There is a kit available on ebay that includes all the capacitors plus the belt. Through hole caps that have that small footprint are very hard to...
I have repaired both the P202 and the PC202 and can tell the only difference in regard to capacitors are the output decoupling ones: in the P202...
The 3.5mm jack plug is standard. The fact that when you retract the plug 2mm the sound comes to normal makes me think the problem is only on one...
Either one will work, but the 91% will evaporate much faster, due to the much lower water content. I personally prefer IPA (99.9%) as it dries...
The discoloration is oxide left from the tape. Put the unit in play and clean the pinch roller with a cotton swab immersed in alcohol until that...
I think by distorsion you mean wow&flutter (like the music sound a little wobbly). If that is the case, yes the pinch roller can certainly cause...
There are a couple of things I would check before drawing any conclusions. 1. Has the unit been powered with reverse polarity or higher voltage...
It is extremely frustrating to have such an experience, @Archerg ! From my experience I can tell you the following: generic electronics repair...
I'm glad to be on the Dark Side of the Digital, @Jorge ! Portable CD players like these are not made anymore... I'm impressed how good this player...
For a novice it is a risk of losing those small cut-washers when taking gears out, as they tend to fly out if you do not keep a finger over or put...
This is cool, I haven't seen one of these before. According to wikipedia, it uses helical scan like DAT and it appeared around 1992. Probably SONY...
@CDV While I agree not to trust a seller and be circumspect, putting all sellers in the same bin is something I do not agree with. "untested" -...
No, I did not repair any 555. But @Jorge certainly has, so he can answer your questions. Creating a separate thread regarding that question is not...
I recently bought a cheap SONY D-250 Discman on an auction site, which was described as faulty laser. Given @Jorge told me about the common...
I do agree with you, it's not just ebay. Some people will tell you anything in order to sell, that's perfectly true. But the point I was trying to...
The point I was trying to make is a little different: there is a category of people who want to buy these things for collection and want them to...
I wanted to raise some awareness regarding this type of sellers exactly because I am convinced that part of the rising prices on new old stock...
Hi Ian, I suppose you are talking about that green cam gear that's broken. It's unfortunate, because the only place you are going to find that...
This one looks really cool ! I remember seeing one or two like these on ebay, but at the time did not know it was made in Japan. I recently...
The cassettes look great as a 70s reference, but I wonder in how good of a condition is the tape. Especially given most that can be found are...
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