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Old 18th Oct 2020, 8:52 pm   #18
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Default Re: Sound Belle reel-to-reel heads

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Originally Posted by jmcilkley View Post
Do you happen to know why 2 of the connections on the head are just connected together?
Just a ground connection common to record and playback, unless I'm wrong which especially in tape recorder matters is very likely! Here are a couple of photos of the head block of mine in case they help someone recognise the heads or diagnose what the problem may be.
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