A sad Sony Video Walkman

[dr.ido]

I picked up this rather sad example of a Sony Video Walkman today. No idea how it ended up like this. Never seen one in the flesh before, wouldn't have thought the first time I laid hands on one it would be so slimy...

It's completely dead with no signs of life what so ever. Being early 90s I'm expecting it to be full oozing SMD electros. I doubt I'll get to it anytime soon, but I expect that to be tedious, but doable. I hold less hope for the tape transport, but I don't have anything to play on it anyway.

I did notice a Faroudja badge on that back. I wouldn't have thought a scaler would be necessary for a small SD resolution panel.

I did find a copy of the service manual - I have a feeling I'll need the disassembly instructions for this one. The schematics aren't included, probably removed by someone wanting to sell you a copy - Elektrotanya usually don't pull that crap (you can find the download code by viewing page source, no need to clickthrough potentially dodgy ads).