National Panasonic Rq-4050fd Boombox Vintage 1978 Radio Cassette Recorder
November 1, 2020 admin 0 Comments
Please stay safe and healthy – thank you! Up for sale vintage near mint National Panasonic (Matsushita) RQ-4050FD boombox radio cassette recorder. It is in good cosmetic condition with some cosmetic flaws (please note that in order to avoid additional damage I did not polish any Nickel-plated buttons and knobs)! It was extremely well build in Japan in 1979 with plastic case and lots of Nickel plating. Not common, desired by collectors model. It has 4 wide-range speakers. From what I understand line-in is for cassette recording only. It also has universal manually switching voltage (100-240VAC) power supply. Please note that this model’s transformer is connected to AC all the time regardless of power switch position – I guess electrical bills were not an issue 40 years ago! The boombox went over the museum-quality restoration: complete manual clean-up outside and inside, all belts replaced with new ones, lubrication. Volume and other regulators are a bit noisy. There is nothing I can do to regulators and switches in terms of complete elimination of noise. They have to be sprayed on a regular basis with DeoxIT Fader to keep them running. Even all original wire harnesses and original screws (not a single screw is wrong size, in the wrong place or missing) are kept the same exact way and in the same places as they were originally put in by Matsushita! I was able to verify tape playback/recording as well. Can run off 6 D-size batteries (not included) or external 9VDC power supply. Please note that the volume regulator is noisy and you have to turn it a few times back and forth to get a good sound. Also I’m not sure whether this one had an autostop function – it does not work just in case. Please note the item is over 40 years old and has all traces of use such as wear, scratches and dents especially on the plastic case. This one has small surface scratches, dents and nicks on the front and rear, scratches on the cassette door, as well as the clear dial cover plastic. Please note that both mechanical and electronic components have exceeded their expected life time and might fail at any moment. However due to the overall top built quality I’d expect the device to function well for at least another 50 years pending good care and proper storage. This model index FD had the best looking large nickel-plated buttons and knobs and nice square-printed scale, there were also very plain Japanese RQ-4050 and Mid-East RQ-4050LJ version with LW band. Included – boombox radio cassette recorder National Panasonic model RQ-4050FD s/n 9DCNA14198 and US power cord. It’s a mid-sized radio with 17x9x5 dimensions and it weights 11.5 Lbs (close to 15 lbs packed)! Once again – volume regulator is noisy and you have to turn it back and forth a few times to get a good sound. The item “NATIONAL PANASONIC RQ-4050FD BOOMBOX VINTAGE 1978 RADIO CASSETTE RECORDER” is in sale since Tuesday, May 26, 2020. This item is in the category “Consumer Electronics\Vintage Electronics\Vintage Audio & Video\Vintage Radios”. The seller is “talexeev” and is located in Ponte Vedra, Florida. This item can be shipped to United States.
- Brand: national panasonic
- Custom Bundle: No
- Modified Item: No
- Non-Domestic Product: No