Update: the next time I checked the speed (after 24hr) it measured much slower, ~2960 vs 3000 The Problem: I had adjusted one time, not cycling...
@MisterX: thats a great search string... in fact it seems like since a couple of sites have upgraded, their site search engines don't seem to work...
Day 3 Checked speed, still running 3005-3007, even warmed up, various parts of test tape. W/F still hovers .09-.10 Removed transformer to clean,...
Surprise Success! After I re-soldered and cleaned up the solders at the transformer yesterday evening, I thought I checked deck operations, and...
i resoldered terminals, had to help... rosin actually bubbled out from under some of the joints! then i measured voltages: two at one end (S1 &...
I went and looked, interesting... i measure 110v line to the transformer,but look at these solder points... I will check diagram and see what...
After doing some research on "best 3head decks" and "if not Nakamichi" and "easiest to maintain decks", i bought a JVC KD-V6. Supposedly from...
Ha, agreed, "suitcase" small record players... when I was a kid i remember riding with my teenage uncles to go get the Beatles first album... does...
thanks i somehow ended up in the wrong place, these old ads are all very cool and interesting... I like the explanation of "type A vs type B"...
Wow! very cool Ads!! No Idea how you found these! I went to that online mag site Mister X mentioned, and didn't see any ads... Thanks for sharing!
I always let Marian at the website determine what fits what, just email him... there is a lot of compatibility within Sony, Panasonic, etc, e.g....
I'll check for something like that! I'm familiar with this unit, I have EX-502, and there is a thread on...
Great fix! Did you happen to take before/after photos? so we can see what "bad" looked like, and what "fixed" looks like? I have other walkmans...
JVC KD-A5 speed adjustment for on-motor speed potentiometer: DANGER: safe method is to adjust power off then re-energize to test. Working inside...
Cassette Tab Repair simplified! Use small Side Cutter tool to snip off extended sides of tab: no additional effort needed! Below is everything...
For setting speed as well as measuring W/F, I play a calibration 3000hz tape (from either FixYourAudio or a NAK calibrated tape from ebay) plus i...
[ATTACH] Removed the bottom cover of the JVC deck (as well as top) to try to access motor speed adjustment hole, but no better angle. Not...
I really like that one!! long screwdriver end! But shows not available now from Amazon... I have this one coming, which has a shorter screwdriver...
A7 and A8 have speed adjustment on the motor board... A33 & A55 are like the A5, adjustment inside the motor. I am hoping someone has done this...
I've got a new to me KD-A5, and the deck works great, except the speed is high around 3060hz vs 3000hz test tape. The speed adjust on this deck,...
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