single malt scotch - I won't open another boombox without it

Yeah, I read that thread vladi! CLASSIC!! I gotta try that sometime!