Thanks for your input. I need now to figure out an easy way to strip the tips of those 2 wires. All of my strippers are way too big.
I see that there are 2 wires not connected to the microphone. Anyone know where the black and yellow wire gets attached to on the microphone. See...
Are there any tips you can give me with stripping that thin microphone wire and solder it back on?
oh ok thanks!
Not sure I know how to check for that. I guess I need to somehow reattach that wire and hopefully it works and I get audio. Do you know of a way...
Does anyone know if the this wire (see pic) that broke loose from the microphone will prevent any audio from going to the headphones when a tape...
That’s it then. I screwed it up when putting the belts on. Thanks so much all. Really appreciate the expert advice.
Thank you! I’ll try to get this spring back on.
Thanks so much for the info. I’m not sure what I did to the player. It worked fine and then a minute later I couldn’t turn it off with the button....
Thanks so much!
So I replaced the two belts on my Sony TPS-L2 and got it running. My problem now is when I put the batteries in the player it starts running with...
I appreciate all the great advice! I ordered a set of belts on eBay. It ships from Japan. I hope it all goes ok with the install. I watched the...
Well ok. Glad I asked. I see the YouTube videos of people doing a restoration by painting their old Walkman
Curious, will doing a paint job on the cover with silver paint decrease the value?
Hey thanks. I think I can do it if I take my time.
So I went back to look at the motor again and clicked play but saw no movement. So I placed a small black dot with a sharpie on the motor shaft....
So I did a little more reading and some people use alcohol and then watch oil. I’m assuming I have to have the motor sitting upright and put the...
Much thanks!
Ok I will try that. Is there any type of lubricant I can use?
Do I use needle nose pliers or maybe take the motor out?
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