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Ok, so you all really inspired me. I was able to recap my sony tc-777s thanks to the kind folks on the board. If I can do it anyone can, (really). I would like to put together a how to recapping/basic refurb (nod to the recent slider restore thread) guide. I am not really the one to do it but I...

Yeah I am in pdx, might buy it friday when I get paid. I also don't NEED it so buy it if you want, My band has played through this board on PSU's radioshow 3 times, Sounds great if you use it right. Get it Get it Get it so I won't have to (=

Haha, like I was saying it seems like they did things a little different back then ;) I am going to recap the other side and the motor control section (this is where the cap with its guts falling out is) Then maybe try to get both sides working the same, then I'll post some pix and maybe some...

Alright got em all in, pretty simple really. The copper foil circuit was a little delicate, but I got them all in fired it up and am now listening to some recordings I did. Gotta say, I missed this machine, it sounds great and is really nice to use. Anyhow, all the old wooshy sounds are gone...

Got the new caps in the mail today and the only one I couldn't match really close was the 350uf 10v, I ended up getting a 390uf 16v, I'm not asking for trouble putting that in am I? Shouldn't take too long to get the broken side recapped.

I will definitely be doing both sides thanks to your guys input. Most the parts I am looking at are smaller (not too much) than originals even with higher value, (my how we have advanced in a few years) so I shouldn't run into too many size constraints. And on upping the 10uf caps, are there...

Cool. looks like I am getting closer and closer here. Hopefully I will be ordering the caps soon, have a nice cart going at mouser. So whats the point in having a bunch of 200uf caps with slightly different voltage ratings 10-20? I mean couldn't they have just done them all 200uf 20v and been...

I guess I don't need to I am just recapping the one side (for now) so I was going to try and keep it the same as the other one. Or am I over thinking it? I have no problem upping to 220 if I can find the right caps. Here is the schematic for the board I am recapping.

Well I will try to stay with 200uf, being able to increase the voltage really increases my options. Some of the replacements I have come across are tantalum, specs say they last longer than aluminum but Briank is saying he has some dead ones, should I stay away? I have noticed tat some of the...

Ok I am tracking down a good amount of these parts. I should replace the resistors as well right? Or am I going to far. Also I am having a couple issues tracking down a couple electrolytic caps, 200uf 10v, and 15v. I should definitely stay with the same voltage and not go higher right? Or do is...

They are clean, they definitely don't look new but do work, I can actually get it to record just fine every once in a while for a couple of minutes, then with a airy thumpy static it loses gain again. Got one of the boards out Not too much going on here, the popped cap was in a different...

I am going to pull out a couple of the pc boards today and start poking around. I suspect the one visually bad one isn't the only problem cap. I do have the schematic and parts list. Basically the second channel all around is sports, have to crank the gain while tracking and playback.

Popped cap Ok so I popped the machine open and seems like it was made a little different than my 388 (as I expected). I didn't find anything obviously wrong, there was a few spiders some mouse remnants and a few foil confetti stars... I am sure they could short something if they fell in to the...

Thanks, thats what I needed to hear. I am probably going to try and solve the problem and then break into a little more detailed stuff. I'm sure I will have more questions mid project!

Thanks for the offer I actually have a PDF of the service manual for the machine, it has come in very useful.

Thanks and any cap suggestions? Thanks, It worked great for a while and now is not reliable enough to track anything on the second channel so I was just going to do some maintenance and see what happens. Thanks for the hint on the trimmer pot. A couple of things that I am looking into now is...

I have a sony tc-777 that sounded really good but is having some issues, the most common one is great loss of gain on the second channel. I have read a little about these older decks and all the electrolytic caps should be replaced on something this old. I have done some electronic work before...

Hey, I have a sony tc-777 (early mid sixties). Pretty cool little machine, nice and portable (suitcase model) and has some nice appointments. I have used it to make a few recordings and have always noticed that the right channel requires more gain for recording and playback as compared to the...

I live in an apartment and have to be semi mobile. I have a Sony 777 2 track a little mixer and a RNC compressor. Works great for getting ideas down and if I spend a little time setting up stuff right I am able to get some pretty good recordings. Your machine is a little big but if you have a...

I am a reverb junky, I admit. I have another one I will post with much less reverb (=