@@TombstoneChris I think he mentioned once how in the old days when he used to play on arcade machines as a youngster, the machines would only allow three letters for the name, so he had to shorten Matt to Mat, and that he's been using that moniker ever since.
The touchscreen revolution has wiped out a lot of beautiful engineering. It is easy to cram a ton of buttons and widgets onto a phone display, but integrating controls and feedback in a physical product with mechanical buttons while having it make sense and be aesthetically pleasing, now that is an art that is slowly fading into history.
I spent the first 20 years of my adult life wishing for little more, technology-wise, than that people would please for the love of all that is holy _stop touching screens,_ and then arrived in a future where it's what you have to do to get anything to work. From this I have concluded that there _are_ gods, and They are malign.
@@ZGryphon I bet you'd love a 2020 Porsche Taycan where even the back seat climate vents have to be adjusted on a touch screen interface with multiple menues and gestures
@@ccllvn cars are one the few things out there that should've never used touchscreens for anything more than media. Seriously. I don't need a submenu just to be able to lower how hot the ac blows. It's some bs
Hahaha..... I was thinking what this guy doing commenting before watching the whole video, because I hadn't watched the whole video to understand the fun. I got caught out on this one. ))
I greatly enjoy the lengths you go to in order to criticise your own viewers. I mean, some people would just make a snarky comment. You make brilliant, fully-scripted puppet comedy videos. I wish I could channel my annoyance into such a creative outlet.
It’s definitely not annoyance - just lighthearted fun. Less than 1% of viewers post a comment. Some comments are interesting, some genuinely useful and others provide good ideas for future videos. Every now and then though there’s the occasional one that is just a little bit odd.
@Monty Python the Flying Circus Ha, ha - Rather like Monty Python....😁 Edit: Just couldn't resist saying that, but of course it isn't true. The Ministry of Funny Walks is still the funniest thing ever seen on TV for example...
But posting early, then editing then editing then editing as you go along seems to provide so much added amusement for later commenters. "Get on with it man, I don't have all day, you know."
I have cleaned loads of this stuff, not only off cassette players but Super 8mm film projectors as well when I was working in a repair shop for cinema equipment. A pain to clean off the mechanism, and then off my fingers too!
@shenmueIII suporta o PNR e Chega e Mario Machado there were some direct drive walkmans! But yes, they were very expensive and very high end. TBH, it probably wasn't really on Sony's radar much at the time, since belts take decades to perish
My wm-70 has a lovely metal cover that the belt slips under right next to the motor. It's so much fun to get belt mess out of. I ended up having to floss it with paper towels soaked in alcohol. That was the first time I realized that it was possible for time to stop.
ammonia (i.e. window cleaner) is better at cleaning the goo. It liquefies it better than alcohol. I've repaired many a gooey belt recorder and the ammonia works best for me. I have to follow with a water rinse though because ammonia can leave a soap film.
My god, you just helped me more than I expected.. I watched this for entertainment and ended up finding out why I wasn't able to tune some bands in on my SDR setup. I have 3 SDR radio tuners and use them for listening to FM (WFM), police bands (they're not encrypted in southern Florida) and weather radio on narrow FM (NFM), which is important down here during hurricane season.. But I never was able to get lower frequencies. The room I use it in has 4 LED strips for a total of around 8m under some tables I have here, as well as 3 LED bulbs on the ceiling fan. I turned all this off and started getting reception I never did before. I can't believe this was causing the problem..
I thought "Like a Markov chain generator!" As for the script, I was reminded of an old sketch about the Slow Talkers of America. ruclips.net/video/Qvrh73BVraE/видео.html
Every 80's family with a Linda will know that song! At least it had some melody.... Unlike my namesake dismally-boring song...... 'we're only making plans, for.....',...Well, at least Kevin Wilson's song about his 'legendary' abbo mate was more upbeat 😜.
Buying a walkman advertised as not-working has also worked out nicely for me. Just a belt replacement (from the same site as you used) and adjusting the speed was enough to get it purring again.
@@xalataf3365 Don't know bout that exact model, but their might be a small potentiometer (aka adjustment screw) on the circuit board. Or it could need new batteries.
@@xalataf3365 the belts for that model have a slightly smaller diameter than the original belt, so it will run slow without a speed adjustment. There are some potentiometers that can be adjusted to correct it. If it's not your main cassette deck then I'd just live with it (as long as it's not horribly slow). I replaced the belt in my wm-fx33 and it's slow too. I'm not gonna fiddle with the potentiometers because there's 4 of them and I've got other cassette decks that are up to speed.
@@xalataf3365 I have seen/fixed several casstte mechanisms where the motor itself had a little circuit inside the metal shell, with a small hole giving access to an adjustment pot.
The mechanism in this deck looks identical to the one in my WM-R202 (which makes perfect sense considering they're from the same time period). I wonder how many other machines Sony used it in. It seems like the difference between Walkmans and Cassette-Corders comes down to purpose, with the former being primarily for music and the latter for speech/dictation.
The mechanism in this is practically identical to all walkmen in the wm-100 and wm-200 range, I have an F100II and F203 (F203 is recording, both have AM and FM radio) and they're basically the exact same mechanism except the main wheel on this model is made of plastic, and it is brass on the models I own. It's like how the WM-10 mechanism was used in all sorts of different walkmen and tapedecks when it was new, being some of the smallest mechs ever made they found their way into a lot of high-quality sony devices at the time of their introduction.
Lil tip for working with hinged or awkward (lightweight) components. I've used a 'gummy eraser' as a moldable holder to keep boards upright and away from where I'm working. You can easily mold it into an ad-hoc hinge or holder and keep the board away from the internals. It's also a great cleaner of course.
Random note, I have a lot of experience with older Yamaha keyboards, ones from the 90s, and their rubber feet were NOTORIOUS for turning to a tar-like paste with age. Maybe others did too but my Yamaha keyboard was stored against a wall for a while and it took a few chunks of paint and drywall with it when I went to move it
*COPY & PASTE OF VIDEO DESCRIPTION TEXT BOX CONTENTS* Sony occasionally repurposed the Walkman cassette mechanisms for devices like this impressive do-it-all travel companion for the international (walk)man of mystery. Suitable for carrying in a briefcase, recording meetings and voice memos, working as an alarm clock, catching up on news from back home and listening to cassettes on the plane. UPDATE: I noticed in the closeups that a few parts of the Walkman needed another clean - so after the video was edited I’ve gone back and done this. Specifically there’s a bit of belt residue that you can see on the tape door in some shots. That stuff gets everywhere - you’ll also see it on my fingers in the review of the 40th Anniversary Walkman. Belt purchased from fixyouraudio.com Comedy outro available on its own here: ruclips.net/video/DhwEk1vIQKw/видео.html Playlist of these skits available here: ruclips.net/p/PLN2yCnHTG_6rlyYFpwUX2u0m_HVHpHO0F Don’t forget to like that bell and thumb up the subscribe. --------------- SUBSCRIBE ------------------ ruclips.net/user/Techmoan ------------- SUPPORT --------------- This channel can be supported through Patreon www.patreon.com/techmoan *******Patrons usually have early access to videos******* ---------- Outro Music ----------- Over Time - Vibe Tracks ruclips.net/video/VSSswVZSgJw/видео.html ------ Outro Sound Effect ------ ThatSFXGuy - ruclips.net/video/5M3-ZV5-QDM/видео.html
Dude, dental floss is the most genius thing I've seen. Least likely to stress the pulley mech & cleaner with the iso. Ain't nothing worse than getting this stuff on more than 2 working fingers
In the auto industry, engine rubbers usually come with a talcum layer. Come to think of it, every rubber band I've had has talcum on it. It's weird the belt suppliers for these things don't. Even my Soviet respirator came with free talcum that I had to spend time cleaning off
Yeah but it was saturated, which lessens abrasion, & this (with a very gentle but specifically angled hand) would put less stress on the pulley from it's weakest point: the rod. Cleaning it with q-tips means holding it in place with a thumb.
Great vid! You right it's a total gamble if you can fix something like that, glad it paid off this time. Love to see these "can he fix it videos". Also great sketch!
I think I may only be satisfied when I get a full feature length techmoan puppets video, until then, THIS IS THE BEST PUPPETS YET. Really accurately reflects the comments section, and working with customers at jobs in general. Hilarious, yet deep and insightful. 5/7!!
Thanks for another great video! I didn't know LED lights can make interferences...O_O. I have a similar machine from SANYO and it's cool to have such amount of bands, though in real life I've never used other than FM. Oh, the final gags are so funny. You humour is very fine, I love it!
xaenon it would be from the switching power supply. I wonder why there’s no shielding around the LED drivers. Most of the lights I’ve seen have a bare board inside the plastic case. It’s interesting how there’s zero shielding on any of the ones I’ve seen, just a plastic shell, maybe regulations are more lax for those products?
I've used a circuit breaker finder to determine which breaker needs to be turned off. They work by intentionally putting noise on the cable. The problem is that LED lights often make the same noise, so it is difficult to tell if it is the sending unit it's picking up or an LED light somewhere. It can get quite annoying.
Some CFLs are bad about interference too. I guess it depends on the bulb. Shielding the fixture would be possible, but you would still have the cord, and the house wiring left unshielded.
What a terrific video. Everything I love about this channel: informative, insightful as to the best these manufacturers had to offer; bringing tech back to life and looking in context and into the future... And.. puppets!
The puppets almost made me fall out of my chair, I was laughing so hard! I happen to know someone that does the "Auto Complete The Sentence" just as you depicted, with all the wrong completions! Great video as always! Cheers
So full of win, from helpful arrows and cable slack (take note Apple etc.), through pointedly amusing and educational (for anyone paying attention) puppets. Excellent content as always :)
Don’t get me wrong - there’s no anger in it. People ask why the comedy outros aren’t on the videos as much and it’s mostly because after 60 episodes I don’t get many new and original ideas for them. So when recently I found myself answering questions by posting timestamps from the video and getting the reply ‘I hadn’t got to that part yet’. I just thought it was an idea the puppets could exaggerate into a ludicrous situation. They aren’t reflecting real life - they’re taking a tiny nugget of an idea and blowing it out of all proportion into a daft farce.
@@73twall It's the UK rework of a Minitel terminal --- a classic French pre-internet internet system. RMC did a great video: ruclips.net/video/HOhK9bgQo8g/видео.html I see that Orange Puppet has upgraded from her Epson PX-8 CP/M laptop to a Macbook. I wonder what happened?
@@PauIieWalnuts Good news! "Comedy outro available on its own here: ruclips.net/video/DhwEk1vIQKw/видео.html Playlist of these skits available here: ruclips.net/p/PLN2yCnHTG_6rlyYFpwUX2u0m_HVHpHO0F Don’t forget to like that bell and thumb up the subscribe."
A back into the vintage equipment review video but what I liked most was the outro puppets. In my opinion, the best so far. Thanks for this good moment joking with good old tunes we never forget :)
I owned so many walkmans in the 90s that I don’t remember which ones are which anymore. Sadly I don’t have a single one anymore but I enjoy seeing those good ol’ devices here and there for their nostalgic prowess.
That was one of the best Brilliantly Funny Puppet Theater segments ever. Every lunkhead on this platform needs to watch it. Also, I was anticipating a wow & flutter measurement
Dear Everyone in Great Britain, Listening to the short recording from the radio reminded me of how much I miss the BBC (radio and TV) ... I emigrated to Perth, Australia, 9 years ago, and I love it, but I cannot get used to the dreadful radio and TV here. We are very lucky in WA for so many reasons - COVID-19 has had minimal impact on this side of the country, we have great weather, we don't have to muddle through Brexit - but we don't have anything approaching the quality of the BBC. Cherish it. Sincerely, Joseph Bennett
@@zetacrucis681 if you can get a toothbrush in that is. A lot of areas in a tape or disc mechanism you cannot get a cotton bud in let alone a toothbrush.
Yet another great product from Sony when it was in its prime. I would have loved to have one of these for recording from the radio and so much more; sigh.
It also picks up a few shortwave bands... would be nice so I don't have to use my RTL-SDR dongle since... it picks up interference from my laptop whenever I switch to using the dongle's Direct Sampling mode. :-P
Very nice machine and a great video. I have cleaned many gooey belt residue machines in my time, and I have found that AMMONIA (as in window cleaner) is MUCH BETTER than rubbing alcohol for cleaning the tar like mess. The ammonia actually liquefies the residue making it come clean more quickly. It's still a messy job, but easier than with alcohol. Congrats on getting this thing yup and running again!
Nice to see more tech from my past lives resurrected. Love the Mupperty bit too. Hopefully it will have the desired effect. Thanks for giving me a good giggle. My wife is convinced I'm regressing in my dotage. Now, where did I leave my computer?
I find your channel really fun to watch, I learn a lot, enjoy the little comedies, become more informed, and often come up with new ideas, especially creatively, for tech I didn't know existed. You remind me of the cool nerdy uncle I had(in only the good ways) I have...had...have...had...whatever... before I came out of the closet and ...well that's another story. Anyway, point being it's a cool thing to watch someone older than me talk about all sorts of cool tech I'd never get to nerd out over. Furthermore I'm pretty sure I'm saving money on retro tech because of your channel. Thx!
I always find these TEAC open reel like cassettes wuite attractive, I have got my hands on a few of those. Absolutely amazing product, it’s just a shame that they were type I cassettes. AML have made a few Type II Open-reel-like cassettes but their price were just crazy. Last time I saw one on Yahoo Auction, it was like 350 USD for one sealed.
You saved my day. Was having an aweful day until I started watching your video. Something interesting to focus on, then something funny to lift my spirits. They should prescribe Techmoan on the NHS!
Ahh, that little baby Sony stereo microphone...so many fond memories of me and my sister using it when we were children to make our own little radio shows recorded on tape!
Techmoan, every time i now see a video on the tubes talking about a broken cassette player or turntable the first thing that goes through my mind is "oh yeah, the drive belt is probably broken". You are teaching a valuable lesson here ;-)
The slack left in the wires for people that know how to repair it is such a nice touch, something pretty much unheard of in consumer electronics nowadays. Goo seems to be a common Sony thing though, even my fairly recent PS3 controllers fell victim to the gooey analog sticks.
Great video on this cassette player. Love the videos you do on older technology. My dad doesn't like it though as I wanna collect everything you discover! I now have wire recorders, 8 track players, rca sound tape cartridges, cassette players, and record players. Great video! Also, love the ending!
Very nicely done..... that 'not-a-Walkman' is a lovely looking bit of kit, and sounds great too! Glad it was a simple, if tedious, repair.... Brilliant Muppet sketch too.... "Writing the complete works of Shakespeare on the back of a stamp..." Brilliant.
3:58 It would have been wise to unplug the white flat cables at this point, especially that one in the middle of the board. These flat Sony cables can rip. I know, I've done it, and it ruins your day.
Really great video on the WA-8800. Loved the segment with the puppets. Thanks for continuing your great work, despite having to put up with us. Seriously.
You deserve to be satisfied, it is a really great flow. Not that your other videos are ever badly paced in my opinion. Loved the comedy outro as well. Oh and First - LOL apparently (although by the time I hit enter i wont be, not that I have ever cared about such things and wonder why people bother).
I finally realized what your content remids me of. mid to late 1990s public television over here in the U.S. i really enjoy how calming it is to listen to you give history of retro tech, and even your outro, is put together in a similar mannor as to what i remember growing up.
And they're designed with "planned obsolescence"; not only will parts fail but you can't repair them. Where are all the tree huggers when you need them crying about the environment? California?
Well a lot of things today don't need much maintenance or repair. No moving parts or battery compartments or even headphone jacks. That's why they gotta make them out of glass, so something can break that's not covered by warranty and makes you buy a new one.
@@rudolphguarnacci197 exactly, you can spot fake environmentalists by their ignorance of real issues that, if challenged, might dent the revenues of the global Oligarchy.
The dental floss technique is a rather clever way of cleaning up Belt Goo, I never would have thought of that. I probably would have wrapped a scrap of paper towel over the tip of a tiny flat screwdriver, but your method looks much easier - I'll certainly remember the flossing trick for the future. The quality of recording is easily on par with full-fledged boom boxes, a pleasant surprise.
The good old days when companies use to make things accessible to work on. Now they make it really hard and some even want to make it illegal. How times have changes
yeahhhhhhhhhhh this is what i tell people when they say "why not just buy a new xxx" if it's something that has to be new like computers, laptops, tablets, phones, I get it, but when they're like "buy a new tape player" I cock my head sideways and look at them like they're real stupid and just kinda wonder if the fact that it's made of steel and I can actually get my hands inside and access the parts means anything to them.
Loved the main content. I've now gotten into BBC's The Repair Shop and I always think fondly of these sort of Techmoan videos.. Plus the puppets bit at the end must be the best yet. Perfect.
Completely fascinating as always. We need a support group to help us all avoid going to ebay and buying the items you show. Although I really do enjoy my CED player thanks to your videos.
Hi Matt, in the next video you should talk about the Sony Walkman, that would be interesting.
legend 👍🏻(this was the best ending ever)
Wow after all these years I didn't know his name was Matt. Cool.
@@TombstoneChris I think he mentioned once how in the old days when he used to play on arcade machines as a youngster, the machines would only allow three letters for the name, so he had to shorten Matt to Mat, and that he's been using that moniker ever since.
@@daveincambridge I'm not trying to sway you, but i think the fact that he gave me a heart for my comment could be construed as a confirmation ;)
LMFAO
The touchscreen revolution has wiped out a lot of beautiful engineering. It is easy to cram a ton of buttons and widgets onto a phone display, but integrating controls and feedback in a physical product with mechanical buttons while having it make sense and be aesthetically pleasing, now that is an art that is slowly fading into history.
Right, cruel reality :(
I spent the first 20 years of my adult life wishing for little more, technology-wise, than that people would please for the love of all that is holy _stop touching screens,_ and then arrived in a future where it's what you have to do to get anything to work. From this I have concluded that there _are_ gods, and They are malign.
@@ZGryphon I bet you'd love a 2020 Porsche Taycan where even the back seat climate vents have to be adjusted on a touch screen interface with multiple menues and gestures
@@ccllvn Mm. That kind of thing annoys me on multiple levels, not just because of the touch screens.
@@ccllvn cars are one the few things out there that should've never used touchscreens for anything more than media. Seriously. I don't need a submenu just to be able to lower how hot the ac blows. It's some bs
I think you'll find that you need to replace the belt in that.
😂😂
I think that is true of all of us as we get older…
@@Perktube1 Yep. It's also true of us as we get older..
Hahaha..... I was thinking what this guy doing commenting before watching the whole video, because I hadn't watched the whole video to understand the fun. I got caught out on this one. ))
All this time I'd been putting it on my pants!
You should do a muppet outdo skit in this vid..........unpause
👍🏻👍🏻the best outro ever 👍🏻👍🏻
Smarty pants!
Yes, yes i lol'd
I greatly enjoy the lengths you go to in order to criticise your own viewers. I mean, some people would just make a snarky comment. You make brilliant, fully-scripted puppet comedy videos. I wish I could channel my annoyance into such a creative outlet.
It’s definitely not annoyance - just lighthearted fun. Less than 1% of viewers post a comment. Some comments are interesting, some genuinely useful and others provide good ideas for future videos. Every now and then though there’s the occasional one that is just a little bit odd.
@@Techmoan
Like people.
I'd like to add both of you to my will.
@@Techmoan banana kumquat. ;)
@@russellhltn1396 What an odd comment!
> wait until you have all the information before making a comment
Good advice right there.
@Monty Python the Flying Circus Ha, ha - Rather like Monty Python....😁
Edit: Just couldn't resist saying that, but of course it isn't true. The Ministry of Funny Walks is still the funniest thing ever seen on TV for example...
What should I wait until?
Edit: Saw the information later in the comment. In future, please be more clear.
@@SomeBorkedAccount What should you what? For goodness sake...
Edit: Oh! I didn't finish the sentence, try being more concise please.
But, but, but.... now i don't have anything to comment on!! :P
But posting early, then editing then editing then editing as you go along seems to provide so much added amusement for later commenters. "Get on with it man, I don't have all day, you know."
Goo belt is one of the nastiest substances known to man
Yea
Goo Belt is also a good name for a band
I have cleaned loads of this stuff, not only off cassette players but Super 8mm film projectors as well when I was working in a repair shop for cinema equipment. A pain to clean off the mechanism, and then off my fingers too!
The only thing worse (maybe) is when the grippy coating on certain models of Eton/Grundig radios and Microsoft mice decides to break down. Not fun.
@shenmueIII suporta o PNR e Chega e Mario Machado there were some direct drive walkmans! But yes, they were very expensive and very high end. TBH, it probably wasn't really on Sony's radar much at the time, since belts take decades to perish
My wm-70 has a lovely metal cover that the belt slips under right next to the motor. It's so much fun to get belt mess out of. I ended up having to floss it with paper towels soaked in alcohol. That was the first time I realized that it was possible for time to stop.
Pipe cleaners work good for these problems .
ammonia (i.e. window cleaner) is better at cleaning the goo. It liquefies it better than alcohol. I've repaired many a gooey belt recorder and the ammonia works best for me. I have to follow with a water rinse though because ammonia can leave a soap film.
@@clydesight I would say acetone works great too. But, that stuff also desolves any plastic that is near...
@@clydesight never had to clean belt goo but i'd be too paranoid to use anything other than alcohol
"You have the attention span of a Higgs-Boson particle" I almost wet myself and fell off the chair laughing! BRILLIANT!
Yes!! I do love this channel!!! Hahahaha
I'm afraid I've missed the joke. Would someone explain it to me?
@@Mandalore06 That attention span is infinitesimal.
@@Mandalore06 Higgs-Boson particle decays away almost immediately. That's the basis of the joke.
I am confused? Should it Just be a Higgs Boson? A Boson is a type of fundamental particle so use of both is a tautology ?
My god, you just helped me more than I expected.. I watched this for entertainment and ended up finding out why I wasn't able to tune some bands in on my SDR setup. I have 3 SDR radio tuners and use them for listening to FM (WFM), police bands (they're not encrypted in southern Florida) and weather radio on narrow FM (NFM), which is important down here during hurricane season.. But I never was able to get lower frequencies. The room I use it in has 4 LED strips for a total of around 8m under some tables I have here, as well as 3 LED bulbs on the ceiling fan. I turned all this off and started getting reception I never did before. I can't believe this was causing the problem..
"...you end up looking like..."
"Like a virgin!"
Got I love these mini skits
I love how she almost stops and agrees.
Bonus: Misreading "skit".
@@SakuraNyan And So did I!
Well... yes. XD
I thought "Like a Markov chain generator!"
As for the script, I was reminded of an old sketch about the Slow Talkers of America.
ruclips.net/video/Qvrh73BVraE/видео.html
"Like a"
"Laika, the Russian space-dog."
Spat my coffee. Damn you, Techmoan.
Oh god yes several minutes of puppet goodness.
I'm sure you can relate to that one a lot, Mr Walrus!
“Before,”
“B4... A vitamin that’s also known as Folic Acid!”
I laughed at that one. A lot. 🤣
I really enjoyed
"Like a..."
"Laika! Russian space dog!"
Great way of trolling the knowitall trolls from the internet
I enjoyed that one too.
"Such a great skit at the end, I think that's one of your best ones yet!" he says before he has watched all of them..
Unpause!!!😀😀😀😀
You can't go wrong with high tech puppets!!!
Grand vid!
"Looking out for Linda"... Thought I was the only one remembering...
Well now you made me Google that :D. Haven't heard that nice little 80's ditty before.
Every 80's family with a Linda will know that song! At least it had some melody.... Unlike my namesake dismally-boring song...... 'we're only making plans, for.....',...Well, at least Kevin Wilson's song about his 'legendary' abbo mate was more upbeat 😜.
Some say that he's still looking
No need to make a Hue and Cry about it..
@@wirdy1 I think the key is to be happy in your world.
Always nice to see Techmoan restore a Walkman back to functioning just like it did 30 years ago
Good guy Techmoan: video is already 10 Minutes long, still adds a puppet sketch.
Buying a walkman advertised as not-working has also worked out nicely for me. Just a belt replacement (from the same site as you used) and adjusting the speed was enough to get it purring again.
How exactly do you adjust the speed? I have a WM-FX45 that keeps running slow despite a belt replacement.
@@xalataf3365 Don't know bout that exact model, but their might be a small potentiometer (aka adjustment screw) on the circuit board.
Or it could need new batteries.
@@xalataf3365 the belts for that model have a slightly smaller diameter than the original belt, so it will run slow without a speed adjustment. There are some potentiometers that can be adjusted to correct it. If it's not your main cassette deck then I'd just live with it (as long as it's not horribly slow). I replaced the belt in my wm-fx33 and it's slow too. I'm not gonna fiddle with the potentiometers because there's 4 of them and I've got other cassette decks that are up to speed.
@@xalataf3365 I guess he wasn't expecting the Spanish inquisition.
@@xalataf3365 I have seen/fixed several casstte mechanisms where the motor itself had a little circuit inside the metal shell, with a small hole giving access to an adjustment pot.
The mechanism in this deck looks identical to the one in my WM-R202 (which makes perfect sense considering they're from the same time period). I wonder how many other machines Sony used it in. It seems like the difference between Walkmans and Cassette-Corders comes down to purpose, with the former being primarily for music and the latter for speech/dictation.
Stereo dictation device with a radio and speakers? Bit odd, no?
The mechanism in this is practically identical to all walkmen in the wm-100 and wm-200 range, I have an F100II and F203 (F203 is recording, both have AM and FM radio) and they're basically the exact same mechanism except the main wheel on this model is made of plastic, and it is brass on the models I own. It's like how the WM-10 mechanism was used in all sorts of different walkmen and tapedecks when it was new, being some of the smallest mechs ever made they found their way into a lot of high-quality sony devices at the time of their introduction.
Lil tip for working with hinged or awkward (lightweight) components. I've used a 'gummy eraser' as a moldable holder to keep boards upright and away from where I'm working. You can easily mold it into an ad-hoc hinge or holder and keep the board away from the internals. It's also a great cleaner of course.
Random note, I have a lot of experience with older Yamaha keyboards, ones from the 90s, and their rubber feet were NOTORIOUS for turning to a tar-like paste with age. Maybe others did too but my Yamaha keyboard was stored against a wall for a while and it took a few chunks of paint and drywall with it when I went to move it
*COPY & PASTE OF VIDEO DESCRIPTION TEXT BOX CONTENTS*
Sony occasionally repurposed the Walkman cassette mechanisms for devices like this impressive do-it-all travel companion for the international (walk)man of mystery. Suitable for carrying in a briefcase, recording meetings and voice memos, working as an alarm clock, catching up on news from back home and listening to cassettes on the plane.
UPDATE: I noticed in the closeups that a few parts of the Walkman needed another clean - so after the video was edited I’ve gone back and done this. Specifically there’s a bit of belt residue that you can see on the tape door in some shots. That stuff gets everywhere - you’ll also see it on my fingers in the review of the 40th Anniversary Walkman.
Belt purchased from fixyouraudio.com
Comedy outro available on its own here: ruclips.net/video/DhwEk1vIQKw/видео.html
Playlist of these skits available here:
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Dude, dental floss is the most genius thing I've seen. Least likely to stress the pulley mech & cleaner with the iso. Ain't nothing worse than getting this stuff on more than 2 working fingers
In the auto industry, engine rubbers usually come with a talcum layer. Come to think of it, every rubber band I've had has talcum on it. It's weird the belt suppliers for these things don't. Even my Soviet respirator came with free talcum that I had to spend time cleaning off
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Yeah but it was saturated, which lessens abrasion, & this (with a very gentle but specifically angled hand) would put less stress on the pulley from it's weakest point: the rod. Cleaning it with q-tips means holding it in place with a thumb.
Great vid! You right it's a total gamble if you can fix something like that, glad it paid off this time. Love to see these "can he fix it videos". Also great sketch!
My Kid finds these video so soothing for her Autism she sits for hours glued to them so i thank you Matt
The sound of a rewinding cassette tape, such a familiar sound from the past!
@100SteveB
Comfort food for the ear!
I think I may only be satisfied when I get a full feature length techmoan puppets video, until then, THIS IS THE BEST PUPPETS YET. Really accurately reflects the comments section, and working with customers at jobs in general. Hilarious, yet deep and insightful. 5/7!!
Man those puppet scenes always guarantee to give me a laugh :D
Thanks for another great video! I didn't know LED lights can make interferences...O_O. I have a similar machine from SANYO and it's cool to have such amount of bands, though in real life I've never used other than FM.
Oh, the final gags are so funny. You humour is very fine, I love it!
I wonder if the interference is from the LED itself in said light fixtures, or the power conversion circuitry used to drive them.
xaenon it would be from the switching power supply. I wonder why there’s no shielding around the LED drivers. Most of the lights I’ve seen have a bare board inside the plastic case. It’s interesting how there’s zero shielding on any of the ones I’ve seen, just a plastic shell, maybe regulations are more lax for those products?
@@BlahBleeBlahBlah I've no idea, but I'm sure there's a healthy dose of 'cheaper to manufacture' reasoning behind it.
I've used a circuit breaker finder to determine which breaker needs to be turned off. They work by intentionally putting noise on the cable.
The problem is that LED lights often make the same noise, so it is difficult to tell if it is the sending unit it's picking up or an LED light somewhere. It can get quite annoying.
Some CFLs are bad about interference too. I guess it depends on the bulb. Shielding the fixture would be possible, but you would still have the cord, and the house wiring left unshielded.
Love the comedy sketch.....can't wait till it finishes.
Shoulda called it the “sony longman”
What a terrific video. Everything I love about this channel: informative, insightful as to the best these manufacturers had to offer; bringing tech back to life and looking in context and into the future... And.. puppets!
The puppets almost made me fall out of my chair, I was laughing so hard! I happen to know someone that does the "Auto Complete The Sentence" just as you depicted, with all the wrong completions! Great video as always! Cheers
I didnt know you knew my wife Craig.
So full of win, from helpful arrows and cable slack (take note Apple etc.), through pointedly amusing and educational (for anyone paying attention) puppets.
Excellent content as always :)
I love these opening up and fixing videos. Please keep doing them. I find the craftsmanship of the internals of these older devices amazing.
wonder if the irony of the outro will be lost on self-righteous keyboard warriors :)
"couldn't possibly apply to me " - brilliant
Don’t get me wrong - there’s no anger in it. People ask why the comedy outros aren’t on the videos as much and it’s mostly because after 60 episodes I don’t get many new and original ideas for them.
So when recently I found myself answering questions by posting timestamps from the video and getting the reply ‘I hadn’t got to that part yet’. I just thought it was an idea the puppets could exaggerate into a ludicrous situation.
They aren’t reflecting real life - they’re taking a tiny nugget of an idea and blowing it out of all proportion into a daft farce.
@@Techmoan I for one think this episode of the puppets might be the funniest one ever. Loved how he was pounding on that keyboard!
@@chrisfreemesser5707 I love that it appears he's watching a video on an old Radio Shack TRS-80. LOL
@@73twall It's the UK rework of a Minitel terminal --- a classic French pre-internet internet system. RMC did a great video: ruclips.net/video/HOhK9bgQo8g/видео.html I see that Orange Puppet has upgraded from her Epson PX-8 CP/M laptop to a Macbook. I wonder what happened?
Dad is the one with the Epson.
Oh my. I am in love with this for some reason. I don't even care if it's not hifi sound. I want it!
Ahaha most excellent skit at the end!
Indeed.. this should be rereleased as its own video
@@PauIieWalnuts Good news!
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Playlist of these skits available here:
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A back into the vintage equipment review video but what I liked most was the outro puppets. In my opinion, the best so far. Thanks for this good moment joking with good old tunes we never forget :)
This guy needs 3 million + subs.
He's bringing back my childhood late 80s early 90s.
Thanks very much
I owned so many walkmans in the 90s that I don’t remember which ones are which anymore.
Sadly I don’t have a single one anymore but I enjoy seeing those good ol’ devices here and there for their nostalgic prowess.
"Every time you write a comment before a video has finished, you end up looking like a--" "Like a Virgin!"
Well, at least he's self-aware.
Touched for the very first time? :P
That fourth wall break was excellent!
That was one of the best Brilliantly Funny Puppet Theater segments ever. Every lunkhead on this platform needs to watch it.
Also, I was anticipating a wow & flutter measurement
Great outro. Hilarious word play. The fix-up wasn't too bad either'
You should put your funniest puppet outro yet on this vid, that would be amazing. Oh, and you should probably make a vid about the Sony Walkman too.
Techmoan all of your puppet sketchs are pure gold, but you really hit the head on the nail this time :D LOVE IT!
That puppet sketch at the end is just why I tend to cue up my comment with time codes and post them as 1 comment.
This is a beautiful little unit! Look how much is packed into this, holy cow...
Techmoan: *presses play on an old cassette player and hears the motor working, but not spinning*
fixyouraudio: ah shit, here we go again
Dear Everyone in Great Britain,
Listening to the short recording from the radio reminded me of how much I miss the BBC (radio and TV) ... I emigrated to Perth, Australia, 9 years ago, and I love it, but I cannot get used to the dreadful radio and TV here.
We are very lucky in WA for so many reasons - COVID-19 has had minimal impact on this side of the country, we have great weather, we don't have to muddle through Brexit - but we don't have anything approaching the quality of the BBC. Cherish it.
Sincerely,
Joseph Bennett
Good tip about the dental floss! I am going to try that next time I have to un-gum a mechanism.
toothbrush is better and quicker
@@zetacrucis681 if you can get a toothbrush in that is. A lot of areas in a tape or disc mechanism you cannot get a cotton bud in let alone a toothbrush.
Just immense. The puppets at the end say it all. Don't ever change.
Yet another great product from Sony when it was in its prime. I would have loved to have one of these for recording from the radio and so much more; sigh.
It also picks up a few shortwave bands... would be nice so I don't have to use my RTL-SDR dongle since... it picks up interference from my laptop whenever I switch to using the dongle's Direct Sampling mode. :-P
Very nice machine and a great video.
I have cleaned many gooey belt residue machines in my time, and I have found that AMMONIA (as in window cleaner) is MUCH BETTER than rubbing alcohol for cleaning the tar like mess. The ammonia actually liquefies the residue making it come clean more quickly. It's still a messy job, but easier than with alcohol. Congrats on getting this thing yup and running again!
Should I get out of bed or go on my phone?
*Sees techmoan notification*
I don't think I should ever get up.
Nice to see more tech from my past lives resurrected. Love the Mupperty bit too. Hopefully it will have the desired effect. Thanks for giving me a good giggle. My wife is convinced I'm regressing in my dotage. Now, where did I leave my computer?
I recognize that world map. I'm certain I've seen some tape device / radio with it at my grand parents
Yah, shortwave radios often had a timezone map like that.
@Christian Ivarsson
My Sony ICF-SW7600GR has this exact map (reduced in size that is on the
kick stand flap.
I find your channel really fun to watch, I learn a lot, enjoy the little comedies, become more informed, and often come up with new ideas, especially creatively, for tech I didn't know existed. You remind me of the cool nerdy uncle I had(in only the good ways) I have...had...have...had...whatever... before I came out of the closet and ...well that's another story. Anyway, point being it's a cool thing to watch someone older than me talk about all sorts of cool tech I'd never get to nerd out over. Furthermore I'm pretty sure I'm saving money on retro tech because of your channel. Thx!
I always find these TEAC open reel like cassettes wuite attractive, I have got my hands on a few of those. Absolutely amazing product, it’s just a shame that they were type I cassettes. AML have made a few Type II Open-reel-like cassettes but their price were just crazy. Last time I saw one on Yahoo Auction, it was like 350 USD for one sealed.
You saved my day. Was having an aweful day until I started watching your video. Something interesting to focus on, then something funny to lift my spirits. They should prescribe Techmoan on the NHS!
PS. Just treated myself to a Dad & Son mug for Xmas.
It seems your outro had.................inspiration. 🤣🤣
Ahh, that little baby Sony stereo microphone...so many fond memories of me and my sister using it when we were children to make our own little radio shows recorded on tape!
I have a sneaking feeling these Muppet clips are based on us somehow.
Techmoan, every time i now see a video on the tubes talking about a broken cassette player or turntable the first thing that goes through my mind is "oh yeah, the drive belt is probably broken". You are teaching a valuable lesson here ;-)
Where do you get the puppets?
From a puppet shop,, I presume he had to pull some strings to get the specific ones. Where does he get the voices from though?
The slack left in the wires for people that know how to repair it is such a nice touch, something pretty much unheard of in consumer electronics nowadays. Goo seems to be a common Sony thing though, even my fairly recent PS3 controllers fell victim to the gooey analog sticks.
08:38 "...и глобального строительства..." (and construction/building on global scale)
My grandma had a wa8000 world band radio that I was always fascinated by but never got to mess with
its amazing how FM radio is still alive
In the UK digital radio doesn't sound much better than a clear FM radio signal sadly
@@Crusader1089 Radio itself is kinda obsolete for anything but emergency broadcasts. Music on radio is just a bad choice.
@@polygondwanaland8390 um. UK music radio gets something daft like ten million daily listeners
@@Crusader1089 Ten million daily daft listeners, there are objectively better options for listening to music. It's 2020, not 1980.
Great video on this cassette player. Love the videos you do on older technology. My dad doesn't like it though as I wanna collect everything you discover! I now have wire recorders, 8 track players, rca sound tape cartridges, cassette players, and record players. Great video! Also, love the ending!
And BANG, there is Sony predicting the compact streaming stereo speaker/multi-function device. :)
I'm always amazed at how you seem to be able to find a rubber belt replacement for just about anything.
Love these videos, can’t wait for the next one!
The puppet sketch was even better than the video itself 😂 brilliant!
Top Techmoaning Matt. Thanks for that.
I’m so glad to see the female puppet back. She’s been missed.
I wish he'd make a puppet outro about all of those people who post comments before finishing the video.
Very nicely done..... that 'not-a-Walkman' is a lovely looking bit of kit, and sounds great too! Glad it was a simple, if tedious, repair....
Brilliant Muppet sketch too.... "Writing the complete works of Shakespeare on the back of a stamp..." Brilliant.
Watching that outro, I’m surprised she hasn’t already left him
I'm guessing a good notion would be that she only stays because she knows he's be lost without her.
Excellent presentation. Thank you very much (from a wa-8000mkII owner in Helsinki).
3:58 It would have been wise to unplug the white flat cables at this point, especially that one in the middle of the board. These flat Sony cables can rip. I know, I've done it, and it ruins your day.
Really great video on the WA-8800. Loved the segment with the puppets. Thanks for continuing your great work, despite having to put up with us. Seriously.
You deserve to be satisfied, it is a really great flow. Not that your other videos are ever badly paced in my opinion. Loved the comedy outro as well. Oh and First - LOL apparently (although by the time I hit enter i wont be, not that I have ever cared about such things and wonder why people bother).
See I was not first
Matvei Vevitsis gets that honor.
I finally realized what your content remids me of. mid to late 1990s public television over here in the U.S. i really enjoy how calming it is to listen to you give history of retro tech, and even your outro, is put together in a similar mannor as to what i remember growing up.
Haha I love the little sketches, if you are a content creator is even better because it's so accurate! 🤣👍
I love watching you clean and restore these old pieces of tech. Brings back my childhood. Thank you!
Definitely an item designed to be repaired, how much comparable stuff these days is even designed to be opened once its left the factory?
And they're designed with "planned obsolescence"; not only will parts fail but you can't repair them. Where are all the tree huggers when you need them crying about the environment? California?
Well a lot of things today don't need much maintenance or repair. No moving parts or battery compartments or even headphone jacks. That's why they gotta make them out of glass, so something can break that's not covered by warranty and makes you buy a new one.
@@rudolphguarnacci197 exactly, you can spot fake environmentalists by their ignorance of real issues that, if challenged, might dent the revenues of the global Oligarchy.
@@android584
Damn snowflakes
With Apple products, the last thing those geniuses want to do is fix them!
The dental floss technique is a rather clever way of cleaning up Belt Goo, I never would have thought of that. I probably would have wrapped a scrap of paper towel over the tip of a tiny flat screwdriver, but your method looks much easier - I'll certainly remember the flossing trick for the future.
The quality of recording is easily on par with full-fledged boom boxes, a pleasant surprise.
The good old days when companies use to make things accessible to work on. Now they make it really hard and some even want to make it illegal. How times have changes
Looking at YOU, Apple!
yeahhhhhhhhhhh this is what i tell people when they say "why not just buy a new xxx" if it's something that has to be new like computers, laptops, tablets, phones, I get it, but when they're like "buy a new tape player" I cock my head sideways and look at them like they're real stupid and just kinda wonder if the fact that it's made of steel and I can actually get my hands inside and access the parts means anything to them.
This episode of the puppets was one of my favorites. 😀
“Looking out for Linda” 😂
Good show! I like how the larger map on the back stretched all the way around past the Americas again. :)
"The Long Walkman" sounds like the title to a good creepypasta story
lol that's true. Betcha in a week it mysteriously shows up on reddit
Loved the main content. I've now gotten into BBC's The Repair Shop and I always think fondly of these sort of Techmoan videos.. Plus the puppets bit at the end must be the best yet. Perfect.
14:38 🎶 every bond you break every step you take I'll be watchin you🎶
Completely fascinating as always. We need a support group to help us all avoid going to ebay and buying the items you show. Although I really do enjoy my CED player thanks to your videos.
thats a pretty nice find :)
That's a beautiful little machine. Sony and others made such nice looking stuff in the 70s and 80s.
Hey, Techmoan! You should talk about the Sony WA-8800 in your next video!
My favorite englishman youtuber...you do us such a service!..thank you very much