The PS-FL99 was Sony’s 1983 attempt to update the vinyl record player for the digital age. In this video I try to get one working properly so I can demonstrate its features, including one which might be unique on a record player with a stylus… unless of course you know differently.
This one took a while - so I hope it was worth it. Due to its length I’ve divided the video into chapters. This way if anyone needs to move things along a bit quicker they can always just jump to the next chapter by double-tapping two fingers on the right of the screen (on a touch interface). If you choose to skip all the chapters you’ll get a full 51 minutes back. Use this knowledge wisely, if you do it too often, time will fold back in on itself.
After spending a number of days troubleshooting this one I’d have welcomed a fast forward option at times. There were a few frustrating dead-ends that didn’t end up making their way into the final video.
In addition, at one point very near the end, it slipped and fell a foot or so to the floor (it's a bit front heavy with the drawer open and the lid and base removed). Then it just wouldn't work again, at all. This was the point where I decided it was time I should give up entirely on making videos and just go and live off grid in a cave instead.
Rightmove didn't have any caves listed so I returned to this cursed device and it took another day to get it back to a point where I was able to finish the video. It's been a long week...or two.
Given that I didn’t have a video out last week, I want to put this one out on Saturday so that YouTube doesn’t think I’m dead.
I’ll aim to do a really short, simple video next time. Famous last words.
Have a good random interval until the next one. Take care.
UPDATED: The record speed adjustment has been asked about so I reinstated a couple of seconds at 44:57 that I’d previously snipped out where I mention this. As usual this necessitated a complete video swap-out.