Hello everybody I found an old Sony TC-55 and was wondering if anybody could give me some advice on fixing it. When using some crocodile clips I can get the speaker to turn on but as I don’t have a 4 battery case there's not enough power to turn the motor. The battery pack is corroded and need replacing or resoldering with a new fuse. Some products to use to repair metal tarnishing and damage and repair manual PDF or any advice to how to Replace the belt as I don't know how good they are in this machine. This would be my first cassette repair so yeah i'm a bit new to this. https://imgur.com/a/2K1V9Ad photos of the TC-55 Update found out it was a rechargeable Battery pack BP23
I just watched this video for rust removal, it looks like Krud Kutter works the best, there may other brands over there. Can you tape together four batteries and grab some connections upstream of the rust and corrosion?
The contacts on the TC-55 looks fine but the battery holder that has a blown fuse and I don’t know if not having something there would hurt the electronics inside.
I don't remember seeing a fuse in a battery holder before, your photos wouldn't show for me. Here's the owner's manual if you haven't seen it. http://www.joshuabarashphotography.com/productmanuals/Sony TC-55 Cassette-corder.pdf
Is that the BP-23 rechargeable battery that someone may have removed the batteries? It doesn't look like a normal battery holder but maybe you could rig it up to work.
yeah some took them out. i don't have the tech electrical know how to jerry rig one up. but it fits AA battery just dose not have the metal springs for the negative or wiring to connect the back 2 battery to the front.
You could perhaps get some other units with the same battery holder/pack. They are used in many Sony models. Most common being the TCS-310, I think. You could also get the TCS-300 or the TCM-121. These you could probably get for a cheaper price than the TC-55. And since it's a removeable holder, you'll be able to use it for both units, i.e. you're not buying a unit just for parts.
That's not a fuse, that's a resister, you can buy those very cheap online and replace it. That may help. But I do agree with Mister X, it looks like that has been rigged in. Possibly because the converter inside the player has gone bad. I do repair all vintage electronics if you need any further assistance.
