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20th Nov 2022, 1:53 pm | #1 |
Diode
Join Date: Nov 2022
Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK.
Posts: 2
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Aiwa AD F410 fast forward rewind problem
Hello everyone. I'm new here. I have a bunch of equipment but I just bought an Aiwa AD F410 to play tapes in our kitchen and send them to a bluetooth speaker (it's the future I'm told). This was working pretty well but out of nowhere it has stopped rewinding or fast forwarding. It plays fine. If I press FF or Rewind there is the briefest spin of the flywheel, a cog down on the lowest left part of the mech(seen from behind) turns and clicks, and then it stops. The tape never moves A quick scan of this forum suggests this is a common problem. I was told the belts were new so I'm assuming it's not them. In a previous post 'Ben' mentioned a mech problem could be the answer, something catching on the brake-which could be that cog I see turn and click? I have had the mech out and looked at the various gears. The problem is I really don't have a clue what I'm looking at! any ideas?
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26th Nov 2022, 2:00 pm | #2 |
Diode
Join Date: Nov 2022
Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK.
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Re: Aiwa AD F410 fast forward rewind problem
Still no joy on this. Might buy another belt, maybe this one isn't tight enough. It was working when I got it so I can't see this would help but it's the cheapest option in the first instance. After that it's look for a parts model so I can whip some of those gears out and swap them over- see if that works. Plays fine, had it going just now.
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26th Nov 2022, 8:41 pm | #3 |
Heptode
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: Sheffield, South Yorkshire, UK.
Posts: 539
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Re: Aiwa AD F410 fast forward rewind problem
I had a similar problem with Aiwa ADF450. It turned out to be the belts being not tight enough. Mine was the big flywheel belt. If that wasn't tight enough it wouldn't do the other functions, but would play. I think I got the larger sized belt from a pack off Amazon. Some of the genuine replacements belts were expensive. The cheap ones have worked fine so far. Some people replace the belts, but not with the correct size, it might work for a bit then loose grip.
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26th Nov 2022, 9:41 pm | #4 |
Dekatron
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Madrid, Spain / Wirral, UK
Posts: 7,484
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Re: Aiwa AD F410 fast forward rewind problem
Open it up and tape down the leaf switches at the top of the mech, press rewind /FF and observe. You may find the brake does not disengage fully from the teeth around the spools. I modified mine 25 years ago with a piece of rubber and it still works today.
If he belt goes slack on these, you get no play as the mech/capstan cannot lift the headbridge into position. If play works the belt is OK.
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