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Tractorfan · 6th Aug 2019, 12:44 pm

Hi,
Dad bought a TK120 back in 1967. And it has given us many years of fun and memories. I have now 'inherited' it, and it still works well. I only had to replace the EM84 and the ECL86 many years ago. I think it's even still on its original belt!
The rewind always was mediocre at best, and it was down to the rubber wheel having insufficient traction against the L.H. plastic turntable. I used to ease the spindle slightly to the right with my finger nail to improve matters.
More recently, I found a flat rubber belt (I know not from where) that fitted snugly around said turntable. The rewind function is now much more brisk!
Cheers, Pete.

6th Aug 2019, 12:44 pm	#14
Tractorfan Dekatron Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: St. Frajou, l'Isle en Dodon, Haute Garonne, France.(Previously: Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, UK.) Posts: 3,184	Re: Grundig TK120 tape recorder Hi, Dad bought a TK120 back in 1967. And it has given us many years of fun and memories. I have now 'inherited' it, and it still works well. I only had to replace the EM84 and the ECL86 many years ago. I think it's even still on its original belt! The rewind always was mediocre at best, and it was down to the rubber wheel having insufficient traction against the L.H. plastic turntable. I used to ease the spindle slightly to the right with my finger nail to improve matters. More recently, I found a flat rubber belt (I know not from where) that fitted snugly around said turntable. The rewind function is now much more brisk! Cheers, Pete. Attached Thumbnails __________________ "Hello?, Yes, I'm on the train, I might lose the signal soon as we're just going into a tunn..."