On Sun, Sep 28, 2014 at 6:13 PM, Andrew Strasfogel <astrasfo...@gmail.com> wrote:
> If a tape had previously jammed I doubt the cassette would engage/eject, > play in fw/reverse, and FF and RW to memory. Peraps I just need to run a > cassette head cleaner? > Hard to say, usually the head doesn't engage (and certainly doesn't -need- to engage!) when FF/RW - those only depend on the tape lowering into the tray. If someone pushed the head back, it could be pushing back too far and not touching the tape, or they could have popped the mechanism that pushes it back and forth. But it plays in FF/RW (I assume you mean when the play button is pressed at the same time)? If so then the mechanical is not the problem, which is great! Could be a wiring issue, or a loose solder joint, or something much easier to troubleshoot without having to dismantle the whole thing. And yes, I would try a head cleaning or few first, but only because I have a head cleaning tape already. Best, Tim _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
