[sdiy] OT: Repairing tape decks?

[Dave Magnuson]

Hi Karl,

Have you tried multiple cassettes, or always the same one?     The "end of
tape" switch might be getting triggered if your cassette is "sticky" and
doesn't spin easily.  The extra tension makes the deck think it's reached
the end

Dave

-----Original Message-----
From: synth-diy-bounces at dropmix.xs4all.nl
[mailto:synth-diy-bounces at dropmix.xs4all.nl] On Behalf Of Karl Ekdahl
Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2011 9:35 AM
To: synthdiy diy
Subject: [sdiy] OT: Repairing tape decks?

Hi list, sorry for the OT but i'm trying to get myself a tape deck (casette)
and so far i've already thrown away two broken ones and about to do the same
with this third one, but i figured maybe someone knows how to fix these
things. Being mostly mechanical i'm at a loss..

This particular deck exhibits pretty much the same behavior on both sides
(it's a dual), one side plays and sometimes rewinds - otherwise anything i
do (play, rewind, forward) makes the decks give an "end of tape"-behavior,
in other words it sounds like it tries to move the tape but fails and
decides it's at the end of the tape and shuts down the operation. As far as
i can see, all the rubber bands seems to be OK. The deck is a Technics
RS-T230, i've seen there are service manuals out there but they cost ~5
times what i payed for the actual deck...

Thanks

Karl

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