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We have been in the practise of removing that front part of the door so we can get at the cassette if it stops in the machine. I know this is probably a silly question for rewind, what you call seeking, but have you cleaned the heads and rollers? Cheers, Marie On Tue, Nov 14, 2017 at 5:55 AM, Eli Bildirici < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hey all, > > We use a Tascam 122 MkII for our cassette tape captures. Playback is OK as > far as I can tell, but we have two issues: the plastic door cover is > missing one of the 'screws' - not actually a screw, or a nail, but I'm not > sure what to call it. A fastener??? Anyway - and seeking, in either > direction, is extremely slow. If there is variance by tape, I have not > noticed it. Over the past year I've captured at least fifty tapes with this > machine. > I haven't been able to find any information on what could serve as a > substitute fastener for the door, and don't know if the seeking issue is > fixable, or how to. > I took videos of the issue and uploaded them to Youtube. Here's what > happens on ejection (https://youtu.be/KVWxCBfTRqw), and here's an attempt > to rewind a tape (https://youtu.be/LzJQy1yjyFE). > Thanks everyone for your time! Looking fwd, I hope, to some of the usual > sage advice. > > Eli Bildirici >