My first experience of discarding boomboxes...

- All 3 had issues, beyond my ability to fix: dead amps, cracking woofers, FM not working, etc.

- All 3 had given parts to keep others fully working: speakers, antennas, battery covers, handles, sliders, tape doors, etc.

Even so, it didn't feel right taking them to the dump.

A moments silence for a 3D2, a 3D50 & a MS-W600, who died so that others might live.

...I may have overdone it a bit with the emotion  

good that you saved a few --

but sadly --those 3 trashed boxes may have had 100 plus valuable parts

to save others -

however --most or none of us have the spare space to store parts boxes

for some vague and distant future needs

You guys  

That's the triple truth, Ruth...

...I may have overdone it a bit with the emotion            never  

Wonder where boombox heaven or hell is?

 The age old question...

Don't feel bad isolator, i have a donor box for two others waiting for transplants .

This thread would make a good "donor box" thread

Pioneer SK-21 Boombox Famous in a video somewhere

present day Complete still needs Function Switch Linkage and 'new' Speakers-removed!

donor - you pay shipping.

has battery back and antenna with tip

may have other issues - I have never powered this unit up ever - so I have No idea about it's working or not.

youve done the right thing isolator.do not feel guilty.they all must have carried donor cards in their battery compartments lol

Should have made a video smashing them with a golf club

Don't feel bad, Paul. It sounds like they were past it anyway, as even a collector of such items deemed them dump-worthy. They no doubt lasted longer than they would've done, had they been owned by a non-collector, someone who just wants a working radio. And as you highlighted, parts of them were saved to restore other ones. So it's all good.