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3rd Dec 2016, 10:16 pm | #1 |
Hexode
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Panasonic NV-F75 head vibration.
Have one of these machines that plays fine but has a funny vibration which seems like it's combing from the upper head drum. Turning it by hand it feels smooth and no notches but as you will hear from my video clip it makes a vibrating noise which resonates through the machines casing and any hard surface it's placed upon.
Can I service this myself or does it need a replacement lower drum motor? Cheers https://youtu.be/7wUiyUypYaI |
3rd Dec 2016, 10:37 pm | #2 |
Dekatron
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Re: Panasonic NV-F75 head vibration.
Could even be power supply caps on the secondary,as they do give oddball faults.
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3rd Dec 2016, 11:40 pm | #3 |
Hexode
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Re: Panasonic NV-F75 head vibration.
It's definitely a motor vibration. I'm going to slacken off the head screws and retighten to see if that makes any difference.
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3rd Dec 2016, 11:54 pm | #4 |
Hexode
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Re: Panasonic NV-F75 head vibration.
Confirmed it's the head motor, had the lid off and with a tape playing and when the heads spin up when lacing the tape the vibration begins. bearings must be on way out. Have a donor fs-100 if the motor is the same then that will be a bonus.
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14th Dec 2016, 12:07 pm | #5 |
Heptode
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Re: Panasonic NV-F75 head vibration.
I had this one one of these. A new lower drum cured it, and it was caused by the metal shaft binding. No idea why it did that, and even stripping and lubing failed to resolve. I have had this also with capstans - they jam solid for seemingly no reason. Incorrect metal hardness perhaps.
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16th Dec 2016, 11:54 pm | #6 |
Hexode
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Re: Panasonic NV-F75 head vibration.
Just been servicing my other f75 and I took this one out again to compare the head alignment etc. Didn't actually change anything but when I plugged it in and played a tape the heads are nice and smooth now. Have left it playing for over an hour and it's perfect.
I swear there's ghosts in this house that are trying to torment me with these machines! |