Comments on: An Easy Repair To A Walkman Tape Player

By: Mike Retz

Mike Retz — Tue, 04 Aug 2020 15:57:35 +0000

Hi. As Walkman are becoming more popular belts and gears are becoming more available. I work on Salman's and the center gear is available now where at one time you had to repair the old gear with a salvaged unit.certain early Walkman can bring big bucks. I like the model Sony wm2 and have several that I like to play with.trying to figure them out can be a real challenge.but after you get one working the reward of doing it yourself can be extremely satisfying.look on the internet for parts from usa and japan.belts are pretty easy.look for packages of 100 belts for like 4.00 one is bound to fit or measure your old belt section with a micrometer.a place in Oregon or Washington had a lengthy list of exact models for pinch rollers belts idle wheels and cartridges for turntables.have a great day

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By: Waleed Rishmawi

Waleed Rishmawi — Wed, 22 Jul 2020 12:52:20 +0000

In reply to Lynn Blakely.

Lynn: thanks man. thanks for sharing your experience as well. I am glad you are learning from these articles..that is an encouragement to keep going. thanks and have a blessed day

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By: Lynn Blakely

Lynn Blakely — Wed, 22 Jul 2020 00:23:22 +0000

Good Job Waleed: I have worked on reel to reel and cassettes recorders 30yrs ago. Some of the moters run at a constant speed,you may realize that the cross section of the belt is a determining factor. If the belt is larger it will increase the capstan speed. On some old Akai or Roberts it was necessary to replace a sleeve that fit on the capstan. We used expensive test tapes with a 1-khz signal on the tape using a frequency counter to check the speed. Some of you may remember Wollensak originally a German design, bought by 3M in the US. I bought one in 1962,then a couple of years later learned how to change the belt in one of those tube type recorders. I am happy to learn from those of you that post your experiences

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By: Waleed Rishmawi

Waleed Rishmawi — Tue, 21 Jul 2020 15:07:05 +0000

In reply to Parasuraman S.

Parasuraman: thanks man. It was not fun to work on such tiny device but I am glad it worked out. Have a blessed day

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By: Waleed Rishmawi

Waleed Rishmawi — Tue, 21 Jul 2020 13:16:00 +0000

In reply to Albert van Bemmelen.

Thanks for your input. Have a blessed day

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By: Parasuraman S

Parasuraman S — Tue, 21 Jul 2020 12:44:51 +0000

Well done! Replacing a belt in a Walkman is an intricate job! I have had to do such things several times in the past. Sometimes we may have to make it inside out to get to the broken pieces! It used to get stuck to nearby wheels and components too!

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By: Albert van Bemmelen

Albert van Bemmelen — Tue, 21 Jul 2020 11:36:40 +0000

Probably belts like e-caps and other capacitors are the first deteriorating parts that cause malfunctioning in these devices. I once had a tapestreamer - model Wangtek 5150 EQ - had a rubber tape transporting wheel (like the capstan wheel transport used in cassette recorders) that became very sticky and destroyed some tapes in the proces. And in about a day or so afterwards those rubber transport wheels turned into a oily liquid fluid. Which made the tapestreamer useless. And also the Wangtek tapestreamer ISA slotcard controllerboard that had old preprogrammed PAL Firmware installed became erratic and was no longer recognized by the computer software. The motor belt of the streamer was still fine though! Finding a new replacement rubber tape transport wheel is sadly almost impossible. Like finding the tapestreamer firmware that was used to program the 4 PAL's with. Or information on how to fix these controller boards.

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