@Chen Bin - as always, there are other options but those are a bit more complicated: a) remove IC306 and fix defective via b) carefully...
@Chen Bin - that is easy, just use a 'bungee' to connect IC306(4) to the neatest GND. Short piece of isolated wire, I use 28AWG PTFE-coated...
I presume that you double-checked the continuity for all these black vias, they look affected by leaking SMDs: [ATTACH] Now, if what you...
No easy fixes then! Time to pull out its Service Manual and check what is out there. And No, digital volume cannot be fixed by DeoxIt - my bad!!...
Good job! You narrowed it down to somewhere between h/p amp and h/p jack. The ‘usual suspects’ for what you describe are oxidized h/p jack and...
@Marc2025 - the first thing to do is to check how it sounds through Line-Out. If still garbled then check the sound from Digital-Out this should...
of course you are meanwhile I am trying to figure out what USDT is. Zelle, PayPal, Venmo, WU... I use them all but this USDT looks like an...
@Sam Palermo - I am interested. This looks like a nice distraction from my main hobby of reviving Discmans! I will pay for packaging and...
you cannot beat free stuff, but $2 would be the next best thing, as in here: [ATTACH] I was looking for the prices on Linn Kan speakers: many...
Yes, I removed MPX filters (marked L and R on photos) and bridged the terminals (Yellow wires, last photo). RX-5150 does not have MPX filter as a...
how did I miss this discussion of my favorite Discman? Old Age... The first photo shows Elmer's Glue turned black because of getting Old, in this...
you reminded me of the photo I posted here at S2G ten years ago: [ATTACH] I had the same problem with this RX-5500 and had a lot of 'fun' trying...
I have a few D-10/D-100 Discmans as "organ donors" and can mail you this gear. No charge, shipping will be from Malibu, California
Here is the photo of a Good mainboard: [ATTACH] It does look like C109 got pushed-in and lifted the trace. If trace between C109 and R113...
Just for the record: Toshiba XR-9459 (aka XR-P22, also XR-9471) [ATTACH] Sounds different from D-Z555 but, to be fair, Surround effect in D-555...
Brilliant! :) And here is my favorite 'reality joke' about my-self: [ATTACH] :noway:
Once you remove SMD caps you will realize that all except four 47uF are bad also, take a look at this thread here:...
I see them often on Yahoo-Japan, I bought mine there. Unless polished (but how do you polish painted plastic!?!... so I just spray-painted with...
I do! :) [ATTACH] oops, I do not :( - while fixing this pink paperweight I hated Pink so much that re-sprayed it Clear Red, with Black bottom:...
Sony D-232
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