jhaible@... writes:
>>The right reel (which is filled during Play and FFWD) is not driven by the
motor anymore, and turning it manually makes rattling noises. When I hit the
Play or FFWD button, a motor starts inside, and there are more rattling
noises, but the reel does not move.<<
I have a Fostex R-8 too. If it is like other reel to reel recorders, then it
may be an internal belt that slipped off. I don't know if they can break
too. I don't know whether you remove the back screws and/or the side screws.
I seem to remember at one point removing the back screws to solve a
connector ground disconnection, but when removing the back of the case, there
were so many circuit boards flopping around that I didn't think I would get
it closed back up properly, so be careful and remove the case slowly.
-Elhardt