Sanyo G-2615N-2 Portable M/Centre Unusual fault - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

rockolagirl · 3rd Jul 2018, 1:25 pm

I have owned this for some years. And this strange fault has developed. The right speaker is perfect when using the record player or radio. But when I play the cassette there is a minimum of noise coming out of the right speaker. The left speaker is perfect.Any easy fix ideas please? Also the tapes played are not mono😁

Edward Huggins · 3rd Jul 2018, 1:31 pm

Can we first estabish that AT ALL TIMES there is good sound from the LH speaker? If so, it's possible that the cassette heads need cleaning.

TonyDuell · 3rd Jul 2018, 3:27 pm

Off the top of my head (pun unintentional) it could be (at least)

Dirty cassette record/playback head

Bad connection to that head, the wires move every time you press play as the heads move into the cassette so the wires can break

Electronic fault on the PCB on the bottom of the cassette mechanism which contains the record/playback amplifier

Bad connection to this PCB at the edge connector

Bad contact at the radio/phono/tape switch.

af024 · 6th Jul 2018, 2:08 pm

My money is on the head wiring. 2/2 units that I have looked at have had this problem, well that plus a bad mode switch!

FrankB · 8th Jul 2018, 3:34 am

Try cleaning the record playback switch. Common problem I have seen.

3rd Jul 2018, 1:25 pm	#1
rockolagirl Diode Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Kings Lynn, Norfolk, UK. Posts: 8	Sanyo G-2615N-2 Portable M/Centre Unusual fault I have owned this for some years. And this strange fault has developed. The right speaker is perfect when using the record player or radio. But when I play the cassette there is a minimum of noise coming out of the right speaker. The left speaker is perfect.Any easy fix ideas please? Also the tapes played are not mono😁

3rd Jul 2018, 1:31 pm	#2
Edward Huggins Dekatron Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Southwold, Suffolk, UK. Posts: 8,325	Re: Sanyo G-2615N-2 Portable M/Centre Unusual fault Can we first estabish that AT ALL TIMES there is good sound from the LH speaker? If so, it's possible that the cassette heads need cleaning. __________________ Edward.

3rd Jul 2018, 3:27 pm	#3
TonyDuell Dekatron Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Biggin Hill, London, UK. Posts: 5,208	Re: Sanyo G-2615N-2 Portable M/Centre Unusual fault Off the top of my head (pun unintentional) it could be (at least) Dirty cassette record/playback head Bad connection to that head, the wires move every time you press play as the heads move into the cassette so the wires can break Electronic fault on the PCB on the bottom of the cassette mechanism which contains the record/playback amplifier Bad connection to this PCB at the edge connector Bad contact at the radio/phono/tape switch.

6th Jul 2018, 2:08 pm	#4
af024 Octode Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Ashby-de-la-Zouch (it's not by the sea) Posts: 1,255	Re: Sanyo G-2615N-2 Portable M/Centre Unusual fault My money is on the head wiring. 2/2 units that I have looked at have had this problem, well that plus a bad mode switch! __________________ Now where on earth did I remove that from?

8th Jul 2018, 3:34 am	#5
FrankB Heptode Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Olympia, Washington, USA. Posts: 664	Re: Sanyo G-2615N-2 Portable M/Centre Unusual fault Try cleaning the record playback switch. Common problem I have seen.