CS1 radio cassette - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

Karencalvert · 28th Nov 2019, 5:16 pm

hello
i am in possession of a CS1 Radio cassette ( for the the blind) TheTape.Radio button is missing and the aerial has snapped.Has anyone any advice to get this repaired Thank you

AC/HL · 28th Nov 2019, 6:11 pm

Hello Karen, and welcome.
Are you wanting help to attempt these repairs yourself, or would you like someone to do them for you?

Techman · 28th Nov 2019, 7:06 pm

Posting a picture of what you have and showing what's broken/missing is always helpful, but I'm guessing that it's the one shown in the link below:-
https://www.radiomuseum.org/r/clarke..._cs1_1318.html

My personal opinion for what it's worth is that parts for this machine will be unobtainable, so asking for this post to be moved into the 'repair services wanted' section will basically mean that it will die a death as members are NOT allowed to offer actual repair advice in this section. It looks from the picture in the link as though any sort of knob will replace the missing one, obviously it won't be the same colour and will depend on the type of spindle - picture required. An aerial from a scrap radio may be able to be found if you post pictures of what's left of the original.

As said, the choice is yours, ask for advice on fixing it yourself or basically forget it and look for something else that doesn't need repair - this is being realistic.

28th Nov 2019, 5:16 pm	#1
Karencalvert Retired Dormant Member Join Date: Nov 2019 Location: Manchester, UK. Posts: 1	CS1 radio cassette hello i am in possession of a CS1 Radio cassette ( for the the blind) TheTape.Radio button is missing and the aerial has snapped.Has anyone any advice to get this repaired Thank you

28th Nov 2019, 6:11 pm	#2
AC/HL Dekatron Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Heckmondwike, West Yorkshire, UK. Posts: 9,643	Re: CS1 radio cassette Hello Karen, and welcome. Are you wanting help to attempt these repairs yourself, or would you like someone to do them for you?

28th Nov 2019, 7:06 pm	#3
Techman Dekatron Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Lincolnshire, UK. Posts: 5,000	Re: CS1 radio cassette Posting a picture of what you have and showing what's broken/missing is always helpful, but I'm guessing that it's the one shown in the link below:- https://www.radiomuseum.org/r/clarke..._cs1_1318.html My personal opinion for what it's worth is that parts for this machine will be unobtainable, so asking for this post to be moved into the 'repair services wanted' section will basically mean that it will die a death as members are NOT allowed to offer actual repair advice in this section. It looks from the picture in the link as though any sort of knob will replace the missing one, obviously it won't be the same colour and will depend on the type of spindle - picture required. An aerial from a scrap radio may be able to be found if you post pictures of what's left of the original. As said, the choice is yours, ask for advice on fixing it yourself or basically forget it and look for something else that doesn't need repair - this is being realistic.