11-03-2015, 05:22 PM
Been racking my brains over this project. The eject mechanism had me bogged down. When you push in the cassette this activates and closes a switch as the tape slides forwards. The tape is then supposed to lower down and clamp firm into the play mode. All of this is meant to come about via the motor that cog drives a couple of pulleys and finally locks due to a catch. What I find is if I do this manually, sometimes it doesn't work as the cogs tend to jam. I don't quite like the look of the tensioner spring and also the large amount of play between some of the pulleys.
The transistor may also be faulty.
Friction drive is very poor due to wear of the rubber tyres. I'm going to try and make a new tyre for the pulley using an O ring and may also have to see if all the play and the springs are correct.
I think this player must have really had some use in its life and I'm going to have to be bold and take more of it apart.
The transistor may also be faulty.
Friction drive is very poor due to wear of the rubber tyres. I'm going to try and make a new tyre for the pulley using an O ring and may also have to see if all the play and the springs are correct.
I think this player must have really had some use in its life and I'm going to have to be bold and take more of it apart.
