walkandtalk
Well-Known Member
I was at the electronics recycling center dropping off an UPS that got zapped (fine work, soldier!) during a recent electrical storm. I don't go often, but I always keep my eyes open.
This time, hmm.... flat panel LCDs (nope, have no idea how to fix), some old Sony DVD players (starting to get too many spares myself) lots and lots of old office equipment - and then - underneath a giant laser copier, a silver face.
Probably smashed, I'm thinking, but I can read Yamaha, and the glass is intact. Wood case, too. So I push the copier off, expecting to see the back half of the chassis caved in and splintered, but (there is a God!) not even a scratch!
It's all I can do to not raise it over my head and shout, but the recycling guys don't really like it when people pick through "their" stuff, so I walked quickly back to the car and put it in the back. Not untill I got home did I get to see exactly what I found.
A very clean and pretty Yamaha CR-420.
Not the most powerful (22 watts), but I am very pleased!
These are "as found". There's just a little dust on the case and inside, but not a scratch on the unit. Slight ding on a corner of the case, and some schmutz that will wipe off easy.
After turning it on, the lights for the tuner don't come on, but otherwise it works fine. Some scratchiness in the Vol. , but I'll give her a good cleaning tonight!
Yamaha CR-420 Owner's manual PDF
This time, hmm.... flat panel LCDs (nope, have no idea how to fix), some old Sony DVD players (starting to get too many spares myself) lots and lots of old office equipment - and then - underneath a giant laser copier, a silver face.
Probably smashed, I'm thinking, but I can read Yamaha, and the glass is intact. Wood case, too. So I push the copier off, expecting to see the back half of the chassis caved in and splintered, but (there is a God!) not even a scratch!
It's all I can do to not raise it over my head and shout, but the recycling guys don't really like it when people pick through "their" stuff, so I walked quickly back to the car and put it in the back. Not untill I got home did I get to see exactly what I found.
A very clean and pretty Yamaha CR-420.
Not the most powerful (22 watts), but I am very pleased!
These are "as found". There's just a little dust on the case and inside, but not a scratch on the unit. Slight ding on a corner of the case, and some schmutz that will wipe off easy.
After turning it on, the lights for the tuner don't come on, but otherwise it works fine. Some scratchiness in the Vol. , but I'll give her a good cleaning tonight!
Yamaha CR-420 Owner's manual PDF