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Teac A-100 issue

kidthorazine

kidthorazine

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So I bought thi Teac A-100 cassette deck for $15 from some rich guy who said it just needs belts. I buy a belt kit for it for $25 put the 4 belts in and it still dosn't work. It occasionaly will start to play (have not plugged it into an amp yet) then slow down and stop and then disengage,FF/RW does the same thing. Mostly if you hit play/ff/rw it just disengages after about 4 or 5 seconds. I checked to see if flywheel moves freely and it does so I'm out of ideas and almost out of patience with these "vintage" cassette decks.
 
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Four options:

1. Give up.
2. Get a service manual and repair it the right way.
3. Pay a tech to fix it for you.
4. Buy another vintage deck but this time test it first.
 
kidthorazine said:
So I bought thi Teac A-100 cassette deck for $15 from some rich guy who said it just needs belts. I buy a belt kit for it for $25 put the 4 belts in and it still dosn't work. It occasionaly will start to play (have not plugged it into an amp yet) then slow down and stop and then disengage,FF/RW does the same thing. Mostly if you hit play/ff/rw it just disengages after about 4 or 5 seconds. I checked to see if flywheel moves freely and it does so I'm out of ideas and almost out of patience with these "vintage" cassette decks.
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Hi, Does the motor work when play is pressed? Does it have torque? It may need some lubing. Do the spindles turn without binding?:scratch2:

Are the belts the right size?Too tight would cause the same problem. may need a tire or clean the tire if it has one.

Thanks,
John.:music::D
 
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jleon92f said:
Hi, Does the motor work when play is pressed? Does it have torque? It may need some lubing. Do the spindles turn without binding?:scratch2:

Are the belts the right size?Too tight would cause the same problem. may need a tire or clean the tire if it has one.

Thanks,
John.:music::D
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I agree 100%. The drive motor may just need lubrication. That was the problem with a deck I owned that had the same symptoms. 1 drop of oil on the end of a toothpick very carefully applied to where the motor shaft exits the motor (it's probably a DC motor with a sleeve bearing) should do it.

It may also need a good cleaning, especially if the precious owners were smokers or the deck was exposed to smoke/fumes/air from the kitchen or a wood burning stove/fireplace.
 
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