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Which would you recommend?

Someone has very cleverly broken all the links in the intervening 11 years. Fortunately, it turns out I did save a copy back in the...

Your problem is on the tension adjustment. not properly set. Do you have a tentelometer ?. Follow instructions on section 1-9...

Me personally I’d just use the Han-D-Mag for everything. It’s stronger than what’s needed for cassette, but it won’t hurt anything...

Ok great, is it hard to get into tape doors? Just thinking of how if angle it on my 246

I'm looking for a demagnetizer for my Tascam 388, but will also want to use it on my Tascam 246 4 track, Roland Space Echo & various...

Yeah I read that thread when I first did this on my 388. R212 just affects the right tension roller from memory. You got a copy of the...

I think it could be a tension roller adjustment. I think it’s R112 and R212 under the top panel. And you adjust them with a tiny...

Great thank you. Trying to get the parts through a more reputable local supplier but good to know those will work.

Thanks for the rundown. Still not too sure on how to discern the differences, but slowly learning. Would this part work? Seems to be...

Yeah, I double-checked and that is the model I've been using for a couple of years now with no real problems. Opening up the gun for...

I’ve been looking at this one but there’s so many options I’m happy for any recommendations from real world use...

Ah, there are several sorts. The 'pro' job is a vacuum pump permanently sucking through a tube next to the job. The other is a spring...

FWIW a vacuum desoldering gun has been a lifesaver for me. It's made desoldering chips infinitely easier.

I agree with much of what Dave said in principle, though I hate solder wick. Now, bear in mind Dave likely works on stuff with larger...