WM-FX43 playing tapes at double speed

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  1. frankypanic

    frankypanic New Member

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    Hi, my name is Franky and I'm in a bit of a pickle.

    I am working on my first ever Walkman (the WM-FX43) and struggling more with this project than anything prior. Everything I play on it sounds like Alvin and the Chipmunks, and adjusting the speed pot doesn’t seem to make a noticeable difference. I’ll admit that I’ve mashed up the sensitive plastic with my screwdriver at this point (which is heartbreaking in its own way) but it DOES still turn. I found the exact belt replacement on fixyouraudio.com, routed it correctly, and I do not believe that this is belt-related.

    Is this thing cooked? I really want to get to the bottom of what’s going on!

    Thanks for your time.

    https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BtejyvozrLC5oMImDSMYosEKVsjgH1tg/view?usp=drivesdk
     

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