A vintage Sony Walkman WM-F12 from 1985 getting an electrolytic capacitor replacement.
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@diegoconcha71926 ай бұрын
Haha no way. I know it's been 8 years but on a whim trying to find more information about this specific model i stumbled upon your video. My model has this same exact issue, down to the motor noise sounding exactly the same. Always thought that was the way it was supposed to sound. Thanks dude!
@Thanson1994156 ай бұрын
So glad this video still helps after all these years 😁
@diegoconcha71926 ай бұрын
Just installed the new cap and the motor noise is barely noticeable! Thanks again! @@Thanson199415
@couldntmixapotnoodle3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for confirming what the issue is with my wm fx26 it used to chop in and out based on whether i had megabass on or off. Im going to try this and be really careful doing it.
@clamanttomb2317 Жыл бұрын
I was using a tape of The Cars to test my Sanyo Sportster Personal cassette player, which is about the same age as this. My one has a buzzing noise that you can only hear from the left channel and the right channel cuts out sometimes and you have to twist the headphone plug to get it to come back on. So far I've replaced it's belt, adjusted the speed and cleaned the head, capstan and pinch roller.
@Thanson199415 Жыл бұрын
Maybe a solder connection on the headphone jack is loose for the right channel. And if buzzing is heard, it may be capacitors
@clamanttomb2317 Жыл бұрын
@@Thanson199415 When replacing the belt I noticed that some of the capacitors are leaking, so I've got some soldering to do.
@Thanson199415 Жыл бұрын
@@clamanttomb2317 sounds like that cassette player is going to be running so much better afterwards
@serratusx2 жыл бұрын
I have this exact problem on a different machine but now I (hopefully) know how to fix it, so thanks! I also have that same model that you have :)
@zuoliu7042 жыл бұрын
very helpful video,thanks for share .i like all sony 80‘s walkman. they are pretty cool vantage cassette player,better than 90’s
@southwestnsproductions74136 жыл бұрын
I have a WM-F8 (Canadian version) from 1984 with the exact same issue. I'm no electronics repair man by any stretch but I might have to attempt this.
@dnbiola5 жыл бұрын
I'm thinking about fixing that same Canadian Walkman that has this issue. Were you successful?
@Suedeash5 жыл бұрын
I did a fix on one of these recently, the mechanism (or the motor) is quite loud when I'm playing but I think it's because I'm using Chinese belts (the music sounds good). I may also need to lubricate the capstan bearings and clean the pinch rollers and tape head soon.
@esculturasellefigien18755 жыл бұрын
really helpfull men, i had that problem
@jellyfish73273 жыл бұрын
Hi I have the some model, but it seems difficult to take of the case, I already unscrew the 4 screws but it seems the battery part is kinda stuck and difficult to open.
@Thanson1994153 жыл бұрын
Simply just the plastic clips holding it, just be careful popping it apart.
@jellyfish73273 жыл бұрын
@@Thanson199415 where is theclip ?
@Thanson1994153 жыл бұрын
@@jellyfish7327 there are small plastic clips around the edge holding it together :) just be careful prying open the walkman
@Thomas__Blue7 жыл бұрын
I have this Walkman, but all the tapes play at half speed, and it might have this problem I can't tell. Any ideas on the first problem?
@noahgeorgeson25736 жыл бұрын
Thomas Blue If it's any use 1 year after you asked this question, my WM-F31 played slowly, but after twisting a small potentiometer inside a bit I could adjust the speed of the motor.
@blackham76 жыл бұрын
N G it would've been so much easier if Sony just included a speed slider
@noahgeorgeson25736 жыл бұрын
blackham7 Agreed, but I do think that a speed slider may have messed with the aesthetics of the machine, so Sony probably wouldn't have done that.
@ZeusTheTornado6 жыл бұрын
Sports Walkman have a speed slider
@esculturasellefigien18755 жыл бұрын
if yous speed is wrong you should try adjust potentiometer (small screw inside atached into a little metal box) if it is not that , then check the elasticity of your gum band. then you should clean every gear and lubricate the motor, it should run strong not weak and no noise while running. if the motor is weak you need to clean inside the brushes but this is a delicate job to open de motor clean it inside and be carefull to not broke those little metal touching the rotor, those are the brushes, are like eyelash touching the rotor of the motor, and sometimes bend inside or get rusty.
@TranscendentalAirwaves7 жыл бұрын
Excellent! How did you know which one was the filter?
@Thanson1994157 жыл бұрын
Transcendental Airwaves I can't even remember hahahahah, I guess I was just poking around with a good capacitor placing it across old ones until the motor noise vanished, then replaced the capacitor that I found :)
@TranscendentalAirwaves7 жыл бұрын
With the capacitors, what matters when replacing them. I noticed you used one with the same voltage but a larger capacity, with the larger capacity cause any problems?
@Thanson1994157 жыл бұрын
It would filter better, but I wouldn't go to high on capacity, not that it would cause any problems though lol
@cleitonfelipeandreola43356 жыл бұрын
The correct approach would be using the same capacitance, the voltage can be equal or higher.
@warrengray6106 жыл бұрын
Good job dude! I have heard of white noise, shot/junction noise, What is pink noise generated by?
@Vulptex5 жыл бұрын
my play button stays down and doesn't come back up there's a loose spring rattling around the case I can't find where it goes anyone know
@nekoprince96215 жыл бұрын
same mines lost if you found where it goes please tell
@nekoprince96215 жыл бұрын
www.reddit.com/r/cassetteculture/comments/an6hjl/sony_wm_f12_help_please/ here is someone else with the same problem
@nekoprince96215 жыл бұрын
ohhhhhhhhh I found out why there is a plastic piece thats broken in side I see where it goes.