SteveMac
New member
Sorry about the billion questions about the 38 I'll try and cut down soon.
I know a few of you have changed the capstan belt on your Tascam 38. I was wondering if it was hard to do. I've changed belts on RtR's but this is definately not as easy. I've got the face plate off and I see the belt is beneath the plate that holds the heads which is held down by four screws. It looks like they used loktite on those screws. The wires for the heads don't have much slack and then there is the pinch roller arm which has a spring which might need to be disconnected in order to get to it. Is this the way you get to the belt?
Thanks,
Steve
I know a few of you have changed the capstan belt on your Tascam 38. I was wondering if it was hard to do. I've changed belts on RtR's but this is definately not as easy. I've got the face plate off and I see the belt is beneath the plate that holds the heads which is held down by four screws. It looks like they used loktite on those screws. The wires for the heads don't have much slack and then there is the pinch roller arm which has a spring which might need to be disconnected in order to get to it. Is this the way you get to the belt?
Thanks,
Steve