Hello and welcome to the forum, @Gonçalo Dumas ! I remember I read a lot on this forum before joining and making my first posts. I'm also...
Try to help the mechanism to engage by rotating the pulleys manually when the belt stretches. By the looks of it it's either the right hand...
I only see 2 screws in the back that are obvious. Are there more in the cassette comprtament ? If not, it is possible that the back cover it held...
It seems there aren't many pictures available with this unit, so I suggest to take some pictures of all sides, for reference. Probably there are...
No, with B+ I mean the positive terminal of the battery.
pin8 should be battery voltage. Collector of Q601 should be lower than battery voltage, because there is a resistor in between. From what you say...
Unfortunately there is no datasheet available for the CX183 servo IC. However, given that is was used only in this unit and the WM-3 (as far as I...
I was engaged in a discussion in another thread regarding a DD11 that has a different unrealted problem and I remember something that might be...
I have some updates regarding the WM-D3: 2 problems I discovered in a recently repaired unit and their respective solutions. RECORDING PROBLEM...
You can bet it's coming from the car's computer system. You did not mention it only happens inside your car, that would have been an important...
Given some members requested this information, I decided to do a dedicated thread on how to lubricate the capstan bearing. It's an operation that...
I know the topic is old, but wanted to share my thoughts regarding the TCD-D7/D8 and some aspects regarding the DAT format in general. DAT is a...
Welcome to the forum, @Tamas Gati ! That lever assembly is a known problem on DD walkmans unfortunately. Depending on how bad it is, the...
I have another reference measurement, this time on an AIWA HS-P303. The unit was cleaned, capstan bearings and table reels luricated, pinch...
There is a kit available on ebay that includes all the capacitors plus the belt. Through hole caps that have that small footprint are very hard to...
I have repaired both the P202 and the PC202 and can tell the only difference in regard to capacitors are the output decoupling ones: in the P202...
The 3.5mm jack plug is standard. The fact that when you retract the plug 2mm the sound comes to normal makes me think the problem is only on one...
Either one will work, but the 91% will evaporate much faster, due to the much lower water content. I personally prefer IPA (99.9%) as it dries...
The discoloration is oxide left from the tape. Put the unit in play and clean the pinch roller with a cotton swab immersed in alcohol until that...
I think by distorsion you mean wow&flutter (like the music sound a little wobbly). If that is the case, yes the pinch roller can certainly cause...
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