Put new belts in this, now it appears the flywheel is operating correctly, however the tape will not play. It will play very slowly if I squeeze the pinch roller against the capstan. Check out the short video I made.
I'm at a loss. The pinch roller / head assembly appears to engage correctly. The pinch roller appears to get pushed against the flywheel shaft / capstan correctly. Everything else appears to work. The tape simply won't spin! First thought is to suspect the pinch roller itself, but it feels somewhat tacky (not hard / slick), just like the pinch rollers in a Technics player I have that works fine, so I'm not sure. I took a pic of it for good measure.
I noticed that without a tape in there, the take-up reel does move slowly, and the pinch roller appears to rotate normally in contact with the capstan.
FF/REW uses a different belt and a different gear mechanism and work great.
Does this seem like a pinch roller issue to everyone, or suspect something else is going on?
I'm at a loss. The pinch roller / head assembly appears to engage correctly. The pinch roller appears to get pushed against the flywheel shaft / capstan correctly. Everything else appears to work. The tape simply won't spin! First thought is to suspect the pinch roller itself, but it feels somewhat tacky (not hard / slick), just like the pinch rollers in a Technics player I have that works fine, so I'm not sure. I took a pic of it for good measure.
I noticed that without a tape in there, the take-up reel does move slowly, and the pinch roller appears to rotate normally in contact with the capstan.
FF/REW uses a different belt and a different gear mechanism and work great.
Does this seem like a pinch roller issue to everyone, or suspect something else is going on?
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