@Valentin, I have now had some time to dig deeper into the mech and have opened a new troubleshooting thread here:...
I am troubleshooting an AIWA alpha-2 walkman mechanism that doesn't want to autoreverse. The mechanism works perfectly fine in forward. Upon...
Many thanks, Valentin! It will take some time before I find the chance to open up the mechanism. I have yet to examine its functionality without...
I had thought of that before and done this now, but sadly to now avail. I'm not even very surprised as the switch board seems to be a tightly...
Also, the volume control is not digital here - it's analogue. There is a control wheel under the remote control. The +/- keys are used only for...
So, I eventually had some time to dig into this again. I cleaned the headphone jack, the head flex connector to the board, the headphone amp, and...
So, I gave this a try, but didn't succeed. I have a 4-pole jack, thus 4 points to solder to. I had initially soldered each wire to its own pole. I...
Thanks a lot, @Silver965. That looks interesting: I will have to have a look at the way I did it and will report back soon. I have been using the...
I am trying to wire up a Walkman remote with fixed headphones to a new 3,5mm socket so I can use my own phones. I cut off the old phones and...
Here you go: [ATTACH]
I would assume this central switch gets engaged when in play mode and pulls up the head assembly. [ATTACH][ATTACH]
I can see a "ff/rev switch" and a switch referring to what seems to be the "head up" position (raising the head block). Did you mean that one?
Well, the issue disappeared right after adjusting the motor speed. That could still be coincidence, of course. I did some further testing and the...
Thanks, Valentin. You were right – well, sort of, and at least in part. :nwink: The (main) issue was motor speed. I had heard that the motor ran...
I have just completed a full recap of an (mint) AIWA HS-PL 55. The board was in good shape; there were no major issues. After about a dozen kicks...
If I can buy in bulk, I buy from Mouser. Mouser is uneconomical for smaller quantities, though. Then I order from Conrad Elektronik. They have...
Thanks! I found the image insertion function extremely unintuitive. It always asks me for URLs. I'll give it a try the way you say. I'll also...
I finally got around to doing the repair tutorial. Sorry that it took so long. You may find it here:...
By popular request, I am posting a repair tutorial for the aforementioned Sony walkman from 1989. If you have worked on a WM-701c before, you...
Construction-wise the F707 is entirely different beast than the F701C, I am afraid. I have worked on both and the F707 is *much* easier to work on...
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