1982 Sanyo M7950K Repair • Feats, Finds & F*ckups

Another 'quick' one which turned into a bit of a mammoth task, and in the middle of it I screwed a part of it up and had a massive paddy about it. But the internet loves a bit of drama, and I don't like hiding mistakes, so I left it in. I hope this illustrates that there's more to it than 'easy fix just needs belts' in these things. Turned out to be a really lovely machine, with some lingering issues I may return to another time. Ultimately glad I was able to document a process of stripping these down because they're complicated, and now I have belt sizes to share: 85mm x 1.5mm square - capstan 45mm x 1.5mm square - winding clutch 55mm x 1.0mm square - counter I got mine from DeckTech (not a sponsor, just a helpful supplier) - https://www.ebay.co.uk/str/manatreere... Service manual (Long-Wave version but much the same) https://elektrotanya.com/sanyo_m7950l... Door sticker repro graphics (600dpi with cut line layer): https://drive.google.com/file/d/14KBe... Music played from the cassette is by James Bennett, and featured in the video game Love 2: Kuso by Mokuzai Studio (https://love-the-game.com/). Other snippets copyright control their respective owners.