View Single Post
Old 28th Jun 2022, 5:00 am   #2
TonyDuell
Dekatron
 
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Biggin Hill, London, UK.
Posts: 5,188
Default Re: Mayfair FT-305 Small Reel to Reel Check Out

You may well find the capstan sleeve is a left hand thread (so it tightens in use), most were. Try turning the knurled part clockwise.

Being a capstan-drive machine it is rather better than the rim drive models that don't keep the tape speed constant,
TonyDuell is offline