Eunomians
07-15-2006, 04:15 PM
I have recently picked up an amazing Nakamichi 500 cassette player in seemingly NOS condition. I've been contemplating taking it in for a little service... I sprayed the sliders with DeOxit to lube 'em up, now they have that 'glide' when I 'slide' them.
The right channel is not as strong as the left channel, sometimes it cuts out to a very low signal. The left is running perfectly. I cleaned the 2 heads with a little 97% alcohol and lintless cotton swabs.
Since I know virtually nothing about old tape decks, I am turning to this forum for some suggestions. I plan on using the deck to make hi-quality TDK SA-X tapes from vinyl/cd selections; but obviously, I can do any recording or playback at this time.
I am not sure what the problem is. I can tell you that the left channel is ultra-clear. The right channel is weaker than the left channel, it sometimes cuts out to 95% signal-loss. And the right channel, when it cuts out, is a little noisy, no hum, just a little noise and some faint music. The left channel has zero noise.
If I take it to a repair person, how should I explain the issue, what kind of servicing should I get done on it and any idea how much it might cost?
All other functions work perfectly aside from the right channel weakness. There is a sticker on the bottom that says that this unit was adjusted back in 1978 for TDK something or rather. The writing is illedgiable (I do know that Naks are biased for TDK).
Cheers!
The right channel is not as strong as the left channel, sometimes it cuts out to a very low signal. The left is running perfectly. I cleaned the 2 heads with a little 97% alcohol and lintless cotton swabs.
Since I know virtually nothing about old tape decks, I am turning to this forum for some suggestions. I plan on using the deck to make hi-quality TDK SA-X tapes from vinyl/cd selections; but obviously, I can do any recording or playback at this time.
I am not sure what the problem is. I can tell you that the left channel is ultra-clear. The right channel is weaker than the left channel, it sometimes cuts out to 95% signal-loss. And the right channel, when it cuts out, is a little noisy, no hum, just a little noise and some faint music. The left channel has zero noise.
If I take it to a repair person, how should I explain the issue, what kind of servicing should I get done on it and any idea how much it might cost?
All other functions work perfectly aside from the right channel weakness. There is a sticker on the bottom that says that this unit was adjusted back in 1978 for TDK something or rather. The writing is illedgiable (I do know that Naks are biased for TDK).
Cheers!