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Hi all,
After work, yesterday, I dropped into my local used record shop to check out what new stock had come in since my last visit. There has been a particular contemporary jazz artist I have been looking for on vinyl and once again I didn't have any luck finding any of her albums. But I did let Kelly, who helps run the store, know what I was looking for in case the artist's albums came available at her store.
Before leaving, I checked out the side room where used audio gear is on display and being sold. Under a few album jackets, was a silver-faced cassette deck. I asked Kelly about the deck and]she replied, " It doesn't work and it's headed to the dump." Even though I could have probably just taken it off her hands for nothing, I offered her $10 and she quickly opened the till and deposited the ten spot. The reason I picked it was because it's a two speed deck. I don't pick up non-working decks, but I thought perhaps it would be an easy repair, like replacing drive belts.
When I got it home, I removed the top cover. The belts were intact, so I powered it up and after a few minutes of warm-up I placed a cassette in the well. At first, there was no movement of the tape while depressing any of the function buttons. After a half hour I was able to get the deck to successfully fast forward a tape from start to finish. It would struggle with rewind and when I hit the Play button the tape would immediately slow to a stop. It's possible it's a matter of replacing the main belt as it does seem to be a bit stretched. I may order a set of belts and download a service manual once I have more free time. If I do get it going, I will update this thread with my findings.
Nando.
After work, yesterday, I dropped into my local used record shop to check out what new stock had come in since my last visit. There has been a particular contemporary jazz artist I have been looking for on vinyl and once again I didn't have any luck finding any of her albums. But I did let Kelly, who helps run the store, know what I was looking for in case the artist's albums came available at her store.
Before leaving, I checked out the side room where used audio gear is on display and being sold. Under a few album jackets, was a silver-faced cassette deck. I asked Kelly about the deck and]she replied, " It doesn't work and it's headed to the dump." Even though I could have probably just taken it off her hands for nothing, I offered her $10 and she quickly opened the till and deposited the ten spot. The reason I picked it was because it's a two speed deck. I don't pick up non-working decks, but I thought perhaps it would be an easy repair, like replacing drive belts.
When I got it home, I removed the top cover. The belts were intact, so I powered it up and after a few minutes of warm-up I placed a cassette in the well. At first, there was no movement of the tape while depressing any of the function buttons. After a half hour I was able to get the deck to successfully fast forward a tape from start to finish. It would struggle with rewind and when I hit the Play button the tape would immediately slow to a stop. It's possible it's a matter of replacing the main belt as it does seem to be a bit stretched. I may order a set of belts and download a service manual once I have more free time. If I do get it going, I will update this thread with my findings.
Nando.
