This Aiwa had some issues, one the battery door won't stay shut due to frame was bend on one corner, causing pressure on battery door plastic to crack. Had a spare parts one that was provided, to take battery door from. PCB needed recapping and transport rebuilt. Pulley were corroded and belt was no longer rubber. Also had to spary switches to clean contacts.

Had to replace motor due to bad bottom bearings,  notice it was bad when I try to check pulley before putting mainboard back and notice won't move smooth, tested and work like new at correct speed and sound great. Just to get the rest back togetheir

It now works great and sound pretty good.

outstanding as always my friend

One of my favourite walkamns, definitely worth the effort.

It came from another T500, but you can take from different models, even the non logic ones, from this time period, as they use the same motor.

This series of Aiwas are my favorite, as transport is good quailty and like the look of these, better then the newer ones. 

HI FRIEND: I have a AIWA-CS-J1 that needs belt and only one side volume channel comes in but it's pretty nice cond. ( BLUESTREAK3@VERIZON.NET)

BTW I am sorry I forgot to say what a nice job you did on the T500. COOPER

retrodos, great job as usual

I hate to revive this from the dead but i have a Japanese model HS-T08 and would love to ask how and where to go about sourcing parts for it. is Ebay my only option?