Walkman pinch roller repair and headphone adaptor 

Glad you enjoyed.

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

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

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.

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

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!

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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.

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.

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 you replace it in situ?

Łaszewo - Colors. Nice song :)

@@JanusCycle thanks

What is the Janus Point?

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

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.