"Spare Time Repair, where we put $1000 worth of labor into a $25 thrift store player - so you don't have to!"

your patience is inspiring. fantastic job!

Realy good episode. I like all you work on Youtube. Keep up the good work.

These are old symbols on buttons. They were used a long time ago, not only by Philips, but also in the Soviet Union on old tape recorders, such as the Vesna 306. So when new imported equipment appeared in Ukraine in the 1990s, we weren’t used to the new symbols and they seemed unfamiliar to us.😄

Welcome to Spare Time Rebuild! :)

Amazing as always and if that was my player sent in, I'd be in tears of joy.

Best of New Order, what a marvelous choice for it's resurrection

Quality repair, I love reworking damaged PCB's, it gives a certain amount of pleasure reconstructing traces and seeing the item come back to life,
Dim bulb testing can send you down many a wrong path especially with low power draw components, other than for Reforming capacitors and soft starting components that have been sitting for a while, I tend to use dim bulbs and or a variac on Amps more than any other components because Amps tend to have high current devices in them and make a bigger pop, you will also need different wattage bulbs for different testing scenarios and this will send you down another rabbit warren,

Keep up the good work 👍

Your calm approach is wonderful to watch, thanks so much. ❤❤❤

Your videos are getting more and more in depth.  Love the dim bulb tester.  Onkyo arrived last night.  I'll unpack it this afternoon.  Thanks again!

Thank you again for saving my dream player from the landfill. I know it was a long shot given its condition but I am beyond stoked to see it in top working shape. I can't wait to get it back and give it a proper listening session.

I really love that you show your mistakes when repairing equipment, because for certain I'm going to make the same mistakes! I thought that circuit board would actually be unsalvagable when you took it out but I should have known better. As usual you are always creative and persistent. Another great repair Graham.

Magnavox put out some really good CD players back in the day and this looks to be another one. Great video and great repair as always!

Impressive repair! It's my pleasure to seeing a new repair video from you ever Friday!

What a great repair. You turned a dogs breakfast into a 4 course fine dining. Absolutely brilliant. Thanks for sharing 😁

I'm so excited every time i see a new video! Thanks for your work

Excellent repair. Your persistence and ingenuity are unmatched. And your willingness to go so far above and beyond expectations speaks volumes of an impeccable work ethic, for example painstakingly repairing the headphone output when it’s likely a feature very seldom used.

The placement of that heat sink on this player is a terrible design choice. Would have been so much better to house it internally, away from physical damage and also provide a metal casing with ventilation slots.

Amazing video thank you, that was a pleasure to watch.

Peak 1980s styling, I love it

Truly a basket case, saved from the bin by the master!

I just love how you sometimes fall in a bucket of you know what and always come up smelling like a Rose... brilliant. Thank You!

Another great video - a truly unusual player in multiple respects, and your patient and methodical approach is informative and entertaining.