jimirecord
New Member
Hello all,
This is my first post, so be gentle! I just got into vintage Hi-Fi and found a Technics RS-D160w at my local consignment store for 10 bucks. They're going for between 50-100 on ebay right now, so I thought it was a good deal.
I've used tapes most of my life and fixed a few belts, but this guy has me somewhat puzzled. Both decks play, but the play side is very muffled and sounds a bit wobbly with speed. Deck B plays perfectly, but both decks do not rewind, they only fast forward.
I'm guessing the head might need cleaned on Deck A, and new belts might fix the wobbly playback speed, but I'm not quite sure what to do with the inability to rewind. I can "live" with this functionality, as I can just flip/ffwd to rewind, but I would love to get this deck fully functional. I have not opened it up yet.
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance!
This is my first post, so be gentle! I just got into vintage Hi-Fi and found a Technics RS-D160w at my local consignment store for 10 bucks. They're going for between 50-100 on ebay right now, so I thought it was a good deal.
I've used tapes most of my life and fixed a few belts, but this guy has me somewhat puzzled. Both decks play, but the play side is very muffled and sounds a bit wobbly with speed. Deck B plays perfectly, but both decks do not rewind, they only fast forward.
I'm guessing the head might need cleaned on Deck A, and new belts might fix the wobbly playback speed, but I'm not quite sure what to do with the inability to rewind. I can "live" with this functionality, as I can just flip/ffwd to rewind, but I would love to get this deck fully functional. I have not opened it up yet.
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance!