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@@auguststar77 Thanks mate! There definitely will be more :) Cheers

@@AvidRetro agree, this one not even play very nice, but it also have very nice design. Cheers mate!

@@AvidRetro Hi mate! Thank you! I strongly suggest to use mouser or digikey for searching right dimensions capacitors. I use these sources :) Cheers

Hi mate! Dont buy them from aliexpress- i have done already video about how bad they are. I suggest to use 4v or even 6,3v capacitors instead of 2v. To get as best possible fit please use mouser or digikey and search them there by capacity and dimensions. Cheers

@LT.tapeheads.service OK, thank you very much. You help a lot of people with your videos. Best regards.

No problem! Thank you 🙏 i hope that those videos are helpful, because from my experience every repair is always different in some or other way and i show only those issues that i find 🙂 Cheers!

Thank you! 🙏 Cheers

Hi Probably yes, but since this brand devices are very cheap it will not be practical to repair it. Cheers

Thank you! 🙏 Cheers

Hi, if you have used right capacitors and done very good cleaning of pcb, set correct azimuth and other things, then you have to get very natural analog sound from it. I must say that everyone have their own opinion about sound and what they are hearing :) compared to all other models imo it is the best sounding device :) Cheers

Thank you mate for your support and for your very nice comments! Cheers

😅 what can i say mate, they have good taste to portables 😊

Thank you mate! 😊 Cheers

As always thank you for your support mate! This one was a bit challenging, but in the end everything was fine with it, i hope customer will love to get his device back from “grave”. Cheers mate!

Thank you mate! I hope everyone will be more aware. Cheers!

Thank you! 🙏 Cheers

Thanks! 🙏 well i would use callipers and would search motor that have very close dimensions to original one and also the same spacing between those threads for screws. From my experience i can tell you that 99 % those motors can be repaired. Cheers!

Thank you 🙏 sometimes i think i must help and this customer was very kind, also told me history how he got this device and how special it is for him - at that moment i said for myself that i just must help him :) Cheers!

Thank you! And i thought it is already very quiet :) Cheers

Thank you! 🙏 have a good weekend too! Cheers

Hi 👋 I suggest to check electronic part of tape counter. You have to use service manual for this. Cheers

@LT.tapeheads.service Thank you very much!

This was prior attempt of person that have tried to service this deck for the first time 🙃

⁠I see. I won’t be too hard on him then - I made plenty of mistakes too when I was starting out. Still do.

@Oklawolf I was not mad at him too. i am sure in any case he learned something new about those tapetransports - for me it was challenging repair, but i like those decks a lot and also that history of how customer got this device in early 90s… :) I hope he will be very happy using his deck again :)

100 % he will do that… Cheers

Thank you! 🙏 what is worst that maybe device was not so damaged before seller shipped it… otherwise i now recommend to everyone that (even devices for parts and repair) would ask seller to test device with batteries, because in this scenario shipping fees would be saved- means less CO2. Cheers

Yeah mate, i have not included full unboxing in video, just because you know - lots of bad words were going out of me… it was nice device, but it was not packed carefully and of course all those lies… thank you for your kindness! Cheers

And thank you for your support over on my channel - not everyone is as nice as you are. eBay is pretty good about refunds if they recognize you got scammed. I'm sure they'll help you get your money back.

@ No problem mate, i like your videos and see your progress in getting more and more experience in repairing all of those devices. Cheers!

I got return shipping label, so maybe i will get back my money… i hope… 🤞 cheers

Hi, i can repair, but probably price won’t be practical. Cheers

Thank you! 🙏 i really appreciate that! Cheers

What do you mean exactly? Cheers

@LT.tapeheads.service hi there, I just saw that you already listed the description of the capacitors you used in the repair. Thank you for that🤝

I have a another question though. According to the color of the capacitors you used, it seems you used some polymer ones instead of electrolyte ones? I always assumed the polymer ones would lead to higher energy consumption in stand by mode?

@@christailor9096i use them only where very small space you have and need more capacity than standard electrolytic ones can provide and better esr. Also if you notice i use them mostly in audio path, not in psu :) i can confirm that devices doesn’t get power hungry because of them ;) Cheers

Thank you for the great explanation 👍

Thank you, i really appreciate that! 🙏 regarding your j505 there is video e0022 that can a bit be helpful. Cheers!

Thank you! 🙏 i have checked my sources and didn’t find service manual for your mentioned device too. You can also ask for service manual in stereo2go forum, maybe someone have… Cheers!

As i said earlier in other video, i have tried that already and in my case sound was not as good as with electrolyte capacitors, this must be related to different frequency characteristics that tantalums have. There are some videos of tantalums vs electrolyte capacitors where measurements are done in different frequencies. Cheers!

Totally agree, this device unlike n10 or some others have mini usb port and easy findable gumstick battery, than some proprietary usb cable or hard to find lithium battery. If i remember correctly that thing should be under display menu options. Cheers!

@@paolozanellati2120 Hi, its very hard to to tell you where to start checking… I suggest to get service manual and check if logic ic is giving some voltage into motor ON pin. Also check all your soldering on that flex wire that goes into motor/tape transport, then check flex cable itself if you have not damaged it and so on and so forth… we will not fix devices like that, because for example if you get check engine light on your car this can mean lots of things, there we have the same :) Cheers!

@@LT.tapeheads.service Hi, I've checked solders and cable and they're ok. About logic outputs it's a bit tricky because the motor controller chip are on the opposite side of what is visible once the board is mounted. It must be fit because there's an optical tx-rx that checks if the tape is running, if i unmount the board the play is very short. Also, there's no solenoid noise and i remember it was... I have to say that the leak was very close to the transistor that drives the solenoid. Solenoid resistance is ok (50ohms) and cables too... I was able to get the manual though, but there's very little troubleshooting tips...

@@paolozanellati2120i was talking about logic ic not motor ic that is near motor. I would check double transistor package that is connected to logic ic “motor on” pin and will monitor motor flex cable “motor on/off” pin. In any way i don’t think that comments will be helpful since there can be too much issues that could cause issue. Cheers!

That was not very nice experience as i remember…

Thank you! 🙏 well that chip change is super simple thats why i didn’t make video about it :) next time definitely will as i see interest :) Cheers!

@ do you know what chip or where to get one? I need to fix mine as I did reverse polarity in a rush to power the unit.

@@radiospank​​⁠i use only original sony chips, this time i took it from dd11 since it have the same chip. There are optionsz in ebay, but i think all of them are fake and will not work or will not last long. Cheers

@ ugh yea heard that advice, problem is buying a used for parts Walkman is as much as what I paid. Also when they list for parts how do I know the chip isn’t damaged

@ yes its not that easy, but possible to get one from cheap damaged sony substitute… you can always ask seller, but there is always risk that you may have to take or not :)

Hi, i have tried tantalum capacitors, but their frequency characteristics are a bit different from electrolytic ones, because of this tantalums add some their “taste” to outputs - i am not a fan of that sound, thats why i use electrolytic capacitors. Cheers!

Hi mate! Thanks for your support and also for such a nice feedback! As i said in one facebook group about walkmans and was banned because of that and because i provided these videos - fixing devices is a learning process, we don’t have to be afraid to fail, because in the end we will finally succeed. Thank you mate! Cheers!

This device have hard permalloy HX (aiwa w shaped) head. Those heads are superb 👌

Oh yes mate, there was a few moments when I thought to just disassemble it for parts :) but it was a good challenge in the end…

Thank you mate! I was so frustrated at one time, but then some little going for a walk helped a lot 😅

Thank you! I hope it will be useful for you! Cheers

Good evening mate! ;)

@@rodrigoctmendonca Thank you! Regarding repairing please contact me via email that is provided in channel about tab. Cheers!

e-mail sent, please check spam folder 🙂

Most likely clutch gear is broken 😞 this can be fixed by using one that fixyouraudio sells in his shop ;) Cheers!