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 😂
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
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!
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
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
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.
@@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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
The hot glue experiment looks very professional and really nice, and the music... perfect.
Glad you enjoyed.
GOOD IDEA!!
Very good!!👏🔊
The audio is bloody awesome! especially with headphones
It's not bad for cassette technology. At the high end portable cassette tech was certainly decent enough.
nice video👍
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.
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 😂
I have the Sony WM-F701C version and it sounds excellent.
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.
@@JanusCycle D6C is DD with quartz lock, it can be hard to get used to belt driven after years of being with disc driven.
@@HamtaroEL I agree, it was a bit of a shock at first. I still really appreciate this Walkman.
1:39 How did you get back that little piece that would usually fly off into another dimension, never to be seen again?
This was mostly luck, but also it only travelled about 15cm away. Could have easily been a disaster.
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
Isn't he spending the year dead for tax purposes?
Łaszewo
Colors
Sounds
Good on Tape.
I can't tell if it's the track or my laptop but that recording seemed very left heavy
Hi I am repairing a Sony WM R 707 the same one you have shown. Can I use Tantalium Capacitor instead of electrolitic?
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!
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
wonderful
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
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.
@@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.
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.
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.
I managed to score enough original Sony headphone adapters with the spare units I bought.
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.
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!
Can't remove the pinch lever on WM-EX555, the axle is kinda riveted.
Can you replace it in situ?
What the name of the song?
Łaszewo - Colors. Nice song :)
@@JanusCycle thanks
must replace all roller、cause they other one looking swelling🤔
Thank you, I really enjoy looking after this amazing machine.
Past . Future
What is the Janus Point?
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
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.