Sony PS-F9 Flamingo RetroTech Repair & Demo

Sony’s portable battery-powered turntable from 1983 has become a highly desired and expensive collectors piece. However before I can demonstrate this one, I’ll need to get it working. Sony Global Design History Pages Ebay (well it doesn’t cost anything to look) PS-F5 PS-F9 UPDATE: After uploading the video, it occurred to to that Sony have in fact revisited their back catalogue recently with the re-launch of the Aibo robotic dog. Hopefully this will continue and we’ll get to see some more modern reinterpretations of classic Sony products. OMISSION: I forgot to mention that I pulled out any remnants of the old felt washer that was protruding from between the cogs before installing my replacement cloth tape. Also perhaps I should have clarified that the gears unit was welded on at both ends, there were no retaining washers or e-clips that could be removed to disassemble it. Lots of people want me to say the word *Clutch* to describe the gears mechanism as if somehow this will fill a here we go CLUTCH I suspect nothing has changed. There’s also a fan website dedicated to the Sony PS-F5 that has some additional information - A few people think the Sound Crocodile drawing shown on the advert for the Sound Burger is a real thing (?!????!!!?) - It’s not, here’s a picture of the full advert RECORDS USED The bicolour records used for the demonstrations were: 1) Stax Number Ones (Yellow & Red) 2) Lou Reed - Transformer (Black & Yellow) These were limited editions from Both are now discontinued - however they have plenty of other exclusive coloured discs to choose from. Standard black vinyl editions of both are readily available Stax - Number Ones Amazon US Amazon UK (very over priced) Lou Reed - Transformer Amazon US: Amazon UK: Back to the Future Picture disc was also from Amazon US: UK: Q) Where did the 45 with the puppet picture come from. A) See this video for more. -------------SUPPORT--------------- This channel can be supported through Patreon Patrons usually have early access to videos ---------------SUBSCRIBE------------------ -------THANKS TO ------- Jerobeam Fenderson for the intro animation: ----------Outro Music----------- Over Time - Vibe Tracks ------Outro Sound Effect------ ThatSFXGuy - ------AFFILIATED LINKS/ADVERTISING NOTICE------- All links are Affiliated where possible. When you click on links to various merchants posted here and make a purchase, this can result in me earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network & Amazon. I am a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to AMAZON Sites (including, but not limited to Amazon US/UK/DE/ES/FR/NL/IT/CAN)