16-05-2020, 03:03 PM
(This post was last modified: 16-05-2020, 03:08 PM by Murphyv310.)
Yes a reversed tape will give virtually no output.
To be fair I didn't mention it as I took it for granted that it would be something the OP would check and know about. The splice of the loop is done on the reverse side on genuine and home made tapes. Using Chrome tapes causes severe head wear, they work well when the machine is new though.
Even though some Copicats had rather mixed electronic build quality they were very reliable, I really cannot ever remember fixing a fault on the audio side of these machines.
To be fair I didn't mention it as I took it for granted that it would be something the OP would check and know about. The splice of the loop is done on the reverse side on genuine and home made tapes. Using Chrome tapes causes severe head wear, they work well when the machine is new though.
Even though some Copicats had rather mixed electronic build quality they were very reliable, I really cannot ever remember fixing a fault on the audio side of these machines.
