Hi, thanks for the question. I posted a tech question last night and managed, with help, to fix the problem. See -...
It's fixed. I removed the body (for the fifth time) and saw that one of the contact strips was displaced a little relative to the other. I bent...
Well, adding a piece of masking tape to the section of the tape that will contact the switches worked! The unit plays and the sound quality is...
it would only be useful as a diagnostic test
yes, the switches were cleaned (with IPA) before re-assembly. Nothing seemed to be damaged (bent, etc) so I'm at a loss to explain it. Was...
here's a video of the unit with a tape (not working) and when I operate the internal switches (working)....
everything has been cleaned, though the cassette housing was pretty clean. With a tape installed the play button does nothing at all - no sounds...
sure sorry folks... PX257 Front by Phil Langton posted Dec 19, 2022 at 7:49 PM PX257 Rear by Phil Langton posted Dec 19, 2022 at 7:49 PM PX257...
I've an old Aiwa PX257 that I used a lot years ago but have not used it in 20 years. of course it didn't work but I've just replaced the belt and...
I'm Phil and I've been attempting to fix my old Aiwa PX257 and need some help. Here' hoping
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