On Thu, 14 Aug 2008 07:50:31 +0100, "N Cook"
wrote:

Replaced a drive belt in the tape deck of a mini music system, Wharfedale
NE571 , easier said than done. When received, and as used by the owner, the
display is very feint even at the optimum viewing angle. You view it through
a mirror finnish of the cassette carrier flap. All segments operate etc but
any ideas how to improve the legibility or is this normal for thru-mirror
display gimmickery? dated 2007.

Any chance it has been disassembled and the polarizer has been lost or
put in wrong? (long shot...) Otherwise I'd say drive voltage is way
low.