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

[NankerPhlg@xxxxxxx]

<<< 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.  >>>
 

Yes, I did thread up a reel of tape...and it did not work. My latest  guess 
is that the capstan belt is either off, broken, or just plain worn  out. From 
some research I did on the net, I've found that that's a common  problem with 
that model.
 
And Circus Maximus was a good group. (Why am I name-dropping in a thread  
that has absolutely nothing to do with that? I dunno...why did *you* do it,  
Jumpy? :> )



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