johndrake66
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Recently inherited a TEAC A-3440 in good shape, all lamps still seem to be working, some scratches on the wood side panels, AC cord is slightly frayed.
It seems to work perfectly except for the fact that any tape I put in, even if I select small/large reel or low/high speed, the tape plays at least 4X-8X slower than what is normal! The guys I got it from claimed that it might have been modified to do some data recording or by someone who really wanted to get the most for their money. Can anyone give any advice? Is there something I can adjust internally to speed it up to normal?
A friend mentioned the capstan had to be replaced but when I checked it against photos on eBay, the capstan is the same size!
Thanks in advance..
It seems to work perfectly except for the fact that any tape I put in, even if I select small/large reel or low/high speed, the tape plays at least 4X-8X slower than what is normal! The guys I got it from claimed that it might have been modified to do some data recording or by someone who really wanted to get the most for their money. Can anyone give any advice? Is there something I can adjust internally to speed it up to normal?
A friend mentioned the capstan had to be replaced but when I checked it against photos on eBay, the capstan is the same size!
Thanks in advance..