Search results

Sounds like something loose. Check the multi pin that is at the end of the pb/rec head chain of wires. It goes into the first circuit board you'll find. Clean it with contact cleaner. I'll look up the number tonight and repost. Check for cold solders on this board as well. Also REALLY CLEAN ALL...

Try it with a roll of fresh tape. If your tape is old, it might have Sticky Shed Syndrome.

Send your pinch roller to http://www.TerrysRubberRollers.com Sounds like your tape might be suspect. Sticky Shed Syndrome. Have you tried it with a brand new reel of tape?

Does it show input signal on your VU's when you try to record?

Very cool site! Nice work Sherlock! My favourite cassette story is how Springsteen recorded 'Nebraska' on a 144 and walk around with the tape in his pocket for weeks. :) BTW I know I'm losing it because I thought I had already posted a reply. ( I did, but over at the 'recording project'.....doh) :o

Ask and ye shall receive! This is a lot of great info. My hunch is that there might be a problem with the erase amplifiers. I'll go deep again and check it out although I'll have to wrestle it away from wife. She's got it set up in the living room and has been using it as a songwriting tool...

My TEAC 144 is acting up again. Tracks 1 and 2 only partially erase previously recorded material. They record new stuff fine. Tracks 3 and 4 work perfectly. I sort of know how erase heads work but how do they create NO signal on the tape. :confused: Once again any help from this wonderful cache...

A more recent pic perhaps? I do miss the old 'Desperado'. Nice to see that I'm not the only one with a 'touch of grey'.LOL :D :D Snipeguy

Belt slippage First thing I would check is if the capstan drive belt is slipping. Put a good FRESH tape on and in play, watch to see if there is any slippage. With that radical a change in speed, it should be obvious. If it does you need a new belt. As far as modifications go, measure the...

Pretty basic Behringer B-1 Audio Technica ATM11 and a bunch of partied out Shures. Works for me. ;)

Thanks hixmx, That's what I needed to know. Now I just have to find some. Is this a machine shop kind of thing or maybe electronics supply house?

I have a Hammond C3 that is living in my studio and I know nothing about how to oil it. I found the two little cups but what do I put in them? How often and how much?I have no manual. A friend left it here after a session and it has become a popular instrument around here. I want to keep it in...

Dun da daaaaaa dun, dun da daa, dun da daa......... Wish I could say it was all my own idea but I had a tip from another forum. (John Klett). I'd love to have that car Max had. Man, I loved that show as a kid. I never got tired of watching those doors close. Boy, are we ever dating ourselves...

Fixed!!!!...almost. Yippee! I got the deck running fine. It was a dirty vari-speed pot and also a dirty internal flapper switch. Now I just have to get the counter going. Happy Snipeguy :) :) :)

Rokket I can remember doing this in high school. It was cool the first time but I soon realized that I wasn't going to make the next Sgt. Pepper this way. 4 Track cassette is definately the way to go. Lot's on E-bay. :p

Are you sure? The capstan motor seemed to be a direct drive dealie. I'll check tomorrow. Long day. I'll keep ya posted. :rolleyes:

We have progress! On Reels advice I checked the power supply and sure enough found three cracks in th cicuit board. I fixed them with automotive de-fogger grid repair goo. Also a doohickey that looked like a small frosted bulb with hairline cracks had a bad solder on one of the two connectors...

And...... So what does this mean? Do I have to get to the transformer and see if its blown? I know that I'd be measuring for DC volts but what value am I looking for? Can the transformer be rebuilt if it is gone? Questions.....so many questions. So little info.

The pinch roller is going to Terry's Pinch Roller Hostpital. It's baked. Track 2 has mysteriously decided to work. I'll ask no questions and be grateful. But I haven't been able to find out why the transport won't engage. All the fuses are good; at least the ones I could find. I have no manual...

Great News. I'm In Hallelujah and Amen. :)