I am a cassette deck lover and own a couple of dozens of them. I also own and repaired two used WM-D6C for my own fun and use. I have to say their spec of 40-15k Hz FR is not telling you the whole truth of how it sounds doing recording. They are impressive and their Dolby circuits are great. Your work on this is thoroughly enjoyable! Thank you!
I have two on them. One is in fully working condition one has issues with the capstan (it's too week to pull the tape, it stops when the leader becomes the actual tape ruclips.net/video/1n1s_mtOzUA/видео.html). I love how this guy sounds.
Really nice video. I enjoyed watching you repair this beautiful piece of vintage audio equipment. I want to get my hands on a Sony WM-D6 someday. Greetings from Bulgaria.
For a portable it was a great piece. One has to wonder how may concerts were bootleged with one of these. I bootlegged a few concerts on my TCD3 DAT walkman back in the days.
@@12voltvids I Have one that is in need of repair .It won't play ,rewind or fast forward. .I Live in New Zealand can I Have your contact details and send it to you ? Best regards From NZ.
I only just found your channel, and watching you work on this is amazing, enjoying, and very informing, despite my meagre age of 26 I love analogue tech and it always interests me on how to repair stuff, and I am very happy you make these videos to show what exactly goes into doing that. Ignore the trolls, they don't see the hidden worth of you showing this for free.
I actually do it to get paid for ad revenue but with everyone blocking ads it gives me little incentive to continue. So for those that enjoy the channel turn off the ad blocker if subscribe to RUclips premium because that's the only way i can continue. I do get the stats and the news is depressing. Its like your boss saying I would like to pay you 50 an hour but unfortunately I can only afford to pay you 10 an hour.
Fantastic video. Followed this to repair my WM-D6C. Mine was badly clogged up and took a couple of hours to finally release the mechanism. Those washers are no fun to put back on! Thank you for this video.
Probably the best walkman ever made, i would love to own one of these bad boys one day Edit: Now in 2024 I own one, it has this exact issue and this video will be invaluable in helping me fix it, thank you!
Interesting video. Today, I finished working on a Sony slv-se80 which was dead and not powering up. I’m pleased to say it’s now fully working! My first time fixing something. Thanks so much for your work which has been of great help!!
I had a Revox G36 with tubes and was happy with that until I bought this Professional Walkman. I still listen to the the live microphone recordings I did. Cristal clear AND NO NOSE.
I've tried the rubber rings from eBay. They have excellent reputation and many people swear by them. There have been many reports on TapeHeads that they work very well. However that was not my experience. The original rubber ring was working perfectly and my W&F was as expected (around 0.04%). The eBay one was way higher than this. For the WM-D6Cs, the rubber ring is not necessarily a replacement item, as they hold very well, unless they were left in play with pause and the axle made an indentation. Good repair!
Right. The way to kill the drive tire is to rewind or ff a tape and forget about it. It hits the end then the motor power goes off but doesn't release the motor from tire. Engaging any mode with no batteries will also leave a dent.
New rubber parts do need time to walk themselves in, especially belts. Idler tyres, unless they are already cracked or - as mentioned - have a dent, can usually be treated to a second life with fine-grit sandpaper and rubber renewal to restore them to working order. From my experience, excessive W&F usually doesn't emerge from a single cause, especially with the more complex tape mechanisms.
Loved the video. Had my D6c around 4 years now and it's really got me back into cassette tapes. Amazingly capable machine in every respect, half the time it's plugged into my Hifi, metal tapes in Dolby C sound incredible.
I remember when the first Walkman came out and some guy I knew bought one in Japan and brought it back here to the states. Everyone was so impressed how something so small could produce sound so big on those small headphones. What year was that? Early 80's in there somewhere.... I have the early WM-F1 which I believe is the first one to have FM radio analog tuner. Digital is obviously better, but I have always been fascinated by magnetic recording machines of all kinds since I was a kid.
I bought one in the UK and a 2nd (for someone else) on a business trip to Japan in 1990. I absolutely loved this unit... I was heavily into ambient sound recording 'on location' and this unit was just a great quality recorder. Very confidence-inspiring - until both units the speed control failed and it suddenly seemed to have a mind of its own. The other person got it fixed (not cheap) and I think still has her unit. I couldn't afford to fix mine and it sat in a gear box for the next 20 or so years until I finally - foolishly - threw it away. But in truth, any one of the Tascam digital recorders I've used in the last 15 years outperforms the Sony so it wouldn't really have any modern application any more. But it was a fine piece of kit for its time.
Hello :) Design engineer and technician in one person here :) You told about neet picking every error, bur I think leaving rubber elements wet from the lube is serious one.
I got one today, and the seller says it worked off adapter and batteries, but has the speed issue. I couldnt get it to turn on with batteries at all. I dont have an adapter, or want to use one unless its the right one. I get 5.7v on the battery holder connector pads, but when in the player im only seeing .61v where in comes into the board from the battery holder. This seems kind of odd since it isnt passing through any circuits before that point, i dont think. Someone said the dc-dc needs to be bridged but i wasnt sure. Any ideas? I also have a genuine CX chip which another seller had extra from a few years back. He had used one in his broken one and got it working fine, so the spare one should be OK. Hopefully.
Dave nice job, I bet the subscriber who sent this Sony Walkman to you is an engineer, because of the methodical way he explained the problem topped off by how he package the unit. My guess would be he worked as a design engineer for the atomic power industry.
Great fix. Would never thought it was that wheel being seized. By the way, I just bought one, all buttons are working, but when pressing the play button, it can go all the way down, but can engage, it goes up. but when press record button, the play button can enage. What do you think can be wrong? Please help.!
Thanks so much for this video. I am trying to fix my 28 year old WMD6C as it keeps chewing tapes after a few seconds of play. I have a new belt to replace, but I suspect the gear has seized too. I'm visually impaired so working on tiny components is a challenge. But this video will help a lot. I've already opened up my Sony previously, but wasn't too sure what to remove to get it fixed, so this helps a lot. If you're ever in Derry in Ireland I'll get you a pint to say thanks for the video. Ignore the unskilled trolls. They have zero industry experience.
my late father was an opera singer in his youth and used one of these to record cassettes for auditions. it was left to me and rewind is not working. ill have to try this out
I have the small unit have been using it the past three years. But now it won’t do anything. Gave it new batteries and it’s not doing a think. What might this mean?
Nice job, sir. This unit was obviously well taken care of. Hope you have given it 4 more decades of enjoyment! By the way, I enjoyed the David Grisman?
Hello sir I have a quick question < I have a sony walkman WM-D6 , when I put battery on it after so long in storage, it briefly sounded when I played the cassette , but the sound faded away ,and now no sound at all, is this a sign of a capacitor breakdown , that need to be replaced after so many yrears? it play when I press play. rewinds and fastforward. Please help.
Such a nice condition unit :-) Smashing repair dave, Not easy to work on that brand of hell lol. Full of tiny parts just wanting an excuse to ping off into another universe lol. I really really hate the tiny wires that are just ready to snap. Taking pictures with a phone has often saved me, not just electronics. You made one mistake.... No mug of coffee to slurp :-D.
I have a Sony WM-D6C that my child recently dropped. It rewinds & fast forwards, but doesn’t play. The battery light comes on, I hear tape hissing, but when I press play…it doesn’t turn to play. Please advise or could I send it to you to repair? Thanks! 🙏🏼
I can well remember cursing Sony and all the other brands for making the walkmans a real pain to work on. Where i worked were authorised Sony dealers, but if we wanted the special extension leads and jigs we had to pay for them, only the Sony repair centers got them for free in the UK. Most of the issues were mechanical as the customers would use them on the beach with sand playing havoc once it crept onto any grease.
Never have had anything get lost in the mail. These days everything is scanned. Post office requires picture id to pick up. Fed ex on the other hand has lost things because they leave at the door.
Hiya , have you ever worked on a sony walkman tcs 300 ? I have no ff or rew either but the set up mechanism is slightly different from this unit but every thing seems free enough but I just can't get it to work Kind regards Paul
I have 2 WM-D6C, one (the earlier unit is fine (but doesn't like the battery- despite cleaning contacts). The other, however (a later model WM D6 (SN 25058) with 2 earphone sockets) has a mechanical problem - the head plate won't engage with the capstan - leaving about 1 mm between the capstan and the pinch roller, and as a result the motor won't run. But I can't for the life of me figure out what might be stopping its movement. Any ideas? Stop/eject mechanism works.
Hi, I am attempting to repair a D6C model with the exact same problem; pinch roller does not engage with the capstan. Did you solve your problem? I have a clear plastic cassette so I can see the 1-2mm gap so having a tape present makes no difference. Also, at 3:37 in the video, he tests the capstan/pinch roller and one can see it turning.
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Dave, have you ever worked on clocks, a mechanical music box, or grammophone? I bet you used to take apart your toys as a kid just to see how they worked, I know I did. If it was powered by a spring or battery it came apart.
I have rebuilt a grandfather clock i found at the side of the road. Sorry no video this was before i started shooting them. I did a repair of a mechanical transistor driven balance wheel westclox a few years ago. Still runs. I have an Edison grammaphone but it works. Haven't taken that apart.
The D6C could really hold its own next to many standalone decks in the medium class. It also could record to Type IV metal tapes and had manual record level control. And also, it had a pitch control for playback.
Found mine in very poor condition but for very cheap. Unfortunately the infamous CX20084 chip is bad in it so it goes super fast. Oh well, not paying more than 100 bucks for another IC but nice aesthetic piece. Got an 80s 3 head marantz for way less than the chip instead
Hello, I have problems with my Video Recorder. It doesn't wanna play my tapes good and it has really bad audio with low volume. Only the first seconds it plays, it plays good audio. And if you stop the tape and play it agian it has good audio for a few seconds agian. It isn't the Vhs but the Recorder. Can you please help me with this? And also it chews on the tapes.
My WM-D6C that I pulled to use today after it's been stored for over a year has no FF or RW, At least now I know what to look for, Is it a good idea to replace the belt and tire while in there or just keep the originals as long as they are working fine?
The tire generally only fails when left in pause or play without batteries where the motor sits engaged to the flywheel with no power which causes a dent in the rubber. Back in the day when we service those units we never change the tire if it was shot we change the entire flywheel with the tire attached. It was generally changed because the bearing failed and became loose which resulted in high wow and flutter and noise coming from the mechanism
Hey 12 Volts I'm Located in ON Canada and I was wondering if you take on jobs? I've got a Sanyo JJ F6 that I believe needs a new belt any chance you could work on it?
would it be worth it today if one wants to buy this professional Walkman to play and record high quality cassettes? is also the best in the world? also problems can get out? has problems with capacitors?
I wouldn't say it's the best in the world, it's heavy as hell and expensive, meaning if it gets stolen you're fucked - I'd stick with a decent or mid range walkman over this, if you want to stay dd, the walkman D3 is better for portability but again, expensive. This would be good for field recording and long term playback in an environment where you can't fit a tape deck, but if you have space for a tape deck, that is way better than this for the price
Ha ha way way way back when ( old timer now ) Working for RACAL I can remember a cartoon someone had cut out of a tec mag and put it on the notice board. it shows a design engineer saying I know let's hide the last retaining screw behind the main circuit board. That will pi*s them off regards from over the pond
@12voltvids I Have one that is in need of repair .It won't play ,rewind or fast forward. .I Live in New Zealand can I Have your contact details and send it to you ? Best regards From NZ.
„Germany is right next to China“ Yes, recently. And not only in terms of the quality of work. BTW: The washer lying freely in the housing (above the motor) triggers me 😉
Just about impossible to get the Sony CX20084 speed chip anymore so only use batteries fellow D6C owners :) Using the wrong power adapter or reverse polarity will blow the speed chip and the DC to DC converter which is a fun job to fix but the speed chip next to impossible to get. Don't buy the Chinese copies they don't work.
Can't get new parts for them anymore and refurbished parts are all over the map. These are 40+ years old and many have been sitting for years deteriorating.
That voice over in the intro is just weird. The VO and the music was overlapping each other that I couldn't hear what you're saying. And then the intro editing has nothing to do with the VO, it is confusing.
I don't understand peoples need to correct anothers repair methods or work practices. If you don't do it their way, well you are an idiot and they feel the need to tell you so. If we were all made out of the same mold then perhaps we would do things the same way. Anyone who was, or is married, knows what I mean. I watch many different RUclips channels on electrical repair, and each tech is diverse and different, as snowflakes. Many of the arm chair quarterbacks out there only repeat what they have heard second hand from other content creators and have not worked in a production shop where things need to move in a timely manner, or even worked in the business on their own. I have about had it with the "you got to change every capacitor" persons. If it is mine, and if it is not in a critical circuit I will change it if it is one that is known to piss on the board or when it is symptomatic or fails, thank you very much. Not counting those wax paper caps and the like.
Germany and China are not even on the same continent hah, Germany is in the center to west of Europe and China is on the far east out of Europe's border, they are almost of the opposite sides of the globe :D
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I am a cassette deck lover and own a couple of dozens of them. I also own and repaired two used WM-D6C for my own fun and use. I have to say their spec of 40-15k Hz FR is not telling you the whole truth of how it sounds doing recording. They are impressive and their Dolby circuits are great.
Your work on this is thoroughly enjoyable! Thank you!
I have two on them. One is in fully working condition one has issues with the capstan (it's too week to pull the tape, it stops when the leader becomes the actual tape ruclips.net/video/1n1s_mtOzUA/видео.html).
I love how this guy sounds.
Nice work, Sir! I used to be a radio tech years ago, and am now getting back into it mainly with vintage electronics. Thanks for posting your work!
Just got a D6C from ebay & it had this exact problem -- thanks man, you're a lifesaver!
Really nice video. I enjoyed watching you repair this beautiful piece of vintage audio equipment. I want to get my hands on a Sony WM-D6 someday. Greetings from Bulgaria.
For a portable it was a great piece. One has to wonder how may concerts were bootleged with one of these. I bootlegged a few concerts on my TCD3 DAT walkman back in the days.
@@12voltvids I Have one that is in need of repair .It won't play ,rewind or fast forward. .I Live in New Zealand can I Have your contact details and send it to you ? Best regards From NZ.
@@scottfajen9776 it's on the main page under the about tab.
@@12voltvids email has been sent.thankyou
I only just found your channel, and watching you work on this is amazing, enjoying, and very informing, despite my meagre age of 26 I love analogue tech and it always interests me on how to repair stuff, and I am very happy you make these videos to show what exactly goes into doing that. Ignore the trolls, they don't see the hidden worth of you showing this for free.
I actually do it to get paid for ad revenue but with everyone blocking ads it gives me little incentive to continue.
So for those that enjoy the channel turn off the ad blocker if subscribe to RUclips premium because that's the only way i can continue. I do get the stats and the news is depressing. Its like your boss saying I would like to pay you 50 an hour but unfortunately I can only afford to pay you 10 an hour.
Got my walkman back in shape following your vid. Thanks!
Fantastic video. Followed this to repair my WM-D6C. Mine was badly clogged up and took a couple of hours to finally release the mechanism. Those washers are no fun to put back on! Thank you for this video.
Probably the best walkman ever made, i would love to own one of these bad boys one day
Edit: Now in 2024 I own one, it has this exact issue and this video will be invaluable in helping me fix it, thank you!
I have a D6C that I bought back in the day when they first came out. It is S/N 10060, the sixtieth unit built. It still works great.
Great fix, still love your channel after all these years bud, keep up the great content
Interesting video. Today, I finished working on a Sony slv-se80 which was dead and not powering up. I’m pleased to say it’s now fully working! My first time fixing something. Thanks so much for your work which has been of great help!!
A well-preserved unit, well worth the effort. Good job.
Had the same issue with mine, and now it's all fixed! Fantastic video, thank you so much
Outstanding video - described my problem perfectly. Be proud of your work! Thank you!
I had a Revox G36 with tubes and was happy with that until I bought this Professional Walkman. I still listen to the the live microphone recordings I did. Cristal clear AND NO NOSE.
I've tried the rubber rings from eBay.
They have excellent reputation and many people swear by them. There have been many reports on TapeHeads that they work very well.
However that was not my experience. The original rubber ring was working perfectly and my W&F was as expected (around 0.04%). The eBay one was way higher than this.
For the WM-D6Cs, the rubber ring is not necessarily a replacement item, as they hold very well, unless they were left in play with pause and the axle made an indentation.
Good repair!
Right. The way to kill the drive tire is to rewind or ff a tape and forget about it. It hits the end then the motor power goes off but doesn't release the motor from tire. Engaging any mode with no batteries will also leave a dent.
New rubber parts do need time to walk themselves in, especially belts. Idler tyres, unless they are already cracked or - as mentioned - have a dent, can usually be treated to a second life with fine-grit sandpaper and rubber renewal to restore them to working order. From my experience, excessive W&F usually doesn't emerge from a single cause, especially with the more complex tape mechanisms.
@@svenschwingel8632 correct, this will likely break in and the flutter will get closer to spec after it has a couple hundred hours on it.
Another fantastic diagnostic anf fix. Experience surely counts for a lot. Good job
Loved the video. Had my D6c around 4 years now and it's really got me back into cassette tapes. Amazingly capable machine in every respect, half the time it's plugged into my Hifi, metal tapes in Dolby C sound incredible.
I remember when the first Walkman came out and some guy I knew bought one in Japan and brought it back here to the states. Everyone was so impressed how something so small could produce sound so big on those small headphones. What year was that? Early 80's in there somewhere.... I have the early
WM-F1 which I believe is the first one to have FM radio analog tuner. Digital is obviously better, but I have always been fascinated by magnetic recording machines of all kinds since I was a kid.
I bought one in the UK and a 2nd (for someone else) on a business trip to Japan in 1990. I absolutely loved this unit... I was heavily into ambient sound recording 'on location' and this unit was just a great quality recorder. Very confidence-inspiring - until both units the speed control failed and it suddenly seemed to have a mind of its own. The other person got it fixed (not cheap) and I think still has her unit. I couldn't afford to fix mine and it sat in a gear box for the next 20 or so years until I finally - foolishly - threw it away. But in truth, any one of the Tascam digital recorders I've used in the last 15 years outperforms the Sony so it wouldn't really have any modern application any more. But it was a fine piece of kit for its time.
I have 12 of these babys b4 the insane price hike, love them
Great to see someone whos in the know on these
Hello :) Design engineer and technician in one person here :)
You told about neet picking every error, bur I think leaving rubber elements wet from the lube is serious one.
There were no rubber parts that had lube on them. Alcohol perhaps as that will evaporate but not oil. In fact oil is never applied to rubber parts.
I got one today, and the seller says it worked off adapter and batteries, but has the speed issue. I couldnt get it to turn on with batteries at all. I dont have an adapter, or want to use one unless its the right one. I get 5.7v on the battery holder connector pads, but when in the player im only seeing .61v where in comes into the board from the battery holder. This seems kind of odd since it isnt passing through any circuits before that point, i dont think. Someone said the dc-dc needs to be bridged but i wasnt sure. Any ideas? I also have a genuine CX chip which another seller had extra from a few years back. He had used one in his broken one and got it working fine, so the spare one should be OK. Hopefully.
Dave nice job, I bet the subscriber who sent this Sony Walkman to you is an engineer,
because of the methodical way he explained the problem topped off by how he package the unit. My guess would be he worked as a design engineer for the atomic power industry.
Great fix. Would never thought it was that wheel being seized. By the way, I just bought one, all buttons are working, but when pressing the play button, it can go all the way down, but can engage, it goes up. but when press record button, the play button can enage. What do you think can be wrong? Please help.!
Thanks so much for such an informative video, I now feel I can attempt to repair this exact fault on mine
Good fix again! I hate those small washers :D I miss some, and never found again.
Beautifully done. Same thing has happened to mine and now I know I can fix it....Thank you.
Thanks so much for this video. I am trying to fix my 28 year old WMD6C as it keeps chewing tapes after a few seconds of play.
I have a new belt to replace, but I suspect the gear has seized too.
I'm visually impaired so working on tiny components is a challenge. But this video will help a lot.
I've already opened up my Sony previously, but wasn't too sure what to remove to get it fixed, so this helps a lot.
If you're ever in Derry in Ireland I'll get you a pint to say thanks for the video.
Ignore the unskilled trolls. They have zero industry experience.
Hello Sir .Do you still service these units , because i just bought one from ebay .
Same Always. Beautiful.
my late father was an opera singer in his youth and used one of these to record cassettes for auditions. it was left to me and rewind is not working. ill have to try this out
Do you know if the same belt drives the FF / REV and the Play?
Great content, i wish to send you mine to repair the fw rw issue, possible ?
I have the small unit have been using it the past three years. But now it won’t do anything. Gave it new batteries and it’s not doing a think. What might this mean?
Morning Dave .... These things were an utter bastard to work on with all those thin wires barely attached to the board !.....
Yes I know.
Nice job, sir. This unit was obviously well taken care of. Hope you have given it 4 more decades of enjoyment! By the way, I enjoyed the David Grisman?
It seems to me that the belt is now full of grease or oil. That cannot be good, right?
Won't hurt it.
Considering that ford place the timing belt inside the crankcase and that is full of boiling oil and it seems to last 80000 miles.
Mine has the speed chip fried. Wonder whether it is available anywhere..
Someone out there probably has one.
Can i send my unit to get fix? When pressing plat button it stop right away. Forward stops after 5 seconds. Do you still repair DC6
Hello sir I have a quick question < I have a sony walkman WM-D6 , when I put battery on it after so long in storage, it briefly sounded when I played the cassette , but the sound faded away ,and now no sound at all, is this a sign of a capacitor breakdown , that need to be replaced after so many yrears? it play when I press play. rewinds and fastforward. Please help.
How much to get it shipped to you to fix and how to do it
Such a nice condition unit :-)
Smashing repair dave, Not easy to work on that brand of hell lol.
Full of tiny parts just wanting an excuse to ping off into another universe lol.
I really really hate the tiny wires that are just ready to snap.
Taking pictures with a phone has often saved me, not just electronics.
You made one mistake.... No mug of coffee to slurp :-D.
Where can I get an electronic technician certification? Any recommendations?
This was very interesting, thank you!
I have a Sony WM-D6C that my child recently dropped. It rewinds & fast forwards, but doesn’t play. The battery light comes on, I hear tape hissing, but when I press play…it doesn’t turn to play. Please advise or could I send it to you to repair? Thanks! 🙏🏼
HOW DO WE CONTACT YOU ?
LOVED YOUR WORK !
I can well remember cursing Sony and all the other brands for making the walkmans a real pain to work on.
Where i worked were authorised Sony dealers, but if we wanted the special extension leads and jigs we had to pay
for them, only the Sony repair centers got them for free in the UK.
Most of the issues were mechanical as the customers would use them on the beach with sand playing havoc
once it crept onto any grease.
Same problem with camcorders. People took them on boats, to the beach you name it.
Is a good stereo recorder whiout mic inside is external condenser microphone
Hi there, I have WM-D6C too. This morning I found out that one of the headphone channel is gone. Could you advise where can I check it? Thanks
I have a D6C on the fritz. I wish I could find someone in the US with repair experience on these. It’s too valuable to risk shipping internationally.
Never have had anything get lost in the mail. These days everything is scanned. Post office requires picture id to pick up.
Fed ex on the other hand has lost things because they leave at the door.
Hiya , have you ever worked on a sony walkman tcs 300 ?
I have no ff or rew either but the set up mechanism is slightly different from this unit but every thing seems free enough but I just can't get it to work
Kind regards
Paul
I have 2 WM-D6C, one (the earlier unit is fine (but doesn't like the battery- despite cleaning contacts). The other, however
(a later model WM D6 (SN 25058) with 2 earphone sockets) has a mechanical problem - the head plate won't engage with the capstan - leaving about 1 mm between the capstan and the pinch roller, and as a result the motor won't run. But I can't for the
life of me figure out what might be stopping its movement. Any ideas? Stop/eject mechanism works.
Hi, I am attempting to repair a D6C model with the exact same problem; pinch roller does not engage with the capstan. Did you solve your problem? I have a clear plastic cassette so I can see the 1-2mm gap so having a tape present makes no difference. Also, at 3:37 in the video, he tests the capstan/pinch roller and one can see it turning.
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Lees electronics
Maybe one day you will work on some of those small flat, side gun CRTs. (sony watchman, door interfon...) They are so cool.
Binder Dundat
Dave, have you ever worked on clocks, a mechanical music box, or grammophone? I bet you used to take apart your toys as a kid just to see how they worked, I know I did. If it was powered by a spring or battery it came apart.
I have rebuilt a grandfather clock i found at the side of the road. Sorry no video this was before i started shooting them. I did a repair of a mechanical transistor driven balance wheel westclox a few years ago. Still runs. I have an Edison grammaphone but it works. Haven't taken that apart.
Dolby B and C, super nice.
The D6C could really hold its own next to many standalone decks in the medium class. It also could record to Type IV metal tapes and had manual record level control. And also, it had a pitch control for playback.
Found mine in very poor condition but for very cheap. Unfortunately the infamous CX20084 chip is bad in it so it goes super fast. Oh well, not paying more than 100 bucks for another IC but nice aesthetic piece. Got an 80s 3 head marantz for way less than the chip instead
is it raccomandable to replace springs lke the one involved? or it's not worth
Why would the spring go bad?
Hello, I have problems with my Video Recorder. It doesn't wanna play my tapes good and it has really bad audio with low volume. Only the first seconds it plays, it plays good audio. And if you stop the tape and play it agian it has good audio for a few seconds agian. It isn't the Vhs but the Recorder. Can you please help me with this? And also it chews on the tapes.
could be the encoder switch needs cleaning
この動画のウォークマンに取り付けられている録音・再生ヘッドの形状は、純正パーツ「S&F Head」と明らかに異なっている。安価なパーツと交換されているかも知れない。
It's the original head. I've had this unit since it was new. Was a display unit that never sold.
My WM-D6C that I pulled to use today after it's been stored for over a year has no FF or RW, At least now I know what to look for, Is it a good idea to replace the belt and tire while in there or just keep the originals as long as they are working fine?
The tire generally only fails when left in pause or play without batteries where the motor sits engaged to the flywheel with no power which causes a dent in the rubber. Back in the day when we service those units we never change the tire if it was shot we change the entire flywheel with the tire attached. It was generally changed because the bearing failed and became loose which resulted in high wow and flutter and noise coming from the mechanism
Hey 12 Volts I'm Located in ON Canada and I was wondering if you take on jobs? I've got a Sanyo JJ F6 that I believe needs a new belt any chance you could work on it?
Sure
Hello...I wanna send my wm-d6c for repair. Ty
would it be worth it today if one wants to buy this professional Walkman to play and record high quality cassettes? is also the best in the world? also problems can get out? has problems with capacitors?
I wouldn't say it's the best in the world, it's heavy as hell and expensive, meaning if it gets stolen you're fucked - I'd stick with a decent or mid range walkman over this, if you want to stay dd, the walkman D3 is better for portability but again, expensive. This would be good for field recording and long term playback in an environment where you can't fit a tape deck, but if you have space for a tape deck, that is way better than this for the price
Ha ha way way way back when ( old timer now ) Working for RACAL I can remember a cartoon someone had cut out of a tec mag and put it on the notice board. it shows a design engineer saying I know let's hide the last retaining screw behind the main circuit board. That will pi*s them off regards from over the pond
I think there is lots of truth to that. Remember that njce flat Sony system I had to change a belt on.
Wait.. this exists?
Edit = title is wrong
@12voltvids I Have one that is in need of repair .It won't play ,rewind or fast forward. .I Live in New Zealand can I Have your contact details and send it to you ? Best regards From NZ.
„Germany is right next to China“ Yes, recently. And not only in terms of the quality of work.
BTW: The washer lying freely in the housing (above the motor) triggers me 😉
Just about impossible to get the Sony CX20084 speed chip anymore so only use batteries fellow D6C owners :) Using the wrong power adapter or reverse polarity will blow the speed chip and the DC to DC converter which is a fun job to fix but the speed chip next to impossible to get. Don't buy the Chinese copies they don't work.
Love your video can u send you postal info so l can send you my repair pls
"can't do much about that" :-)))))) When these are Properly serviced, they have a W&F of 0.04%.....
Can't get new parts for them anymore and refurbished parts are all over the map. These are 40+ years old and many have been sitting for years deteriorating.
That voice over in the intro is just weird. The VO and the music was overlapping each other that I couldn't hear what you're saying. And then the intro editing has nothing to do with the VO, it is confusing.
Funny I can hear it fine. The intro says I had a fancy Walkman shipped in for repair.
Part made in Germany from Chinesium. .
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WALKMAN!!!!
Isn't everything "next to china" anymore? Lol
I don't understand peoples need to correct anothers repair methods or work practices. If you don't do it their way, well you are an idiot and they feel the need to tell you so. If we were all made out of the same mold then perhaps we would do things the same way. Anyone who was, or is married, knows what I mean.
I watch many different RUclips channels on electrical repair, and each tech is diverse and different, as snowflakes. Many of the arm chair quarterbacks out there only repeat what they have heard second hand from other content creators and have not worked in a production shop where things need to move in a timely manner, or even worked in the business on their own.
I have about had it with the "you got to change every capacitor" persons. If it is mine, and if it is not in a critical circuit I will change it if it is one that is known to piss on the board or when it is symptomatic or fails, thank you very much. Not counting those wax paper caps and the like.
Exactly. Wax/paper caps have to go on tube gear. The rest are ok unless they have failed or are leaking.
Got you instantly, and I am married.🙂
Germany and China are not even on the same continent hah, Germany is in the center to west of Europe and China is on the far east out of Europe's border, they are almost of the opposite sides of the globe :D
It was a joke.
It was supposed to have been made in Germany according to the eBay seller but likely came out if of China.