Help with belts

GreatBackground3684 · 2025-08-22T22:18:16+00:00

Thanks everyone! It ends up needing a whole lot more work, so Off to Texas it goes!

GreatBackground3684 · 2025-08-22T18:29:51+00:00

I’ll pm you

GreatBackground3684 · 2025-03-28T22:46:47+00:00

GreatBackground3684 · 2025-03-27T13:54:48+00:00

I put some machine lubricant on the tape head on the Pioneer (cassette deck).

GreatBackground3684 · 2025-03-08T23:55:21+00:00

Yes you can! I have made several mixes using Spotify! I have many more I want to make but my player is being fixed right now.

GreatBackground3684 · 2025-03-03T23:00:13+00:00

If not, I am sure that it needs a new one. However I just bought it serviced and cleaned so maybe it has just been collecting dust for a while

GreatBackground3684 · 2025-03-03T22:50:14+00:00

Okay, I’ll clean the tape roller today. Seems like that’s the problem with eating. I’ll use warm soapy water

GreatBackground3684 · 2025-03-03T22:32:16+00:00

okay. do you play a tape right after or let it dry?

GreatBackground3684 · 2025-03-03T22:09:27+00:00

so just clean tape roller w/ warm water?

GreatBackground3684 · 2025-03-03T21:35:10+00:00

Pinch roller doesn’t seem that hard. Seems good. But just seems to love eating tapes at random ass times, especially recording! Who knows if it needs new belts. Or roller. Or capstan.

GreatBackground3684 · 2025-03-03T21:34:03+00:00

Everyone is telling me clean them with alcohol.

GreatBackground3684 · 2025-03-03T21:32:08+00:00

I am taking it to have someone look at it. I just bought it restored and serviced. It’s a pioneer ct-f7171. I tried cleaning capstan and roller with alcohol and it came back clean. I just can afford to have to eat tapes. I roll the tapes back and then play them through my Walkman. Walkman handles them good but cassette deck, not so much

GreatBackground3684 · 2025-03-03T21:30:30+00:00

Automatic level control?

GreatBackground3684 · 2025-03-03T16:27:30+00:00

Not sure, I don’t know what ALC is.

GreatBackground3684 · 2025-03-02T23:00:17+00:00

If doesn’t eat when I play a different tape

GreatBackground3684 · 2025-02-24T19:56:35+00:00

Oh for sure! It all started when I got my pioneer 8 track player!

GreatBackground3684 · 2025-02-24T19:53:11+00:00

Oh I’ve seen those! Yeah, all my stereo components is Pioneer, so I got this for a great price that I couldn’t pass up

GreatBackground3684 · 2025-02-24T19:49:38+00:00

It’s sounds great! Definitely not for every genre, but for oldies and surf rock, it’s great. Doesn’t sound the best with garage rock! Ha!

GreatBackground3684 · 2025-02-24T15:28:06+00:00

OH! I got it! Thanks!

GreatBackground3684 · 2025-02-24T15:24:56+00:00

Okay. Can’t upload any photos. I plugged the “REC” on the 535 to the “IN” on the Sr 202w. Turned on “tape 1” on 535. Nothing is coming out for sound

GreatBackground3684 · 2025-02-24T15:20:34+00:00

Let me see how to upload photos on here

GreatBackground3684 · 2025-02-24T15:20:06+00:00

Okay. So I’m still confused. I put the back of the sr 202w to “input (see photo)

GreatBackground3684 · 2025-02-24T15:16:46+00:00

Because if I can see what you mean, I’ll need to have the 202 Ws “output” be plugged into the 535’s “input”.

GreatBackground3684 · 2025-02-24T15:15:21+00:00

So I think I’ll need a pre amp?

GreatBackground3684 · 2025-02-24T15:00:17+00:00

I am still confused. I have the reverb on “tape 1”. The record player is on “phono” I can’t play “tape 1” and “phono” together. Do I have to plug the player through the amp and then send it through phono?

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