In honor of my grandfather…finally restoring this
Hello! Well, after having this beauty hidden under my daughter’s bed for the past eight years, I am finally beginning the restoration process. From what I have learned online, this is a 1974 Sanyo. I know they are a dime a dozen. But, it belonged to my grandfather, so it is special to me.
My mom/uncle/cousins let me claim this after my grandmother passed almost ten years ago (we were going through the house she shared with my late grandfather). We were able to locate a large bag of balls and several fuses in original packaging. It hung on the wall of my grandparents’ den as long as I can remember. I do remember the lights functioning when I was very young (late 70s). At some point, however, the machine stopped working…most likely because no one could remember how to reset it (and we were still using dial-up internet).
I promised I would make it functional again…the time is now.
This forum has been so helpful. I had no idea that the machine worked on gravity and that a battery/electrical charge is not strictly necessary (see, I told you I’m a newbie).
I am currently focusing on cleaning everything on the front panel.
It’s amazing what a difference polishing the brass pins makes!!
I’ve attached some pictures of my progress thus far.
Many thanks for all of the sage advice I have learned by lurking to date.
Cheers!
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