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Old 10th Sep 2018, 1:07 pm   #1
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Default Vintage Philips/Cossor tape recorder

Hello everyone. I am a new member, who after reading some posts about vintage tape recorders decided to get one.
It is a Cossor/ Philips Stellaphone 4track ST458/CR1604. The problem I have is it plays but does not rewind/fast forward and the tape counter does not work. Help needed please.

I removed the cover and looking inside I can see a broken belt, the main drive wheel or is it a flywheel? has a belt around it.
Can anyone describe where the other belts should go would the friction pads cause the rewind/fast forward problem?
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Old 10th Sep 2018, 1:33 pm   #2
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Hi and welcome . your FF and REW issues are solely related to belts . I would get a complete new set and replace the lot . The one on the capstan will be near to breaking anyway if the others have . Once you have those in place , then you can continue to diagnose any issues you have , this is how the belts go ....

There is a chap in italy on ebay I use for belts all the time . He`s great and all his belts are great too . search "SET BELTS EXTRA STRONG STELLA ST-458 REEL TO REEL NEW FACTORY FRESH ST458" and you will find him
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Old 11th Sep 2018, 12:34 pm   #3
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Hi, wow thank you so much for your swift reply, your help is invaluable to me.Great to see a picture for reference. Is it fairly easy to replace the belts?.and oh nearly forgot any idea where I could obtain a microphone for this recorder.
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Old 12th Sep 2018, 12:36 pm   #4
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This is a hybrid model and there may be sufficient stage gain for a magnetic microphone. A crystal type may overload it. You will need to find one with a DIN plug. I bet Maarten in Haarlem (Holland) will know!
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Old 12th Sep 2018, 4:03 pm   #5
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Looking at it I would say the belts just slip on . Doesnt look like you have to remove anything . As for a microphone , I would start at ebay . Thats where I always go .
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The photo in post #2 shows the top of the deck, but with the tape heads platform removed, so you would have to unscrew that first, in order to gain full access to the belts.
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Old 12th Sep 2018, 5:04 pm   #7
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Thanks for that , I dont know the deck and I`m dumb as a brick so didnt notice it had no heads ..haha .

I can see it now laying over to the left ..lol
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Luckily these machines used belts made out of rubber rather than toffee!
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I presume you've seen this:

https://plus.google.com/photos/11744...55119520475761

Click on pictures for step-by-step instructions.
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Hi, thank you so much for all your replies, fantastic information given. This has given me the confidence to attempt repair.
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