simple question :using a power supply with higher than recommended amperage rating

[g1]

You said turning the wheels does nothing to correct the problem. Enzo was talking about the flywheel, it is only accessible with the bottom cover removed. The largest belt will go around the flywheel to the motor.

[Laz]

Although not depicted in the videos, I have hand-moved/cranked each of the wheels including the capstan (the largest one that is gray) and the one below it. It does not solve the problem.

[Enzo]

OK, the motor IS turning.

The problem is the takeup reel is not turning. As far as the mechanism knows that means the end of the tape came. So it stops. If the mech goes a complete cycle without tape motion, it stops itself.


Been too many years since I was in mine last, but there is either a clutch face to turn that reel, or a belt/tire.

In the video, the large gray wheel is the flywheel for the capstan, and is driven by the large belt from the motor. That works. The smaller wheel on the left that moves around is the fast wind wheel. It has its own smaller belt. That seems to work. Expose the upper side of the mech, it is currently hidden under the cassette chamber floor. There will be something there that should drive the takeup reel. I THINK it was a rubber idler against the side, rather than felt washer clutches, but you find out and report. I think the smaller wheel in the center that stays put is the drive for that.


If my memory is faulty, I am sorry. But a still takeup reel is your issue.