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4th Sep 2017, 9:11 am | #1 |
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SONY Cassette Deck TC-K215
Hi this is my first post. I need some advice/help please. I got my SONY Cassette Deck TC-K215 out of the attic recently. Belts were gone so I changed them. On playing a cassette all I got was a crackly hardly recognisable song.
I cleaned the heads run a demag cassette and the music played, but only for a few minutes before it went back to the crackly hardly recognisable stuff. I ran the demag cassette again and it's fine for a few minutes then back to the crackle. And so the cycle goes on. I might have stupidly run the demag cassette the wrong way around in the cassette deck. Any ideas anyone? Many thanks! |
4th Sep 2017, 10:57 am | #2 |
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Re: SONY Cassette Deck TC-K215
Clean all the switchgear with Servisol 10 or similar contact cleaner. You can buy it in Maplins or online. Don't use WD40.
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4th Sep 2017, 11:18 am | #3 |
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Re: SONY Cassette Deck TC-K215
Hello and welcome.
Yes, Paul's probably right, but this machine is rather too new (mid 1990s?) to use traditional, mecahnical record/play switching. Are there any relays on the PCB? Could you post a few photos of the insides of the machine, please? N. |
4th Sep 2017, 10:21 pm | #4 |
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Re: SONY Cassette Deck TC-K215
Is the battery in your de-mag device up to spec / charged?
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