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Hi, Harvey.. Since, you haven't performed any of action by (4,75) "Slow Speed" and the "Recording Activity" within both of your videos, i wonder if those features are out of use?!.. Thnks..

Hey Harvey What do you reckon about converting my 4 track to a 2 track… worth it?

So you did not manage to repair?

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Do you have spacers behind the spindles.

Is there mercury inside this type of device?

Transformer have got a hit aswell (from the heatsink side) Also resolder psu behind volumepot. Very crusty (board is burnt badly) aka typical NAD and while you're at it replace the 150K resistors on each poweramp channel (nearer heatsinks) Known issue. Also relay usually goes bad.

Revox have issued a brand new Revox B77 tape machine, called the B77 MkIII, costing a cool £15,000, go on, Harvey, treat yourself to one for Christmas, or ask your mum to buy you one tee-hee. You can now also buy, direct from Revox, a fully overhauled B77 Mki or MkII for around £8,000.

Lovely gear Harvey

Hello! I understand you know these reelers. I am restoring a TK125. Electronics seems fine but I am waiting for the belts from eBay (the ones fitted are a bit loose to me, and the one for counter was broken so I thought it was a good idea to renovate the entire set of 3, just to be future proof. Initially I have loosen the 4 damned laquered screws which later I discovered that must not be touched! Took a night to put every part of the mechanism in its place. Only a question: it is normal that with selector in STOP the capstan and receiving reel are rotating? (well it would rotate but brake prevents it). Doesn't it wear the belts?

I have a Brenell Mark 5 S2 that used to belong to the late Peter Sensier - Pepe from Dorita and Pepe in need of restoration or as a source of parts.Any one interested?

Hello Harvey, 1st time viewer here from canada, nice R2R there. I just finished restoring a big and beautiful Grundig 4055 WF/3D vacuum tube radio, it came with a 1955 TK-5 very similar to your TK-8 apart from not having a speed adjuster. I was wondering if you did more work on the TK-8 and have more footage of it. I know my way around vintage radios but I know very little about tape recorders. I want to restore it to get the kit I got all back together as originally purchased, but the recorder was filled with rodents' droppings and the only belt i can see aside from the counter's belt seems to be the main one. I wonder how many belts are part of these assembly as i fear the other ones might have been eaten away. Is it ok if I e-mail you with my questions ? Perhaps a few photos would help me get going on this project. Thank you in advance. Great channel by the way, keep it up :-)

Check switches first, I have later ones myself the 6 series Armstrong ending in 1981 they started in the 1930's

Hi Harvey, nice to see you..thanks for sharing your newest additions with your projects, looks like you're going to have a busy time..keep us posted on how it's going when you can..the fixing with the off white "putty" should look great..wishing you all the best and if i manage to get out today I'll be buying a Lottery ticket..one day 'eh Harvey?? Until then just keep going and do what you do, one day at a time x 😊 Take care

Nice one, Harvey...

Hi Harvey, Nice gear. I would like to see the putty results.I'm in the process of making a dim bulb tester as well 😊😊

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Great haul Harvey, you're sure gonna be busy..

Hi Harvey ❤xoxo

I know exactly how you feel about replacing the screws

Just purchased some belts for a tk144

I have a stack of new tapes for this exact model, still in their interior plastic, unopened. We are wondering what to do with the set. Can't throw it away.

Yup. Its ALWAYS the take up spool. The least complicated job to do but is why they eat tapes. BAD DESIGN. Plastic is brittle and ages. However the next problem a metal wheel meshing with a plastic wheel. The metal will destroy the plastic teeth. Its lucky you got a replacement cog. A miracle maybe.

Might be a year late but stick a tape in it and just see if it plays. It will run as your lever is stuck in the play position. If both channels are good then the machine is worth persevering with. I had thr same problem but exactly thr reverse. My control stick function in ff, rew, free position but got stuck exactly same point where yours get stuck so there is something which is blocking the movement of both. With yours you can't rewind, fast forward or have it in free. But it will play tapes. With mine it rewinds, fast forwards but it cant play!!! Very frustrating.😊

Glad you're back in action, Brother Harvey!

Play the machine through an amplifier so that we can hear how it sounds, Harvey', the machine should sound great.

Schools used to use these a lot. Excellent machines and guess where I got mime from as a non worker? The Language Sept did not know what an easy fix it was.....

Wow what a machine

I keep positioning the iPhones camera in the wrong position and I really don't know why, it's all there on the screen but when I playback it's not, lol.

Cool Machine

Beautiful

Well done Harvey

I've really been enjoying your restoration journey! I was recently gifted a Revox A77 with the same aluminium faceplate and metal tape head cover - is it an aftermarket upgrade? Or indeed, a special edition?. I have had to iron out new issues and enjoy learning from your video journals.

Do you know where you got the roller Thanks

You popped a nail in the switch roller good idea

This was one of the earlier models, it dates back to 1998. The later models from about 2000 onwards have drive belts to control the load and eject mechanisms.

Nice work Harvey, looks delicious. They can be so delicate and so easy to snap something. Usually right at thd end. I do like the tap test,very smart 😊

Im surprised to see the two audio ics only ones ive worked on have the stks

Hiya Harvey, hope you're ok. Watched a few minutes of Vintage Electronics Despair earlier. I read that you're waiting for a NAD power amp.. I had one in the 80's with the matching preamp too.. I saw you got told off by geeks in the chat !.. You should block yourself ASAP lol..

Great shop I could not leave good vintage stuff.

I'm a bit late to the party, but i just bought a near mint one of these off the bay for 85 quid and the vu meter light works one day and the next day its dead.

This seems to be a Philips chassis, looks like the EL 3516 !

Be careful with the little case screws on these players, you must only use the correct length of screws, if you lose one, or if there's any missing, you mustn't use a longer one in the position nearest to the preamplifier circuit board as a longer screw would break the circuit board and possibly write it off, so be warned, just in case anyone's watching this who doesn't know or hasn't noticed etc.

The solenoid on these players can get sticky inside which can cause the player to fail to change program as it then doesn't manage to rotate the stepper cam properly so it stays on the same program and plays it again, so it needs it's plunger cleaning as well as the inside of the solenoid itself.

Good effort Harvey, to get it fixed sooner you should have beaten the tone arm with a pair of rusty old pliers like Andy did to the SP25 he's just scratched up lol..

Collaro decks - don’t go in without a manual ! They aren’t that bad but they are not the same as BSR or Garrard. They were sold to Magnavox in the end and the Americans used them ….

Don't forget to check out my version of "Devil In Diguise" Elvis cover, missed a chorus, oh well, lol. ua-cam.com/video/0TfbVuByl-g/v-deo.html

Nice Harvey..7-8 hours of perseverance and hard work has definitely paid off..looks good and you got it working. 👍

I think it was 1958.

Nice and clean looking, Harvey, the tap yest also tells the unit if you're playing a 45 single or an LP.