Hello folks,
I have an old Sony V.O.R M-529V microcassette recorder. Was found in a box packed away years ago and put in some fresh batteries and tried to play some old micro cassettes I had. But the play back volume from the recorder even at full volume from the speaker was almost in audible. I tried plugging in a earphone and now the audio was a bit more audible but still quite low for full volume.
I tried a few different tapes but did not make any difference. Tried changing the recording speed modes, but no change. Tried different batteries, again same thing. As a last resort I cleaned with some q-tip and head cleaning solution. And no change. I opened up the recorder and see that the belt of the pulley is fine, the board also looks perfectly fine. No corrosion or damage of any kind inside.
Do, you guys think the magnetic head is damaged or maybe the Audio IC on the board is dead? Any suggestions on what I should look into?
Thanks in advance
I have an old Sony V.O.R M-529V microcassette recorder. Was found in a box packed away years ago and put in some fresh batteries and tried to play some old micro cassettes I had. But the play back volume from the recorder even at full volume from the speaker was almost in audible. I tried plugging in a earphone and now the audio was a bit more audible but still quite low for full volume.
I tried a few different tapes but did not make any difference. Tried changing the recording speed modes, but no change. Tried different batteries, again same thing. As a last resort I cleaned with some q-tip and head cleaning solution. And no change. I opened up the recorder and see that the belt of the pulley is fine, the board also looks perfectly fine. No corrosion or damage of any kind inside.
Do, you guys think the magnetic head is damaged or maybe the Audio IC on the board is dead? Any suggestions on what I should look into?
Thanks in advance
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