CT-F800/900/950/1250 Reel Motor Rebuild
Folks, I thought, since I was doing one of these for a fellow AKr, I would chronicle it. This rebuild is necessary for all of the following TOTL Pioneer Cassette decks:
CT-F800
CT-F900
CT-F950
CT-F1250
This motor works great for decades, but, nowdays, after 30 good years of operation, they all develop torque problems, and dead spots, where, if stopped manually, they will not start back up. The symptom for the overall deck is the play mode mysteriously stopping in the middle of a tape, for no apparent reason. What actually happens is the motor hits a dead spot while rotating slowly, and stops. The tape motion sensor detects the takeup reel stoppage, and stops the tape.
I've done several of these, and I still say, this is not a project for the faint of heart. The most difficult part is getting the little suckers open
The attached pic is of the motor we will rebuild...
Rich P
Folks, I thought, since I was doing one of these for a fellow AKr, I would chronicle it. This rebuild is necessary for all of the following TOTL Pioneer Cassette decks:
CT-F800
CT-F900
CT-F950
CT-F1250
This motor works great for decades, but, nowdays, after 30 good years of operation, they all develop torque problems, and dead spots, where, if stopped manually, they will not start back up. The symptom for the overall deck is the play mode mysteriously stopping in the middle of a tape, for no apparent reason. What actually happens is the motor hits a dead spot while rotating slowly, and stops. The tape motion sensor detects the takeup reel stoppage, and stops the tape.
I've done several of these, and I still say, this is not a project for the faint of heart. The most difficult part is getting the little suckers open
The attached pic is of the motor we will rebuild...
Rich P
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