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Names of French provinces translated from Terrible Maps on F'ass book :

High w&f is usually due to a bad belt. Too high back tension will also increase the w&f, too low back tension will affect the tape to head contact and can also damage the tape. The supply reel table has a felt clutch for back tension, I can't remember if it's adjustable, 'll check on my notes...

Map of Europe made of US counties, seen on Terrible Maps F'ass book page :

Haven't got head wear problems on them, only a dead record head (shorted windings) and a lot of tape path issues when trying different types of pinch rollers.

Hi and welcome to Phoenix ! Take a look to this thread : https://forums.phxaudiotape.com/threads/alpage-al-300.9855/ I've added the information about the playback noise that affects all AL-300's.

There's a design flaw on the AL-300 that affects playback sound. Found it when working on one with a very noisy playback. So I've printed the schematic in high resolution and traced the signal path and power supply lines. Replaced several capacitors and muting transistors (there's tons of...

Went to cassettes in 2008 tired of copy control on cd's, unplayable cd-rw's after one year, short lived mp3 players... So I've bought a low end JVC double cassette deck at the thrift store and a pack of five TDK D60 at the supermarket... Then discovered the audio forums with crazy guys...

Another one from F'ass book, too bad, selenium rectifier is out of stock :D

Happy rainy & windy Easter from France !

Seen on F'ass book :

For Pulpmillguy, seen on Terrible Map F'addbook page :

From my friend Libra.

Yes the pinch rollers rarely goes bad on this deck. But capstan motor, capstan belt and idler are usually dead.