Assuming you are sure the oil did get past the seal and inside the bearing, give it some time and see what happens. Play a couple of cassettes and...
The Sharp JC-K99 has the same mechanism as Kenwood CP-E7. There is no belt specifically manufactured for any of these walkmans, as is the case...
The belt, in the vast majority of cases will look like in the video. Chances are there's also a green residue on the brass pulleys which will need...
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In regard to the motor, the design is similar to the one presented in this thread:...
@Matias I suggest creating a separate thread on the forum regarding your belts. This way more people will know about it.
EX60 and EX70 clearly no, see picture attached. Circled part is not the clutch, picture was marked for a different thread. And same applies to the...
Hello and welcome to the forum, John ! Always nice to see like-minded people joining the community.
Generally speaking, there are walkmans with 2 individual heads (like WM-EX999 - https://walkman.land/sony/WM-EX999), but it's not common at all....
I'm on the same page, all points of view presented have value and are valid. From one perspective, walkmans are a means to an end which is...
This thread covers a different method of removing the plastic slider on SONY WM-DD walkmans, which is significantly less risky than the one...
Production cost and how much money they may have lost on the model are not relevant for today's prices. Only thing that matters to some degree is...
Yes, that is correct. In regard to re-installing the back cover, this part is where you should pay the most attention to. Bend the brushes and...
The AF604 sounds about right. Given it's a recording, can't really assses the exact loudness, but the tonality and loudness seem to be more or...
The mechanism is very similar (possibly identical) to WM-55. To be noted belt in the first pictures looks too thick for this mechanism, it needs...
I assume the problem is the unit does not turn on. L4 is a transformer by the looks of it, being part of the DC-DC convertor. From my...
In regard to rusty capstans, I have seen that on a few walkmans, especialy the WM-700 series but these are not the only ones. If there are just...
Weighted RMS (WRMS) is the most typical measure for wow&flutter. This is the circled green value. Apart from this, WFGUI shows a peak value, which...
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