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Ted Kendall · 2nd Nov 2019, 1:13 am

Check the back tension - this can fall as the clutch felts age, and up to a point can be adjusted by shifting the counter pulley on the underside of the supply clutch slightly. It needs to be high enough to prevent spillage at the beginning of a reel but not so high as to cause wow at the end.

2nd Nov 2019, 1:13 am	#2
Ted Kendall Dekatron Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Kington, Herefordshire, UK. Posts: 3,670	Re: Akai 1710 Check the back tension - this can fall as the clutch felts age, and up to a point can be adjusted by shifting the counter pulley on the underside of the supply clutch slightly. It needs to be high enough to prevent spillage at the beginning of a reel but not so high as to cause wow at the end.