Thinking of it, these screws did take some persuasion to remove, but not to the point of stripping. Be sure to use a JIS screwdriver btw. As for...
Can't see anything obvious in the video. Also, given the severity of the problem, don't think the cause is something subtle like lubrication or a...
I wouldn't jump on recapping, unless there is visible leakeage. To see that you need to remove the small preamp board and check on the bottom of...
Something is likely wrong at the FWD pinch roller/capstan interface. Speed is very slow at 1975Hz (assuming the reading is correct), something...
Having 1.5V is no problem, as a fully charged alkaline would have that. So no worries there. As a sidenote, you will need new clutch gear + reel...
For sure, even compared to the previous RQ-X generation (AR20), which had a clutch retainer prohlem (and it needed to be glued), this seems to...
Do you have a WFGUI screenshot of the W&F on both side to make an idea ?
Indeed these small capacitors are harder to find nowadays, as they're less used in new designs, but can still be found at big distributors. As...
It is the first walkman featuring Dolby noise reduction indeed, it appears on a Dolby brochure (A Chronology of Dolby Laboratories 1965 - 1998) -...
Indeed SX46 is an RQ-X mechanism (AR20). As for AR10, these being late models were designed for efficiency, hence the reduced roller pressure....
I would remove that battery terminal and clean it with a wire brush in a drill or with sandpaper. It's harder to clean it in place, while...
Same sound comes from both speaker and headphone jack ?
The spike and momentary return to normal suggests a poor electrical connection somewhere. Things to check are: REC/PB swtich (clean with contact...
Have the impression someone posted about this problem before, so I suggest searching on Google (works better than forum search). Given the...
Looking at the board, those traces can't be for the motor as they're too thin and also motor drive IC (IC601) is on the bottom board. It can be...
I think the capstan bearings should also be oiled, since it's a metal to metal contact, especially if the mechanism has been submerged in IPA (so...
Added this and the RX626 to the list, thanks for sharing ! HX head isn't always mentioned, likely because this head existed both in permalloy and...
CX-5 and CX-7 (both with and without radio) are identical as far as the mechanism goes. CX-R7 has the capstan motor on the opposite side, but by...
This SMD electrolytic can't be mounted on a side and vertically it would interfere with the mechanism. I would use something like this instead:...
It's not uncommon for leakeage to corrode traces on these models. Seen breaks at the contact between trace and capacitor pad, usually not visible...
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