Finally took it home today! And then brought my other machine in for alignment.
So many weird problems...I'm sorry if I'm skimp on technical details, I'm going to request a some documented specifics, but...
He rebrushed the motors. One of them still doesn't work, runs backwards and draws...
Yes I think you are right. These appear to be missing from the middle of the card bay cover. The other 4 corners have the same spacers still. I bet these came loose because one of those screws was stripped and I had to use a bit of force to remove it.
I'm guessing these would have to be...
To update to the post on the previous page..
Tonight all fuses were individually removed/reinstalled and measured zero. They were brand new but thought I would check anyway.
These two metal bits were rolling around when I first took it apart a couple weeks ago. Not sure what they go to.
As far as I can tell from the service procedure, this is adjusted correctly. However I've never messed with the brakes on a r2r before, so I could be mistaken. Here is the procedure and diagram.
There is still a significant range I could move screw A up or down on the left or right brake...
I know I know...you've heard this problem before...
First time poster, long time lurker...
I've worked on and fixed 3 other 388s in the past 10 years or so, but this one I just grabbed has me stumped. Trying to save it from being scrapped and pass it along to my singer...
I realize...