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Folks, My third channel will monitor through headphones and show a reading through the VU meter, but when I listen back there's nothing on tape. I'm thinking this has something to do with a connection to the rec/play head, but that's kind of above my paygrade. Relatedly (maybe?), after about...

Idler tires were melted. Replaced those and it works perfectly. Thanks!

I've got a 246, not a 244, but I'm pretty sure it will do two tracks at once. The first thing you'll need is a manual. Here's a pdf I found online:

I'm not sure how it could be bent or misaligned since there's been no trauma to it in the 17 years I've owned it. It's my understanding that mechanically the 246 is similar to the 244, which is photographed in detail on Dr. Zee's site (the forum won't let me post a link yet). Judging by...

Thanks so much for the response! Now FF and RW don't work at all. Play works, but the take-up spindle isn't turning, which causes the tape to start feeding out. The tension on the spindles seems normal to me, slightly stiff. I tried the broken tape trick and got the same results. If the...

Folks, I've just replaced both belts and it still tries to eat tape. When I hit play, the right-hand tape reel stops moving, which bunches tape inside the cassette unless I stop it. Fast-forward and rewind move slow as Christmas. I'm using Maxell XLII High Bias, probably ten or fifteen years...