atkelar | Restoration Project #24: Sony M-570V @atkelar | Uploaded April 2021 | Updated October 2024, 19 hours ago.
Last year, I ordered a batch of four different dictaphones to have one as data store for my Sharp PC 1403. I did the restoration on the one that best suited the task and put away the others for later. Coincidentally, it is later now, so let's get the first one out and ready!
The device is a Sony M-570V, a microcassette recorder with dual speed and voice activated recording (VOR, "voice operated recording")
There are two issues with the device: for one, I had a slight mishap during the disassembly phase, but I got that under control. The case is very scuffed up though and in need of a fresh coat of paint. I would have painted it, I got a can of silver model paint that is very close, but there's printed labels on the device and I'd need to do some silk screen printing for those again... not enough time right now, maybe I'll come back to that later.
0:00 Intro & Presentation / Belt removal
1:15 Case Overview / Disassembly / Recapping
2:23 Switches / Sockets
3:53 Motor / Case disassembly
4:50 Drive mechanics disassembly
5:33 Spring has sprung!
6:23 Cleaning parts / Tape counter / Cleaning case / Friction wheel
7:43 Rebuild Drive
9:25 Spring replacement
10:16 Finalizing Drive / Head / New belts
11:00 Paint? / Encasing it!
12:13 Batteries + Test / Presentation
12:48 P.S... / Summary / Credits / Outtake
If you want to support me, you can drop a few coins into my ko-fi: ko-fi.com/atkelar
Music:
My Train's A Comin'
Unicorn Heads
(YouTube Audio Library)
Last year, I ordered a batch of four different dictaphones to have one as data store for my Sharp PC 1403. I did the restoration on the one that best suited the task and put away the others for later. Coincidentally, it is later now, so let's get the first one out and ready!
The device is a Sony M-570V, a microcassette recorder with dual speed and voice activated recording (VOR, "voice operated recording")
There are two issues with the device: for one, I had a slight mishap during the disassembly phase, but I got that under control. The case is very scuffed up though and in need of a fresh coat of paint. I would have painted it, I got a can of silver model paint that is very close, but there's printed labels on the device and I'd need to do some silk screen printing for those again... not enough time right now, maybe I'll come back to that later.
0:00 Intro & Presentation / Belt removal
1:15 Case Overview / Disassembly / Recapping
2:23 Switches / Sockets
3:53 Motor / Case disassembly
4:50 Drive mechanics disassembly
5:33 Spring has sprung!
6:23 Cleaning parts / Tape counter / Cleaning case / Friction wheel
7:43 Rebuild Drive
9:25 Spring replacement
10:16 Finalizing Drive / Head / New belts
11:00 Paint? / Encasing it!
12:13 Batteries + Test / Presentation
12:48 P.S... / Summary / Credits / Outtake
If you want to support me, you can drop a few coins into my ko-fi: ko-fi.com/atkelar
Music:
My Train's A Comin'
Unicorn Heads
(YouTube Audio Library)
