Azimuth can be messed up by tape curling at the pinch roller, apart from a misalignment of the head itself. In fact, the tape curling at the...
Ok, so in regard to the pinch roller, just leave it alone for now. The oxide marks as said may be either due to that small misalignment I think I...
What I don't understand is this: do you have play of the capstan inside the bushing or the bushing/FG coil assy is moving relative to the case ?...
I'm familiar with the DIY version in the YouTube video, that is in fact what I wanted to do myself before buying the one I have now. As you...
You shouldn't feel any difference as it's a basic spring setup, so the resistance will be the same in both directions. And yes that should be the...
In this case the best thing to do is get yourself one tape that you know for sure to be good and try that given how old are these tapes. About...
In the case of the WM-D3, that "tape path alignment" screw is for something else, specifically for adjusting the height of the erase head....
It's unfortunate there are still a lot of people that don't know or don't realise the DC in jack on this device is center negative, despite it's...
@Cassette2go Yes I do work on walkmans for other people, as @Emiel has already mentioned. Hope you will be able to finish the boombox repair...
Seen the video, it's exactly what I suspected. This is your problem, glad you have found it ! This is what needs to be solved and then I would...
Don't think the tapes are the problem given what you have stated, it just seems unlikely that 14 out of 15 are bad. About left channels...
Created this thread as I wanted to know opinions about new replacements of the BP-2EX battery which was used in a lot of SONY Discmans. Some time...
Ok, so let me know if I understood correctly: 1. there is one specific tape that plays bananced in FWD but ONLY when side B is upwards; 2. all...
No, I don't think it's the preamp either, listed that just because it's part of the signal chain. You have to investigate the tape path more in...
Indeed the roller seems mostly parallel to the capstan, there is a very slight misalignment, but it's small enough that I won't bother to adjust...
How have you established that ? Have you removed the door ? It's impossible to say without removing the door first. However I advice to be...
Just realised I misread your previous post and you stated the regulator was outputting 8.64V. Worth trying to replace the regulator anyway, I...
There is a difference because of the stereo potentiometer which adds a little bit of imbalance, but as we can see it's pretty low at just below...
You are reffering to IC802 ? That's a 5V voltage regulator, not a transistor. The fact you have 9.13V at the DC in jack but only 8.63V at the...
What I recommend doing before adjusting is take a measurement of the resistance between the cursor of the trimpot and one end. This way it can be...
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