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sounds ok when i'm checking levels on the source...but on playback in sync and play setting it's crickets and reverb.

OK...everythings put together now and working. i don't know if it's a problem with the head or a magnetic thing but the 4th track is full of mess...reverb, clicking and hiss. the other tracks are great. am i in trouble or is it an easy fix?

nevermind...got both switches engaged and now it works! just need some advice on soldering. i've got some Solder-It silver bearing paste? will this work ok? it's supposed to work with a lighter but i guess i need an iron to be working inside the case.

i got the belt and put it on...the motor is running and the flywheel is rolling but when i engage the pinch rollor to simulate a tape being on there the reverse, ff, record, stop button aren't doing anything noticable. is this right?

if there's supposed to be a lever sticking out of the bottom right side of the switch then it's not there.

oh..i see..the two are stacked.. i guess both are broken...i don't see a switch lever thing on the right side of either.

the inner switch?

have you tried the sm468? they describe it as the same as 911 but with the "west coast sound"....what's that?

so which is better?

thanks for the advice. when you say "ideally lpr35" do you mean that tape is better than the sm911 generally or that it's better suited for this specific machine? also with the take up reels i have the large hubs on so which one do i need? 1/4" x 7" Plastic Reel /small hub or 1/2" x 7"...

oh yeah..i thought you meant i needed to buy tape guides with the tape. i'm going to get to work on the heads tonight. i'd like to go ahead and get a new tape...even if it doesn't work i could use it on friends' decks. i might try the SM900 just to see how good this thing can work and then...

one other issue i just remembered. the first input meter is erratic when i power on? edit: just tested it with a mic and everything seems to be working fine. what are tape guides and can you recommend a tape and where to order from?

that's great news.. i cleaned the old belt off the motor with denatured...is that ok for the heads? after that a switch, a belt and a tape and i'm set?

thanks for the info.. the heads are pretty gunky. it looks like it will be easy to get the gunk off. how do you determine their condition? [/URL]

i guess the next thing is to figure out how to know if the heads are ok before i order a belt and tape.

sorry i can't understand exactly...do i need to do more than solder those together to make it operate as it normally would... or is it rigged so that it's always in 'play' so i'll have to power off so it will stop and i can load a tape. does the switch on the bottom need to work? is it just...

so is it that the switch on bottom is supposed to engage the white to the brown?

no flames or smoke...just normal small sparks from rubbing together.

oops....it is working!

i appreciate you sticking with me... i pressed the switch on the bottom inward and it clicked...and the white is touching the brown...same result. earlier i used a steel banjo string to connect the top two spades and thought i heard movement before it sparked. hope i didn't short anything...