I tried these gears again and had mixed results. The forward direction had the exact same issue of slipping on the hex, but the reverse direction...
Interesting. I only thought the DC-DC converter was faulty because the values I was measuring didn't match the service manual, but that makes...
Thank you for the info! Unfortunately voltage doesn't seem to be going anywhere on the unit right now. I must have made a mistake when...
I see, thanks for the info! On any machine I replaced the pinch roller on I drove them upwards from the bottom, so it looks like I've been doing...
Ok! So I think the hard part of this machine is over. I managed to clean everything and get the belt on without breaking the flex cable. The nylon...
I will be curious how these hold up. Sorry to be a doubter, but I tried these on 3 separate machines, 2 VS-1s and an AS-1, all of which started...
So I'm currently working on a WM-55 which I plan on replacing the rollers in. Currently the A-side roller moves up and down freely on the plastic...
I have seen some disassembly of similar models on Youtube channel The Smoking Cap. He works on the f15 and f65 which share similar transports but...
Just picked up this unit, it was listed as "serviced" but I fully expected that to mean they just slapped whatever belt they had on it. Sadly I...
As a final update on this post, that was exactly the problem. On a Sanyo M-G55 the correct belt size is closer to 9.2 inches as opposed to the 8.6...
Thank you for the information! Are sparks at the commutator something that is always happening and the tighter belt was just producing more of it?...
I'm always a tinge jealous of folks who got into the hobby at that time. I picked up on (at least in my area) the tail end of it, so for the first...
After a bit more testing and thinking on it, I've come to the conclusion that the replacement belt I ordered from Turntableneedles is too tight. I...
Thank you!
Ignore that part it was just an insane coincidence. Coming back and testing it again after the player sat for an hour the orientation does not...
I see. I gave it a shot last night but unfortunately I ended up enlarging the shaft / flat side enough that the drive gear would not move smoothly...
An update to this I discovered this evening. The tick is still present on forward, but significantly quieter. Almost inaudible in the motor hum....
The other thing I forgot to mention is that the popping is dependent on volume. If the volume goes up so does the sound but when turned all the...
Recently been working on this unit, I actually have 2, one in pretty good exterior shape and one for parts that's pretty ugly outside. Both units...
Thanks for the welcome! It's even crazier how many of those units never made it over to the US. Browsing ebay for a long time and I almost...
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