Completely serviced WM-DD33, with new center gear and capstan ring. Completely cleaned and necessary parts are lubricated. All functions are working as they should be. Battery compartment is clean (there where no leaking battery’s in the past). Optical the Walkman is in near mint condition (please take a look at the photo’s to make your own judgement). In particular the US and Canada! Look at my other listings for more Walkmans and other vintage audio items! I’m very sorry to the majority of honest people out there but there are zero feedback members that don’t pay or scamming when the received the items. This results in the fact that i don’t sell items to zero feedback members. New center gear and not a repaired/glued one. When the gear is glued this results in higher wow-flutter, so less good sound quality. Why do the original gears always crack? Theyre usually made of POM material. This material is very reliable, long lasting and has very good friction properties. However, it has one negative property. It tends to shrink. It shrinks when it is heated, for example when player is left on sun or in car. By heating POM material to 60 C, it will shrink permanently about several percent. It also shrinks with time. Problem is, when this gear is installed on some other part, for example on metal axle. Plastic material shrinks, while meta one doesnt. High tension in plastic part will cause that it cracks. Some parts are made of other than POM material. This can be short lasting material, fragile, that breaks into several pieces after some time. Reason why this is important. Is responsible for the correct tape speed. Bad capstan is responsible for high wow flutter. The item “Sony WM-DD33, serviced! Beautiful condition. Grey” is in sale since Saturday, July 24, 2021. This item is in the category “Consumer Electronics\Portable Audio & Headphones\Personal Cassette Players”. The seller is “2015.neijn” and is located in Weert. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Playable Media Format: Cassette Tape
• Brand: Sony
• Type: Mini Cassette Player (Walkman)
• Marke: Sony
• Color: Gray
• Model: WM-DD33
• Features: Direct Drive
• MPN: Does Not Apply
• Product Line: Walkman