Restoration of a Drum Machine used by a-ha - Prince - Vangelis | Retro Repair Guy Episode 24

The Retro Repair Guy performs a complete teardown and restoration of a Drum Machine that helped shape the 80s sound. The Yamaha RX5 is a model that was used by a-ha, Prince, Vangelis and more. For this restoration, I recapped the boards and cleaned it all up. This old drum machine is now ready to make some retro music.

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The twenty third episode of the Retro Repair Guy. A series aimed at retro and vintage electronic repair and restoration.

00:00 Snazzy Intro
00:15 Brief History of Drum Machines
03:06 Show Intro
06:03 Initial testing of the Yamaha RX5
07:00 Disassembly and teardown of the Drum Machine
10:55 Recapping and repair Part 1
12:45 Let's take a bath
15:19 Notes on the repair
17:02 Patience, paper towels and arthritis meds
18:38 Recapping and repair Part 2
24:02 Mod and explanation
26:09 Reassembling the drum machine
32:16 Before & After
34:21 Testing the restored Yamaha RX5
36:35 Wrap up

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