I've own this stereo for couple years. It's been with me since 2003 (I remember because the day it was brought (gift to dad's working anniversary) I was playing Zelda Collector's Edition in my GameCube which is why I remember the year.
So, I decided to change the speakers from these:
to these:
Those gray speakers have been unused since they're part of a Sound Theatre for a MITSUI DVD Player from the year 2000... back when DVD players began to take over the world with DVD, VCD and MP3... good times.
Anyway... they've been unused since 2005? I think? Not sure when we stopped watching DVD's
🤔
So, they were stored in a cardboard box for years, and decided to use them because they're smaller and occupies less space in my "desktop".
Today I was doing something on the back of my desktop, and noticed that my Stereo was DUSTY AS FUCK. And then I thought that I've never tried to clean it before. I've cleaned CRT's before and I recently cleaned my Wii... so I thought to try to clean it in order to prolong it's working life. Dust can "clog" Capacitors and that's not good.
Also, I was more worried about the Fan on the back:
Trust me... it's there. You can notice it if you squint your eyes.
I grabbed my Screwdriver and I got super tempted to just take apart these screws on the picture above.
But it's usually not always that easy.
Sometimes I've found myself doing what my instincts tells me and most of the times, it ends up pretty bad.
So I decided to play safe and looked for a manual to disassemble my Stereo.
Found this: https://www.manualslib.com/manual/696995/Sony-Hcd-Gx750.html#manual
And my eyes where naturally guided towards the point #3.
I thought: A-ha! Gotcha!
I followed every fucking step to disassemble my Stereo in order to reach the fan. And I did!
2 hours later, I managed to reach the back of the Stereo, where the fan is located.
IT TURNS OUT I JUST HAD TO TAKE OUT THE SCREWS ON THE BACK TO REACH IT IN THE FIRST PLACE! GOD DAMN SHIT OF MANUAL!
LIKE... WHAT THE FUCK!?
WHY AM I PUNISHED GOR FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS WHEN INSTINCTS WERE TOTALLY RIGHT!?
GOD DAMN! WHY!?
And this is why this blog is called: "Random Shit that Happens"
AND THIS IS THE REASON WHY MEN NEVER READS MANUALS... NEVER!
Anyway...
Before:
After:
But I'm still mad, though.
So, I decided to change the speakers from these:
to these:
Those gray speakers have been unused since they're part of a Sound Theatre for a MITSUI DVD Player from the year 2000... back when DVD players began to take over the world with DVD, VCD and MP3... good times.
Anyway... they've been unused since 2005? I think? Not sure when we stopped watching DVD's
🤔So, they were stored in a cardboard box for years, and decided to use them because they're smaller and occupies less space in my "desktop".
Today I was doing something on the back of my desktop, and noticed that my Stereo was DUSTY AS FUCK. And then I thought that I've never tried to clean it before. I've cleaned CRT's before and I recently cleaned my Wii... so I thought to try to clean it in order to prolong it's working life. Dust can "clog" Capacitors and that's not good.
Also, I was more worried about the Fan on the back:
Trust me... it's there. You can notice it if you squint your eyes.
I grabbed my Screwdriver and I got super tempted to just take apart these screws on the picture above.
But it's usually not always that easy.
Sometimes I've found myself doing what my instincts tells me and most of the times, it ends up pretty bad.
So I decided to play safe and looked for a manual to disassemble my Stereo.
Found this: https://www.manualslib.com/manual/696995/Sony-Hcd-Gx750.html#manual
And my eyes where naturally guided towards the point #3.
I thought: A-ha! Gotcha!
I followed every fucking step to disassemble my Stereo in order to reach the fan. And I did!
2 hours later, I managed to reach the back of the Stereo, where the fan is located.
IT TURNS OUT I JUST HAD TO TAKE OUT THE SCREWS ON THE BACK TO REACH IT IN THE FIRST PLACE! GOD DAMN SHIT OF MANUAL!
LIKE... WHAT THE FUCK!?
WHY AM I PUNISHED GOR FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS WHEN INSTINCTS WERE TOTALLY RIGHT!?
GOD DAMN! WHY!?
And this is why this blog is called: "Random Shit that Happens"
AND THIS IS THE REASON WHY MEN NEVER READS MANUALS... NEVER!
Anyway...
Before:
After:
But I'm still mad, though.
