This same unit was sold in Canada under the Pulser brand. Pulser was the house brand of the Canadian Tire retailer. Canadian Tire still exists today in 2024. Pulser is defunct. I found one such Pulser "walkman" at a local charity store. Model # SP-38, made in Hong King, item # 44-1412-0. It needed new belts, setting the head azimuth (was waaaay off) and Deoxit on the volume sliders. The W&F are not great (to my ear, didn't bother measuring them), but it is listenable. It has a metal flywheel. The pinch roller is still good after ± 40 years. Very easy to service.
Interesting to know, I wonder how many other guises this cassette player had. The 80s off-brand units often seem easily serviceable, in later units components can get really crammed. I've tried replacing the belt on a Sony Sports Walkman and some later Walkmans, and they are a pain to deal with.
This same unit was sold in Canada under the Pulser brand. Pulser was the house brand of the Canadian Tire retailer. Canadian Tire still exists today in 2024. Pulser is defunct. I found one such Pulser "walkman" at a local charity store. Model # SP-38, made in Hong King, item # 44-1412-0. It needed new belts, setting the head azimuth (was waaaay off) and Deoxit on the volume sliders. The W&F are not great (to my ear, didn't bother measuring them), but it is listenable. It has a metal flywheel. The pinch roller is still good after ± 40 years. Very easy to service.
Interesting to know, I wonder how many other guises this cassette player had. The 80s off-brand units often seem easily serviceable, in later units components can get really crammed. I've tried replacing the belt on a Sony Sports Walkman and some later Walkmans, and they are a pain to deal with.