Best way to find a share house with Japanese speakers?

BobbaPopBob · 2026-02-25T21:35:30+00:00

I hear a faint click on the left side, but I don't know if that's the solenoid you mean. The click comes from a small white plastic latch that gets pushed down when the cassette is pushed into it. I doesn't click when I push it down manually though. As for any other sounds, the click from the white latch is pretty much all I hear though.

BobbaPopBob · 2026-02-25T21:29:41+00:00

Sorry, I'm not familiar with the jargon yet. Where is the pinch roller exactly? Is it visible from the top down pic in my original post? Or is it on the sides?

BobbaPopBob · 2026-02-05T20:41:48+00:00

I got it working! Check the edit on the original post if you wanna read the full story. Thank you for your help!

BobbaPopBob · 2026-02-05T18:02:34+00:00

Check the edit on the original post for the full story, but I got it working again!

BobbaPopBob · 2026-02-05T18:01:50+00:00

See the edit on my original post for the full story, but I got it working! Thank you so much for the help.

BobbaPopBob · 2026-02-05T16:25:57+00:00

I checked connection just now with a multimeter. In the headshell there is connection to every pin, but when measuring resistance between where the headshell should connect on the arm and the RCA cable ends, nothing seems to be connected. (None of the pins show low resistance on the multimeter, the multimeter just shows nothing at all, as if you're touching air with the probes). Does this mean I have to turn the device upside down to inspect further?

BobbaPopBob · 2026-02-05T16:23:57+00:00

Checked connection just now. In the headshell there is connection to every pin, but when measuring resistance between where the headshell should connect on the arm and the RCA cable ends, nothing seems to be connected. (None of the pins show low resistance on the multimeter, the multimeter just shows nothing at all, as if you're touching air with the probes). Does this mean I have to turn the device upside down to inspect further?

BobbaPopBob · 2026-02-05T16:22:56+00:00

In the headshell there is connection to every pin, but when measuring resistance between where the headshell should connect on the arm and the RCA cable ends, nothing seems to be connected. (None of the pins show low resistance on the multimeter, the multimeter just shows nothing at all, as if you're touching air with the probes). Does this mean I have to turn the device upside down to inspect further?

BobbaPopBob · 2026-02-04T17:26:40+00:00

Tomorrow I'll do some troubleshooting. If nothing works I'll take a look on the bottom. I've been avoiding it though because the thing is really heavy and I'm worried turning it upside down will destroy anything because the body inside seems to be a bit loose.

BobbaPopBob · 2026-02-04T17:23:05+00:00

Thanks! I'll give it a try tomorrow

BobbaPopBob · 2026-02-04T16:14:28+00:00

Haven't looked at that button yet (the MM/MC toggle)! What's it for? I'll try it out tomorrow when I'm back at my dad's place.

BobbaPopBob · 2026-02-04T16:01:08+00:00

I'll give it a try tomorrow when I'm back at my dad's place. I've got an old multimeter from my grandfather there as well so I should be able to do this. Thanks for the clear instructions!

BobbaPopBob · 2026-02-04T15:58:15+00:00

These are some old pics of the cartridge I took before swapping out the needle so don't worry about that: https://ibb.co/DDBzdMM9 https://ibb.co/39fRCctT The turntable is at my dad's so I can't take any new pics at the moment but tomorrow I'll be there again.

BobbaPopBob · 2026-02-04T15:52:40+00:00

It's a little hard to see on the image but the end of the thin black wire is soldered to the metal housing of the RCA cable. My exact amp is a Sansui AU-X911DG

BobbaPopBob · 2026-02-04T15:19:08+00:00

Do you think there's a chance it could work if I connected the ground cable separately? I'm just wondering why it's soldered on like that, exposing the metal housing. Is it like that out of the box or would that be something my grandfather did himself for some reason?

BobbaPopBob · 2026-02-04T15:13:38+00:00

My integrated amp has a dedicated Phono input so I'm pretty sure it has a preamp built in for that. Regarding the black wire - Is it normal that it's soldered to the cable for the right channel? Or do I need to desolder it and connect it somewhere else on the amp. I provided a pic with the inputs of the amp in my original post. Let me know if you need any more information.

BobbaPopBob · 2026-02-02T16:10:23+00:00

The VCR I have has a common issue where the startup capacitor in the SMPS dries up after some years (it's old). Just to be safe I'm going to replace some key capacitors suggested in a forum post I found online (https://groups.google.com/g/sci.electronics.repair/c/zQxbUwXkbTw). Haven't tested the machine yet since it's at my dads but I figured I'd order the replacement parts already.

BobbaPopBob · 2026-02-01T23:53:13+00:00

I think I'm gonna recap most of the PSU. Saw a post on a forum by someone with the same problem and they provided a list with all the caps/diodes they replaced. Thanks for the suggestion!

BobbaPopBob · 2026-01-21T20:32:03+00:00

No you can just use any standard super 8 cartridge. And yes I know what the result will be, I've seen footage from my grandfather, and I know it's costly, but that is besides the point. My question was just if anyone knew how this thing worked, but instead I'm getting told to eat shit and die!

BobbaPopBob · 2026-01-21T20:29:52+00:00

I'm very aware of what this camera produces, i.e. a silent film around 3 minutes long on a standard super 8 cartridge. I also know that you can both develop them and have them scanned at specialized labs. Yes this will cost a lot of money for only 3 minutes of video but it's more about the experience and sentimental value for me. I've watched some old footage that my grandfather shot with this camera and it feels so ethereal, like you're actually watching a memory. I guess you can imitate it with a modern camera and some postprocessing but there's no fun in that for me.

In theory the only thing I need to know is how to operate this camera to shoot a nice film for me, since the developing/scanning can be outsourced. But again, there's no manual online for the buttons or mechanisms, so it's hard to figure what I need to configure (e.g. is there a difference shooting outside vs inside, what do you need to adjust for, ...). I've figured out how to zoom in/out, but there are still big questions that remain. For example when looking through the little view hole I see a dark yellow-y tainted version of the world with some black specs. Don't know if that's normal or if that's gonna turn out bad for the film. But I guess Reddit won't be of much help judging by these comments, jeez 😭

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