Have to agree some of the ones ive seen do like they could have been refined a bit more, but i guess hobbyists wanting to get something functional...
MDR-W5 - WM-7
My advice is try to get the hang of making gears after you get comfortable with modeling basic parts. Makes life a lot easier if you get making...
ya its up on walkman land, heres a link - https://walkman.land/document/184/Sony_WM-10_-_Service_Manualpdf
-assuming you tried previous stuff, cleaning gunk off ground and switches, plus cleaning aux jack + reflowing it just in case capacitors could be...
circled in red, clean the power activation switches, i used to wrap a toothpick in cotton from a t-tip to clean them easier without risk of...
i was gonna say pretty much the same thing. spinning the reel lessens the impact on C607 a little, and keeps it running steadily for long enough...
Also own a wm-7, its likely old lubrication on the servo motor section. Ive been meaning to service mine to rectify that issue too, some cleaning...
I mean shit, if that service guy didnt even do basic cleaning while offering service on vintage audio gear, id have some concerns lol. Gonna just...
aye im no expert electrical guy, no EE degrees here. looks like youre taking the current and just skipping some circuitry to mitigate the issue,...
its probably correct, if it wasnt, it probably wouldnt even partially work to begin with (plays normal at lower vol) caps can be replaced, you...
Half hazard guess id assume a failing capacitor(s) causing your audible issues here. Its about ~45 years old, caps fail, same happened with mine...
late response, but thats just held on with a c-clip. you can easily pop those suckers off with a flathead they are so much better to work with...
yeah honestly just about everything i get nowadays seems to break within a year or two. huge pain, stinking bluetooth earbuds stopped working...
there are no guides on doing it, but it seems pretty straightforward. sorta rushing my response since coursework, may have missed a thing or two...
Id suggest cleaning the speed pot, or cracking open the motor cover to check if any gunk got inside, ive had goop seep into those flat motors...
I didnt really intend to update this but ive gotten more messages about the other cover, so i decided id try finishing it. Slightly unusual...
damn, thats a little more corrosion damage than i expected. kudos on the repair, some very fine soldering you did there.
oh yeah i had a similar issue when reassembling mine, buttons got misaligned out of that plastic holder they were in or something like that so it...
Went through the manual and going over it, given you said its remote *and* button controls, i figure it must be the case grounding out something...
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