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jensen scr-75 cassete player: It plays cassetes a tad too slow

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 19:05:47 -0700

Why does it play cassetes a tad too slow

Sony CFS-204 Radio Cassette-Corder: Why wont cassettes player won't play

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 19:11:06 -0700

Why can't I get cassette to play tried so many just won't play

⟐ Answer edited March 30, 2026 at 19:11 MST

general eletric stereo cassete player model 35463a: It plays too slow and it is a little muffled

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 09:59:26 -0700

It’s super slow and muffled and it was working 10 minutes ago what happened

⟐ Commented March 27, 2026 at 9:59 MST

Cassette Player: Why is my rca rp3504-a slightly higher pitched and faster?

Tue, 10 Mar 2026 02:09:50 -0700

I have an old RCA rp3504-a cassette player, but for some reason, it plays tapes high pitched and faster! Any suggestions?

⟐ Answered March 10, 2026 at 2:09 MST

Cassette Player: Constant low humming noise when playing

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 00:52:43 -0700

My stereo cassette player (All Weather, CP-33, second hand) has a low buzz/hum that gets pretty annoying over long periods of listening. I use bad quality headphones to purposely turn it down but it is still there and noticeable. How do I get rid of this?

⟐ Answer edited February 13, 2026 at 0:52 MST

Sony Walkman: Sony MZ-S1 NetMD Sports Walkman MiniDisc Recorder Won't turn on.

Sun, 01 Feb 2026 14:18:58 -0700

My Sony MZ-S1 won't turn on with its cable or with a battery, but there is no visible damage at all. I think I may have to dissemble it, and I know how to do that already, but what next? How would I be able to fix it?

⟐ Commented February 01, 2026 at 14:18 MST

Sony Walkman: The cassette door is stiff to open when a cassette is present.

Thu, 15 Jan 2026 04:03:44 -0700

The cassette door is stiff to fully open when a cassette is present, but fine when empty. Extensions on the plastic window, latch onto the metal parts of the cassette tray. So much force needs to be applied that I think the plastic parts of the window will wear out even more and fail. The workaround is to use a thumbnail to get some added force on the cassette. Fiddly and not customer pleasing. Otherwise rock the door backwards and forwards about eight times to tease the cassette out.

This problem occurs with all my cassettes. I have tried filing 0,5mm off the top of one (scrap) cassette (adjacent to the recording protection breakouts), so the sprung clips do not hold the cassette so firmly (customer isn't jogging with it!) but no improvement.

Other info: I replaced the counter belt and adjusted the door catch tension, both successfully.

Any solution to this niggling problem or are all old Walkman like this?

⟐ Commented January 15, 2026 at 4:03 MST

Cassette Player: technics rs b16 no output

Tue, 13 Jan 2026 23:35:07 -0700

Hello,

My technics rs b16 looks fine , everything works and is very clean , no visible blowup elco ore burn components what so ever but stil no output ?

Can anyone help me ?

⟐ Commented January 13, 2026 at 23:35 MST

Sony walkman wm-4: Sony Eject Buttion fell out, how to repair or buy spare.

Wed, 10 Dec 2025 17:59:24 -0700

I bought a junk Sony WM-4 to repair, but the eject buttion slanted one way when I push it, so I forced pushed it. Worst. Decision. Ever. and it got stuck then i forced pushed the buttion out, with it now falling out. Any ideas?

⟐ Answer edited December 10, 2025 at 17:59 MST

Sony CFD-8: CFD-510 Cassette belt repair help

Sat, 29 Nov 2025 20:55:03 -0700

Hello!

I'm sorry the question says CFD-8, but the site doesn't have the 510 in its database.

I've been trying to fix an old CFD-510 Sony Boombox I found a while ago, everything else works pretty great, but the cassette deck needs a new belt. This is easier said than done, as the idiot who had it before me sealed the access points with a resin. After a LOT of rubbing alcohol later, I can peel back the access point, but there are things in the way, and I can't figure out how to put the belt in. Would anyone here have any idea on how to help?

⟐ Answered November 29, 2025 at 20:55 MST

Cassette Player: Akai Twin cassette player had sound but no sound now

Mon, 10 Nov 2025 00:14:44 -0700

Akai HX-M459W Twin cassette player had sound but no sound now.

Hi everybody, My AKAI HX-M459W separate was working other than needed to change belts ,did so and when I tried it the sound started to break up and then stopped all together so everything else working but no sound .have checked the wires and see nothing broken so where would I start to check what has gone wrong Thank you for any info

PS: should have said its a double Tape Cassette player / recorder, have the service diagrams for you to look at

⟐ Commented November 10, 2025 at 0:14 MST

Sony Walkman WM-EX122: When I insert tape into walikman, the tape gets pinched

Thu, 09 Oct 2025 21:57:20 -0700

When I insert the cassette into the walkman, after a few seconds, the tape gets pinched into the roller. How to solve this problem?

⟐ Answer edited October 09, 2025 at 21:57 MST

Cassette Player: Why won't my cassette player work without a dc adapter?

Sat, 04 Oct 2025 18:45:53 -0700

I recently got a cassette player for my Halloween costume, and I've discovered that it won't play when I use batteries, brand new ones at that. But when I plug it up to a power adapter it works perfectly fine. At first, I thought it that it wasn't portable until I watched a video of someone unboxing the same product and theirs worked fine.

⟐ Answered October 04, 2025 at 18:45 MST

Sony Walkman: Why is my Walkman WM-FX193 making a buzzing noise?

Wed, 10 Sep 2025 14:21:42 -0700

My cassette player has been making this droning, electric buzzing noise when playing tapes recently, not sure how to describe it properly but it‘s like an electric mosquito getting incrementally louder. I tried playing multiple tapes, ones that previously did not have such noise, and they all had it. The fm/am works marvellously still.

I tried swabbing the player head, and it got rid of the buzz for a short while and then it would come back again.

The model is WM-FX193.

What might be the problem here?

⟐ Commented September 10, 2025 at 14:21 MST

Sony CFS 201L: Cassette Take-up reel fails to

Tue, 09 Sep 2025 18:00:52 -0700

I’ve had this Sony since early 90s. I finally decided to fix it. I took it apart, cleaned everything, replaced the disintegrated belt and reconnected.

FF works, RW works. When I press play I can hear the recording, but the tape spills out after it runs through the capstan and pinch roller. The take-up spool/reel/spindle does not move.

I’ve checked the tire wheel which is supposed to drive the take-up spool with friction and it slips. So I cleaned the tire wheel rubber and dried it, which seemed to improve it as I turned the capstan manually. But as soon as I add power the take-up spool hardly moves and the tape spews out.

I cant see how to improve it - it can’t be the drive belt as it’s new. The spring which pushes the tire wheel against the take-up spool works well - Is there a drive that I cannot see under the take-up spool? Or should I replace the rubber on the tire roller? If so, where do I get that from?! Any help appreciated.

⟐ Answered September 09, 2025 at 18:00 MST

'80s Magnavox Cassette Radio Boombox: Radio Cassette Player Belt Turning, Only 1 Spool Turning in Play Mode

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 06:24:06 -0700

'80s Magnavox Cassette Radio Boombox: I went to verify the cassette player worked and the tape got stuck, play button was stuck and eject wouldn't work. I opened unit and eventually got buttons unstuck. Now have determined rewind and fast-forward work, the belt turns. In play mode I can see the belt turning but only the left spool is turning, counterclockwise. Thanks in advance for any help.

I'm sorry, I'm just a total novice. The right side spool is not turning and from online research, I think it is called the take-up spool. Initially when trying to play a tape, it seemed so much unraveled tape piled up on the take-up side until it jammed and seized. I've looked and can't see that there is a missing belt and haven't tried to get inside where gears are.

⟐ Commented August 26, 2025 at 6:24 MST

Sony Cassette Player: Does any one have access for a schematic for a Sony TCM 737?

Tue, 19 Aug 2025 06:24:54 -0700

An experienced repairer at our Repair Cafe has tried to fix this model but he needs a schematic - I think this is a detailed circuit diagram not available in a normal manual. Can anyone help or advise

Sony Walkman: Sony Walkman WM-FX463 Blinking E After Removing Batteries

Thu, 14 Aug 2025 02:23:26 -0700

I actually have both a Sony Walkman WM-FX453 and FX463. They do the same exact thing. I put in batteries and the display turns on and the cassette player works just fine. All the buttons/functions work, volume works, it plays tapes, the radio works. Everything appears to work. But when I take the battery out, all of a sudden the display blinks the current time, then E. It does this for at least a minute for the FX463 and its been at least 5 minutes and it is still doing it for the FX543. Here are some photos of the capacitors from FX453, dont see any leakage, damage or any bulges...

I added a video showing what the display is showing from the FX453...

And yes, I had it fully put back together with all the ribbon cables connected and still same issue.

⟐ Edited August 14, 2025 at 2:23 MST

Sony Walkman: Sony Walkman NWZ-E436F Volume up button mulfunction

Tue, 13 May 2025 03:02:07 -0700

for the first time after not use in months (last two months still working).

charging error. it sometimes charged sometimes not charged just like the cable had problem. never had this problem for years since 2009
the date became --/--/--. never happened once although years not use.
after fully charged, it's working. all the music files available & can be played. JUST the volume up malfunction. volume down is working. now I'm worried, volume has down to 14 after I pressed two three times when confirming the volume button malfunction. HELP.

⟐ Answered May 13, 2025 at 3:02 MST

Sony Walkman: Sony Portable Walkman d-nf610 wont turn on

Sat, 10 May 2025 07:37:23 -0700

Hi, Not super familiar with Walkman/board repair but I have opened it up to see if I could identify any rust or failure points that would cause it to not turn on.

The below photos show the board which I couldn't immediately identify any issues, with the exception of what may be excess flux????

Any advice would be incredibly helpful, thank you in advance!

⟐ Commented May 10, 2025 at 7:37 MST