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    Akai 4000db motorboating

    Greetings! I picked up an akai 4000db on ebay a few weeks back that was cleaned but had some electrical issues otherwise it all functions normally. When I first got it the left channel wouldn't record until the machine had been powered on for awhile but it played back fine and there's this...
    • Oceanotter
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    • 4000db akai motorboating popping solved
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Tape
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    Akai 4000DB Take-up Noise

    I have just been given an Akai 4000DB that hasn't been used in at least a decade, and the take-up reel makes a whirring noise while rotating (the supply reel does not). The sound continues if I stop the platter with my hand (which is quite easy to do, and bounds easier than it is for the supply...
    • CharlesFR
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    • 4000 4000db akai noise noise trouble take-up reel
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Tape
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