An amusing and lively write up there Retro Museum! :thumbsup:
259 Dutch gouldens in 1984 to US dollars in 1984 would be what? I'll take a Vendomatic PCS-100 in dark grey please :wink2
Thanks for the warning. I have been debating whether to get a few of these gumsticks for my old MZ-R900 MD players for about... a year now...
These problems are difficult without testing equipment to systematically test down the signal chain. Cases and examples of tough issues to solve...
Big project with a high "hassle factor"... good job! That handle rebuild looks great.:thumbsup: I wonder why the distortion persists?
It was one of these two, Q203 or Q303, that in my specific case, was the source of the left channel audio problem. They are both 2SC633A...
Dead on left channel or intermittent? I had intermittent audio on left channel on tape also. As time passed it manifested on radio also. I could...
ID'ing box from the frames was a feat :thumbsup:
Platter has to be carefully lifted off, gentle prying, with 2 blunt metal tools or screwdrivers. One smooth swift twisting action of each driver...
OK great. When I first replaced this belt I did not get the tension / pressure correct on that bracket pushing down on the flywheel. Too much...
New motors are about $2 on ebay.
I don't have the full image collection here on this computer to show. Will try to get extra pics up for you Monday. Basically, you have to take...
As I said above: "...Tricky deck to work on. Took many hours to even reach the belt the first time, agonizingly slow process, with service...
The closest motor is Mabuchi RF-410CA and it is sold on e-bay. The shaft is not the same length as the original motor. So the D-303 CD platter is...
Even the new replacement motors I got were loud sounding and "dry" right out of the bubble wrap. At least the new motors had a pinhole oil port on...
Yeah just the look of these things is still futuristic and almost chilling. A distillation of what cool space-age-spine-tingling-awesome was meant...
One has to start somewhere. Velentin and Emiel are the Walkman masters with these sort of models and will advise.
That's great. I like reading about thorough restorations like this :nodding:
The belt is extremely loose and needs replacing. Yes really. The proper replacement from fixyouraudio, or on their ebay store, is $5.80 + shipping...
That's some great specific-case help :thumbsup:
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