There is a flea market close to where I live every Sunday morning, but cassettes are treated more or less like junk. I bought some pre-recorded...
The servo IC's for the DD line are Sony proprietary and there is no data sheet available. I only have the block schematics that is shown in the...
Feel free to ask, you will very soon ask something for which I do not know the answer :)
The disc drive mechanism is a great piece technology and back then it was truly amazing. It was a dead end because it was bulky, power hungry and...
The DD tape transport does not have a clutch for FFW and REW, the motor is in direct connection with the reels; when the tape ends both reels stop...
The FG is a simple coil which was designed in an era where there were no real concern for EMI (Electro Magnetic Interference): the coil easily...
The speed stability (W&F) with or without the quartz is basically the same as the limiting factor is the mechanical accuracy of the flywheel and...
Vapex are very cheap, I think they are worth a try; maybe you should get their charger to be sure they are correctly charged.
Some time ago I bought a Vapex on ebay (very cheap so worth a try) and it is no where near its specs. I have a NiCd recharger but I checked the...
Screw sizes are available in service manuals; I looked for WM-10/f10 service manuals but they are not available for free. If you happen to have...
There is one boxed pristine Wm-3 on sale from Australia for ~ 500 EUR...
I hate the Guardians of the Galaxy movie series, I will do anything I can to boycott them. I'm looking for a WM-3, the repackaging of the TSP-l2...
It depends on the model: the WM-DD use M1.4 x 3.5 and M1.4 x 2.5, the DDIII up to DD30 use only M1.4 x 2.5, the Dd33 uses M1.4 x 3, M1.4 x 2.2 and...
found it on discoGS actually (an auction on e-bay showed me the tape id YEKS-12)...
When I was a kid I was gifted a Sony WM-3 and I remember listening to the included demo tape at least a hundred times. I sold the wm-3 some 25...
Given current TSP-L2 prices (assuming someone is actually paying those money ...) I'm surprised there are no chinese rip-off floating off ebay and...
Honestly I hope you keep your current job in IT and keep all walkman's activities as a side occupation or a simple hobby. I know a guy in a...
I have a silver DD which was in similar condition: this player is the second oldest with the centre gear tape transport and the gear is usually...
A couple of months ago I bought a red Wm-22 from a former toy store in Spain: it is a new old stock with box and all accessories, the player is...
Not exactly a collection, just some walkman's I picked-up here and there just because I liked the way they looked or because I was curious of how...
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