I'm afraid I cannot give you the advice you're seeking. I have only a handful of Panasonics in my collection and although I have repaired others,...
There are a couple of reasons, although things are getting better, but slowly. - One reason is people who have repaired a lot of walkmans (most...
I'm on the same page with you, but wanted to give some credit to someone that has put in the effort to design and produce such a gear in the first...
Volume potentiometers usually do need cleaning on older devices. I have seen many instances where in some positions, one channel would be...
@Raul I'm not sure, as in this case the plastic gear is glued onto a metal disc (as clutch is magnetic). The replacement part is expensive, but...
Many of the parts, including the heads will need to be custom-made parts to be of high quality. From my point of view, it is simple: if there is a...
I won't be so pessimistic in regard to the motor. What I tried to say was these are more likely to fail than other designs, not necessarily that...
It is true that 99% of the pre-recorded tapes are Dolby B or no Dolby (all newer/new ones except Red Manor Records are no Dolby). If one only...
Given the list is quite large as you can see, it is very important that when you buy such a device, you ask for what was done if you buy it...
Given how much interest there is in this particular walkman (after all it's the most feature rich walkman that exists out there), I decided to...
BUYER'S GUIDES 1. WM-DD series buyer's guide - https://stereo2go.com/forums/threads/sony-wm-dd-series-buyers-guide.7657/ 2. WM-D6/D6C buyer's...
Metal on metal scraping (I wouldn't call it grinding) can only come from the capstan bushing itslef, which is dry. If that's the case, the...
Can you make a recording of the sound ? Is it the capstan that is making the noise (like metal-on-metal scraping) or is it gear noise ?
You do need genuine ones. You also need to replace C607 (47uF@10V, a taller one will also fit) and C317 (220uF@10V). After this you will need to...
@Raul Very good points ! I will add some info as well to clarify some aspects: 1. About the desoldering, you should add some leaded solder to the...
It is indeed POM as well, but Marian's one is not a tight fit on the metal disc (there is just a tiny bit of play), while ebay one is press fit...
@tomtom87 I have similar experience regarding the 2 types of gear. The ebay one with design similar to original is a little better in regard to...
I would go for the ones in US. There seems to be about 3 sellers on ebay from US and only one sells per piece. I don't want to recommend one...
Yes, given the voltage at pin 6 is 5V instead of 2.2V. The fact that you are getting a sinewave at pin 3 does indicate the FG coil and FG...
@Steve Caldwell Parts from Marian are of very good quality, those are out of the question to be the source of the problem. In regard to the motor...
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