Yep, sometimes it's just plain old user error.
Would using cloth first aid tape to hold wires down cause static build up? Because I removed that stuff and swapped it for ESD tape and the...
Ignore previous message. I thought the issue was just the grounding shield. it's back though.
It's not the motor hum: Before taking the motor off and desoldering it I decided to run it with just the drive belt off and there is no click. Not...
After a bunch of testing (I still don't have the replacement caps) I have figured out that the click is massively reduced if I hold the board up...
Do you have any advice on diagnosing where the grounding issue could be? Should I try soldering the mounting screws? Is there a couple of test...
Potential new thing I just discovered: If I rewind without a tape it will shut off after a few seconds. Not disengage, the button stays down, the...
I really don't get the nature of this issue. I just rewound a full tape in it and the pop is gone for now.
I got some tools so I can finally record a sample. 26 seconds, features 3 pops.
I'm going to go at least get a multimeter today to at least roughly gauge if anything is going bad, but since it's still working I'm not confident...
That was not it. I think I'm beyond my abilities here and need to find an experienced repair person. I don't have the equipment currently to dive...
New development I found: The pop was intermittently coming back. Checking again the tape head had a tiny spot of buildup I had missed before. I...
Amendment to the above: Re-soldered the ground and Left audio channel connections, applied deoxit to the both headphone jacks and the tape type...
Had a new issue develop ahead of replacing the pinch roller: The left audio channel now has a small "click" in it. Resoldering the connection has...
Yeah, bigger issue is that looking closer at that bracket hole the screw did in fact break off in there, so there's very little threading...
I ordered a new pinch roller from Fix your Audio just to keep refining this thing now that it works (along with a test tape). So I'll do another...
Thank you So much Valentin! I got the clutch parts off easily enough and cleaned them with just iso and reassembled (wasn't sure if they needed...
It was completely seized up. I popped off the retaining washer and popped the clutch and washers and they were all very heavily stuck together....
Yeah on a second inspection the whole pinch roller is making contact when it play (and powered). I made the mistake of seeing that when the...
In the daylight actually I can see that the pinch roller is tilted. Only contacting one side.
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