Trying to salvage an old Sony cassette player. Any advice?

printf("%s", name);@piefed.blahaj.zone · 28 days ago

gastroglizzy@piefed.social · 28 days ago

What’s wrong with it / what are you having trouble with?

Kinda hard to offer advice without knowing what the difficulty is.

printf("%s", name);@piefed.blahaj.zone · 28 days ago

So unfortunately there seem to be two symptoms:

Retro_unlimited@lemmy.world · 28 days ago

For issue 2, Can you clean the tape head?

printf("%s", name);@piefed.blahaj.zone · 28 days ago

Done! Forgot to mention, that it also has an AM/FM receiver and that’s how I checked the audio.

printf("%s", name);@piefed.blahaj.zone · 28 days ago

Opened it up again and found the culprit for issue #1 🤣

printf("%s", name);@piefed.blahaj.zone · 28 days ago

Sorry for spamming you. Bada bing bada boom.

Retro_unlimited@lemmy.world · 28 days ago

Once you get the battery working, check how the belt is. Hopefully it’s easy to change.

printf("%s", name);@piefed.blahaj.zone · 28 days ago

Thanks! The belt seems to have a pretty forward config!

Retro_unlimited@lemmy.world · 28 days ago

That’s awesome!

vext01@feddit.uk · 28 days ago

Vinegar, then isopropyl to clean the battery contacts.

And I’ll bet it needs a new belt.

Lots of people on YouTube doing these kinds of repairs. Techmoan, msmadlemon, etc.

printf("%s", name);@piefed.blahaj.zone · 28 days ago

Thanks! 🙏💞

ToiletFlushShowerScream@piefed.world · 28 days ago

I mean, only one ear working is what makes a walkman a walkman.

printf("%s", name);@piefed.blahaj.zone · 28 days ago

Whaaaa?😅