I have a Teac Model 80-8 1/2" open reel machine I have to repair for a
customer. This is the first 1/2", 8-track machine I've worked on and it's
clear I'm going to need a schematic. The main problem is that some channels
are sounding through to others; for example, with a signal connected to
channel 1 only, it sounds over to channel 2 and faintly to channel 3. This
happens even when monitoring the input without a tape loaded, ruling out a
head alignment issue.
Any advice, or especially a schematic, would be appreciated.