tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post250904232233182661..comments2024-03-26T20:17:30.126-07:00Comments on Every Blade of Grass: "First Light" with TEAC A-4010SUdrjimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-38488804601466917122021-08-01T14:06:00.512-07:002021-08-01T14:06:00.512-07:00The motors are AC motors, so their speed is locked...The motors are AC motors, so their speed is locked to the line frequency. Since the deck is rated "115V/60Hz", that's not a problem. I suppose I could have goofed up installing the belt, but "It Just Fit Right", with proper tension, and the alignment looked good.<br /><br />Oh, well...time to take the front panel off so I can peek in there. Once the belt is in place I don't have to pull the screws mounting the assembly, like I did to get it in there.....drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-13836578678404308552021-08-01T13:51:09.696-07:002021-08-01T13:51:09.696-07:00Ouch... That's going to take some work to sort...Ouch... That's going to take some work to sort out.Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-86446269682176636322021-08-01T12:15:58.855-07:002021-08-01T12:15:58.855-07:00I was an "A/V Geek" in high-school, and ...I was an "A/V Geek" in high-school, and I used to keep the machines in the language lab clean. Did a lot of tape (and film!) splicing back then and in college. Made my party tapes the same way. Later, I dubbed them to cassette for friends. This is fun as it brings back memories.drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-35488698518145435512021-08-01T12:13:09.409-07:002021-08-01T12:13:09.409-07:00The deck has two speeds, 3-3/4 and 7-1/2. Even the...The deck has two speeds, 3-3/4 and 7-1/2. Even the slowest speed is too fast. The service manual mentions checking the pinch roller pressure on the capstan, but that checks out. The only other thing it might be is that I somehow got the capstan drive belt on a "wrong pulley step" per the manual, but the belt path is a straight shot, with guides on it, so I don't see how I messed up.drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-52009936105599946002021-08-01T10:28:57.905-07:002021-08-01T10:28:57.905-07:00Congrats on getting her running.
I learned to bou...Congrats on getting her running.<br /><br />I learned to bounce tracks and edit with a cutting block and razor blade on an otari mx-5050 in college. I just checked prices and they are NUTS.<br /><br />At my frat house, we ran all our party music off of reel to reel. One guy built the tapes, and they played all night without any intervention needed. Good times.<br /><br />nNick Flandreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13019834912388638989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-1920004934818366082021-07-31T23:53:18.193-07:002021-07-31T23:53:18.193-07:00There should be a speed selector on the front pane...There should be a speed selector on the front panel - the tape version of 78-45-33. There was on my dad's, there was on mine. Which makes sense. There was the hi-def record and then the lower-def extended play, it's how you get a 40-60 minute tape and an 8 hour tape, on the same size reel with the same length of tape.<br /><br />Like right on the front panel, somewhere near the heads on the lower third.<br /><br />Hopefully.<br /><br />What tells me that there is a speed selector is the tapes are recorded on one speed and yours are recorded on aonther.Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.com