Oh – does anyone know where I can get replacement rubber pinch rollers for this model?
Hi guys. I was lucky to get a WM-7 for a great price in great condition. Serviced & repaired it today, pretty much just cleaning and replacing the...
I started collecting Walkmans rather recently. Like a year ago. I bought a Sony EX-59 here in Germany via Ebay Kleinanzeigen. It was 20€, shipping...
Aaahhh … how could I miss this? :D Congratulation Marian, I am so happy this whole project is a success! I just placed my order. So looking...
Hooray! Also hooray for the manual you are preparing – great idea! A am very much looking forward to repair all my DDs soon :)
Yes. Value is relative. But the price needs to be set to an amount that leaves a reasonable profit margin for Marian. The points are strong: the...
Hey mihokm. You are absolutely right – you put so much time ( = money) into it and you are not a mass-producer. Also you are very modest in...
I must say that a total price of 10€ per piece (without shipping) is a price I would pay without event thinking about it. I think many people...
Hey @Silverera If you carefully read the whole thread, you can see that @mihokm (Marian) solved the problem and found a factory to produce the...
Hooray! Looks great :) So grateful you put so much effort into this.
Yay! So much work … I am really grateful. Looking forward testing them myself :)
Hey Sean. Archivist – that sounds like a very interesting job! Today I attended a small panel at a conference where a German club showed off their...
Nice! What models are the two last Sonys (bottom row 2nd & 3rd)?
Thank you very much for your answer! I was thinking the service manual was referring more to initial assembly than servicing because it just...
Ah okay. Now I know what the 1. Setting part means. By connecting the two terminals, the little switch which detects weather a cassette is mounted...
Has anyone ever fixed a Sony WM-EX5 or WM-EX3 or similar models (like pretty much the whole »grove« series I guess)? A common problem with these...
Ah of course – now I see how you need wider screw heads. Wow – to see that new center gear in action is just awesome. So silent and smooth. Great...
Regarding the special screws … I had a very hard time to find tiny screws just by specs (length, diameter). So I had the idea to search screws for...
@bronco – haha yeah ;) The effects from demagnetising seem rather esoteric to me but maybe that's because the walkmans were in good condition...
Thanks. I know, I was really lucky to find these DDs. They are just so well built and designed. And easy to open and repair, even easy to solder....
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