AIWA L300 - Low output on one channel

[michalism]

Hello!

I am working on restoring this tape deck after I picked it up from the flea market. I got it cleaned, lubed and changed a couple of worn out belts.

I am now struggling to fix a noisy output from one channel.
Unfortunately, I have not been able to find any kind of reference to this specific model on-line.

Is there a chance that a fellow here has the service manual? Or point me to a similar model to use as a reference?

Thank you very much in advance!!

[DMcMahon]

A quick look and I have drawn a blank.

[TIMTAPE]

Low output and noisy output aren't the same. Have you inspected the heads? Are they very clean?

[michalism]

Originally Posted by DMcMahon

A quick look and I have drawn a blank.

I'm sorry, I do not understand what you are saying

Originally Posted by TIMTAPE

Low output and noisy output aren't the same. Have you inspected the heads? Are they very clean?

you're right, I should have provided a better description and be more accurate.
The left channel was extremely low, compared to the right one. and it was not as crisp as the other channel. The head is clean but I wanted to check if it would require am azimuth adjustment. As I had no previous experience with azimuth misaligment I was not sure if what I was listening was because of that or an other issue.

in any case, yesterday afternoon I managed to solve the issue. There was a capacitor that was out of spec, but also I am suspecting that the speaker I was using has problems.
So, I'm considering this case closed
thanks for the interest!
Michalis

[DMcMahon]

[QUOTE=michalism;1207397]

Originally Posted by DMcMahon

A quick look and I have drawn a blank.

I'm sorry, I do not understand what you are saying

I meant that I could not find a service manual for your machine.