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wd40addict · 19th Apr 2017, 1:12 pm

Well the STBs are rare and worth fixing, but it's not worth proceeding with other work if the heads are O/C.

Motors etc can always be swapped from the much more common mono model and Hunts capacitors can always be replaced. I'm not sure if the capstan motor can be swapped from AEI to Papst or the other way round, but I'm sure Barry will know. Brenell deck finish went from gold to green (my favourite) to grey. I think AEI capstan was mainly the early gold ones.

If I were you I'd check the heads first (using say a 10k resistor in series with a DMM).

19th Apr 2017, 1:12 pm	#2
wd40addict Octode Join Date: May 2009 Location: Stevenage, Herts. UK. Posts: 1,518	Re: Brenell STB-1 Restoration & Help Needed Well the STBs are rare and worth fixing, but it's not worth proceeding with other work if the heads are O/C. Motors etc can always be swapped from the much more common mono model and Hunts capacitors can always be replaced. I'm not sure if the capstan motor can be swapped from AEI to Papst or the other way round, but I'm sure Barry will know. Brenell deck finish went from gold to green (my favourite) to grey. I think AEI capstan was mainly the early gold ones. If I were you I'd check the heads first (using say a 10k resistor in series with a DMM).