It is to be noted I used normal capacitors (polymer), not audio grade ones as those cannot be found in Europe in these small packages. Have used...
Thanks for all the info ! Now I realise given the brown tape and the lack of a TYPE II EQ hole near the recording tab means your is a TYPE I. The...
Thanks for the reply ! The one in the ebay link looks to be a TYPE I, if you zoom in the first picture it can be seen that the tape color is a...
I bought a set of 3 such cassettes locally along with 2 ferrochrom and a Cbox. The set was bought mostly for the 2 ferrochrom ones, but I was...
To put it simply, there's not a market for such walkmans anymore. It is a shame indeed, but the world was a different place back when these...
Yes it is. Most of the pads are labeled already, so let's take them one by one: M+ ---> motor positive it's the red wire M- ---> motor...
I do seem to have a couple, but most are with the mechanism. Have attached one with the PCB for reference, but it's from the component side and...
I'm not aware of an all-around test tape, most are dedicated to one or a couple of similar tasks: Dolby levels, azimuth, wow&flutter, crosstalk,...
This can be done to any linear supply which does not have a regulator (and most do not), because all these supplies will have a significantly...
Pre-recorded tapes encoded with Dolby C I think there are very few out there. And I wouldn't trust that they haven't degraded and will likely need...
The idea itself is nice, but there are some tell-tale signs it probably won't be manufactured (at least not at a reasonable cost): - given the...
Given the common problem with D-50s having burnt DC-DC converters I decided to do a mod on the power supply of my unit. As with the AC930A...
You need to bend the center gear arm as indicated in the tutorial until the gear slips no more. Alternatively, you can add a very small piece of...
Very good advice with the REW, EQ and Dolby buttons. Pressing the REW button is more important during disassembly as that's the point where it's...
About the latch, I have seen DD units on which the latch was a bit worn (both the pastic part and the hook on the door). If the latch has any...
The capacitor can be smaller if it has the same voltage rating or a voltage rating that's higher than the operating voltage. Bigger is an issue...
Yes, it is installed correctly. The spring I'm not sure you will find one that thin on ebay, it's a very fine wire diameter one. I don't know its...
The 550euros you paid I think is a decent price indeed ! As for units that are "fully working" and "sell" at a certain price regardless of...
Separately you're pretty much out of luck. While not impossible, it's more likely to find a spare board than such a switch. You will need either...
Given what you have discovered with the potentiometer, I would make sure that both channels of the pot are actually working before going anywhere...
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