Tape Trail

Just wondering...

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kootenay

In Reply to: RE: You can experiment with them... posted by mr9iron on December 23, 2020 at 17:54:32

Does your machine do this? The reels will make screeching or squeaking sounds, and the tape will leave dusty, rusty particles on the guides and heads. In some cases, the symptoms are more subtle, causing intermittent dropouts of the sound.

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RE: Just wondering... - mr9iron 21:34:02 12/23/20 (3)
Kootenay,

Interesting, no residue, no screeching sounds, I found a you tube example of the screeching noise and I have nothing like this sound at all, though the example does simulate my slow FF and RW issue, as can be seen in the examples I linked to..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLEjOoRS_cM
- RE: Just wondering... - Dave Pogue 05:43:25 12/24/20 (2)
  Looking at your videos (very useful), I'd guess now that the belt is stretched, just enough to lose contact when most of the tape is on the take-up reel. Given its age and lack of recent maintenance it certainly is due for a replacement belt.
  
  One of the YouTube videos shows how to replace the belt. Me, I'd leave it up to my tech.
  - RE: Just wondering... - mr9iron 11:06:49 12/24/20 (0)
    Dave,
    
    thanks for taking a look, appreciate it, would I be able to hear the belt slipping, or anything I could do to further the suspicion? I think I have an extra belt, I'll see what kind of a chore it is to replace it. I am pretty good with vintage (tube) pre-amps and amps, but this is foreign to me, it's not just electronic, it's very mechanical with tons of moving parts. I don't think there is a tech near me that deals with r2r, I am in the Seattle area.
    
    thanks again!!
  - What Dave said... - kootenay 09:28:31 12/24/20 (0)
    Sounds like it's time for a do-over proper maintenance by a tech.
    
    If a thing's worth doing, it's worth doing well
    (Proverb)

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