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That Thursday I fixed a 40 year old receiver nobody wanted to touch
Everyone said to just scrap that Pioneer SX-780 with the blown output transistors, but I spent a rainy Thursday tracking down substitutes and doing a recap job too. Got it singing for a customer who paid me $200 total, and now I'm wondering if we give up on old gear too fast just because parts aren't obvious at first glance. Any of you guys ever resurrect something everyone else wrote off for parts?
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nora541mo ago
Call me crazy but sometimes old gear just isn't worth the headache.
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brookekelly1mo ago
Ugh that customer had no idea how lucky they got finding you lol. I swear people hear "it's old" and immediately think it's a lost cause without even checking. I've pulled a few trashed cassette decks back from the dead that everyone said were just parts units. It takes a few nights and some digging through datasheets but the payoff is huge when you hear it click back to life. Honestly the whole "just throw it away" mindset makes me sad, these things were built to last and usually just need a little love.
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