In the linked videos things are much better visible than in my crappy pictures (and in motion): in the first video 01:18-02:10 front of the tape...
Yes, it is the auto stop mechanism. The idlers are for play (right for f play, left for r. play). They are driven from the capstans, there is a...
I agree. The torques for forward and reverse should be similar The pictures I have taken are ugly. Here are two of the "better" ones: [ATTACH]...
I did some torque measurements: f. play take up 60, back tension 15 r. play take up 15, back tension 5 ff 80 rewind 20
I think, I know what the problem is, the rev take up reel assembly. It consists of the take up reel and two toothed wheels, all of them are able...
I noticed another thing, when I'm in reverse play and press stop, the reverse switches to forward play (meaning when I press play again it starts...
I just bought a pretty nice JVC PC-30, it's missing one volume knob and it has a little quirk. Regarding the missing knob - how do you solve such...
Here you go. It's for the MKII but it could help anyway.
According the discussion you have to let it sit for a month or so, maybe just ff/rew it during this period, to let the lubricant spread evenly....
You can try to "relube" the tape: [MEDIA] I did not try it myself ...
It was expensive but definitely worth it. If I remember correctly, it played gapless. I didn't use for some time, the gumsticks are dead and the...
Regarding solid state players, I still have an iRiver S10, still working but the battery is pretty weak. I was a big iRiver fan back then. When I...
I Re-record Pre-recorded cassettes pretty often (now) and I did back in the day for my friends. I remember only one Pre-recorded cassette which...
Nice :-) Thank you very much, I'll definitely try ...
I'm very interested .... Tell us how :-)
My DAT doesn't record directly from the beginning of the tape. Maybe yours too. Open it, load a fresh tape and look if and how much of the tape it...
Can you please show me which capacitors in plastic enclosures you mean, on the attached picture of the PCB? Thank you very much [ATTACH]
Can you please elaborate, it seems I have the same problem: http://stereo2go.com/forums/threads/wm-ex50-mising-motor-servo-caps.5207/ Are the caps...
I got a non working SONY WM-EX50 for free. No sound - I hope a recap will fix this. The motor is acting strange - changing speed, weird noises and...
Download the Service manual: https://elektrotanya.com/philips_fw362.pdf/download.html There is a lot of useful informations in it :-) You have to...
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