Much thanks for numerous responses.

It looks like I'll have to attempt to dissemble a dysfunctional drive.
Without schematic or other doc.

Other bonfires have taken precedence. I dunno when I'll be able to get
back to the "Lazarus-From-The-Dead" cassette project. :-)

But your help was much appreciated, and, with luck, may yet provide
the needed guidance.

Cheers,
P

On Wed, 17 Feb 2010 12:14:08 -0600, Puddin' Man wrote:


This may well qualify as a "Lost Cause", but ...

I have 2 dual decks per the subject line. On both, the record drive will
not spin a (good, tested) tape. Same tape works OK in the play-only
drive.

On a workbench with the case open, I push button for play or record or
rewind (forward or backward), the machine appears to do a check for
end-of-tape, clicks, and stops.

I disconnected a motor thinking it might be frozen: it was not.

The behavior it exhibits is identical to what the device is supposed
to do when I, say, tell it to play a tape that is pre-positioned to
end-of-tape. I'm guessing that the problem is with the end-of-tape
sensor.

I am neither expert nor helpless with electronics.

Any hope for repairing such a beast?

TIA,
Puddin'

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