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jmcilkley · 25th Nov 2021, 2:13 pm

Well, to save any head scratching - I fixed it. I cleaned the head and pinch roller before I even tried the tape recorder. Then I went through testing it and found that it didn't record but played back existing tapes. After checking everything in the record line and finding nothing amiss I recleaned the record/playback head using acetone this time (alcohol used before) and so much gunge came off and now it all works! Surprising that it played back ut wouldn't record - both using the same head.

25th Nov 2021, 2:13 pm	#5
jmcilkley Tetrode Join Date: Jan 2020 Location: Ilkley, West Yorkshire, UK. Posts: 92	Re: Tandberg 12-21 reel to reel does not record. Well, to save any head scratching - I fixed it. I cleaned the head and pinch roller before I even tried the tape recorder. Then I went through testing it and found that it didn't record but played back existing tapes. After checking everything in the record line and finding nothing amiss I recleaned the record/playback head using acetone this time (alcohol used before) and so much gunge came off and now it all works! Surprising that it played back ut wouldn't record - both using the same head.