Panasonic RQ-X series ... typically available at decent price (I paid mine "untested" 10 EUR each), good rich sound, run on a single AA battery. I...
I'm sorry but I no longer have any Panasonic Walkman with such transport. I like all my units to be working and those walkman are unfixable, after...
@Emiel That is the clutch and on this transport it almost always fail: black plastic retainer ring cracks an the clutch falls apart. In my picture...
I honestly do not remember the motor had to change rotation direction to fully engage modes. In this type of transport, the motor always rotate in...
We miss tourists too, downtown is more deserted than usual while two years ago it was crammed with visitors from around the world. By the way...
You can manually engage all modes just by pushing the lever below the the solenoid and then hand turning the motor. Each push of the solenoid...
I had a discussion on the subject with an expert on Panasonic walkman and he says he never saw an RQ-X unit with a clutch ring broken in two...
here is the picture, it was taken from a private conversation, maybe that is why I could see it but others couldn't[ATTACH]
Today I finally decided to recap the WM-22; I already had all the needed caps (new Rubycon and Panasonic) so why not. But it actually did not...
I have a couple of Panasonic RQ-X20's I'm restoring to full functionalities; these walkman's are known to be quite reliable and just need just new...
No, it's not that difficult, I can take the board from any of these models: EX500 EX501 EX505 RX506. They are mostly the same walkman sold with...
Thanks, that's more or less the troubleshooting I was hoping to do, but all components are underneath the PCB and inaccessible when the walkman is...
If W&F is out of control, it might also be the DD control loop not operating correctly. Referring to the service manual, if you have an...
I have this nice walkman from early 2000's and it was working fine until some days ago: it now starts playing for a few seconds, then switch to...
When I first got the WM-22, I was planning a full recap, but after removing 6 caps and find they were all still perfectly in spec I gave up (the...
I was a bit disappointed to find out that when recording minidisc at highest bit rate using the SonicStage software, it is recording the disc at...
I posted my restoration attempts on the RQ-SX60 in another thread, anyway to sum-up: unit is in excellent cosmetic condition and it clearly...
It is an electrical noise, it is heard from the headphones only; not so loud to cover the music, but it can be clearly heard between songs. It...
I have a lovely red WM-22 in mint conditions and it is working mostly fine, but I can clearly hear a buzz coming from the motor (if I apply...
Recently I have been (unsuccessfully) working on a a Panasonic RQ-SX60 and while trying to make it run properly I have developed some thoughts on...
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