Recent content by teamoth

Hi, thanks again for your reply! I think you are right, I need to get a much better understanding of what is going on inside the deck. I've had to put it back together again today so that we can listen to some tapes. I'm listening to a nice old Ravi Shankar recording right now. I think this tape...

Hiya, thanks for your reply. I'm quite used to repairing the odd thing and used to solder for a living, but don't have much experience with tape decks. I've had the bottom of the case off and have been looking at it. I imagined that the motor turned both ways, one way for rewind and one for fast...

Hiya, I'm new to the forum and also a new owner of a Sony TC-136SD tape deck that I have inherited. I've been enjoying making recordings on it and picking up tapes in charity shops. All in all I'm enjoying cassettes... But... My tape deck does not rewind, pressing rewind does exactly the same...