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Revox A77 help,please
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<blockquote data-quote="Steerpike" data-source="post: 924306" data-attributes="member: 807"><p>The "M" suffix is by far the best version of any X-series. Half track & 15 IPs. And quite uncommon.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>No surprise to me there.</p><p></p><p>A well know problem with the X-series is the capstan belt that degrades and goes stickey. Then, when you turn the machine on, it jams the capstan motor & flywheels, damaging the motor.</p><p>But that should not show up as "nothing working", so it is not likely the main problem. BUT for that reason, don't try to run the machine in a faulty condition - it will just make the repair more costly.</p><p></p><p>A totally dead machine is often the easiest to repair - typically only one component in the power supply has failed.</p><p></p><p>The X-series also will do nothing if no tape is threaded. Be sure to thread the tape correctly - NOT like in the photo Hans posts online with his self-promotion adverts showing a Teac X incorrectly threaded!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Steerpike, post: 924306, member: 807"] The "M" suffix is by far the best version of any X-series. Half track & 15 IPs. And quite uncommon. No surprise to me there. A well know problem with the X-series is the capstan belt that degrades and goes stickey. Then, when you turn the machine on, it jams the capstan motor & flywheels, damaging the motor. But that should not show up as "nothing working", so it is not likely the main problem. BUT for that reason, don't try to run the machine in a faulty condition - it will just make the repair more costly. A totally dead machine is often the easiest to repair - typically only one component in the power supply has failed. The X-series also will do nothing if no tape is threaded. Be sure to thread the tape correctly - NOT like in the photo Hans posts online with his self-promotion adverts showing a Teac X incorrectly threaded! [/QUOTE]
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