Doompreacher
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I’ve seen a number of Capstan Motor issues on this forum but I figured I’d ask regarding the issue I’m having...
With all this downtime, perfect opportunity to transfer those 1/2” tapes into ProTools! My Tascam 38 was in storage for a number of years. I recently cleaned the heads, demagnetized, and getting playback as well as rewind and fast forward are working. Tape path is clean and free of any issue. I decided to adjust the reel table height since I was getting uneven winds. I powered off the machine, adjusted the tables and put everything back together. I powered on, and noticed I didn’t hear the capstan motor spinning. Belt is intact, lifted the pinch rollers and still nothing. Pretty sure the capstan motor spins all the time on these. So I have a second “parts” Tascam 38. I pulled the capstan motor off that one, installed... And still no spinning motor.
Am I missing something? I know these machines are old and the capstan motors can be problematic. But two non-working motors? Everything else I should try? Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
I’ve seen a number of Capstan Motor issues on this forum but I figured I’d ask regarding the issue I’m having...
With all this downtime, perfect opportunity to transfer those 1/2” tapes into ProTools! My Tascam 38 was in storage for a number of years. I recently cleaned the heads, demagnetized, and getting playback as well as rewind and fast forward are working. Tape path is clean and free of any issue. I decided to adjust the reel table height since I was getting uneven winds. I powered off the machine, adjusted the tables and put everything back together. I powered on, and noticed I didn’t hear the capstan motor spinning. Belt is intact, lifted the pinch rollers and still nothing. Pretty sure the capstan motor spins all the time on these. So I have a second “parts” Tascam 38. I pulled the capstan motor off that one, installed... And still no spinning motor.
Am I missing something? I know these machines are old and the capstan motors can be problematic. But two non-working motors? Everything else I should try? Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!