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In the last post I discussed the little monster on the right. This is a variable resister, or so the service manual says, that controls the tape tension of a TEAC A-4010S reel-to-reel tape machine. Tape tension can go out of spec and this is one of three resisters that …
For the last two or three posts I have been talking about my adventures working on a TEAC A-4010S reel-to-reel tape machine. In the last post I illustrated the process for checking the tension on the tape because the machine was applying too much force to the tapes and snapping …
In the last post I discussed how I cleaned the interior parts of the TEAC A-4010S tape machine are prepared it for checking the torque at the reels. The problem, as you may recall, was too much tension on the tape causing the thinner tapes to snap. The image on …
In the previous post I mentioned that a TEAC A-4010A tape machine was a tape-eater. It was breaking the thinner commercially recorded tapes. It turns out that this machine can have its tape tensions adjusted. But, before that is done it was necessary to clean and lubricate the A-4010S so …
I recently acquired a rather nice TEAC A-4010S tape machine. It was reported to be in good condition, and it was. However, when I tried playing a commercially recorded music tape, the tape broke. This sort of thing is not uncommon with vintage tapes because they become brittle with age. …
The Denon DN-T620 is a professional CD and cassette machine manufactured from the late 1990s to early 2000s. The one you see here has a build date of 1999. As a professional model it came with rack brackets standard. The power cord itself is a give-away as to its intent. …
I recently found this Denon DN-T620 studio CD/Cassette machine. I wasn’t sure if it would work because it was a mess. Check out this video and see the machine in action.
The Sony TC-355 reel-to-reel machine that was featured in the last post not only has been working great, but it has been a knockout. It has been playing commercially available music tapes, a big deal up until the late 1970s and, more importantly, the early 1980s when CDs. Came out. …
After cleaning, re-lubrication, and adjustment the Sony TC-355 reel-to-reel tape recorder was ready to go. Take a listen right here on YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LF7lvPIWUlE
In the last two posts we have been looking at a very cool Sony TC-355 reel-to-reel tape machine that is in desperate need of repair. While the backward function worked, the forward and fast forward functions did not. Now we will see about the fix. Once the internal components were …
