HISTORY:
Once again I am back at the ‘operating table’ and my patient today is the SANSUI D-M7 Cassette deck.

Another sad case of user abuse, the case top section was badly marked and in fact this rendered the machine pretty unsightly and unattractive to a new owner. I couldn’t locate a spare top section for this machine in my mountain of ‘bits & pieces’ and as the machine was working fine, I decided to pull out various ‘organs’ that I know from past experience others may need for their own machines.
I do like SANSUI gear although I am not so fond of the later equipment (this machine was produced in the early 1980’s) where considerable cost cutting was undertaken, mainly in the cosmetics such as the faux metal front panel (plastic coated with an Aluminium finish). Nice solid steel chassis though, except the top cover which bends (and marks) quite easily!
So here is one of the parts I have extracted from the ‘patient’ … R.I.P

SANSUI (JAPAN) – Single Cassette Deck (Spare Part)
Model: D-M7
PART: Eject button with rear Black plastic ‘finger’
Country of manufacture is also unknown, could be Japan OR Taiwan as these machines used a mixed source of components from those two countries.
Part numbers: SANSUI 07853800
The Black plastic ‘finger’ engages with the ‘Eject Dumper’ SANSUI part number 48 (09441500)

COSMETIC CONDITION:
USED
CLEAN
NO physical damage to the Chrome coated plastic button or the Black, wide ‘finger’ that sits behind the button.
ALL ‘Chrome-like’ surfaces on the button appear fine, yes some light rubbing but no marking or oxidisation has taken place

I have now packed this button assembly within a sealed clear plastic pack, ready to “open the door” on another D-M7