Sony DAT Walkman repair video

Discussion in 'Discmans, Minidisc, DCC and other players' started by Janus Cycle, May 7, 2018.

  1. Janus Cycle

    Janus Cycle New Member

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    I made a video showing the insides close up and fixing my Sony TCD-D3 DAT Walkman.


    I finally have my first DAT device and it's the model I always wanted since back in the day.
     
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    Boodokhan Well-Known Member

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    Great work. I enjoyed watching your video.
    Thanks for sharing this video
     
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    T-ster Moderator Staff Member S2G Supporter

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    Fantastic, i sat riveted and marvelled at the engineering in there. Glorious thanks for the vid.
     
    T-ster, May 8, 2018
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    stuck-in-time Well-Known Member

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    Been wanting one for a while, but the cassettes never come up for sale in my area...
     
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    Brilliant! I'm amazed you got it all back together again. I'd have have lost that tiny screw for sure!
     
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    Excellent video and now a fully working unit well done .
     
    Deliverance, May 15, 2018
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    I had a TCD-D3 in the 90's and spent a lot of money for several unsuccessful repairs. After a few hours of operation the «caution» appeared again on the display and blocked the device. I assume the technician was not educated enough to repair DAT Walkman (me neither).
    Finally, I gave the device away for free.
    By looking your video I am considering to buy this little pearl and to go back in the adventure of DAT again. Thanks for the motivation!
     
    Analogtape, May 17, 2018
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    Perhaps the hardest part was reassembling the position of all the gears in the rotary encoder cam gear which does the mechanical mode select. This was not obvious in the video because that was a bit of a fluke.
    The mechanisms in the D3 are assuredly delicate but a sight to behold and wonderful to own. If anyone does any DAT walkmam fixing then let me know, so I can share what I know and learn more from others.
     
    Janus Cycle, May 23, 2018
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