Nice to see a deck repaired, not just junked. Good to have a deck like that for playback, even if you never recorded on it. Lots of old tapes out there.
I always enjoy seeing how each manufacturer dealed with the record switch that the mechanism has to activate inside. Sometimes it's just a piece of metal, but in this case as you can see it's a big ol spring almost half as long as the entire deck haha. I also saw one a while back that had a complicated set of arms which basically converted sideways movement into forwards and backwards movement. It's just wild. Oh and there's also the classic piece of plastic that's gigantic and looks totally out of place, but that does indeed allow the mechanism to push the switch that's far away from it.
Title of the "luck of the Irish" is spot on!! I have no complaints to say...., to me as an average joe I wouldn't know the sound difference until you told me and then I would have picked it cause you told me what to look for More EXCELLENT work again!!!
Well considering I am, mostly Irish. My grandfather was one of the 5000 Irishmen that built the titantic and then a bloody incompetent skipper rammed it into an iceberg.
Better to fix the Technics, the Teac isn't worth that much. But you end with bunch of spare parts. My friends old Technics from mid 80s, direct drive, simple 2 header still works well, even though it has many, many hrs. Heads are worn, but speed stability is excellent. That Fuji is a horrible tape. Maxwell XLII is one of my favorite type II tapes.
It was fast when I had the overly tight flat belt on, but I swapped pulley and stuck on a correct size square belt and Walla correct speed or pretty close.
How to make a man happy with a little working motor! To know that 95% of the tape decks have been thrown away with a working motor but due bad belts is frustrating. Harvesting parts seems the way to keep us happy and busy at the moment.
Your lighting is excellent, your audio is excellent Videography is excellent. I enjoy of all your videos, they are very interesting and helpful. Keep up the good work. If possible, please troubleshoot a Sony SLV 920 VCR. Thanks
And i am not really trying to polish the videos. I did pro video work for years but these ones are done very quickly by comparison. I used to post with after efx when i was making big bucks to to do corporate videos.
I got that same Technics tape deck, when i got it from goodwill it was in pieces, the posts that hold the mechanism are really brittle after all the years since it was made and they cracked possibly on the mail. I drilled them and put a long and thin screw thru them and a nut at the other end, now it is playing as great as it was but I still need to adjust the speed. It has the original belts that came with it and they work fine, just the speed is a bit slow. I do not have a calibrating tape or other method to adjust other than try and synchronize it with a digital recording on my computer of an original tape i might have and do it by ear. Any ideas how i could do it without a calibrating tape? Great repair videos, always help me fix my own stuff.
Record a tone, say 3khz from internet site. (There are such things). Use a guitar/''oscilloscope'' app on your phone to listen to played back tone. Set speed to 3khz. Repeat.
@15:09...that stupid Sony...switches the motor rotation to swing an idler over to change the mode gear. then it switches the motor back to CCW to run the capstans. At least in the TC-K611S I was working on.
@@12voltvids ahh nice :-D I know cassette recorders are old hat, but i still enjoy them when my hearing shuts up for 10 mins. The reel to reel tape recorders you have are always interesting, old tech is made better and outlives the modern shiney junk. Just my opinion.
Good belts can make a huge difference. I tried three belts (two identical from the same cheap ebay belt set, one locally purchased) in my Sony TC-K511S. RMS W&F was 0.4 ; 0.25, and 0.15% respectively. The factory value is 0.07%, so I guess I have to buy the purpose made belt for $5-20. Prior to that I will probably try an other capstan motor with the belt that produces the smallest W&F. It might be a motor issue. I also have a feeling that the takeup torque might be too high, it also can cause increased W&F. Damned TCM-190 mech. At least the deck was dirt cheap and not worn out, I bought it for $20, on ebay it is selling at $150-250. With the three heads and manual calibration it is so much easier to make perfect recordings, it sounds good even with common normal tapes like TDK D or Sony HF.
@@12voltvids Geeez, that's a monster. About 2000 USD. A deck I will probably never have, unless someone donates one to me. Chances are as good as to win the lottery. I am happy with my lowly, entry level Sony 3 head deck, I won't spend the price of a usable second hand car on a tape deck...
@@12voltvids This whole repair thing is pretty much dead now. I am 60 now, I was in it as a teenager in the 70s, even as a child in the 60s. It is a slow demise, almost impossible to make a buck in it now. You just take me back and I see if I self taught myself properly too.
That's another good job many technicians would have to save their day, and another motor swap saving a cassette deck. The TEAC donor looked a pretty nasty piece of shit, with something cooking on the supply and a really cheap mechanism. And the way it disassemble looks also a painful task, like a sticker saying "no serviceable parts inside, just garbage!". I've seen such trouble with a dead supply chemical cap after the bridge rectifier: the rectifier is at pain, and would probably also have to be replaced, with the risk of failure propagation within control ICs, amp ICs and decoupling caps: probably another hour job to declare this one dead, so I also approve this choice: no need of motor or belts for this one! I don't know if Irish people are so lucky with that, in France we have another less flattering expression implying your wife...
The technics is probably a better deck sound quality wise however the guy that owned the Sony wanted it fixed because he has the rest of the Sony components so it matches. Technics made great sounding equipment. Sony ES gear was very good, but unfortunately by the time that Sony was made like many of the other ES badged items they were no different than the regular components. Cosmetics made the difference. Real ES like the tan777 and cdp555es and dtc75es were totally different, heavy built like tanks products.
@@12voltvids this SONY is a good quality deck, however its main disadvantage is lack of bias control and it is calibrated for good quality tapes. On cheap ones it sounds really bad.
@@12voltvids The real ES look more like Pioneer Elites. I friend had a TA333ES MOS Amp and other people I known have tested it and all of them said that it was on of the best sounding amps they have heard. I would love to get one some day, but they went so high in value now. They did nice gear. The only Sony thing I got is a Falcon mini system .... Lovely thing if you live on small place.
@@jaceknasalski1422 I had a Sharp that was supposed to be a TRUE-METAL compatible deck, never been able to record properly on TDK MA tape ... but, with other Metal Tapes like AIWA ... no issues. Fixed bias really suck, funny thing is that they dont put it on baseline decks, like it was a premiun feature .... LOL. To make thing ever worse, it wasnt able to fully erase the MA as well ...
@@12voltvids My father have cassettes recorded in 80's and the sound is crystal clear and perfect and we use a system called DNL (dynamic noise ... forget the third) it removes only noise not like dolby's shits. Records was made in eastern Europe on Finesia M536 tape deck ... still have it and it works fine, no belts issue, no head wearing, no cap problems.
@@technixbul my Philips reel to reel tape deck has the DNL and it sounds great, made in Austria in the late 70s, DNL is dynamic noise limiter, I have the deck in the video Technics RS-BR465 and sounds good without the dolby I think the HX Pro is always on, maybe that is why.
Do you have all the links for things you ordered 5 or 6 years ago? I certainly don't. It was an eBay sale in 2015, a belt kit of assorted 3 and 5mm belts and when it showed up it has 1 5mm belt and the rest garbage.
Each time I see a 90s deck with mechenical deck (piano keys) it has the word cheapo written all over it. The mecha was better than many of the cheapo decks of this period but the Tech looked like a Naka Dragon in comparison ... Cheap 90s decks are just ... donors.
@@12voltvids it's worth 100 on eBay easy. I buy repair and resell Technics all the time..about 5 a week. That newer model single well will sell in a weekend for that... guaranteed. What model was it?
@@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017 It wasn't bad, even with the wrong belt in it. I may even sell it as is for 20 bucks as listening to it for awhile tonight it doesn't sound half bad as it is now.
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Hi really enjoy watching you repair hifi equipment all my hifi is high end technics keep up great work
Nice to see a deck repaired, not just junked. Good to have a deck like that for playback, even if you never recorded on it. Lots of old tapes out there.
I'll sell it for a small fortune.
I always enjoy seeing how each manufacturer dealed with the record switch that the mechanism has to activate inside. Sometimes it's just a piece of metal, but in this case as you can see it's a big ol spring almost half as long as the entire deck haha. I also saw one a while back that had a complicated set of arms which basically converted sideways movement into forwards and backwards movement. It's just wild. Oh and there's also the classic piece of plastic that's gigantic and looks totally out of place, but that does indeed allow the mechanism to push the switch that's far away from it.
Title of the "luck of the Irish" is spot on!!
I have no complaints to say...., to me as an average joe I wouldn't know the sound difference until you told me and then I would have picked it cause you told me what to look for
More EXCELLENT work again!!!
Well considering I am, mostly Irish. My grandfather was one of the 5000 Irishmen that built the titantic and then a bloody incompetent skipper rammed it into an iceberg.
3:16 LOL - nice repair btw
Hooray! Technics will live! Thanks you!
It lives.
Better to fix the Technics, the Teac isn't worth that much. But you end with bunch of spare parts.
My friends old Technics from mid 80s, direct drive, simple 2 header still works well, even though it has many, many hrs. Heads are worn, but speed stability is excellent. That Fuji is a horrible tape. Maxwell XLII is one of my favorite type II tapes.
I bet the Irish eyes were smilin' when that motor just happened to be at the right speed! ;) Nice resurrection.
It was fast when I had the overly tight flat belt on, but I swapped pulley and stuck on a correct size square belt and Walla correct speed or pretty close.
Great repair "Technics" on display. Good save there using a low end Teac for the required parts.
Nice free parts are always good .
Especially when i don't have to wreck a good deck to get them. The teac was fubar, ripe for parts harvesting.
Winner, winner chicken dinner.. Sounds good even with wrong belt! Looks like a nice deck.
You think this is nice wait for the next one. There will be puddles on the floor.
How to make a man happy with a little working motor! To know that 95% of the tape decks have been thrown away with a working motor but due bad belts is frustrating. Harvesting parts seems the way to keep us happy and busy at the moment.
I can't help but wonder "ever open a case and find the insides empty?"
Nice sound for that old machine I always liked analog music sources I got a nice cassette collection and mini discs
Hey Dave love the intro music! Caught my attention real quick
As Sure as the Sun, by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (BRMC)
@@12voltvids bit loud, though. love me some BRMC, but it was a bit louder than it should've been! :-)
i have 2 of these decks, there great!
Question: What part of this is actually TEAC. Answer: The badge.
Your lighting is excellent, your audio is excellent Videography is excellent. I enjoy of all your videos, they are very interesting and helpful. Keep up the good work. If possible, please troubleshoot a Sony SLV 920 VCR. Thanks
And i am not really trying to polish the videos. I did pro video work for years but these ones are done very quickly by comparison. I used to post with after efx when i was making big bucks to to do corporate videos.
i bought the same flat belts off of ebay and your right they are junk. i did buy some square ones also and they seem to work ok
Yes crap. Thickness varies. Flat belts, good ones will offer a little reduction in flutter.
I got that same Technics tape deck, when i got it from goodwill it was in pieces, the posts that hold the mechanism are really brittle after all the years since it was made and they cracked possibly on the mail. I drilled them and put a long and thin screw thru them and a nut at the other end, now it is playing as great as it was but I still need to adjust the speed. It has the original belts that came with it and they work fine, just the speed is a bit slow. I do not have a calibrating tape or other method to adjust other than try and synchronize it with a digital recording on my computer of an original tape i might have and do it by ear. Any ideas how i could do it without a calibrating tape? Great repair videos, always help me fix my own stuff.
Record a tone, say 3khz from internet site. (There are such things). Use a guitar/''oscilloscope'' app on your phone to listen to played back tone. Set speed to 3khz. Repeat.
Nice fix👍
There's almost nothing on a high side but since it was an old worn normal position tape.. Not bad.
@15:09...that stupid Sony...switches the motor rotation to swing an idler over to change the mode gear. then it switches the motor back to CCW to run the capstans. At least in the TC-K611S I was working on.
Well that technics sounded really good :-D.
I bet the person that donated the deck watches your channel.
How do you think I got the original Sony that this motor went into.
@@12voltvids ahh nice :-D
I know cassette recorders are old hat, but i still enjoy them when my hearing shuts up for 10 mins.
The reel to reel tape recorders you have are always interesting, old tech is made better and outlives the modern shiney junk.
Just my opinion.
Next up: repairing the TEAC deck with parts from a smashed Panashiba boombox found on the side of the road. The circle never ends.
Next up JVC Dragon Slayer
Good belts can make a huge difference. I tried three belts (two identical from the same cheap ebay belt set, one locally purchased) in my Sony TC-K511S. RMS W&F was 0.4 ; 0.25, and 0.15% respectively. The factory value is 0.07%, so I guess I have to buy the purpose made belt for $5-20. Prior to that I will probably try an other capstan motor with the belt that produces the smallest W&F. It might be a motor issue. I also have a feeling that the takeup torque might be too high, it also can cause increased W&F. Damned TCM-190 mech.
At least the deck was dirt cheap and not worn out, I bought it for $20, on ebay it is selling at $150-250. With the three heads and manual calibration it is so much easier to make perfect recordings, it sounds good even with common normal tapes like TDK D or Sony HF.
I got one better, a JVC TD-v1010. Direct drive. Look that deck up and see what it is worth.
Film at 11
@@12voltvids Geeez, that's a monster. About 2000 USD. A deck I will probably never have, unless someone donates one to me. Chances are as good as to win the lottery. I am happy with my lowly, entry level Sony 3 head deck, I won't spend the price of a usable second hand car on a tape deck...
@@mrnmrn1
I got my 1010 for free! I could flip it for quick cash but will hang onto it unless someone makes me an offer i can't refuse.
I remember being able to buy these motors at the tv trade store. I think ten bucks.
5.25 at main electronics. They no more now. Died, literally.
@@12voltvids This whole repair thing is pretty much dead now. I am 60 now, I was in it as a teenager in the 70s, even as a child in the 60s. It is a slow demise, almost impossible to make a buck in it now. You just take me back and I see if I self taught myself properly too.
@@markanderson350
There hasn't been money in repairs for 20 years.
That's another good job many technicians would have to save their day, and another motor swap saving a cassette deck. The TEAC donor looked a pretty nasty piece of shit, with something cooking on the supply and a really cheap mechanism. And the way it disassemble looks also a painful task, like a sticker saying "no serviceable parts inside, just garbage!". I've seen such trouble with a dead supply chemical cap after the bridge rectifier: the rectifier is at pain, and would probably also have to be replaced, with the risk of failure propagation within control ICs, amp ICs and decoupling caps: probably another hour job to declare this one dead, so I also approve this choice: no need of motor or belts for this one! I don't know if Irish people are so lucky with that, in France we have another less flattering expression implying your wife...
Hey I have a onkyo tx rn809 with no audio output, help please??
Got a 3 head pioneer with a hot regulator aswell i guess they are bad
Same Technics model I bought new...
About to watch this 30 minute video an learn some shit!
Great recording music, what is it?
The track i recorded is the underscore of "Rich Guy " by musicbakery with the lead saxophone melody removed.
Glad you saved that Technics deck. Was sad when you took the motor out for that Sony unit
Luck of the draw. Had this dead teac showed up the other day i would have grabbed it from that one then but hey I got 2 videos out of it.
The technics is probably a better deck sound quality wise however the guy that owned the Sony wanted it fixed because he has the rest of the Sony components so it matches. Technics made great sounding equipment. Sony ES gear was very good, but unfortunately by the time that Sony was made like many of the other ES badged items they were no different than the regular components. Cosmetics made the difference. Real ES like the tan777 and cdp555es and dtc75es were totally different, heavy built like tanks products.
@@12voltvids this SONY is a good quality deck, however its main disadvantage is lack of bias control and it is calibrated for good quality tapes. On cheap ones it sounds really bad.
@@12voltvids The real ES look more like Pioneer Elites. I friend had a TA333ES MOS Amp and other people I known have tested it and all of them said that it was on of the best sounding amps they have heard. I would love to get one some day, but they went so high in value now. They did nice gear. The only Sony thing I got is a Falcon mini system .... Lovely thing if you live on small place.
@@jaceknasalski1422 I had a Sharp that was supposed to be a TRUE-METAL compatible deck, never been able to record properly on TDK MA tape ... but, with other Metal Tapes like AIWA ... no issues. Fixed bias really suck, funny thing is that they dont put it on baseline decks, like it was a premiun feature .... LOL. To make thing ever worse, it wasnt able to fully erase the MA as well ...
It sounds awefull ... what Dolby C or B on ... the sound was muffy and foggy let alone the WaF
I have that opinion of all cassette tape.
Yes Dolby was on. Dolby wrecks everything.
@@12voltvids My father have cassettes recorded in 80's and the sound is crystal clear and perfect and we use a system called DNL (dynamic noise ... forget the third) it removes only noise not like dolby's shits. Records was made in eastern Europe on Finesia M536 tape deck ... still have it and it works fine, no belts issue, no head wearing, no cap problems.
@@technixbul my Philips reel to reel tape deck has the DNL and it sounds great, made in Austria in the late 70s, DNL is dynamic noise limiter, I have the deck in the video Technics RS-BR465 and sounds good without the dolby I think the HX Pro is always on, maybe that is why.
What belt kit did you order? Would you mind sharing a link?
Do you have all the links for things you ordered 5 or 6 years ago? I certainly don't. It was an eBay sale in 2015, a belt kit of assorted 3 and 5mm belts and when it showed up it has 1 5mm belt and the rest garbage.
Great as always but I don't like the lack of subtitles and not being able to translate them, I don't speak English, I'm sorry.
I don't subtitle. Google does that.
Each time I see a 90s deck with mechenical deck (piano keys) it has the word cheapo written all over it. The mecha was better than many of the cheapo decks of this period but the Tech looked like a Naka Dragon in comparison ... Cheap 90s decks are just ... donors.
How, much are you, asking for the recorder?
As it sits now probably 30 with a new belt i have to add whatever the belt costs.
@@12voltvids it's worth 100 on eBay easy. I buy repair and resell Technics all the time..about 5 a week. That newer model single well will sell in a weekend for that... guaranteed. What model was it?
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That sound was almost imperceptibly different from a cd.
Well it sounds like....... Tape!
@@12voltvids I can't even remember what tape sounds like in any case. It sounds good.
@@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017
It wasn't bad, even with the wrong belt in it.
I may even sell it as is for 20 bucks as listening to it for awhile tonight it doesn't sound half bad as it is now.
Is it live... or is it Memorex?
@@theannoyedmrfloyd3998 Exactly. I did detect some flutter at one point, but mostly it sounded perfect.
Where'd all the highs go?
Cheap voice quality tape and Dolby highs reduction.