[bomp] Re: bomp-digest V2008 #2254

[elvis ronhubbard <elvisronhubbard@xxxxxxxxx>]

did you actually have a reel wound up when you were pressing play? after i threw out what looked like a pretty mint VOA reel to reel that i picked up on the street, i found out that there was some sort of mechanism that wouldn't allow the 'play' function without a reel actually spooled through. i had just tested out the buttons without a spool on there. fast forward and rewind seemed to operate fine. play didn't. hence me tossing out what was probably a pretty cool machine. oops.  might be worth a test.
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> Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2008 22:40:37 EDT
> From: NankerPhlg@aol.com
> Subject: [bomp] How Can You Mend A Broken Capstan?
> 
> 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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