How about on the motor itself? Many motors have a small covered hole on the back for an internal speed adjustment pot.
I think for completeness' sake the other model variants can be added? The WM-D6C and WM-D3 appear in some markets as TC-D6C and TC-D3 (I think the...
I guess I started considering myself a serious walkman collector when I scored my first landmark "must-have" unit, the TPS-L2, which I got rather...
I think the confusion is due to the way Sony labeled the same button differently in different models. It is labeled as such on the WM-3, but on...
When reparing walkmans with this mechanism, I always check the yellowish drive gear on the front side. They're usually almost completely frozen to...
For the older units at least, I tend to find that the absence of the word "stereo" on an easily noticeable place is usually good enough indication...
Yes, those are the symptoms of the idler needing replacement. To remove the capstan, you need to remove the washer ring from the front. The unit...
Indeed! I'll say the M-50 was the most unexpected, though. I've only seen this pop up for sale once in my country after several years of...
If you want to go a bit bigger, we can also include "micro boombox" units like the Sony WA-8000 MkII Aiwa HS-J11 Toshiba RT-CS1 (this one has a...
An example of an Aiwa that fits those requirements would be the HS-J315, though personally I'd prefer a more vintage unit I assume that you're...
The other belt should be for the counter. These also have rubber idler wheel to drive the spindles in play mode. If it's slipping, it needs to be...
Back with more rarities! It's been a rather good month with lots of good units found, these being the highlights: [ATTACH] The MZ-R3's not...
I have one that looks exactly the same, but with a different model number: The Sony WA-77 A quick google search for the WA-77 only returns these...
Looks like a decent attempt at imitating the National/Panasonic RF-5410, mixing in the grille of the RF-1150
I missed out on responding to both the surveys, but I too couldn't figure out which of has the higher W+F. And personally I found this one to be...
Interesting, I didn't know that the belt clip was a separately bought accessory for the DD as well. I thought it only came as a package with the...
A slight difference with the walkman DDs, this used a added a separate idler wheel between the motor & capstan flywheel. I don't think this type...
Very nice tutorial & photos! These will certainly help someone. When I tried disassembling my first one, it was rather scary since I don't know...
Not as popular or well known as the walkmans, but Sony did make at least one boombox with the Disc Drive transport, the Sony ZX-7. I don't know if...
They would mostly be ferric due to cost issues. There are some chrome ones, and those are usually labeled as such on the j-card and/or on the...
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