Sanyo Campanetta 7 Band Radio Repair AM FM SW Tuning Belts

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This is exactly why everyone expects that Shango can fix anything. I get the same reaction from my wife after successfully repairing stuff anyone else would simply toss into the nearest dumpster.

These are the kinds of radios that led me to a career as an electrical engineer. So cool, I’m reliving my childhood here, thank you!

It's a minor miracle that you've been able to find the belts

@shango066 Thank you so much again for fixing this radio for me! It will definitely be enjoyed. By the way, the reason the FM section was noisy is because the antenna wire was never reattached - I soldered it back on and it is much quieter now!

21:58 There are an average of 131 spiders per square meter around the globe. In ideal conditions, the density can reach up to 1000 spiders per square meter.

Sanyo made also a version for the US, branded as Craig, model 1306. I'm pretty sure I've seen other versions as well, but I can't remember the brands. Another observation: it looks to me like the new belts were 3-d printed, which is pretty cool. Finally, the day the video was published was apparently Sanyo day - I bought and fixed a 1979 Sanyo M9922LU boombox.

Nicely done. Owner will have lots of hours enjoying this nice classic radio.

That ebay belt looks like it's 3D printed with thermoplastic urethane (TPU). 49:10, "Anything, Anything" by Dramarama, great song, haven't heard it in probably a decade!

Interesting to learn this was made for the Italian market. I have the same radio in great condition like this one, in Canada. Very impressive to see two large ferrite bar antennas; I haven't opened the one I have, since it works well. I e-mailed you some photos of the top to show how the buttons should be labeled, in case the owner wants to recreate the labels. The Sanyo AC power cord has a very small plug and socket compared with with average 'boombox' power cord.

Love hearing shango say in every video that shortwave is dead, while tuning in 100s of shortwave staions and hams. lmao. never change shango

WOW, a Shango video Saturday A.M.! Now that's a treat! Thanks for posting and take care!

A very cool vintage radio well worth whatever price the owner ( wforkner) thinks should be made to get it up and working again. So after getting the belts Shango does the right thing and uses a set frequency to adjust the pointer to each tuner when putting on the new belts. Brilliant.

I guess you can say this radio was meant to be used. Let it sit and those belts will take memory and break. So I would "exercise" the tuners once a month parking in different positions on the dial to prevent "belt memory"

3D printing and the mechanical stuff is also not my favourite thing to do, but after some time, you realise it's the only way to become independent from sellers (charging lots of money for vintage or rare parts) and people doing mechanics (you gotta pay for those work hours and they are not cheap). This belt I guess would be TPE 3D printing or something like that. I learned to do repairs on cars and vintage radios came later after I got a 3D printer and other tooling. Learning to do CAD for 3D printing also came helpful in job searches, it's always nice to have some backup, just in case. Show off some skills in front of the people and they know you can get things done, you don't get any extra questions.

Paused at the 30:28 mark to comment. Thanks Shango for fixing this young man's radio for him, that's a nice piece and thanks for bringing some enjoyment to us on this Saturday afternoon.

Best channel on YouTube. I really enjoy your video's and i mean it when i say thanks. I've learned an incredible amount from you over the year's.

Shortwave still has plenty of life in it. You just need a good outdoor longwire antenna and a location away from RFI sources. An active loop like the MLA-30+ will work wonders too. In my California high desert location I routinely get plenty of shortwave broadcasts. Even the BBC and VOA in English. At night on the 19 meter band I can get the BBC, VOA and Radio New Zealand Int. loud and clear right next to each other on the dial. Almost like in the cold war days!

Love the Dead Kennedys reference. Your perseverance and skill shines through once again Shango!

Great repair. The sound quality is quite remarkable.