Sorry for the lack of clarity it has been difficult for me to understand what is going on. I believe the confusion is because throughout the...
It could be the roller that is the cause. It doesnt look too bad but one certainly is shinier visually I tested the walkman again after work....
I inspected both rollers and the reverse only looks slightly more glazed. I swapped the 2 pinch rollers around (without removing frame) to see if...
It not only the lader but seems to be from any position of the casssette on any side and of any tape even with ones im 100% certain shouldnt be...
Hi Valentin. I tested this walkman again today and the forward playback is working well, but the reverse is now struggling to pull the tape. It...
It varies constantly but slowly like every half second it might change 0.01%. Those +/-150hz jumps are gone thank god Also after cleaning and...
Yep as far as i can tell runs smooth no lateral play. Cant hear any pitch variation on motor or whining Stranging, after work tonight I tried the...
I spent some time on this this morning and if anything I seem to have made it worse. Now both FWD and REV playback have ±150hz or so pitch...
Thanks mate. True EMI from motor wouldn't be filtered if caps are gone. I'll update post when I have new progress
Appologies, in the last post I said it had a propietry plug but this one also has normal audio jack. Sorry I forgot. W&F Metre: The FW playback...
Yep turns by hand I tested continuity of both switch mechenisms and both good I eventually found the power fault. The trace from the power...
Thanks Valentin. I always learn a lot from you! This is very interesting. I currently have this walkman working but there is noticable w&f and...
Hi everybody. I currently trying to get a 1990 Sony walkman, WM-507, to playback tapes. When I connect either a 1.5V battery or a DC bench...
Well done. Yes those finner pins look like the main means of communication while the 4 large pins would be for higher current applications True,...
When you place the 2 boards on top of each other the pressure of the spring loaded pins on the pads creates a conductive path for the 2 boards to...
I just read the manual and found the part your refering to. Yep thats true so it seems like the variation between forward and reverse is all good...
Thanks. I'll order from Fix your audio! Today I recieved watch oil so i removed the forward capstan, cleaned bushings with ipa and lubed them....
The pinch rollers I ordered arrived and they have slightly smaller outter diameter. It causes the roller to bob up and down, annoying. I ordered a...
I replaced the roller and bracket with my other ex655. It seems to have made no difference. The forward and reverse playback is still about 100hz...
Hi Valentine. Today I run the walkman test cassette with 3.15khz tone on the walkman and run the wfgui_8_60.exe with input interface set to the...
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