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Vintage Tape (Audio), Cassette, Wire and Magnetic Disc Recorders and Players Open-reel tape recorders, cassette recorders, 8-track players etc. |
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3rd Dec 2019, 1:35 am | #1 |
Heptode
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Waiheke Island, New Zealand
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Vortex cassette mechanism (B&O)
The mechanism fitted to a B&O 3-in-1 works except it will not lock in 'play'
FFW & REW work as does the auto shut off in both directions. All belts & rubber bits cleaned. It seems the fault is in the auto shut off mechanism but I don't know where to look.. If I have no tape in place, with play depressed it locks into place and all relevant wheels turn. If I put it on pause with a tape in, it works. As soon as I release pause, it switches off. If I keep the switch open pointed to by the arrow, it works but no sound. If I force the pinch roller by hand to the capstan, it plays correctly with sound. Help! |
4th Dec 2019, 7:12 am | #2 |
Heptode
Join Date: Mar 2003
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Re: Vortex cassette mechanism (B&O)
Well I found out what it was. I had changed one of the original caps but mis-read the value. I put in a 2.2 uF instead of a 22uF. With the right value, the lock problem is now solved. Just the random LED's and low left record level to do..
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4th Dec 2019, 4:20 pm | #3 |
Dekatron
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Madrid, Spain / Wirral, UK
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Re: Vortex cassette mechanism (B&O)
Glad to see you have it solved, thanks for the info.
I've only ever seen mains AC motors in Tandberg decks! Seems a bit overkill in a basic piano key unit like this.
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4th Dec 2019, 9:39 pm | #4 |
Heptode
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Waiheke Island, New Zealand
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Re: Vortex cassette mechanism (B&O)
Yes I was surprised. That AC motor runs very hot!
I like to provide info as it may help others with the same symptoms further down the line. |
6th Dec 2019, 1:36 pm | #5 |
Octode
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Lund, Sweden
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Re: Vortex cassette mechanism (B&O)
The Philips EL3310 cassette recorder also has a mains operated AC motor, even clunkier than the one in the machine in this thread, it basically looks like the same type of motor they used for their reel-to-reel decks, possibly scaled down a fraction. (There is a picture of the chassis at radiomuseum.org).
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