Definition of "glorious moment of the week", with photo

Getting this puppy home

 

Now that's some serious kit...

I've just bought a nice pair of headphones which I'm quite happy about.

 

Another cassette deck

 

I bought a Sony TC-K7II cassette deck as a match to my Sony EL-7 Elcaset deck. This is an old deck which doesn't have many of the features of decks produced in the following decade, but it sure has got my attention, lately, on how nice the tape transport operates and the great playback of many of my pre-recorded and personalized mix tapes.



Nando.

 

Yes, Hugo, I do owe you a mix tape. It has been a year since I received yours. Perhaps, I could post a photo of your mix tape being played in one of my portables for this thread? I have a better understanding now of what you intend for this thread. Great idea!

Nando.

 

I think I'm getting the gist of this thread.

Right now, I'm very happy to be listening to my self-recorded Blondie cassette on my D6C with my new Audio Technica ATH-M50x headphones (sorry for horrible quality pic, it's my webcam...):

 

The sound quality is excellent but the bass is a bit weak, might have to buy an amplifier.

 

Another WM-D6 back from the dead.



I bought a box of parts of a D6 and D6C a couple of years ago. I soon realised that there was a complete D6 - in bits - in the box so started putting it back together. The CP602 module hadn't failed completely, but was showing signs that it might do so soon so I replaced the FET and NPN transistor which are the usual culprits. The picture shows the D6 on test with the CP602 attached using a test wiring harness. I'm running it from the bench power supply and listening through a pair of old computer speakers. The speed is now stable and it sounds good.
It had another problem in that it would play too fast on start up and then slow down to normal speed after about 10 to 15 seconds. This was due to a faulty capacitor C607 (0.15uF, 35V tantalum bead).
The mute module had failed so I've replaced it. I have yet to carry out the full alignment and test on this D6 so it may throw up a few more surprises yet but it's heading in the right direction.

The photo may qualify for "glorious moment" on two counts as it captures a rare moment in which the sun is shining here in Leicestershire. But it did rain about 10 minutes before I took the photo!

 

Ouch! 40º C is too hot for my liking. The "Lucifer" heatwave sounds very unpleasent. I hope you get some relief from the heat soon.

The Walkman I'm repairing is not a D6C but the earlier WM-D6, which was made between 1982 and 1984. A common problem with these is that the motor runs too fast due to failure of the servo circuit unit (CP602) - a potted surface mount module which is no longer available.
If the motor runs too fast on a D6C, the repair is easier as it usually involves replacing the CX20084 chip, which is still available.
The CP602 module on the D6 has a 20024 chip on it, which is no longer available but the problem is usually a FET and NPN transistor.
I have posted instructions on how to repair the CP602 on another forum but will post them on Stereo2go if asked to do so.

The D6C is similar to the D6 but Sony did make some changes such as adding a line in socket to the D6C. The D6 had a single input socket which could be switched between line and mic. I think they used a different head as well.
The D6 has two headphone sockets so you can listen with a friend. I don't think anybody ever did, so they fitted a single headphone socket on the D6C.

 

getting my replacment sony cd3000 since the 90's and getting 2 fully working m90's again sums it up for me