getting a new toy tommorow!

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There is a good chance that if the pinch roller has gone gooey, the solenoid cushions are gooey as well. Just a heads up.
 
I believe you ran into that problem? No more transport or power until I have a chance to open it up and check everything else out... will hope the cushions are okay, the rubber on the guide seems okay, so hopefully....
 
By rubber on the guide are you talking about the tach roller?

Yes I had a problem with the solenoid cushions but not all of them.

Look in my 48-OB Story thread I think I put some detail in there about. I know I put the part number to get them from Tascam at like $1.50 apiece.
 
Wow, that was a steal! I thought I was doing good (if he calls me back) getting a 34 for $195. Good luck with it man! The pinch roller can either go off to Terry's rubber roller service or you should be able to get one through Tascam. I got one from Tascam for my TSR-8 a few months ago.;)
 
I'm so happy I was wrong. What a steal. Hope it sounds as good as it looks. Ya, I think that pinch roller has seen better days. The best of luck with it.
 
yes the tach roller, :) there I go making up names for things again

that's good to hear, I remember reading that you had the issue but couldn't remember the resolution, good to know they won't be impossible to get.
 
Nah...its not bad.

  • Remove the head cover (2 screws)
  • remove the pinch roller (if ya haven't done so already!!)
  • remove the plastic transport escutcheon (the one that goes across the middle of the face of the deck; 4 screws)
  • remove the upper metal dress panel (4 screws IIRC 2 on top and 2 on the face? Might be getting confused with the 58...)

With those things off you can easily get to all three solenoids and you can see which if any are sticky. If any of the transport actuations are sluggish its a sign to check for a tacky or gooey solenoid cushion (i.e. lifter actuation, pinch roller, brakes). You can pretty well see how to disassemble the things you need to disassemble to be able to pull the solenoid plunger out of any affected solenoids. Then its just having an old t-shirt and some 91% iso alcohol to clean things up.

It is quite possible you will be just fine but IMHO it wouldn't hurt to have a look inside.
 
thanks guys!

sweetbeats said:
Nah...its not bad.

  • Remove the head cover (2 screws)
  • remove the pinch roller (if ya haven't done so already!!)
  • remove the plastic transport escutcheon (the one that goes across the middle of the face of the deck; 4 screws)
  • remove the upper metal dress panel (4 screws IIRC 2 on top and 2 on the face? Might be getting confused with the 58...)

With those things off you can easily get to all three solenoids and you can see which if any are sticky. If any of the transport actuations are sluggish its a sign to check for a tacky or gooey solenoid cushion (i.e. lifter actuation, pinch roller, brakes). You can pretty well see how to disassemble the things you need to disassemble to be able to pull the solenoid plunger out of any affected solenoids. Then its just having an old t-shirt and some 91% iso alcohol to clean things up.

It is quite possible you will be just fine but IMHO it wouldn't hurt to have a look inside.
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Muchos gracias! Will definitely be taking a look inside this weekend if not earlier. From what I read and saw on your's and others post it seems like the machine should be nice and straight forward to work on. Thanks for some good info! (again!)
 
Yes. By the mid 80's Tascam really had their design engineering together (IMO) with the likes of the 48 and the 388...they are wonderfully nice to work on. The 48 is a tech gem with the arrangement of the PCB's compared to other systems I have used.

The 48 is a winner.
 
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