@@cassettedeck-walkman-repair I've been looking for a JVC single cassette deck for a while and there's a seller on ebay that has it. He said the only problem is that it keeps eating the cassette tapes. I assume it's one of the problems you mentioned in this video? Possibly?
@@beotheguitarist 98% sure its one of the things i mentioned , unless its a JVC with Sankyo transport then the 2% can be the back tension belt on the supply reel
I recently found a Sony TC-W250 in the trash. Both belts in both drives have turned into goo. It looks like a lower end deck, and it was free, so it would be a good candidate as a first cassette deck repair.
I just acquired an old Panasonic portable recorder that is not playing and the head has that same brown dirt as you show at 5:40. Some of it came off with a quick rubbing. I guess I'll have to keep working it. I also believe that your cautioning of sketchy places to buy belts should be taken seriously. You pack a lot of useful information in your videos and it was smart to make this one brief. In general I avoid a lot of videos that I might be interested when they require an extended time commitment. I hope this one attracts new subscribers for your channel.
@@jeffcline7689 thank you Sir ! I like making them and just hitting 1000 subscribers just is awesome , I stayed up for that so now i have to go to bed apologize to my wife 😎
Yeah the belt situation is a problem. It’s great they are being reproduced but a lot are out of the spec that is required. If you need to replace belts on a 30 dollar deck That is a good deck the so called specialty belts are 30 and 40 US dollars. That’s not worth it because it still will be tight so the Amazon belt kits are the answer. With the 50 piece belt kit for 10 bucks You may find a few belts that are good enough for wow and flutter and still sounds good. I found that you will find the right size belt in the amazon belt kit assortment , and it all seems good until you measure wow and flutter. The problem is the belts are too thick making it to tight. The belts I measured were 0.04in to thick. It makes the difference of being in spec or way out in space. One belt I couldn’t figure out what was wrong until I noticed a small very hard to see rubber bump imperfection. It caused it to be terrible. So for comparison- a factory belt measured 0.24in thick. Amazon belt measure 0.28-0.29in thick . Quality control for the belts must be a lost art. Belts have to perfectly smooth and uniform thickness and width. The top end decks need this to hold amazing specifications.
Just curious; mechanical and electronic components can be replaced, but what about the heads ? A long long time ago I had a relative cheap Philips open real deck with so called 'long life' heads which wear out over time, not so 'hard' as more expensive FSX heads. Are replacement heads still available somewhere ? Or do you rely on donor decks ?
@@jaapgraanstra281 heads can be ‘relapped’ which means you (crudely stated) sand them down and repolish them , but this is a very time consuming and expensive process. Your best bet would be a donor deck or measure the heads coils and see if you can find something similar new or new old stock
hi i have a couple autoreverse decks that for some reason sometimes when you press play forward after inserting a new tape, it tries and fails, then starts playing reverse (autostop). but then forward will work fine again after this
@@foxyr4bbit most likely the tape rotation detection , does it have a mechanical counter with a belt or digital counter ? (Which brand model are they ?)
@@cassettedeck-walkman-repair hi thanks so much for the response! one is a yamaha kx-r430. that has a mechanical counter the other is an onkyo ta-rw344. this is my friends that i was fixing up. this one has a digital counter i thought maybe it was a similar issue since they had the same exact symptom
@@foxyr4bbit the problems are probably the same for both , the digital counter probably has a dirty sensor or dirty reflectors behind the reels , i show the reflectors behind the reels in teh video
@@cassettedeck-walkman-repair i have got different devices (panasonic cassiever, panasonic boomboxes, sharp decks, sansui decks, shoebox recorder etc.) was looking for a retailer that sells good quality square and flat belts that i could buy in bulk for my stash cheers
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@@attn2020 thank you for your kind words !
Thanks for this video. I learned so much!
you are more than welcome ! i thought it was good to just go back to the basics for awhile
@@cassettedeck-walkman-repair I've been looking for a JVC single cassette deck for a while and there's a seller on ebay that has it. He said the only problem is that it keeps eating the cassette tapes. I assume it's one of the problems you mentioned in this video? Possibly?
@@beotheguitarist 98% sure its one of the things i mentioned , unless its a JVC with Sankyo transport then the 2% can be the back tension belt on the supply reel
I recently found a Sony TC-W250 in the trash. Both belts in both drives have turned into goo. It looks like a lower end deck, and it was free, so it would be a good candidate as a first cassette deck repair.
@@thomasburns1846 i am sure you’ll do great !
I just acquired an old Panasonic portable recorder that is not playing and the head has that same brown dirt as you show at 5:40. Some of it came off with a quick rubbing. I guess I'll have to keep working it. I also believe that your cautioning of sketchy places to buy belts should be taken seriously. You pack a lot of useful information in your videos and it was smart to make this one brief. In general I avoid a lot of videos that I might be interested when they require an extended time commitment. I hope this one attracts new subscribers for your channel.
@@Veedthetg thank you 🙏 i realized that shorter video’s have their place as well . Keep cleaning the head until all the brown stuff is gone !
Always like your shows. Thank you for taking your time to make these videos.
@@jeffcline7689 thank you Sir ! I like making them and just hitting 1000 subscribers just is awesome , I stayed up for that so now i have to go to bed apologize to my wife 😎
Great to see another who loves cassette tapes. What do you think about the Pioneer dual decks?
some are ok, some are bad, just like all the other dual well decks ;-)
Lepo objašnjeno 👍
thank you !
Yeah the belt situation is a problem. It’s great they are being reproduced but a lot are out of the spec that is required.
If you need to replace belts on a 30 dollar deck That is a good deck the so called specialty belts are 30 and 40 US dollars. That’s not worth it because it still will be tight so the Amazon belt kits are the answer. With the 50 piece belt kit for 10 bucks You may find a few belts that are good enough for wow and flutter and still sounds good.
I found that you will find the right size belt in the amazon belt kit assortment , and it all seems good until you measure wow and flutter.
The problem is the belts are too thick making it to tight.
The belts I measured were 0.04in to thick. It makes the difference of being in spec or way out in space. One belt I couldn’t figure out what was wrong until I noticed a small very hard to see rubber bump imperfection. It caused it to be terrible.
So for comparison- a factory belt measured 0.24in thick.
Amazon belt measure 0.28-0.29in thick .
Quality control for the belts must be a lost art.
Belts have to perfectly smooth and uniform thickness and width.
The top end decks need this to hold amazing specifications.
@@universalhead great and explanation! Thank you for your reply
thanks for this video! linked it on my site :)
@@foxyr4bbit thank you 🙏 much appreciated
thank you buddy!
No problem! i am glad its interesting
Just curious; mechanical and electronic components can be replaced, but what about the heads ? A long long time ago I had a relative cheap Philips open real deck with so called 'long life' heads which wear out over time, not so 'hard' as more expensive FSX heads. Are replacement heads still available somewhere ? Or do you rely on donor decks ?
@@jaapgraanstra281 heads can be ‘relapped’ which means you (crudely stated) sand them down and repolish them , but this is a very time consuming and expensive process. Your best bet would be a donor deck or measure the heads coils and see if you can find something similar new or new old stock
Grazie per le tue spiegazioni ,mi puoi indicare quale è il fornitore di cinghie e ricambi per cassette deck ,ti scrivo dall’Italia,grazie ancora
try this seller , i have very good experiences with him : ebay.us/JlvCli
Hi Rene, what type of oil do you use when lubing the motor bearings?
@@HighPoint_Aud_Elec i use isoflex pdp-65 , oil for sintered bearings
Do you think this applies to a duplication system? I've been digging into a kaba duplicator and am struggling a bit
@@AnthonyPenizotto might very well be , they are ‘just’ multiple cassette transports
hi i have a couple autoreverse decks that for some reason sometimes when you press play forward after inserting a new tape, it tries and fails, then starts playing reverse (autostop). but then forward will work fine again after this
@@foxyr4bbit most likely the tape rotation detection , does it have a mechanical counter with a belt or digital counter ? (Which brand model are they ?)
@@cassettedeck-walkman-repair hi thanks so much for the response! one is a yamaha kx-r430. that has a mechanical counter
the other is an onkyo ta-rw344. this is my friends that i was fixing up. this one has a digital counter
i thought maybe it was a similar issue since they had the same exact symptom
@@foxyr4bbit the problems are probably the same for both , the digital counter probably has a dirty sensor or dirty reflectors behind the reels , i show the reflectors behind the reels in teh video
@@cassettedeck-walkman-repair thank you, i'll take a look!
Why no warning about high voltages?.
@@skeelo69 because i am not the pampering warning type ?
what would you consider a good source for belts in europe? i really need some :)
@@KekmanForTheRestOfTheWorld which brand / model please ?
@@cassettedeck-walkman-repair i have got different devices (panasonic cassiever, panasonic boomboxes, sharp decks, sansui decks, shoebox recorder etc.) was looking for a retailer that sells good quality square and flat belts that i could buy in bulk for my stash
cheers
@@KekmanForTheRestOfTheWorld for bulk belts try russell industries , as you s you know the sizes they have good belts
russellind.com/downl.htm
@@cassettedeck-walkman-repair thanks you, i'll check them out