Please upload the picture. Sounds interesting. בברכה, שי דרורי. מומחה לשימור ודיגיטציה של אודיו וידאו ופילם 8-35ממ Cheers Shai Drori Expert digitization services for Audio Video Hi Res scanning for film 8mm-35mm Timeless Recordings Music Label www.audiovideofilm.com [log in to unmask] Tripadvisor level 5 contributor, level 10 restaurant expert On Thu, Jul 20, 2017 at 4:12 AM, Tim Gillett <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hi Ben, > > There are no belts in that machine, one reel drive idler rubber tyre and > of course a rubber pinch roller. They're usually reliable machines but are > getting old and may have had a lot of work. > > The tape path needs regular cleaning or tapes may be damaged or jam > inside. Cleaning the capstan and pinch roller is a lot easier with a custom > dummy cassette to trick the capstan motor to run and engage the pinch > roller in play mode for cleaning. I can upload a photo of a dummy cassette > if that would help. > > I service these but unfortunately am in Australia... It may also need a > skilled local serviceman to check it out. > > Best of luck > > Tim Gillett, > Perth, > Western Australia > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Martin Fisher" <[log in to unmask] > > > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2017 5:27 AM > Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Much Trouble with my two TASCAM 122 Mk 2s > > > > Check for tight belts and good rubber tires. >> >> Martin >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List [mailto: >> [log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of 6295LARGE . >> Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2017 3:23 PM >> To: [log in to unmask] >> Subject: [ARSCLIST] Much Trouble with my two TASCAM 122 Mk 2s >> >> Hello everybody >> >> I was cut off from ARSC for about 2 months, because their email was being >> rejected by my computer for some reason. >> >> I have 2 TASCAM 122 Mk 2 recorders. >> They seem to have week mechanisms. >> I was told I can use only high quality cassettes. >> Is that how it should be? >> I don't use junk, but the mechanism struggles and moans, then it stops or >> eats the tape. >> The cassettes have gotten stuck in one of them and I had to take off the >> cover to make the mechanism give them up. >> Is that how it should be? Maybe the rubber parts need to be cleaned. >> >> *Are there any service centers for TASCAM in south Florida?* >> >> HELP! >> >> Regards, >> Ben Roth >> >> > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus >