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16th Aug 2020, 5:56 pm | #1 |
Hexode
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Harwich, Essex, UK.
Posts: 429
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Ekco 350
This was an ebay purchase, i just liked it and thought why not.
I have since found out it is from 1978 and i assume one of the last PYE products using the ECKO name. It was made in Japan for Pye and it shows, its very well built and quite a heavy radio for its size. So when it arrived i gave it a try, radio worked fine just scratchy pots, but the cassette was another matter, belt had degraded but instead of black goo on the pulleys it had simply fallen off and made a mess in the bottom of the case. I had a big bag of replacement belts so it was trial and error to find the right size. A good wipe down of the case and a shot of servisol, has it sounding very good, the tape deck gives a good account of itself, its been sat here playing Elvis as it was his birthday today. Im very happy with the result
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16th Aug 2020, 8:30 pm | #2 |
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Re: Ekco 350
If I had that in 1978 (a teenager) I would be very chuffed. Ticks all the boxes for a radio fan.
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16th Aug 2020, 8:57 pm | #3 |
Hexode
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Harwich, Essex, UK.
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Re: Ekco 350
i was 9 in 1978 i had an AKai CT5 cassette radio, my dad has no idea what he did with it, probably had a clear out when i left home and tossed it, ive searched for one a long time, all ive found is the instruction manual, maybe one day i will find one, for now though im happy buying some off ebay and bringing them back to life.
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19th Aug 2020, 3:24 am | #4 |
Pentode
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Mission Viejo, California, USA
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Re: Ekco 350
Congratulations! That does look like something many of us would have wanted in 1978. I was in college then.
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