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Hello, good day to everyone. I come to you to see if you can help me with your knowledge to bring this pioneer deck back to life. I have a Pioneer CT-F500 with the following problems. Auto stop failure: When I insert a cassette and press play, after a few seconds it stops for no reason. This...

I just recently changed the capstan belt for the Nakamichi DR-10 now it is playing slow but still playable, I want to adjust speed back up to normal but I don't know how to adjust it.

Hi, I need to find someone in Albuquerque who can do component level repair on my Tascam 122. Transport it great (serviced that myself). Plays fine, but left channel is out and right is noisy on record. Unit does not use rec/play switches, it's all electronic. It would take a signal generator...

Hi guys, Please help! I have dilemma: I love the Sony TC-K60 obtained for the price of latte, I have restored it as much as I can but it still have dicky Stop and Rewind button ( both quite wornof and one of the was broken and repaired ) If interested, can see my video under the post In...

Proudly or humbly, please show or describe your outdoor stereo system. https://audiokarma.org/forums/index.php?media/philco-onkyo-rolltop.24618/full This is a gutted Philco radio fitted with an Onkyo CR-305TX CD receiver installed inside an old rolltop CD storage unit. A subwoofer is mounted...

Hello everyone! I recently acquired a Pioneer CT-3131A (its the same as the 4141 except for dolby) toploader deck for basically nothing. It needed a power cord, belts replaced, motor oiled and it works like a charm... except that the right channel doesnt exist. It doesnt work in either playback...

Hey all! I have browsed this site for a while, but today is the day of my first post as I am in need of some assistance! I have been trying to repair a TEAC A-500 cassette deck for a while now without success. My issue is this: The deck auto pauses like it's trying to make its own music...

Hi all, If anyone has a service manual or schematic I'd really appreciate it, doesn't seem to be available anywhere I've looked. PM me please. Specifically I'm trying to see what a diode is from the power supply, the markings do not make sense.

Hi I have a marantz 5010 European model stuck on 220 volts. There is an adjustment knob that ironically does not turn. I don’t know if it is simply old and jammed, but I want to be careful. Any help is very appreciated!

Since I've been stuck at home these past couple of weeks, I've gotten back into playing with cassettes and have been experimenting with recordings on my Pioneer CT-M66R. Today I got the idea to run a frequency sweep through it just to see what kind of response I'd get. To run this, I used the...

Hello fellow tape users, A few years ago I found a Marantz SD-63 cassette deck at a local exchange store for $10, and bought it for the fun of it. It had a couple of scratches in it and no remote, but when I got it home I liked the sound of it enough that it replaced my then-new Sony TC-WE475...

Hi, I'm stuck trying to find out why the capstan motor on a Teac A-3440 doesn't spin when the safety lever is pulled (as if a tape was loaded). I restored the power supply board (recaped, all silicon diodes replaced). All fuses are good. Capstan motor has 30V going to it. A quick test by...

Hi, I'm stuck and trying to understand the cause of the following problem: I have a Revox B215 which stops randomy in FF / REV modes. So far I did the following: - Recaping the power supply / control board (the one with the three MAB 8440 chips) - Recaping the daughter board (capstan driver) -...

I just picked this up to fill out the set of the Kenwood receiver, amp and turntable :) I got it and they said it "powered up".. that was the extent of their testing. I got it and yes, it powered up.. even played somewhat.. bad speed control, sticky controls etc.. pretty normal. I opened...

Hi all, I was about to change 2 belts on a Scott 670D when i discovered that some parts called « idlers » were completely destroyed. So i have to replace them too. I have the Service Manual of the 670D. But none information appear about those 2 idlers : size etc. A picture : The Tape Deck...

Hello AK'ers I have a 5220 cassete deck, i bought it with boxes, manuals... it is in nice shape and it is functional, but when tape is playing, it stops and i really want to restore it. A technician came to my home to repair it, he applied isopropilic alcohol on pitch roller and rubber band on...

I got a Project One Tape Deck a while back. It's in great condition physically, and works as it should except I'm only getting sound out of one channel. Just curious what some of the common issues that may cause this, as well as what particular components I should test? Thanks in advance .

Hey all, I'm sure you've all been where I am right now. I have a fully operational setup, but I continue to buy cool old vintage gear at low prices. I'm going down the rabbit hole, but eh, who cares. Anyways, I picked up a Pioneer ct f4040 for $13. Mint condition inside and out, but the reel...

Hello. Recently i got a nice Marantz 5220 deck in working order, but when i was cleaning it, I broke the "master level" control. So, i beg your help to find a replacement. Thank you in advance. Regards from México.

Hi guys I have a problem with one of the channels. Sometimes it does not work, sometimes it does. If, for example, it is working correctly and I activate some of the chromo, dolby, etc. switches. the right channel stops working. If I turn off the deck and turn it on again, then it works...

Doing an inventory and scanned these from May, 1977 National Lampoon Magazine

Hi all, just found an old WR-510 from the thrift store this evening. It seemed to be working fine; it rewinds, fast forwards, and "plays"... And when I mean play, it actually plays except the tape that is read simply collects in the bottom of the deck and after 10-15 seconds, the tape player...

As mentioned in the title I have a problem with my newly acquired Onkyo 2900/2090. The person that does all the repairs and maintanance on my audio equipment says that Left/right rec calibration potentiometers need to be replaced. The worst part about them is they're push in/push out type and...

I have a beautiful Marantz PMD-510 dual auto-reverse cassette deck. Occasionally it will warble horrifically on a cassette - in each case, the same cassette will play fine on my Nakamichi 500. Sometimes I can cycle the power and clear the problem. Other times, I can FF and REW and then Play -...

So I recently picked up a really attractive looking Turntable 8 track player/recorder stereo that I can't seem to find any information about. I played some of my records and to my surprise, The audio quality was incredible. The stylus is also a dual needle, it can also be turned over for playing...