First Sony Walkman TPS-L2 1979 - Restoration & Repair 

Is the music muted at 0:41? From the Walkman? UPDATE - RU-vid have told me they have fixed and will be fully sorted within 48 hours.... Kinda annoying this happened to be on a video about AUDIO but hey-ho.... enjoy! (I hope!)

Much respect to Sony cramming all that inside a tiny device. I never had any idea how complex a Walkman was inside

To wash off paint especially silver like in your walkman I do not recommend to use abrasives, but instead alkali may be useful. Greetings from Russia & best wishes!

I almost thought the Walkman was really cool. It's affordable (depending on the model), it can play your tapes on the go... I wish I had this.

I saw the image and thought; “weird, Techmoan doesn’t usually drop videos today”! 😂

0:40 : trying to listen by putting the speaker in my ear 0:45 : turn all up the volume 0:52 : (Eliot screaming in my ear "as well ...") OMG! You almost leave me deaf

0:40 Take a listen: I'm hearing nothing 😂

I love your hobby, job or whatever you do! I mean, what you do is beautiful, when you discover the hidden spaces of these pieces that impacted the joys of so many people in the 80s and 90s. I myself gladly keep a copy of these, my mother gave it to me in my adolescence and with this material, I will be able to do the maintenance it requires to keep it active. It seems to me a beautiful piece, with sophisticated lines, reliable and unique. Thank you for this space, for all that dedication

Super envious! It's a testament to good design continuity in that it's 40 years old and all you need to power it is 2 Double AA batteries.

Lovely, lovely job there... :-) These early Sony Walkmen are just works of art, and you restored that one brilliantly!

Thanks! This helped me fix my TPS-L2 speed so that I can listen to it play all my favorite tunes again!

Your videos always inspire me to to pick up job lots of broken tech

You are very brave opening such complex unit, thanks for the great content Elliot :-)

Great to see a video about the Walkman again 👍

another bang up, excellent job!!! I love your videos elliot theyre super interesting and I always learn something! keep it up bro!

I always enjoy watching your videos! :) keep it up!

Nice walkman! Wish I could afford one like this.

You might not be the most knowledgeable or have the best technique yet but I appreciate your willingness to dive and and do what you can anyway to show others they can do all the same. Not to mention there's just something oddly comfy about your videos. Love this channel, keep up the awesome work!

Hey , great video dude, greetings from México !!

Buen trabajo, quedo estupendo!! 🙌

Yay! Another retro futures Walkman vid! Love it. Have you considered doing a later Walkman like a direct drive model? Love my DD and the sound is the crispiest that’s I have ever experienced from a cassette.

Great video! If you can't find a suitable replacement mic, you may be able to solder a resistor in series with the microphone to adjust it's amplitude! 👍🏻

You did an awesome job. Huge thanks and greetings from Israel

great stuff. love this kind of thing

Damn i wish i had someone like you in my family ^^ great video by the way!

I have the first Sony sports Walkman and it works perfectly.

Elliot do more Walkman repair/restoration video, I love your videos!

Super cool man, keep up the great videos

Awesome👍nice job🛠 very♡nostalgic

It's great to see an English collecter on RU-vid. Have my like 👍

Great work!!🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

Love the walkman content Eliot! If you ever wish to dive into some digital audiophile stuff, Sony's modern NW, ZX, and WM walkman series are great players!

Tempo bom que não volta mais!!!!!!! Colocava esses aparelhos na cintura, montava na bike, era só alegria!!!!!! Por que muitas coisas boas são desprezadas???????!!!!!!!!!

I'm officially in love with walkams

Loved my first Walkman shows how old I am... 😁👍

Just some advice. I restore old amplifiers. I like to only paint the sides that don't have screen printing. You can tape off the whole side with printing. Then paint all the other areas. If the paint matches it will be very good and you will preserve the printing. Also put a coat of polyurethane over the top. Be sure to use the finish that matches matte or semi gloss or gloss.

Looks amazing, man!

Cool work!!!

amazing work!

Nice. Great job. 👍👍

Pretty cool seeing how complex these things are and it really shows how we have advanced from there. Personally I'm more of an iPod junkie (currently daily driving a 5th gen classic, thanks DankPods for brainwashing me and restoring my love for iPods again), but everything has its place and I wouldn't mind having one of these around.

this is my favorite walkman

Great job Elliot! 👍

Luv this magical device

I freaked out when I seen the value. Just picked one up at a garage sale for 5. Like all the tape players I find tho, they always have some issue

Nice vid. Thanks!

Good job. The inside of of that with all the messy wires was unsatisfying. Great job overall

BEAUTIFUL VIDEO! 😻😻💕

If I don't see you walking through town with this thing on your belt, I'll be disappointed XD

That USB C soldering iron is hella cool.

You can help the wow and flutter by replacing the pinch rollers. They are crucial when it comes to that. According to strangers I found in the forums.

Thank you Kanye very cool

Congrats!

I love the intro to your videos

Nice job

Nice job.....!

Great video duder! :D

If i ever get a walkman and it has a problem imma send it in to this guy

Jeez I remember when my dad had one of these.

Very good video

Hope u could do more about these beautiful machines. I got a tape player as well but i think i broke something when i put a tape-cleaner in it... :(

Please do more walkman content. They are so hot right now! lol. Love the hand held gaming also.

Love it!

Beautiful.

This is awesome!! This is what I saw you listening to during your roller skating “victory lap” the other day eh? ;)

thật tuyệt khi được sở hữu những sản phẩm/ tác phẩm như này

I told you on the Walkman group to stencil it or laser etch what you painted Anyway looks good and i like that you changed the old tape with new kapton tape

Amazing!

Nice vid

Nice job, by the way.

I’ll be quite happy if i got my self one of those and I’ve got plenty of tapes with my beautiful silly on them.

Hang on a minute.....this isn't Techmoan. Awesome video nevertheless.

So awesome!

Im honestly really jealous. I couldnt even imagine owning one 💀

hey, I was just wondering where you got the white-end tweezer? I think I heard you said it was a ceramic end from the previous videos

Ohh that new intro is nifty.

Made in Japan! Good quality there.

I have a 20 years old Philips Walkman 🤟🏻

I swear this is ASMR for nerds.

You found matching batteries! Look at you! 🤣

Almost always early, because of the notifications

I got mine like new it was working well but from one day to other stopped sounding from one channel head is clean do you have an idea could help? thanks in advance

just curious, where you were able to find and snag a belt drive for an old walkman?

You did well :-)

Hey, I found an unmarked Maxell UR-60 and neither of my folks have a way to play it, where do you recommend I go to get a working casette player?

Hi, Do you know the range of impendance of the Earphones for TPS-L 2? Because I bought one without the original earphone, which impedance do you recommend?, I saw the old big ones around 8ohm, but know I´m using the Ipods ones which are around 32ohm. I would like to buy a vintage earphone, do you have any recommendation? Greetings from Buenos Aires, Daniel

hey man awesome vid what ever happened to that fake walkman you had also I've been subbed since 1000 subscribers or something and I just wanna say you're doing great still

The clash? My dad would be proud

You should use alcohol to clean the head. Then set the head height using a service tape and a small screwdriver

Hi. I changed all rubbers in it including the tyres, there was a noise, a low pitch noise but then it cut power. Now no lights no nothing. What could possibly went wrong you think? Thanks in advance

Excelente

You have the 2d and 3d Walkman’s but anything about the last TPS-L2 Walkman made?

Does anyone know where I can get a clear 2ds housing???

What was the tape you used on the wires, and what were the chemicals used for cleaning?

Considering the missing text, do you have any experience with decal transfer? That would likely work quite fell. A bit tiny text...

Hello great video but if power goes on but wheel lecture don’t turn that’s needs belt replacement that’s right? Thanks you for

12:58 quick tip, if you want to sample the colour you wish to use without the hassle of getting mistakes and redo your paints, use those big disposable clear/white spoons, to sample your paints. Just spray on to those spoons then compare them. Without potentially damaging your workpiece.

please do more walkman videos theyre surely interesting

look into molotow paints , they are super high quality and cheap and pre primed

Nice watchable show, jealous that particular model is well above my budget. Where did you purchase that orange/brown tape for securing the wires, I also want to stock up on that :)