Walkman pinch roller repair and headphone adaptor

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Walkman pinch roller repair and headphone adaptor

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Күн бұрын

Replacing a pinch roller in my Sony WM-R707 Walkman. I also finish the homemade headphone adaptor. Then it's time for a listening test.
How well does this Walkman perform?
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@TheGentleCreepers 7 күн бұрын

Thank you for the idea of a DIY 3.5mm adaptor!!! I recently got a Sony WM FX-999 and it didn't come with the remote connector. I did some research and I saw some sellers on ebay selling adaptors which I was willing to spend on but since I'm in Singapore the shipping fee is more expensive than actual adapter. (lol) I looked for local sellers but there weren't any. Until I stumble on this video of yours, thank you so much!!! I'm using my old gameboy color cartridge for the pcb.

@JanusCycle 7 күн бұрын

I'm really pleased to hear this. My homemade adaptor still works great. And it's more personal when you make one yourself :)

@Happyland_Motel_Gamer_Cat Жыл бұрын

The hot glue experiment looks very professional and really nice, and the music... perfect.

@JanusCycle Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed.

@thisislilraskal Жыл бұрын

The audio is bloody awesome! especially with headphones

@JanusCycle Жыл бұрын

It's not bad for cassette technology. At the high end portable cassette tech was certainly decent enough.

@Raptor50aus 3 жыл бұрын

I have the Sony WM-F701C version and it sounds excellent.

@JanusCycle 3 жыл бұрын

Does it sound better than my R707? After using the D6C to listen to music, I can sometimes hear the wow and flutter on my R707.

@HamtaroEL 3 жыл бұрын

@@JanusCycle D6C is DD with quartz lock, it can be hard to get used to belt driven after years of being with disc driven.

@JanusCycle 3 жыл бұрын

@@HamtaroEL I agree, it was a bit of a shock at first. I still really appreciate this Walkman.

@Raptor50aus 3 жыл бұрын

I have a spring mod on my channel if the auto reverse stops working on your R707. Works with the other models with the same tape mech.

@graealex 3 жыл бұрын

1:39 How did you get back that little piece that would usually fly off into another dimension, never to be seen again?

@JanusCycle 3 жыл бұрын

This was mostly luck, but also it only travelled about 15cm away. Could have easily been a disaster.

@modeljetjuggernaut4864 Жыл бұрын

Omg ...what a nightmare. I already bull-in-a-china shopped 3 walkmans just trying to make adjustments... i cant imagine trying THIS without disastrous results 😂

@2460kiyosi 7 ай бұрын

GOOD IDEA!!

@marcelosystems 3 жыл бұрын

Very good!!👏🔊

@samwilliamson4715 3 жыл бұрын

Nice work - particularly liked the homemade plug cover - Mr desiato would be proud ;) Didn’t know it came in colors? Nice choice of song too - kinda fits with the glue discovery.. enjoyed listening to it in both formats

@JanusCycle 3 жыл бұрын

Isn't he spending the year dead for tax purposes?

@Moonblade042194 3 жыл бұрын

I can't tell if it's the track or my laptop but that recording seemed very left heavy

@ones0n 3 жыл бұрын

nice video👍

@LAHegarty 3 жыл бұрын

Łaszewo Colors Sounds Good on Tape.

@enriquewaisfisz7261 Жыл бұрын

Lol i have a old sony tps-l2 walkman vrom 1979 late or urly 1980 40+ jaars old and only had to replace the belt and idler and it playd like it kame out the store like it wase yesterday

@JanusCycle Жыл бұрын

wonderful

@Raptor50aus 3 жыл бұрын

I managed to score enough original Sony headphone adapters with the spare units I bought.

@JanusCycle 3 жыл бұрын

Nice, I get the impression there are many more surviving Walkmans compared to the adaptors. I hope this video helps someone to be able to use their Walkman.

@EmielRoumen Жыл бұрын

Conveniently, this adapter is the other way around, allowing the unit to stand up as the 3.5mm plug does not need to be connected on the bottom side!

@guitarshred863 5 ай бұрын

Hello I have 3 of this Sony WM-701 , 1- WM-702, and 1- WM-707 but all of this ,I changed the belt , cleaned thoroughly the wheel pulleys, and they suffer from severe wow & flutter. I even changed the pinch rubber . I even adjusted the speed. what can you suggerst? My idea IS TO OPEN THE MOTOR AND OIL IT. What can you suggest , based on your experience.? Please. thanks

@JanusCycle 5 ай бұрын

The quality of the belt is critical and one of the main factors. I don't know much more beyond this. I've never oiled a motor. Consider checking the stereo2go and TapeHeads forums for tips. Maybe ask there after reading through the relevant posts.

@guitarshred863 5 ай бұрын

@@JanusCycle you're right not to mess with the motor , it is hard to get in there , there is a risk of ripping the ribbon wire. the motor was moving but lightly dragging to begin with . I wa s able to open the motor and lube it. but when I put it back the motor is kinda sticky , maybe it was misalligned . then I gave up.

@zahidwadud8875 2 жыл бұрын

Hi I am repairing a Sony WM R 707 the same one you have shown. Can I use Tantalium Capacitor instead of electrolitic?

@JanusCycle 2 жыл бұрын

For most cases they are interchangeable. Such as power regulation and audio filtering in this Walkman. Though I'm no expert and can't be sure, I certainly do think it's worth trying. Let me know how it goes. I'm so glad someone is fixing this exact model!

@dorfschmidt4833 Жыл бұрын

Can't remove the pinch lever on WM-EX555, the axle is kinda riveted.

@JanusCycle Жыл бұрын

Can you replace it in situ?

@Slipknot-qm9yh 2 жыл бұрын

Friend, I need your help. all over the Internet, I could not find the sizes of rollers. I have wm-190 and wm-550c. both have dead rollers. and I can't clear the options using either one of them.

@JanusCycle 2 жыл бұрын

I understand the troubles you are having, with finding this sort of information for such vintage items. I don't have the answers you seek. I did notice the roller for the wm-550c on eBay for a very high price. My suggestion is to get involved in the stereo2go forums. Get to know the community and start posting on there about your interest in Walkmans. Including asking about the specific information you need. Two other communities that might be able to help is the Tape Heads forum and the cassette culture subreddit.

@zahidwadud8875 2 жыл бұрын

What the name of the song?

@JanusCycle 2 жыл бұрын

Łaszewo - Colors. Nice song :)

@prla5400 2 жыл бұрын

@@JanusCycle thanks

@JuliusZhe Жыл бұрын

must replace all roller、cause they other one looking swelling🤔

@JanusCycle Жыл бұрын

Thank you, I really enjoy looking after this amazing machine.

@HonestAuntyElle 2 жыл бұрын

Past . Future

@JanusCycle 2 жыл бұрын

What is the Janus Point?

@TheWretchedEgg12 10 ай бұрын

actually has a 3.5 port for mic/power? but cant get a 3.5 for audio in there? instead put in proprietary port because fuck you. what a waste of engineers back in the day haha

@JanusCycle 10 ай бұрын

Yes, it sucks. I believe they did this to have a remote on the headset. We all make mistakes and this was one of them. Later models had a 3.5mm jack and the extra pins for a remote together.