kevin the bass man
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Frono, if you feel this belongs in the tech shop, feel free to move it.
the other week I picked up an old pioneer 2 shaft radio in the junkyard for $10. I need a 2 shaft radio for my caddy (dont want to hack the dash and the factory radios toast) and this one was nicer then the clarion I had lying around (which had no knobs or trim plate). its a 2 channel pioneer ke-2222, (I do have a 2 to 4 channel eq/ booster I'll be using though, so it doesnt matter that its only 2 channels)
I bench tested it and it sounded good enough (considering its from the 80s). now heres the bad part- the LEDs that backlight the display dont work. 2 were out when I got it, and the third went out when the radio hit the ground (tripped over the power adapter cord when testing it, and it hit the ground)
good news is that the tape mechanism wasnt in it- bad news is I need at least 1 led working so I can see the display (LCD) if you click the picture and look on the front of the radio, you can see the 3 LEDs (yellowish orange dots on front of radio).
so my question is can I replace them? and if I can, where would I get new ones and how would I go about installing them?
I also have another problem with it- the tape belt has disintegrated and will not come off of the 2 grey pulleys. I was told to use alcohol on them, but IIRC alcohol damages some types of plastic. does anyone have any ideas on how to get the belts off the pulleys?
the other week I picked up an old pioneer 2 shaft radio in the junkyard for $10. I need a 2 shaft radio for my caddy (dont want to hack the dash and the factory radios toast) and this one was nicer then the clarion I had lying around (which had no knobs or trim plate). its a 2 channel pioneer ke-2222, (I do have a 2 to 4 channel eq/ booster I'll be using though, so it doesnt matter that its only 2 channels)
I bench tested it and it sounded good enough (considering its from the 80s). now heres the bad part- the LEDs that backlight the display dont work. 2 were out when I got it, and the third went out when the radio hit the ground (tripped over the power adapter cord when testing it, and it hit the ground)
good news is that the tape mechanism wasnt in it- bad news is I need at least 1 led working so I can see the display (LCD) if you click the picture and look on the front of the radio, you can see the 3 LEDs (yellowish orange dots on front of radio).
so my question is can I replace them? and if I can, where would I get new ones and how would I go about installing them?
I also have another problem with it- the tape belt has disintegrated and will not come off of the 2 grey pulleys. I was told to use alcohol on them, but IIRC alcohol damages some types of plastic. does anyone have any ideas on how to get the belts off the pulleys?