We had a thread on here, maybe in the Walkman Section for techs. Weltron Clairtone Braun also lives up there and has a ton of tape players, he...
If you mean Mongoloid autoreverser, the song is so good it has a Wikipedia Entry! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongoloid_(song) The bands kept...
It was closed! But not for long....I was out in the shop working and watching some old Burt Reynolds Movie that was a perfect period piece for...
Is that the BP-23 rechargeable battery that someone may have removed the batteries? It doesn't look like a normal battery holder but maybe you...
I don't remember seeing a fuse in a battery holder before, your photos wouldn't show for me. Here's the owner's manual if you haven't seen it....
I just watched this video for rust removal, it looks like Krud Kutter works the best, there may other brands over there. Can you tape together...
I pulled it all back apart, got the squeal back and slowly put the transport in a screw at a time. I think there might have been some shorting of...
Welcome to the wonderful world of portables. They made millions and a lot of people still have them stuffed back in closets and garages. I still...
After a lot of trial and error I got my CRS-4000 blasting again! What a great way to celebrate with a can of Miracle On Ice Golden Ale from our...
From my personal experience as a youngster I'd say yes, the first single was rarely the first song on the tape, usually two or three in. I loved...
The Sony Soundabout "Brick" Series, The WA-55, WA-100 and WA-33. The Sony M-80 Microcassette Player is also shown in ads for this series, all of...
Usually those best of's were bargain priced, how's the quality of the cassette/recording?
There are a lot of tape ads showing both video and compact cassette, I wonder if there was a bigger branding agenda going on.
I stay away from the PAUSE button, I think I heard it back in the 80's and it might be folklore, but their trouble unless your cueing a brand new...
It's hard to tell without photos but since it's two decks maybe you can see if a parts missing? Maybe a spring to pull up the pinch roller?...
Not normal, the better portables got the more they advertised how active you could be when you played them. I'd start with cleaning the controls...
I wish most of his threads were collected together and pinned, the guy had a great appreciation for portables and their history. His threads were...
I did a little more last night and may have fixed it, I pulled the cassette transport out again and carefully reassembled everything. It's...
Welcome, there's not many repair people left that like working on this older equipment, a lot of people ask but the go-to guys are down to a...
We love the players, please post photos, it might be a special unique unit, who knows some came in colors that only the factory people got. Post...
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