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Hi, You helped me out a lot last year getting my TASCAM 246 up and running. Seems I now have a new issue, the tape does not take up (right reel doesn't spin). I opened her up and checked the rubber, all seems good. What appears to be wrong is there isn't any tension or action with the idler...

Good to know about the C-rings, I cannot stress how careful I was to not let that thing fly away when I was replacing the tires. All went well, but next time I ever have to put in an order with TASCAM I will definitely throw a number of them in the cart for good measure. I haven't had to take...

Thanks Dave for the insight! The "swing" time in the counter isn't too bad and can work around it... Next time I have her opened up for whatever reason I will add that to the list to check out (although hopefully not any time in the near future! :) ). She's all back together and aside from a...

Back up and running A Reel Person -- I got a box of various O-rings and found some that worked out... kind of a this one's too big, this one's too small, etc... trial and error until I found one that worked. Not quite as much rubber sticking out as I'd hoped, but the thicker O-rings prevented...

Haha... well I just double checked the dimensions on the washer, and the walls on these washers are 5/32in "tall" and 1/8in "wide", definitely not square at all and not the dimensions compared to those from Dr ZEE's tutorial. Oops. :) think I will go to the local hardware store tomorrow and look...

Thanks for the info on the RFI shield! I'll attempt to clean/restore it before putting it back on once I get the tires and pinch roller replaced. I just called Tascam parts dept. again, new tires are still on back order so I may as well push ahead with the washers again. Took as best care not...

Hey Hammerstone, look up some of the threads that Dr. ZEE has posted, it is a wealth of info for the 244 and will definitely help you out, there is a link in the threads to his website as well. I have been using it extensively on this project! Tascam had pinch rollers in stock, received one the...

Also, question -- this metal sheet was screwed in over the mixer boards, does anyone know what the white/rust-colored (on edges) deposits are... is that just aluminum corrosion, or should I be more concerned? Also, are these sheets typical? I haven't seen any examples with these screwed in over...

This is what the tires looked like... spread ALL over the place!

Well, went ahead and pushed on through with alcohol, bits of paper towel, wipes, and qtips... for the most part, I think I was successful, minus a tiny smudge of goop I can see on the plastic behind the motor (part of the whole idler tire assembly). One more try tomorrow and I think I will be...

First, I'd like to thank Dr. ZEE and everyone else who has posted/provide information on 244/246 repair, it has all been a huge help in this! I purchased a 246 recently that needed belts, tires and a pinch roller. I'm not particularly adept at this stuff, but with the materials online I...

I'm having the same issue... did you ever get it resolved?

Hi, I have had a 424 mkIII for a few months and am loving it. However, last night I noticed that the meters for tracks 1 and 2 weren't showing what was really recorded on tape. I recorded one input bussed properly to tracks 1/3/4 and direct to 2. On playback, 1 and 2 were only peaking at about...