Hi. Just bought a very nice Amstrad 8090 and there is a slight issue with the removable cassette player. It works ok with batteries when it's disconnected from the main unit, as soon as I connect it back onto the main unit it stops. Does the bottom cassette have any influence on the top? Thanks Phil
Looks like R pin supplies power to the removable Walkman, L pin takes care of the signal. Check that R pin has some voltage to it, also check if removable player works of the external power supply.
The portable stereo works a treat on batteries, as soon as I put it into place on the main unit, the voltage on the pin drops from 6v to around 1.5v. Any ideas??
If you know what the pins do you could Try putting an Ammeter in the supply feed to the postable stereo to see if the current drawn is excessive. try running the portable stereo through the external connector putting a load (e.g a torch bulb) on the output from the main unit A most boomboxes run off much higher supply voltages than 6V it is possible that there is a 6V regulator inside the box. This might have gone faulty.
All sorted, I now have 2 working cassettes. Problem now, are the motors, they're struggling . Can't seem to find either one, are there equivalents? This is for the main cassette and the removable personal cassette. Thanks.
