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I have a TC-WE525 circa 1999 or 2000 that stopped working - when I would start a tape playing, it would play for a second, then stop, like it got to the end of
by tenebrisalietum 4y ago
I have a TC-WE525 circa 1999 or 2000 that stopped working - when I would start a tape playing, it would play for a second, then stop, like it got to the end of the tape.
The belts disintegrate over time and must be replaced. I successfully repaired mine from a belt kit I was able to get on Amazon. It's not terribly easy to replace the belts but I did manage to do it.
- trynewideas 4y agoOne handy resource for tape deck belts, aside from the library of service manuals at hifiengine (whose user registration has been "under maintenance" for months, at least), is turntableneedles.com. Despite the domain name they carry a large variety of belts for things well beyond turntables, and more importantly have a searchable resource to match belts to product models and OEM service manual numbers: https://www.turntableneedles.com/find10.asp https://www.turntableneedles.com/find10.asp If they don't stock the belt, you can often find the same-sized belt elsewhere. But it helps immensely to know what you're looking for. They also stock tools designed for belt replacements. This helped me replace the belts in my old Realistic/Radio Shack boombox's deck.
- PaulHoule 4y agoTechmoan has fallen back to reviewing new and mostly lame products lately but back in the day he made 25+ videos where he brought some old audio equipment back to life by replacing belts. Sometimes he replaces capacitors but he does very little with electronics, but his mechanical repairs are highly effective. Here is a generic repair of a very unusual tape deck https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntV8gUsbIsk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntV8gUsbIsk