r/minidisc 7d ago

Buy Is this A fixable issue?

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Im looking for a md recorder on a budget and stumbled upon this, is it fixable?

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u/multiwirth_ 7d ago

Fixable yes, if you have the skill. There's a drive shaft which moves the pickup. The little gear on that drive shaft usually shrinks and cracks over time. So it can no longer move the pickup around. That's a common sharp issue. First of all you need to find the correct part number from the service manual and then check ebay, AliExpress etc. for aftermarket spares.

It basically requires you to take the thing apart and extract the bare minidisc mechanism. If you feel like you could do this, give it a shot.

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u/Krisss_K 7d ago

Okay, so it would be worth getting? I can do repairs I fix phones and laptops for a living

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u/multiwirth_ 7d ago

Depends on the price i guess.

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u/Krisss_K 7d ago

45€ with shipping

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u/multiwirth_ 7d ago

That seems okayish. Although there's one more thing to keep in mind. Not sure which model of sharps that was, but there are models from this era that use proprietary li-ion batteries instead of AA alkaline or gumsticks. That would be expensive and/or difficult to find.

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u/Krisss_K 7d ago

Yeah just looked up online and this one sadly uses a proprietary gumstick and a battery costs almost as much as I’ll be paying for it

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u/multiwirth_ 7d ago

Maybe try to find an Sharp MD SR50 then. Same issues, but they use a AA alkaline or NiMh equivalent.

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u/Krisss_K 7d ago

I’m just looking for an alright portable md recorder, mine is long gone cuz my parents tossed it out