Tascam Porta One - motor is always running

[Carl170]

Hi.

As per the heading, the motor on on Porta One is always running!

Is this normal? I can't see how this is?

Thanks for any advice anyone can offer.

Regards

Carl

 

[Carl170]

Well, after some googling, I found out I had asked this question in 2012!

It was established that the motor should not always be running.

Any idea where I should be looking? I can see some leaf switches and a servo inside, but cannot see how these might work with the motor.

Thanks for any help. I did some comparisons to my Tascam DP-06 and have to say that I actually thought that although the DP-06 was a little clearer, the Porta One sounded hotter and more powerful somehow. Might also have been my guitar playing too!

Regards

Carl

 

[A Reel Person]

In general,...

One microswitch is usually for the "cassette in place" signal that starts the motor spinning, & the other microswitch is usually the "write enable/protect" sensor (senses the little punch-out tabs).

It could be that the 'cassette in place' microswitch is maladjusted to be always "on", (depressed).

This is just off the cuff info & I don't have a PortaOne or manual in front of me, but many Tascam Portastudios are very similar.