CheeseofBorg
User Serviceable Parts
I picked up a Teac A-7300 today for about $200. All seems fine except the capstan will not spin up. It seems to turn freely, but will not move at all once I hit play. Is this reel-to-reel worth going through a song and dance to fix? And are there any "easy" fixes I may have missed (such as a hard to notice fuse or something?). This is the first reel-to-reel deck I have really gotten a look at, and I'm not entirely sure exactly where to start troubleshooting. In addition, I noticed some wear on the record/play heads (included picture). Is this amount of ware going to noticeably effect quality of playback if I do get this running?