Hello everyone, and thanks in advance to anyone who can give me a hand I'm trying to fix this old Sony Walkman; I recently replaced the main drive belt, but I'm still having a problem with the autoreverse, which is behaving bizarrely. The sound quality isn't terrible, but it's certainly shaky (I'd give it a 5 out of 10). I'm attaching three photos and the results of a usage test where I highlight what the issue is. Pressing play with NO TAPE INSERTED Direction FWD Continuous play OFF WM keeps playing Pressing play with NO TAPE INSERTED Direction REV Continuous play OFF WM stops after 1 second Tests with the SIDE A of a new, pre-recorded tape inserted: Trying to play the beginning of SIDE A Direction FWD Continuous play OFF It plays the end of SIDE B Sound is slightly distorted (w&f) Trying to play the beginning of SIDE A Direction FWD Continuous play ON It plays the end of SIDE B Sound is slightly distorted (w&f) Trying to play the end of SIDE B Direction REV Continuous play OFF It plays the beginning of SIDE A Sound is slightly distorted (w&f) Trying to play the end of SIDE B Direction REV Continuous play ON It plays the beginning of SIDE A Sound is slightly distorted (w&f) Does anyone know what it might be?
Want to make sure I understood the problem correctly. The unit does not play FWD, only REV ? And W&F is high ? Does the unit switch FWD/REV by using the direction change switch ?
You might want to check direction switch S311....could be that this switch is not making good contact
