dufflespank
New member
Hello,
Just came across a clean looking Tascam Midistudio 688. It was shipped to me in a road case though, and I think it sustained some damage along its journey. For starters, the plastic cassette deck lid broke off, which is annoying but not a catastrophe. The unit powers on but there is an audible humming sound that seems to be coming from behind the tape deck, perhaps the transformer. The strange thing is, if I turn the Tape Speed knob up, the pitch of the hum increases; turning down makes the pitch decrease.
I put in a tape and discovered that when I hit play, the heads move into position for 1 second and then retract. FF and REW work fine though.
I'm wondering where you think the humming sound is coming from. I'm hoping the capstan motor is still good. I'm technically inclined, but I've never worked on this kind of equipment.
Any suggestions?
Just came across a clean looking Tascam Midistudio 688. It was shipped to me in a road case though, and I think it sustained some damage along its journey. For starters, the plastic cassette deck lid broke off, which is annoying but not a catastrophe. The unit powers on but there is an audible humming sound that seems to be coming from behind the tape deck, perhaps the transformer. The strange thing is, if I turn the Tape Speed knob up, the pitch of the hum increases; turning down makes the pitch decrease.
I put in a tape and discovered that when I hit play, the heads move into position for 1 second and then retract. FF and REW work fine though.
I'm wondering where you think the humming sound is coming from. I'm hoping the capstan motor is still good. I'm technically inclined, but I've never worked on this kind of equipment.
Any suggestions?