Hi
I am having this problem with my Revox. When I start play, at the beginning, there is no problem and it plays as normal. After about 40 mins, there is a slight drag. The take up motor gets very hot and there is no torque. If I place my finger on the motor, just lightly it slows down and it seem like it has no push. After a while, I realise there is some smell from the transformer and it starts to get very hot. At this point I switch off the player, to prevent from further damage. I tried switching the motors from left to right and vice versa, but still no difference. If I turn off the player for about 30mins and restart,it plays as normal. What could be the problem. I checked the 4 triacs and they seem to be OK. Please assist.
Thanks
Carlos
I am having this problem with my Revox. When I start play, at the beginning, there is no problem and it plays as normal. After about 40 mins, there is a slight drag. The take up motor gets very hot and there is no torque. If I place my finger on the motor, just lightly it slows down and it seem like it has no push. After a while, I realise there is some smell from the transformer and it starts to get very hot. At this point I switch off the player, to prevent from further damage. I tried switching the motors from left to right and vice versa, but still no difference. If I turn off the player for about 30mins and restart,it plays as normal. What could be the problem. I checked the 4 triacs and they seem to be OK. Please assist.
Thanks
Carlos