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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Did you put a cassette in it?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Might be it needs a cassette with the plastic write protect tab not broken out.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Good luck.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Jay S<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Synth-diy [mailto:synth-diy-bounces@synth-diy.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Corey K<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, May 25, 2018 3:53 PM<br><b>To:</b> *SYNTH DIY<br><b>Subject:</b> [sdiy] Debugging problem with 4-track<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>I was hoping someone here might have some suggestions for me. <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I recently purchased a Fostex x18 4-track cassette recorder. Cosmetically it is in mint condition, and it came with the original box and power supply. When I plug in the power supply the green power LED illuminates. The play, fast forward, and rewind controls seem to work. So far so good, however, when I push the record button, the record LED does not illuminate. I connected a few different sources to the machine and raised up the input gain, but the level meters do not light up, and I can't hear anything from the headphones output...<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br>I noticed something strange which might point to the problem: if I unplug the power supply (while the record button is depressed) the record LED and level meters light up momentarily. I wondered if there was a problem with my power supply, so I tried using an adjustable one. The machine is supposed to use a DC supply in the range 11-15V. When I set my adjustabe supply to 7.5v the machine actually seems to work correctly! But when I set the adjustable power supply to 12V (which is the same voltage as the original supply), the machine exhibits the same bad behavior I describe above.<br><br>What might be happening here? I'd love to hear any hypotheses. Seems like a problem with the power distribution system, but what would be the first things to check? (I have a multimeter and scope). Is this a case that might require recapping? What would be the best way to investigate this? Any ideas would be much appreciated.<br><br>Thanks,<br>Corey<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></body></html>