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Monday, September 06 2010 @ 06:49 PM MDT

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Akai M8 - 7 1/2 speedStarted by:PeterBurg, Feb/11/08 10:09 AM
Hello Restoring a Akai M8 i cannot
start in the 7 1/2 inch speed . Only 3
3/4 inch and 1 7/8 inch speed
works. Can someone help me. Thank
you Peter

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By: antoineblanche

Feb/13/08 12:37 AM

RMG LPR35 1/4" TapeStarted by:Paul F Mattei, Nov/19/07 04:08 PM
Anybody out there have any experience
with this tape? Recently purchases
several reels. One is just fine. With
the other two, the heads on my Teac keep
loading up with oxides. Quantegy

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By: Tim

Feb/11/08 04:44 PM

Teac Bias SettingsagainStarted by:jimjazzdad, Feb/06/08 08:57 PM
Hi folks, another newby with a bias
question. I have a Teac A-3300SX and an
A-3340S. Both have switches for Bias and
EQ labelled "1" and "2". Without getting
into adjusting trim pots inside the
machines, what are the switch positions
most likely to give me

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By: Don Cavey

Feb/07/08 08:13 AM

Teac A-6010 MOTOR PROBLEMSStarted by:vinyldavid, Feb/06/08 11:05 PM
Well, hello, all! newbie here, and got
a problem. I picked up a Teac A-6010
R2R deck so I could run 3..75ips tapes
(the A-3340S doesn't do that), but It's
got a motor problem..... The left
hand reel motor is NOT working. Period.
NOTHING.

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By: vinyldavid

Feb/06/08 11:05 PM

Akai X1800SD CrossfieldStarted by:Scott, Aug/26/07 06:18 PM
Good day, I just picked up my first
reel to reel the Akai X1800SD. It plays
well everything works except for two
things. The first is the tape counter
will not work (probably a belt?). Second
thing is when trying to record everthing
appears to be wo

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By: Don Cavey

Feb/06/08 04:47 PM

Teac A1200 tape deckStarted by:bucklin, Dec/08/06 09:12 PM
Would you believe I can't figure out how
to get the top metal plate off this
deck. I can probably repair it if I can
get inside to see what the problem is.
Any help appreciated. Harvey

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By: daveyh

Feb/06/08 08:53 AM

TEAC X-2000R BL Heads QuestionStarted by:TandbergRay, Jan/24/08 06:47 AM
Hello, I was doing routine
maintenance on mt X-2000R, and looking
at the heads with naked eye, I see shiny
lines, no indents or anything, on the
heads, the red color is till intact on
all heads, but there are shiny lines in
center of all heads

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By: TandbergRay

Feb/05/08 05:50 PM

IntroductionStarted by:sweets, Dec/02/07 04:04 AM
Hi Guys & Gals, This is Sweets. By way
of introducing myself I want to thank
you for this site and others like it. I
currently own and old Webcor (not
working) & Tandberg 2TF that needs a
pinch roller, belt under the deck &
Speed Change Control Knob

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By: Don Cavey

Feb/03/08 07:07 AM

Belts for saleStarted by:dk3he, Jan/29/08 12:09 PM
In case anybody should need replacement
rubber belts for his R2R or
Tapedeck:: I have a vast stock of all
sizes of belts, round, flat and
square cross-section. Prices are very
moderate, e.g. three different
belts for UHER

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By: dk3he

Jan/29/08 12:09 PM

Teac A-2300 SD QuestionStarted by:TeacGuy, Jan/27/08 06:37 AM
Hi All, I was recently given a Teac
A-2300SD Deck, When a reel is played at
slow speed, the speed seems faster. This
model it seems is an export model.
Theres a plug/switch on the rear apron
to allow the different voltages to be
used. Now it is set at 117

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By: TeacGuy

Jan/27/08 06:37 AM

Newbie with Akai X-160D to restoreStarted by:headwerkn, Jan/09/08 09:02 PM
Hi all, Better first do the intros...
my name is Ben and I hail from Hobart in
Australia. Many years ago I messed
around with multitrack RTRs - typically
a Fostex Model 80 - before music
production all went digital, but in
recent years as my

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By: atb.oomen

Jan/17/08 01:23 PM

A RARE GEM TEAC A-7010 Tape Deck/wCover VARYMINT C....Started by:chazman, Jan/11/08 12:50 PM
my name is chaz ,i live in SF Bay
area...california A friend of my dads
gave me this reel to reel 10 years
ago he got it new in late60s early70s
used only 6mos after tour in viatnam
thisTEAC A-7010 is in MINT
cond, origanal box, paper

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By: chazman

Jan/11/08 12:50 PM

AKAI GX-280D-SSStarted by:Pete, Sep/28/07 07:38 AM
Hello, I scored a virtually unused
gx-280d-ss that was still in the box and
it actually works decently (this the
first gx-280d-ss that i've owned/seen
that still works). My question is in
2ch reverse play mode the signal levels
are much lower that

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By: atb.oomen

Jan/01/08 04:02 PM

Akai GX-285D recording issueStarted by:jessenator, Dec/26/07 11:59 PM
Hi I just bought this deck from a
used instrument place- it plays
wonderfully! Nothing squeaks, grinds, or
makes excess noise. Everything in the
playing department works great. But
when I go to record however, only the
right c

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By: atb.oomen

Jan/01/08 03:53 PM

Tascam 44 belt replacementStarted by:TomQ, Jul/16/06 12:10 PM
I can't figure out how to put new
capstan bely in 'early model' (1984)
Tascam 44. There is good access to the
flywheels from the back of the deck but
there doesn't seem to be a clear path
for the belt. There is a mounting
screw(between to 2 flywheels) for

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By: carl

Dec/26/07 09:12 AM

adjustment speed for Sony TC-654-4 ?Started by:visitorj, Dec/13/07 10:58 PM
Hello. Please help me with explanation,
is speed in Sony TC-654-4 adjustable?
How can I do that? I didn't find
anything in service manual. I have nice
machine, but in pla

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By: Admin

Dec/25/07 07:02 AM

Anybody ever tried lapping a Sony F&F head?Started by:fokale, Dec/05/07 05:50 PM
Hi there, I decided to open a new topic
about this to see if anybody has an
opinion. I tried a lapping of the
TC-377 record head and discovered that a
Sony F&F head is totally unlappable. It
was worn, (hi freq loss and an uneven
wearing groove) s

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By: fokale

Dec/05/07 05:50 PM

Need Heads for TC-377Started by:Fokale, Nov/22/07 03:57 PM
Hi there, I am looking for play and
record heads for my TC 377. Does anybody
have (preferably) low-hours or unused
spares? These are the same heads in
models TC-R6, TC-765, TC-645, TC-4660.
Record head : RF140-2902 Playbac

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By: fokale

Dec/05/07 05:38 PM

Sony TC-377 Service ManualStarted by:dojo, Nov/28/07 05:10 PM
Can anybody tell me where I can get a
service manual for the 377?

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By: fokale

Dec/05/07 04:52 PM

TASCAM 32 : advice pleaseStarted by:ahab, Nov/21/07 06:49 AM
Hi; I have acquired Tascam 32 reel
deck (and a tape) recently, and here is
a short history of the problem:
(1) I succeeded to record using the
tape that came with the machine from
the seller;

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By: ahab

Nov/28/07 09:10 PM

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