HISTORY:
Once again I am back at the 'operating table' and my patient today is the SANSUI D-M7 Cassette deck.
Another sad case of user abuse, the case top section was badly marked and in fact this rendered the machine pretty unsightly and unattractive to a new owner. I couldn't locate a spare top section for this machine in my mountain of 'bits & pieces' and as the machine was working fine, I decided to pull out various 'organs' that I know from past experience others may need for their own machines.
I do like SANSUI gear although I am not so fond of the later equipment (this machine was produced in the early 1980's) where considerable cost cutting was undertaken, mainly in the cosmetics such as the faux metal front panel (plastic coated with an Aluminium finish). Nice solid steel chassis though, except the top cover which bends (and marks) quite easily!
So here is one of the parts I have extracted from the 'patient' ... R.I.P
SANSUI (JAPAN) - Single Cassette Deck (Spare Part)
Model: D-M7
PART: Transport Control PCB - this board sits behind the front panel buttons on the right-hand side of the player. All switches are included (PCB mounted microswitches) and 3x coloured LED's - that's it, no active components on this board. Original flying leads which go off to the main board are also included
Part numbers:
PCB: SANSUI 1331
TESTING:
Fully operational immediately prior to "The Operation" today.
COSMETIC CONDITION:
USED
CLEAN
NO damage to any switch or the LED's nor the interconnect cabling & connectors.
I have now packed these components into a sealed clear plastic packet, ready to bring life to another D-M7 out there!
