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
Ah ... one of the front panel buttons which so often become damaged by either over enthusiastic users or fail simply because this is one of the most pushed buttons on the machine ... missing or damaged buttons is such a common issue with any old domestic electronic equipment.
SANSUI (JAPAN) - Single Cassette Deck (Spare Part)
Model: D-M7
Material: plastic with a 'faux' Aluminium coating
PART: PLAY transport control button, located on the top row of the transport control section, far right hand side of the front panel - see the photograph provided of this button highlighted.
Not only a button, this has a small Green diffused plastic section so that the Green LED (not included) indicating Play is active can be seen on the front panel.
I am offering ONLY the button here, no mechanism or electronics
COSMETIC CONDITION:
USED
CLEAN
NO damage to the button 'fingers" of which there are four. No signs of stress or weakness at all.
Button front is clean and in 'not too bad' shape, meaning there is only very slight discolouration from wear to the metallic coating.
SPECIAL NOTE:
So often Japanese manufacturers produced these terrible front panel control systems where the buttons were all on one strip of moulded plastic ... SANSUI has made life a lot easier because each individual button can be easily removed from the front panel (take care with the 'fingers") This button and the others I am advertising are all quite easy to remove and replace.
I have now placed this button onto a 'bed' of styrofoam and then sealed within a clear plastic packet - nicely snug and safe!
