Hepburn Mk2 Opening for Repair

To open the Hepburn MkII, I first had to remove the front and back decorative panels which were stuck with glue. Warming it with a hair dryer usually softens the glue enough to remove the panel. Once these panels are off there are obvious looking screw wells, and I basically undid all the screws I could see. There were screws on both sides of the radio; hence I undid them all before I could gain access to the insides.

One of the nicer design aspects of this radio is that if after a decade or so you get tired of the look, then someone with arts and crafts skills could easily take the panels off and apply a new fabric with a different pattern. Alternatively, if guarantee was not an issue, then one could customise it with a new fabric to match the sofa and living room decor. To reapply the panels, I simply used a hot-melt glue gun and it was as good as new again.

There are screws that secure the front panel; hence I had to remove the front decorative cover as well.

The battery compartment remains attached to the back panel with plastic claws inside these slots. I decided not to undo them and left the compartment attached to the back panel.

After undoing all the screws that I could see, the side panels with the carry strap came off.

The two halves of the radio cannot be separated due to the speaker wires. Luckily, they were terminated with a socket and I undid them. There is one on each side of the power amplifier board.

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