AIWA Tape Deck Reconditioning Curious Mechanisms : )

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SIXTYNINER

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Hi everybody
an old friend asked me to check an Aiwa tape deck of 80 age…

because tape cassette no run…

after opened the box what a surprise
so Curious Mechanisms    …. seem an handbrake  ;D

issue is because transmission belts are gone , decomposed .. ( w.a.f.  :(  )
hope to find replacement
cheers


 

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I've got an old Akai reel-to-reel with M8 amps. It has a big changeover switch (like the one pictured with the cable to it) that is the record/playback switch.

Maybe the action of pushing the Rec switch on the cassette triggers that switch via the cable

Nick Froome
 

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