K kerbee399 New Member Jan 16, 2024 #1 Mech comes up, capstan turns, but the take up reel won’t turn. But, it fast forwards and plays. What’s the problem?
Mech comes up, capstan turns, but the take up reel won’t turn. But, it fast forwards and plays. What’s the problem?
kwayde AK Subscriber Subscriber Jan 16, 2024 #2 kerbee399 said: Mech comes up, capstan turns, but the take up reel won’t turn. But, it fast forwards and plays. What’s the problem? Click to expand... Welcome to AK. Did you use the search function in the upper right corner to see if this has been gone over? Here's a link to what I found regarding your deck: https://www.audiokarma.org/forums/index.php?search/499860/&q=Pioneer+Ct-7R&o=relevance
kerbee399 said: Mech comes up, capstan turns, but the take up reel won’t turn. But, it fast forwards and plays. What’s the problem? Click to expand... Welcome to AK. Did you use the search function in the upper right corner to see if this has been gone over? Here's a link to what I found regarding your deck: https://www.audiokarma.org/forums/index.php?search/499860/&q=Pioneer+Ct-7R&o=relevance
kwayde AK Subscriber Subscriber Jan 16, 2024 #4 kerbee399 said: I couldn’t find a thread with the same problem as mine… Click to expand... I've been reading the second post in the link I sent earlier. Does the pinch roller engage the capstan? How old is the belt?
kerbee399 said: I couldn’t find a thread with the same problem as mine… Click to expand... I've been reading the second post in the link I sent earlier. Does the pinch roller engage the capstan? How old is the belt?
kwayde AK Subscriber Subscriber Jan 16, 2024 #7 Found a nice video that may help. Go to 12:50 in it where he describes your symptoms.
K kerbee399 New Member Jan 16, 2024 #8 kwayde said: How old are the belts? Click to expand... Not sure - I’ll take a look right now.
K kerbee399 New Member Jan 17, 2024 #10 Just replaced the belt - still not working. I had to manually turn the wheel with my finger to “jump start” it, and now the heads won’t even come up, and ff and rewind don’t work.
Just replaced the belt - still not working. I had to manually turn the wheel with my finger to “jump start” it, and now the heads won’t even come up, and ff and rewind don’t work.