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Why didn't you use the 0.1% meter range seeing as you are getting readings of 0.03 w&f ??

Wow! 😵That dd-99 is awesome!! I didn't know wow and flutter / speed accuracy from a cassette deck could EVER be that good! Especially when you consider that the cassette shells themselves can introduce variations. Impressive! I guess that's down to the amazing tech who restored it. Well done.

i like your videos. Your passion of fixing cassette decks is amassing. i asking for little help with Pioneer CT-W801R. Belts are gone. any advice where to found replacement belts.

Excellent presentation, sir. I had a partial restoration done on a JVC DD-7 deck. The technician was floored by the low wow & flutter exhibited by this deck. I love how silky smooth it plays back after cleaning up the signal with Audacity and recording it on the DD-7. Those direct coupled amps are great !

Awful nice of u to fix grar to the best of your ability and give them away. I wish I was local I wpukd glad accept these ❤ Keep at it & many well wishes. I go my 1st decent drck yesterday, Sony dual well TCW E475. I know its not high grade audiophile gear but I loce it for what it is. Your channel was a *huge* inspiration to revisit the format❤

I recently bought my first Nakamichi, a BX-300 (3 head), and am super impressed with it. After several days playing and recording, I have noticed a short slip when pressing rewind, about 1/2 to a second. Then it works fine. I suspect the idler tire needs replacing. I removed the cassette plate and used Rubber Renue and it helped. Much less slips now. Still I went ahead and ordered a set of replacement belts and tire. Hopefully that will resolve the slip problem. In case you are wondering, I paid $330, Fedex shipping included! Coming from Houston to Dallas, it arrived overnight! My other favorite 3 head deck is my Kenwood KX-1100HX. Until I can buy a better Nakamichi, I plan to continue using the Kenwood KX-1100HX to record, as the KX-1100HX has individual Bias/level calibration for the left and right channels. Will now use the BX-300 for Playback. The combination sounds amazing. And yes, the BX-300 has a Bias Tune knob, but Nakamichi suggests using your ears, no meter calibration assistance. One could connect the deck to a PC, I then use the NAK-T100 app to do a FR sweep and have a visual representation of the bias tune adjustment. No changes on a metal TDK MA90 but on a type II TDK SA90 the bias tune knob needs to be set at 9 o’clock position.

I stopped after four decks. That's my limit, so I made sure they were good ones to make the necessary overhauls worthwhile, which meant avoiding anything with capstan belts. (Russell Industries/PRB apparently don't have an online store and I generally don't order things any other way) I started changing over 🐧when Windows 8 hit the fan. Steam dropping support/updates for Win 7 pushed the rest of the machines over. Occasionally I look back and I still have a VM for XP. For some reason WFGUI doesn't get along with Wine...starts and then immediately exits. Skyrim, Unreal Tournament and other assorted older applications will run all day. 🤷 I only use Windows 10 at work when necessary and I go wash my hands immediately afterwards. IT had to email blast everyone not to let 11 install itself and break everything.

i have the chance to buy a tck666es would you recommend it?

Do you happen to know where to find a repair manual or PDF for one of these? i recently bought one and need to put the tuning cord back on

Thanks so much for this video! I should be receiving this very model tomorrow, and hopefully will just need to clean it up and install new belts.

Hi, will u donate to anyone here on YT? I won't mind paying for shipping❤😊

Good work, I'm starting to appreciate how some of these tape decks can be so tough to work on. Fairly recent subscriber here. I used to service professional video equipement back in the 90's - betacam, u-matic etc

Sorry to hear you had such a rough week. Thanks for the kind words, We think you're awesome as well! I wanted to tell you something for a while now. Those Chinese made Mabuchi clones have absolutely NO lubrication in them whatsoever!! If you pry the back bearing off and put a drop of oil in the little pot between the brushes, you'll see a significant improvement in speed stability. (VWestlife made this claim in a video and he was absolutely right.) I tried it, it works. Keep the videos coming but don't stress yourself out too much. Take care of yourself.

the open/close button works only as a stop button (does not open the door), when the door is in the open position and when pushed, the motor should pull in the cassette, but nothing happens, when the door is also in the open position and when Play is pressed the button should close the door, but nothing happens, there is no voltage on the poles of the electric motor when the open/close button is pressed

How Old is this one? I have the same and it still works:) but i cant remember the year :(

Nice work mate! And finally you got that T100 software - it is very useful and you will love it :) Cheers!

9:24 love that you're giving people these decks! So generous of you

its amazing to see the packaging that sony's repair parts come in! not a sight we see often.

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I wish you lived around here (California central coast) so I could pick these decks up at the thrift store here!

Good job, man. Thank you for sharing this video. Does somebody know a reason for the tape guide is being spot-welded on the left side of the Rec/Playback head unit (near to the erase head, see 36:34 )? I saw this arrangement on some SONY decks, too. I think it is inferior to the standard configuration, at least in the terms of stability of azimuth. This way the tape could be astray due to the inhomogeneity of the pinch roller. In other words, the tape path in the vicinity of the PB head is not so well-defined.

nice work, i just serviced my v770. i look forward to seeing how good yours sounds.

Aww thanks for kind compliments & you're very welcome. I'm happy with your channel & its videos and information. Greetings from Trinidad😊

About the wow and flutter - due to lack of familiarity with the new software the W&F measurement method I used wasn't correct. I used quasi-peak when I wanted WRMS. When I did measure WRMS on this deck several days after editing, I got 0.07%. So this deck is performing roughly on par with my Nakamichi BX-150.

Man if I ckose to u, I wpuld so give u some gd business. Thanks for cobtrnt rich videos. Warm greetings from Trinidad❤😊

Very informative video for those who will have to do tape transport electrical alignment. I remember i have done that one too for my k666es, damn that took some time... Cheers mate!

Heat shrink gets too slippery to mimic a rubber part. After heating, roughen the surface with sandpaper and then treat it with either 'Rubber Renue' or another aggressive rubber cleaner. This will give it grip.

Hi, Instead of using a dremel tool which even at it slowest spins fast, why not use a drill motor ? or put the dremel on a variac . Thanks for the video series

Hay i have a ht r 560 and it does the same can you help me go through it

Apologies if I missed it, but did you check the wow and flutter figure? It should be 0.025%. I presume that means 0.05% for combined record and playback.

From the bottom of my heart I thank you for sharing these visions of majesty, they must be shared on into the future. I still must wonder about the economic efficiency of trucks over rail transport of grain?

Had burned out left chanell, i managed to repair it amp is working, but its geting like realy hot, is it posible to mod it to have went inside? where could i pull out 12 v for vent?

Hi! Where can i find that alignment gauge?

What’s the playlist of the japan maxell xl2 tape ? Cheers !

I bought a European 4700 in 1994 and it always worked great (and by the way it even worked when I plugged it into a 120V socket, before I had a step-up transformer). But whenever I would do a forward or backward picture search on a tape recorded in LP, the color would go away. I always thought it was normal but weird. Now I wonder if it's that capacitor you pointed out next to the head drum motor...

It might be cursed by its model number ;-) Regarding your brakes, I used heat shrink also on one of my own, not the glued type, but it's not skipped a beat so far, so it's probably okay. Since then, I found some small fuel hose at my chainsaw store, I know you have one or two of those up there. It's kind-of a yellowish-green transparent color, very flexible like urethane, and will probably last several lifetimes. Nice work sticking with it and getting it done!

Thank's Your video i learn english!

it's a sony

Isn't 666 ...the devil's number?

I am restoring a JVC TD504. I am grateful for its simpler design, mechanicals & big flywheels. I COULD NEVER HANDLE the tuff ones like you. ❤

My advice, Don't buy ever complicate Audio Decks. The '70 decks are the most simple and stronger.❤

I wonder how the direct drive (magnetic) reels would affect the tape recordings over time as they are in pretty close proximity to the cassettes. Would Sony have used MU metal to shield the reels from the cassette compartment?

I can not believe the complexity of this tape deck. More impressive is your knowledge. Nice work.