It's been several years since I've posted anything on Weebly and now it's time for an update. This is an post to the "RuffLife" part of the "RuffLife & Pipes" since it's obviously not pipe related :)
I picked up this Sony Walkman Professional WM-D3 Cassette-Corder (believe it was released in 1985) from eBay earlier this week which has some issues (seller stated that it wouldn't run on batteries and didn't have a power adapter for testing). It looked great in the advert and even better now that it's in my possession. It sold with the case & strap, audio connector (mini-to-RCA), plus two stereo microphones; PC-62 & ECM-TDCM (tie clip). I had a Sony AC-D2L 3V power cord on-hand and determined that the unit works!
Did I mention that it needs additional work? Well, it plays/records to cassette but the FFWD/RWD functions are shot. Once I took it apart I noticed that there was some corrosion in the battery compartment and wiring. I soldered the connections and it plays on battery power! The main plastic gear was broken (a known problem with these units; replacement part on order) which may affect the FFWD/RWD functionality, so hopefully it will be resolved when the new gear arrives.
More to follow...
I picked up this Sony Walkman Professional WM-D3 Cassette-Corder (believe it was released in 1985) from eBay earlier this week which has some issues (seller stated that it wouldn't run on batteries and didn't have a power adapter for testing). It looked great in the advert and even better now that it's in my possession. It sold with the case & strap, audio connector (mini-to-RCA), plus two stereo microphones; PC-62 & ECM-TDCM (tie clip). I had a Sony AC-D2L 3V power cord on-hand and determined that the unit works!
Did I mention that it needs additional work? Well, it plays/records to cassette but the FFWD/RWD functions are shot. Once I took it apart I noticed that there was some corrosion in the battery compartment and wiring. I soldered the connections and it plays on battery power! The main plastic gear was broken (a known problem with these units; replacement part on order) which may affect the FFWD/RWD functionality, so hopefully it will be resolved when the new gear arrives.
More to follow...