Thanks Squiggly and Valentin. I double checked and the pins are working properly and I have decent clearance in both stop and play positions....
Hi everyone, I am working on a WM-102 where the pinch roller on the back tension side is causing the tape to ride over to the side of the roller...
Hi everyone, if you know of someone looking for a reconditioned, working unit, I will occasionally list some from my collection on eBay. I...
I had a few minutes to open this up again. You will see that a slight lift of the motor pulley will increase the speed. It will gradually slow...
Hi Nutronic, I sanded down the bumps (likely zinc plating vs paint), cleaned, lubed and reassembled. The magnet needs a very specific alignment...
Update: I took a big risk and decided to open up the motor with a very small diamond bit to remove the crimps and a magnet to remove the filings...
Yeah, probably a similar issue. These are conical switches on a post that also can wear or bend a bit with a lot of use. They do come apart....
I haven’t work on one of these in a while, but I think there is a catch or hook on the big gear that moves the yellow part over. These can round...
Hey Steven, you may need to go to Kaosun to even though he is not in the EU. http://www.kaosuncd.com/
Thank you Valentin, I am coming to the same conclusion at this point. I’ll poke around a bit more but I really appreciate your help on this one....
OK, I have had a chance to start on this again. Thank you Valentin, shorting the pads as you noted did completely remove the oscillation. The...
Thanks Nutronic, very interesting hack for the motor bearing. I will play around with mine to see if I can replicate it. I did try to push some...
Hi everyone, I am working on this interesting KT-4168. This is in exceptional condition. I am trying to diagnose a variable speed issue. It...
Thank you Valentin, I will give this a try.
Hi Valentin, when I disconnect the head, I get this loud fluttering in the audio Channel, both directions. I am holding the headphones up to my...
Thanks Valentin, I appreciate your help. I will desolder the ribbon cable to the head and see if it is still there. Stay tuned.
Hi everyone, I have essentially completed a full service on a nice GX51. It has all new electrolytics (which was interesting as the originals are...
I sent you the service manual. Hopefully this helps. Thx
OK DocP. Let me check the transaction on my end. I will DM you.
Still no response, no belts arrived either....
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