If the spring looks like this little coil one, you’ll need to remove the rear cover to reinstall it. Hopefully the attachment tabs haven’t broken.
Check for a break in the PCB, particularly under the center pulley. I’ve had a couple of similar Walkmans (F41 & F43) with a crack there,...
Possibly the selector switches just need a cleaning. if you’re Stateside, I probably have mechanism parts you need. Have a pic of the missing...
I just added another player to the collection - a J360! Fresh belt installed and it had one SMD cap floating around loose inside. Replaced the...
I recently picked up this Aiwa HS-J350 off the Bay. I had one already, a parts unit with corrosion issues and a torn flex cable between the board...
I found some tiny drivers in a pair of Apple (possibly knockoff?) ear buds that fit in a set of MDR-W14s that sounded pretty good.
Sounds like you have a split gear. The large table gears are prone to splitting between two teeth, with the gap resulting in the clicking sound....
Thanks, I was hoping it might have it as I have an otherwise nice D6C with a chipmunk problem, and a corroded F5.
I know this is a year-old thread, but does anyone know if this chip might be found in aWM-F5? I understand that it shares much of the DD...
I recently picked up this gorgeous red Aiwa HS-J07 in an eBay lot. The front cover and trim were loose and needed regluing. The metal front trim...
Not exactly. I used one as a reference for the other. I’d thought I could rob the volume pot from the second one to use on the first, but it had...
I've had this player for awhile now, initially acquiring it in a lot I bought a few years back when I first got back into cassettes. Its...
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