Good afternoon from wintry New Zealand, I have a Sanyo M4515 bought as a parts donor but which is so very nearly working. There's a series of videos on YouTube by Ms Mad Lemon showing how another (better) example was brought back to life, if you are interested. The auto stop problem she describes is exactly what I found - I've done a few Sanyo boxes and haven't encountered the same mech - and I removed the whole thing. Anyway, long story short, I need the Service Manual to track problems with FM and tape sound. One commenter on the YouTube videos offered a manual to Ms Mad Lemon and I've been in touch with him but he's lost the PDF. None of the usual sites has the manual. I found a paid version on NoDevice.com but despite dialog with their support team, the purchasing function doesn't work. Hope someone can help - thanks in advance! Nick
Sorry, I don't see anything over here. Neat box, never seen one, and you know I love the 70's models.
Thanks for looking, Mister X. Yes it's a tidy looking box - though mine is showing plenty of wear and tear. I seem to end up with more of this type of Sanyo (proper unitary boombox construction - i.e. non detachable speakers - and mostly non silver) , and Sharp TwinCams, than anything else. It may be a reflection of what came to this end of the world when the market was new.
I've been going through Pacific Islander Monthly for ads and they did heavy advertising for a ton of boomboxes in the islands around you. I figure the boombox must have been a cool invention for playing music through a tiny system. I bet a lot are still in use, sitting in the spot they were put in 50 years ago.
I imagine they meant a lot back in the day - evidence of travel and wealth and social prestige, providers of entertainment, magnets for social gatherings. A smartphone wouldn't have the gravitas! (and no-one was giving them away on a monthly plan). As to where they ended up - yup, minus the tapes and the dead mechs, the radios are probably still going.
