CheeseofBorg
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I received a Sony EL-7 in the mail today that was advertised to me as "optically and mechanically perfect". It has an unusual behavior of its take-up real motor however. When it switch the unit on, the take up reel activates for between two and five seconds, advancing the tape beyond where it was last stopped (and skipping the first few seconds of playback). Also when I press stop, the tape speeds up and advances for a similar amount of time before stopping, skipping several seconds of tape. Has anyone encountered similar behavior on this deck before?