The battery terminals were in a shocking state and I had to completely remove them and soak them in vinegar. That wasn't the only problem, as the sound still didn't work, even when hooked up to a battery. Looked at a couple of guides on Youtube etc, but they didn't go far enough. So, I took the whole sound box apart. The rubber band had come off the spindle, which was obviously the main problem. Managed to loop it back on, which was a little fiddly, hooked it up to the battery again, but no sound. It was clearly spinning, but was making a clicking noise and not selecting the different sounds. After much head scratching and fiddling around, I realised that I had the battery polarity the wrong way around. What a total dufus!


It's at this stage, that I want to express my sheer joy at this vehicle. It was so rewarding getting it completed and working again. The mini record player is absolute genius!

Anyone else have an irrational love of this fine toy?

*EDIT* Found the advert
