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  1. Radio Head Unit - Cassette Belt Replacement

    Introduction
    Beside ageing capacitors, the NSX's Radio Head Unit suffers from another well known issue in the world of cassette drives: Lengthened capstan drive belts. Typical life time of the belt is estimated to be around 20 years but might vary based on storage conditions and usage.

    Diagnostic
    First indications of a failing belt are functions related to reverse operation acting strangely. Typical observations are auto-reversing instead of rewinding when using skip track, ...
  2. Radio Head Unit - Capacitor Replacement

    Introduction
    The Radio Head Unit of the NSX suffers from ageing capacitors the same way as many other ECUs in the vehicle. Similar to others it takes about 30 years to manifest itself but high temperature and humidity can cause issues to appear much earlier.
    Units that have not been taken care of can become damaged beyond repair and a capacitor replacement should be performed as a precautionary measure even if no problems have been observed yet.

    Diagnostic
    As leakage ...

    Updated 26-02-2022 at 03:48 PM by Heineken

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