mr.blisset
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After putting some tape on my newly acquired tascam 38 ive noticed that the tape rubs against the reel flanges when playing. The machine was shipped to me and was packed well. It has new heads on it (and they sent the old head assy which was quite worn) but unfortunately I don't know the history of the machine. Everything seems to be okay so far barring the reel table situation...
The table reels themselves are pointing slightly upward so that the reels sit on a slight angle causing the tape to rub. To be clear, the bottom of the tape flange is further away from the front plate of the machine then the top of the flange.
The table reels are also sitting on a slight angle compared to the front plate of the tape machine with the top of the reel tables being more sunken into the front than the bottom. You can clearly see the are not at the same angle as the front plate but both reel tables at the same angle overall.
One of the reels wobbles a bit when in p, ff, rw etc but in general id say that they are mostly just at the slightly the wrong angle as described above.
I've taken the reel tables off and cant seem to determine if the back bush of the table or the table itself is bent or faulty just from eyeballing them. Is there someway I can determine if the tables and their bushes are bent or broken?
Correct me if Im wrong but if the table reels were not adjusted to be completely flat on the shaft, wouldn't there be wonkiness and not just the generally angled upward reels causing the tape to rub as im experiencing?
The table reels themselves also seemed to be reasonably in line with the brake lines that sit around the table. Which makes me even more confused.
Any ideas on what is actually causing the reels to sit at the angle they are on the deck!?
Thanks
The table reels themselves are pointing slightly upward so that the reels sit on a slight angle causing the tape to rub. To be clear, the bottom of the tape flange is further away from the front plate of the machine then the top of the flange.
The table reels are also sitting on a slight angle compared to the front plate of the tape machine with the top of the reel tables being more sunken into the front than the bottom. You can clearly see the are not at the same angle as the front plate but both reel tables at the same angle overall.
One of the reels wobbles a bit when in p, ff, rw etc but in general id say that they are mostly just at the slightly the wrong angle as described above.
I've taken the reel tables off and cant seem to determine if the back bush of the table or the table itself is bent or faulty just from eyeballing them. Is there someway I can determine if the tables and their bushes are bent or broken?
Correct me if Im wrong but if the table reels were not adjusted to be completely flat on the shaft, wouldn't there be wonkiness and not just the generally angled upward reels causing the tape to rub as im experiencing?
The table reels themselves also seemed to be reasonably in line with the brake lines that sit around the table. Which makes me even more confused.
Any ideas on what is actually causing the reels to sit at the angle they are on the deck!?
Thanks