Rodney Winsor
New member
Hi -
I bought a 424mkIII a while ago and I'm almost sure it hasn't been used much. It looks mint. Perhaps I didn't test it as thoroughly as I should've, months ago when purchased. Or perhaps it has developed a fault in storage since then (seems a little unlikely but not impossible).
Regardless, the problem is that the play function is knackered. It's as though it hasn't got the strength to pass tape over the heads. It will go into play mode for a second or two - although no signal from a pre-recorded tape is audible - then it flicks out of play mode.
I've taken the back off to see if there is any obvious problem with e.g. belts. I see two belts - a large one and a smaller, thinner one. Both are fine, and turn freely.
So - it's very hard to know what's wrong with this f***er. But I would love to get it running because these are my favourite machines. This is my sixth.
I bought a 424mkIII a while ago and I'm almost sure it hasn't been used much. It looks mint. Perhaps I didn't test it as thoroughly as I should've, months ago when purchased. Or perhaps it has developed a fault in storage since then (seems a little unlikely but not impossible).
Regardless, the problem is that the play function is knackered. It's as though it hasn't got the strength to pass tape over the heads. It will go into play mode for a second or two - although no signal from a pre-recorded tape is audible - then it flicks out of play mode.
I've taken the back off to see if there is any obvious problem with e.g. belts. I see two belts - a large one and a smaller, thinner one. Both are fine, and turn freely.
So - it's very hard to know what's wrong with this f***er. But I would love to get it running because these are my favourite machines. This is my sixth.