Update: Got the capacitor today. Fitted it in alongside a lubrication of the laser assembly. Up and running and works like a charm. I'll link the...
The DR-S100 headphones supplied with the Walkman Boodo Khan are a portable derivative of the DR-S3/5/& 7 produce from the late 70's to early 80's....
Thank you both, bought the 33uf cap, made sure it would fit in the space. I'm curious @Jorge what is special about the KSS-220A laser to justify...
Just removed a leaking surface mount capacitor from a Discman D-34 and as you can see in the photo, it reads what I'm guessing is 4V 33uf. The...
For me at least, I'm saddened to see the iPod go. Im not as old as a number of you guys here so I grew up around the iPod. Though I had a cd...
I supposed it wouldnt hurt to try so i’ll see what happens, thanks for the tip!
Thank you! @Valentin and no @Mister X I have not, however unfortunately the remnants have almost zero semblance to rubber or any pliable material....
Simple as that, ton of hardened remnants of a belt on a capstan flywheel im working on which won't come off with any cleaning solution and...
Bingo! I had my lamp shining into the cassette bay wondering how the thing just started working again and then saw this message. I've been...
Just got an sony FX6C which was in working order, upon arrival it plays for a couple seconds then immediately stops. FF, REW, Play, and Record are...
If only the the little thing could play/record on that MA-XG! Not that the recorder would be able to take advantage of such a tape anyways lol....
No i believe the TCM-12 came out much later as a derivative of the Walkman WM-22 ->https://walkmancentral.com/products/tcm-12 the TCM-12 was mono...
Picked up a Sony Secutive BM-12 from 1978 with its original box and accessories. There are not a ton of HD pictures of this thing out there, so I...
My serial is 1073399 and it has its original center larger center gear. Was originally sold in Hong Kong I believe, so I can second that serial...
Before I begin on this explanation I'll apologize for the lack of photos :worship: However I while return in a bit once I find the time to take...
It certainly looks as though it's a common problem. Interesting that we haven't really heard about this all that much before, considering our...
Very good of you to put out there, this was the same problem I had with my WM-2 a little while back which I fixed by swapping the roller bracket....
@Valentin, here are some photos with some comments which will be useful for the repair and just general knowledge: Also see R1/R2, these photos...
It is very quiet. Without a tape inside you can barely hear it, with a tape inside, the sound of the tape completely drowns out the minimal noise...
Thats very interesting @Valentin as that would certainly explain the speed variations. Though for however much load the auto stop mech puts on the...
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