Re: AKAI M-9 Tape recorder/player.
I have the screw from the cam it was floating around in the machine mechanics. I can only think that it was forced over time and started to break up, it meant that there was lots of play in the control, and the erase head never moved up/down. I have checked the service manual for the older M-8 but it does not seem to have the same cam, not sure about later ones?
OK on the automatic shutdown, this is the first time I have looked at any Tape machines so is all new to me. This one originated in Lancaster, was passed to my friend some years ago and then on to me to see if I could do anything with it. There are some spares out in the US but costs seem to be very high for them and I doubt I could ever recover the costs and still get something to charity, it does not seem as popular here as over the water.
Adrian
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