@Silverera Please post some pictures with your chips.
Indeed DD series almost always need a very good potentiometer cleaning and in many cases one channel will go away in certain positions of the pot....
I have one of those TPII Reference Maxima, I won it at an auction together with a couple other BASFs at a very low price. Tony from...
Depending on what test frequency have you used, the problem can be different. Levels checks are usually done at a frequency of 315Hz, 330Hz or...
Hello and welcome to the forum ! The head bridge not retracting when you press stop is most likely caused by the fact you either did not install a...
Do you have a schematic or service manual for this AIWA CA W30 ? I attach a frequency analysis done in Audacity on the file you attached. It can...
I'm afraid I cannot give you the advice you're seeking. I have only a handful of Panasonics in my collection and although I have repaired others,...
There are a couple of reasons, although things are getting better, but slowly. - One reason is people who have repaired a lot of walkmans (most...
I'm on the same page with you, but wanted to give some credit to someone that has put in the effort to design and produce such a gear in the first...
Volume potentiometers usually do need cleaning on older devices. I have seen many instances where in some positions, one channel would be...
@Raul I'm not sure, as in this case the plastic gear is glued onto a metal disc (as clutch is magnetic). The replacement part is expensive, but...
Many of the parts, including the heads will need to be custom-made parts to be of high quality. From my point of view, it is simple: if there is a...
I won't be so pessimistic in regard to the motor. What I tried to say was these are more likely to fail than other designs, not necessarily that...
It is true that 99% of the pre-recorded tapes are Dolby B or no Dolby (all newer/new ones except Red Manor Records are no Dolby). If one only...
Given the list is quite large as you can see, it is very important that when you buy such a device, you ask for what was done if you buy it...
Given how much interest there is in this particular walkman (after all it's the most feature rich walkman that exists out there), I decided to...
BUYER'S GUIDES 1. WM-DD series buyer's guide - https://stereo2go.com/forums/threads/sony-wm-dd-series-buyers-guide.7657/ 2. WM-D6/D6C buyer's...
Metal on metal scraping (I wouldn't call it grinding) can only come from the capstan bushing itslef, which is dry. If that's the case, the...
Can you make a recording of the sound ? Is it the capstan that is making the noise (like metal-on-metal scraping) or is it gear noise ?
You do need genuine ones. You also need to replace C607 (47uF@10V, a taller one will also fit) and C317 (220uF@10V). After this you will need to...
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