reel headaches

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yes I read about that, I just went down to the local drug store and found the only bottle they had left and its 99% !
 
Those heads have some wear on them. I don't believe that the gaps are opening yet but I don't want to say for sure since I can't see the whole head.

Not sure if those are relappable...

The only way to know what condition things are in for sure is to get some new tape and try it out. If it sounds good then get into calibrating it and if it cals up then the heads are okay for now. That's the bottom line...will it cal into spec.

I've seen worse.

Nice job on the cleanup, BTW.
 
so while Im waiting for some new tape I thought I would check the I/O
well the A channell works fine, I was just speaking into a mic and all is good.
the B channell will not produce any sound from the outputs but the vu meters are moving around. so for sure there is a signal but I cant hear anything when monitoring those imputs, any ideas?
 
I have an AKAI 635D which was restored to good working condition and has worked very well. I didn't use it much for almost a year and lately started to transfer my MP3 '60's collection to tape. I cleaned the paths/heads, used a Sony degaussing tool, and it recorded well for several reels (probable 12 hours recording time). For some reason I cannot get the signal to record now- the meters show the appropriate signal from 'source' and everything moves/switches/changes as expected- only when I go back to listen to the tape quality there has been no signal transferred, it is just quiet, no hum/low freq/noise--just silence. I am using tapes that appear to be of good quality but they are clearly used tapes, probable 3-5 yrs old or more. It recorded fine for 2 10" reels then simple stopped recording a signal-- any suggestions? Thanks, TFW
 
tweeston said:
I have an AKAI 635D which was restored to good working condition and has worked very well. I didn't use it much for almost a year and lately started to transfer my MP3 '60's collection to tape. I cleaned the paths/heads, used a Sony degaussing tool, and it recorded well for several reels (probable 12 hours recording time). For some reason I cannot get the signal to record now- the meters show the appropriate signal from 'source' and everything moves/switches/changes as expected- only when I go back to listen to the tape quality there has been no signal transferred, it is just quiet, no hum/low freq/noise--just silence. I am using tapes that appear to be of good quality but they are clearly used tapes, probable 3-5 yrs old or more. It recorded fine for 2 10" reels then simple stopped recording a signal-- any suggestions? Thanks, TFW
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first thing i would do is thoroughly clean the heads (and guides) again. even if they look clean.
 
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