Sony Walkman Stereo Radio Cassette-Corder WM-F2041 no audio from tape, only from radio
r/cassetteculture...I really need your help!
Before I start, I want to preface that I have already tried all of the usual fixes. Brand new belts, tape head and rubber wheel cleaned, fresh batteries tested, any of the common fixes.
I picked up a Walkman WM-F2041 at Goodwill a few weeks back, and ever since, I have been trying to fix it. it is in *ALMOST* perfect working order, the record LED no longer works (which is fine), but what isn't fine is that it has no audio when a tape is played, only when the player is set to radio does anything happen. That has been the issue for a few weeks, however when I sat down today to work on it, there was a slight development, when the tape setting is set to 2 or 3 (CrO2/metal) there is a humming/buzzing that comes through the headphones. Other than that, though, no other kind of audio comes through (see attached video in the comments). I have attached a video showing that everything runs normally, along with two photos, one of each side of the board. I'm hoping that someone will notice something that will help me. This model is one of my grails and I really want to be able to have it for daily use. Any help would be GREATLY appreciated! Thanks in advance!