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3rd Mar 2019, 5:10 pm
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Nonode
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Resolven, Wales; and Bristol, England
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Revox B710 only plays ½ a tape
After working on a B710 which had a partially seized RH capstan motor shaft, all works properly except that after about ½ of a 30-min tape the machine stops. I’m wondering if it could be a problem with pinch wheels.
Any ideas?
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3rd Mar 2019, 8:24 pm
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Octode
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Perth, Western Australia
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Re: Revox B710 only plays ½ a tape
Is it maintaining true tape speed and then going to stop suddenly, or does tape speed first start to slow, wow etc? What was the initial symptom?
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3rd Mar 2019, 10:20 pm
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Nonode
Join Date: Aug 2010
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Re: Revox B710 only plays ½ a tape
Tape seems to play normally then just stops. The initial symptom was that the RH capstan didn't run at all because the bearing was stiff. If I adjust the pinch roller tension a little (maybe half a turn) it makes a difference to how far through the tape it gets.
I'll be trying some other tapes tomorrow to see if it's a faulty cassette.
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7th Mar 2019, 5:55 pm
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Nonode
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Re: Revox B710 only plays ½ a tape
It isn’t a faulty cassette.
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7th Mar 2019, 8:13 pm
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Re: Revox B710 only plays ½ a tape
It could of course be a faulty pinch roller.
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