Tascam 38 running backwards

[roger5477]

OK, not sure what happened. I cleaned up the motors on my tascam 38 and the rewind motor ran great, but when I cleaned the play motor and put it back in it ran great, but backwards, other than that the deck is in good shape. Any help would be appreciated.

 

[Mr Clean]

Did you take the motor out completely and reconnect the wires back the wrong way round? That would cause the motor to 'reverse'

 

[roger5477]

It has three wires, I followed instructions posted on this site and the first motor went great and the second one seemed to but ran backwards

 

[Mr Clean]

Double check the wires are in the correct position they were before and no solder has bridged on the connections. There is no other reason for the motor to go backwards.

 

[diggy_dude]

There is no other reason for the motor to go backwards.

Unless you put it in upside down.

 

[roger5477]

I'm checking the soldering, it might be bridged

 

[roger5477]

cleaned up the soldering still no change

 

[roger5477]

the wiring is back exactly where it was, it all works just one motor runs backwards

 

[Armistice]

I'd go for excorcism next... the Pope should be free soon..

 

[Mr Clean]

Did you correctly mark the coil inside and everything and put it all back as it originally was? I'd check that too.

If that fails I'd ask in the Analog forum as it's beyond me. I've cleaned the motors in my old Fostex before but never had motors go backwards.

 

[Blue Jinn]

Is this just checking it out moving the guides with no tape spooled? I don't have access to mine right now, but I recall on my Otari, the motors run counter to one another to provide tension.

 

[grimtraveller]

Do some backwards recording. Sounds wicked.

 

[andy logg]

The motor direction will reverse if it has been re-assembled with the 'magnet cylinder' reversed. Swap the red and white wires over and all will be OK.