A common occurrence with reel to reel tape decks is the shifting of the reel tables that the take-up and supply reels fit onto. If a deck is handled roughly during shipping, or if...
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Defective Hitachi Brand Transistors
Here’s something to be aware of… We’ve known that a number of Akai reel to reel tape decks suffer from bad 2SC458 transistors, and up until recently, we thought that only Akai decks were...
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Akai GX-77 Tech Info
The Akai GX-77 was Akai’s last, and top of the line 6 head auto reverse 7” reel to reel machine. It was manufactured roughly from 1981 to 1985, and is a unique tape deck...
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Repairing stuck pinch roller on all Teac/Tascam models
One of the most common problems with many versions of Teac and Tascam models is a seized or slow moving pinch roller bearing assembly. This causes the pinch roller to engage very slowly or...
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Here’s a very partial list of people and companies that we know to work on reel to reel tape decks. We have not met the techs behind the majority of these referrals, but have...
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Tale of The Tape There are an almost limitless number of tape brands on the market. While it’s impossible to cover every brand, we can certainly give a good overview of many of them,...
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