Walkman repairs?

Is it possible?

This won’t work…and no i am not trying Bluetooth headphones.

Anything is possible. It depends what’s wrong with it and if you can get replacement parts.

Might just be a belt. Have you tried taking it apart?

What’s the fault op?

BruceFull Member
Anything is possible

Not if you fitted alkaline batteries to a Sony Walkman pro, fries the circuit and no parts available, but in the above Walkman it’s probably just a belt you can buy online unless it’s a direct drive motor in that case you may find a unit on eBay to bastardise for parts.

The light turns on when I put a battery in, but it’s not game to move at all. I think it is direct drive, but haven’t pulled it apart yet.

Should I take it back to Dixon? In 1998 I always made sure I bought from bricks and mortar so I could return if faulty. 75 quid!?!

A quick google of the repair sites shows the most common issue with non playback of the sx20 is a clutch retention disc

Clutch retention disc

Nice. I’ll look into that.

Can you hear any sound of the internals moving at all when you press play/fforward etc?

Nope

I’ve not repaired consumer electronics since the mid nineties. That said, I’d expect to hear some noise from the unit if it’s a clutch issue. It’s possible it’s shutting down due to the clutch not working in principle though. However id still expect to hear some noise, even if only for a split second.

I doubt if anyone in Dixon’s/Currys/PCWorld will even know what that is, let alone how to fix it! Fiio are producing a pocket portable cassette player if a replacement is needed.

It would be great to try to fix it up.

my sixteen year old daughter’s Walkman sends healing vibes 

Nice.

My 10 year old son asked me what it was… I showed him the cassette and he said “oh yeah I know what that is, it’s like one of those record things but smaller!”

Have you turned it off and back on again?

Have you foolishly used it whilst sea kayaking?*

* This makes absolutely no sense unless you have read the other Walkman thread.

Have you turned it off and back on again?

Well I tried … I turned it off roughly 15-20 years ago.

I’ve got my old walkman somewhere.

One of these.  Wasn’t cheap.

Can it be fixed? 

It’s Tricky. When my Rock Box developed a fault (the Pause button stopped working) I was told it was Hard Times. Here We Go I thought…but that’s life. Sometimes It’s Like That.

You need this guy!…

https://uktvplay.co.uk/shows/retro-electro-workshop/watch-online

I love that show 🙂

It’s great!

I love the Yesterday TV channel – so much good stuff on there.