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Geoff 555 · 2nd Jul 2022, 1:01 pm

Hello thank you every one, well there is good news and bad news. The good news is that fitting the bulb and transistor brought it to life. Loads a tape and play and fast falword works, reverse does not, although the left side spindle turns (no tape) it is very weak.
There are 3 pulleys with clutches, the 2 smaller ones have quite strong springs and clamp ,the larger clutch has hardly any clamping force.
All this is possibly not that important because the picture has some major problems which may well write the thing off.
The bottom two thirds has thick bars of what I can only describe as interferance moving up from the bottom. It is not like snow.
The top third is just a band of 'interferance'.
There is no sound, from the tape, but a constant crackle.
Now and then the thick band will flick from the top to the bottom and then back to the top.
I could be wrong, I hope I am not, that this maching will go into the corner for spares probably.
Thank you again.
All the best.
Geoff.
The picture, what I can see of it is not bad but no colour.

2nd Jul 2022, 1:01 pm	#5
Geoff 555 Heptode Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Bristol, UK. Posts: 981	Re: JVC HR3660EK problems. Hello thank you every one, well there is good news and bad news. The good news is that fitting the bulb and transistor brought it to life. Loads a tape and play and fast falword works, reverse does not, although the left side spindle turns (no tape) it is very weak. There are 3 pulleys with clutches, the 2 smaller ones have quite strong springs and clamp ,the larger clutch has hardly any clamping force. All this is possibly not that important because the picture has some major problems which may well write the thing off. The bottom two thirds has thick bars of what I can only describe as interferance moving up from the bottom. It is not like snow. The top third is just a band of 'interferance'. There is no sound, from the tape, but a constant crackle. Now and then the thick band will flick from the top to the bottom and then back to the top. I could be wrong, I hope I am not, that this maching will go into the corner for spares probably. Thank you again. All the best. Geoff. The picture, what I can see of it is not bad but no colour.