I just picked up a PX347 and hoping to set it up as daily driver. I wish Aiwa were not so much of a pain to open up, I'm always finding soldered...
I didn't realise there was a capacitor tucked in the battery box until I caught a glimpse of blue when cleaning the visible contacts on a WM-101...
The pad in question does not have any via's on it. The one to the right of it certainly does just above it. [ATTACH] But sticking it up to the...
Thanks @Mister X I found one for the Wm-701c but it's slightly different motherboard....
Hi, I received a WM-R707 and starting taking the caps off all of which had leaked. I got a dreaded pad tearing up on the last one! damn it. This...
Ok - that was fiddly and & tricky to keep her playing with the motherboard peeled up, so I checked against all the legs on that side of the IC...
Hi @WheelyPanamax2 with all this lock down on the way I thought I'd get stuck into something productive over the winter! not wanting to spend a...
@Silver965 I just read up on basics re testing transistors and did a few checks using multimeter on the on the Q302 you highlighted previously:...
Thanks @Silver965 I appreciate your help, I do indeed have continuity between the 3 inductors L101, L201 & L301. and the foot 30 from IC301 has...
Thanks @Silver965 I was checking this post - https://fixyouraudio.com/instructions/capacitors/ and noticed they mention tantalum caps, the...
Thanks @Silver965 I've tried to identify the connection points - see image, but there are a few I can't find a hole in between the components you...
Thanks Jorge and mattb1979 I have a good multimeter on hand, I wonder if you could be kind enough to steer me in the right direction as I'm trying...
Thanks Mister X, I bought a chinesium KSGER T12 soldering station, as I'm on a budget. I'll watch those vids for sure. just waiting for some test...
So I just replaced the belt which had melted away on my EX49, and the next issue raised it's ugly head - horrible motor / whine coming through the...
Just joined after getting a little WM-20 and a broken WM-EX49, looking to learn soldering trying to fix this one to have as a regular use Walkman....
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