SONY Walkman WM-D6 power problem...

brianjrealtor · 1st September 2010, 01:36 AM

Hey all...

technical question here.

I have a SONY Walkman (WM-D6) that does not power up at all. I've heard it is probably going to need a DC-DC coverter part that is no longer available from Sony...

I have another vintage 80's walkman, the SONY WM-1. Is the DC-DC coverter in the WM-1 the same used in the WM- D6???

I would be willing to sacrafice the WM-1 parts to get the D6 up and running...

Thanks!
Brian

bob91343 · 1st September 2010, 02:45 AM

Don't jump to conclusions. It might be a bad power jack or switch.

GeneJazz · 11th October 2010, 10:18 PM

I had the same issue and using a magifying light, found a cracked solder joint in the power circuit. So, I would do more troubleshooting before blaming the DC-DC converter. In my experience, those don't go bad often.

tkrotchko · 17th January 2011, 05:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeneJazz

I had the same issue and using a magifying light, found a cracked solder joint in the power circuit. So, I would do more troubleshooting before blaming the DC-DC converter. In my experience, those don't go bad often.

I've just pulled out my old Walkman WM-D6, and it acts "dead" as well. Its not clear to me how this thing even comes apart. Any tips or leads or where I might download the service manual, as I have not had much success (so far) finding it.

Blackjack8635 · 4th February 2011, 04:36 PM

Don't want to hijack the thread but the power on my WM-D6C is fine...It plays. BUT it does not fast forward or rewind at all, pretty much since last serviced by Sony in 2006.

Any body got any good ideas on getting it fixed by a proper specialist at a modest cost?.

AlexMGM · 11th December 2011, 04:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blackjack8635

Don't want to hijack the thread but the power on my WM-D6C is fine...It plays. BUT it does not fast forward or rewind at all, pretty much since last serviced by Sony in 2006.

Any body got any good ideas on getting it fixed by a proper specialist at a modest cost?.

if it is still interesting (I just registered here):
Hi, I did not use my D6 for some time (year or two maybe) and now I see it does not want to rewind/fast forward tape. The problem is simple: idler (rubber is degraded) and the lever where this idler locates needs some oiling.

1st September 2010, 01:36 AM	#1
brianjrealtor diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2010	SONY Walkman WM-D6 power problem... Hey all... technical question here. I have a SONY Walkman (WM-D6) that does not power up at all. I've heard it is probably going to need a DC-DC coverter part that is no longer available from Sony... I have another vintage 80's walkman, the SONY WM-1. Is the DC-DC coverter in the WM-1 the same used in the WM- D6??? I would be willing to sacrafice the WM-1 parts to get the D6 up and running... Thanks! Brian

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1st September 2010, 02:45 AM	#2
bob91343 diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2010	Don't jump to conclusions. It might be a bad power jack or switch.

11th October 2010, 10:18 PM	#3
GeneJazz diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: NYC	I had the same issue and using a magifying light, found a cracked solder joint in the power circuit. So, I would do more troubleshooting before blaming the DC-DC converter. In my experience, those don't go bad often.

4th February 2011, 04:36 PM	#5
Blackjack8635 diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Shropshire	Don't want to hijack the thread but the power on my WM-D6C is fine...It plays. BUT it does not fast forward or rewind at all, pretty much since last serviced by Sony in 2006. Any body got any good ideas on getting it fixed by a proper specialist at a modest cost?.

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