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Crown CSC 950L Radio Recorder Restored - 16 January 2016

nickdoofah - 2016-01-16 11:13

Hi Guys!!

Was up early & at a loose end, so I thought I would restore my 950 to fully working condition!! & what a difference a perfectly working 950 is compared to how it arrived here in December

New belts, new idler tyre proper head clean (the roller & heads are visibly worn) however a thorough cleaning didn't leave them looking 'new' it certainly got things sounding as they should!!

I had forgotten how long some of these stereos take to sort out, all the switchgear was filthy beyond words - the rec/play switch was very dodgy, loads of feedback & squealing when pressing & releasing the Rec key  Took what seemed like an age to clean with servisol as did the volume bass & treble pots...............

The mode selector switches all were gunked up - I was too excited about getting my 950 that I 'overlooked' what it really needed................ a lot more than I thought

The tape mech worked 1'st time which it should have done considering how many I have done over the many years I have been involved with this era of stereo's. quiet, plenty of torque in all modes - tbh tape drive is so easy when it was all you wanted to do as a teenage/adolescent.........it was all I had any interest in at all  

No azimuth adjustment needed or speed control needed, always a good sign (My 850 is running fast so needs a tweak of the motors fg servo pot) noticed today that the 950 is spot on & anyway the 850 was so gummed up with rubber goo & hadn't played tapes for 25 years so I will attend to that tomorrow

Anyway some pictures - only took 2 of before which is a shame as now she looks & sounds f**king ACE  The crackling pounding of the woofers has vanished - just crisp clean highs & lows now - What a machine!! Can't decide between the two as to which one I love more............Looks the 950 But sound overall the 850 storms it!!

Couple of HD videos to follow shortly after me dinner  Recorded on my new Technics High end cassette deck (on a worn tape sadly) It is what these stereo's need to pump out quality playback sound

One track is a superb remix of a Rihanna track - The other needs no introduction!!

 

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?...amp;feature=youtu.be

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driptip - 2016-01-16 17:25

Great job man.

 

boeingman777 - 2016-01-16 19:47

Looking mighty spiffy!