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zeprok123

zeprok123

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I just got a x-10r up and running again and now a friend thinks I am a genius with this stuff, LOL, and gave me his x-10r for the same treatment. New belt and lubed the pinch rollers and it is running again but when I try to record and play I get nothing in either direction. I am able to play pre-recorded tapes but the sound quality isn't very good. I tried using a teac e-1 demagnitzer on the heads before I tried recording with it and I hope I didn't mess up the heads. It is his demag and I thought I would experiment on his before using it on mine. Some friend I am right? Here is a pic of the heads.
They look pretty warn so maybe this is the problem. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
 

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You'll need to re-lap and align the heads. Not a diy project.
The main problem for no sound will be in the record/playback electronics. Caps and resistors would be the likely culprits.
A lot of labor for that kind of restoration. If it was teac x1000 or 2000 series I say do it but a x10r in nice condition goes for around 300.00-450. on ebay depending on the condition.
 
Those heads look terribly corroded, or is it the photos? They should look smooth and shiney. As apachef1 said, relapping or replacement may be in order.
 
Yes vincei the heads are in bad shape. Probably the reason why it is not working properly. I know he won't want new heads thru teac and I never heard of the relapping you both mentioned so I will search that now. thanks for the help.
 
If you clean these heads very well and get rid of all dirt and corrosion, it will play again, but they look worn as well and should be relapped or replaced. Another idea is to look on E-Bay or elseware for a doner unit for parts. Hopefully you can find one with heads in good shape and swap the head stack.
 
You could relap them yourself; what do you have to lose if you're talking replacement anyhow?
Do a search here and you'll see others have done very well relapping their own.
 
Those heads looks really bad, was the deck stored in a basement or ?
Cheapest is a used headstack.
Buy replacement heads, estimate $ 70-90 each.
Re-lap is about $ 85,00 for each head + shipping back.
Take a look inside what condition the boards are before going further, rust is not a good thing...
 
Thanks for all the great advice everyone. Not sure where this unit was stored before my friend got ahold of it. The electronic boards look to be fair. Ozric, you mentioned I might be able to remove the corrosion on the heads. Any suggestions on what to use? I did the rubbing alcohol thing but could I use something stronger? As mentioned I have nothing to lose at this point. I will keep my eye open for a parts unit and also look into relapping.
thanks again Ken
 
Sad to see them, but I think you're beyond chemicals fore these guys.
If you wan't a last ditch effort that may cause more harm than good, very fine crocus cloth wetted doen with some denatured alcohol or mineral oil would be my only idea, but I don't know if you keep stuff out of the gaps. Keep in mind, I would only do this if I had intentions of relegating it to the scrap pile if it didn't work.
Professional relapping seems like the only choice in this instance.
I would also question if the head stack can be bolted back on, or will a full re-allignment be needed for that also? :scratch2:
 
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