09-27-2026, 12:35 AM
Hello Arran,
First of all, when I tried it, the tape player didn’t work and the radio barely worked because the main 2200µF capacitor from the AC power supply was bad. The radio worked a bit, but the AM/FM switch and record mode switch were dirty, and I want to clean the remote J2 and S2-3, S2-4 better since they all look tarnished. One test I did today was hooking a bench power supply to the DC power jack, and the unit worked. I’ll try it on battery next, but I still need to finish installing the new battery springs, as the old ones were rusty and corroded.
Also I lubricated the motor with some of my fine zoom turbine oil and ran the motor off the bench supply with no belt for like 10 minutes ran fine.
Sincerely Richard
First of all, when I tried it, the tape player didn’t work and the radio barely worked because the main 2200µF capacitor from the AC power supply was bad. The radio worked a bit, but the AM/FM switch and record mode switch were dirty, and I want to clean the remote J2 and S2-3, S2-4 better since they all look tarnished. One test I did today was hooking a bench power supply to the DC power jack, and the unit worked. I’ll try it on battery next, but I still need to finish installing the new battery springs, as the old ones were rusty and corroded.
Also I lubricated the motor with some of my fine zoom turbine oil and ran the motor off the bench supply with no belt for like 10 minutes ran fine.
Sincerely Richard
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