Hi All,

I recently bought a non-functioning Sharp VZ 3500 for £4.90 in the UK, as my first repair project.

I would firstly like to thank this site for all the information I have been able to gather. I have changed the entire turntable a needle drive belts and it is working fine.

I am now having difficulty finding out what size Pinch Roller I need to finish the tape deck, can anybody help?

Just the speakers to go. Thanks to “Gettoman” I have recently read some information needed to finish that job.

Alexis

Hey Alexis, welcome aboard! Congratulations on getting the VZ-3500 working again.

You can choose from a list of parts for the VZ-3500 at:

http://tigerdirect.partsearch.com/Model/Sharp/Sharp/VZ3500.aspx


Here's a link to download the service manual for a VZ-3000 (there shouldn't be too many drastic differences between the two models):

http://www.mediafire.com/?mbn3ulwwdml

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Alexis

Congratulations Alexis! It's a good looking set too. Be sure to post pics when you can. I think those are so Oh, and welcome aboard too

Thanks for the link, I have emailed them to see if they will ship to the UK.

Just had a look at the speakers and the foam is wrecked!!

I have pictures, will post soon.

Hey Alexis,welcome aboard. i have 3500 knocking around,if you like i can check the foam for you to see if they may be of use to you,yours for free,just pay the p&p,i'll have a look at the pinch roller too if you want.Let me know

Chancenelli,

Cheers! I would like very much. Are you sure you don't want something for them? No worries with the pinch roller, found one in the US, thanks all the same.

More than happy to pay P&P.

Alexis

Hey Alexis,they are just sitting in my lock up so would rather they went to good use,i'll sort them out today or tommorrow and pm you for your details.

Fatdog,

Thanks for the link to the service manual.

Alexis

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Originally posted by Alexis:
Fatdog,

Thanks for the link to the service manual.

Alexis

I like this guys avatar...

Hi isolator42,

Thanks it was my first Ghetto Blaster, when I was in my teens. Pick another one up about a year or so ago.

Alexis

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Thanks for the link to the service manual.

I´m fixing one up for my girlfriend and there is
one thing that has me abit confused on page 16,
Positional adjustment of rest position detector switch.
It says: "turn the drum so that its point B shown in fig. 16-2 is in the position shown in fig. 16-3.

As far as I can see fig 16-3 doesnt even have the drum in the illustration and shows the tonearm solenoid!!Typo? Or am I just dumb..
I´d guess they mean turn the drum so point B is in the position shown in 16-2...
If someone feels like checking and see if they understand I´d be thankfull!

Later