teac 3340s 4 track reel to reel recorder

[carl james]

does any one in the los angeles- pasadena san fernando area know of a repair shop for Teac 3340 s- 4 track reel to reel - it powers up but the play ff and rew stopped working!!!HELP

[A Reel Person]

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Teac's not that far from Pasadena. It's just down the 5, and off at Slauson. It's right off the freeway, and you can't miss it. Teac Service will fix your machine. When you get your electro mechanical problem worked on, you might want them to tune up the record/playback circuits too.

Anyway, FYI, when the play, FF and RW all don't work, then often it's something common, like the hub-brakes. The hub brakes are supposed to release during play, FF & RW, but there's a rubber washer in the brake solenoid that can become sticky, and prevent the brakes from releasing. In this case, the fix would be to remove, disassemble, clean and reassemble the brake solenoid. This is just one example, but it's something that happened to me, on my Tascam 38.

Also, check that the capstan spins when you lift the right tension arm. The capstan should spin when the right tension arm is lifted, and if it doesn't, this would indicate that the capstan-drive belt is broken, or has fallen off.

Both of these examples of R/R malfunctions involve rubber parts, being deteriorated. This is common on older decks, so look for the simpler things, like belts & rubber parts, before suspecting the motors and power supplies & stuff like that. Good luck. /DA

[beyond_therapy]

check all of the above 9 out of 10 times old teac gear is easy to work on and most times it is easy to fix it your self, then to take it to the service center.

[warcloud3]

thanks for the heads up,
i just bought a 3340s on ebay and it needs the pinch roller, i have just sent an email to the link below, very much apprieciated.
I will be using this unit to mix down from my Tascam 388 Studio 8.
thanks again!

PS seeing i live in Northern Ohio i will look for a service dealer here to bring the unit back up to specs.

[Vintage TX]

Probably the switch on the R-tension arm is broken inside.
Does it have the "dummy-plug" on the back where the remote control connecting plug is, that can also prevent transport funtion.