Re: [bomp] How Can You Mend A Broken Capstan?

[Ron Sanchez/Career Records <eldeluxe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Take it for a ride, and when you get up to full speed, toss it out the 
window.

You could spend money to fix the transport, only to find the heads are 
shot. 

At one point I tossed three reel to reel decks, and didn't feel bad at 
all.  There probably is no support for these old machines. Teac was a 
consumer brand of Tascam, and there is no support for newer Tascam gear.


NankerPhlg@aol.com wrote:

>A neighbor is moving, and he offered me his old Teac A-3440 reel to reel 4  
>track at no charge. Yipeee!
> 
>Well, except that it doesn't play. It fast-forwards and fast-backwards  
>decently, but when I hit play, it's no go.
> 
>After some examination I'm convinced it's a case of a stubborn  
>capstan...like, it has something personal against the pinch-roller and they  refuse to work 
>together. I tried to lube them but apart from making them smell a  little 
>nicer, it had no effect. I've also since found a copy of the manual on  the net 
>but it had no troubleshooting section of any kind.
> 
>Anyone have any quick tips that don't require taking it to professionals  for 
>repair?
> 
>Thanks. 
>
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