Thank you very much! I had exactly the same problem & your solution just worked! I checked the old caps. They still had about nominal capacity of 220µF, but 10x higher and 10x higher ESR than the new caps. Still can not really explain how this led to total silence..
3rd Island thanks for your reply, but maybe I didn’t explain my question properly....I can see maybe one dozen capacitors on the record and playback amplifier circuit board, and presumably they all have some important role in recording or playing back the audio signal, but you only replaced 4 and left the other 8 alone....do you have an insight you can share on how you knew which capacitors to replace and which to leave? Maybe the first time you had the problem you replaced all the capacitors, but when you tested them with an ESR meter, only these four were faulty?
@@Tetrakan correct, but the most subject to damage is the output caps as it pass a lot of current, this knowledge gotten through long experience and it is 99% correct
It's the same principle and almost similar audio circuits adopted for all msnufacturers, that audio output comes from the chip directly to a capacitor then to speaker or headphone, if you follow up the headphone jack you can see that it connected to the output cap that you have to replace, good luck
I tried replacing the capacitors with 220µF 25v (originals were 220µF 9V). This produced some sound, but I can only hear the tape i play in it very faintly with the volume control turned all the way up. What do I do now?
What causes the capacitors to burn out? Is it like another tascam model I saw you repair where you said it happens when the wrong power cord is used? Thanks for your reply I have this same model and no sound but everything else works so I wanted to make sure I don’t fix it just to burn them out again if the power adapter is not the correct one… ?
Mine plays correctly, but does not record. Should the etching capacitors be replaced? In that case, what are they or how can I identify them? Thank you!
i have a ? 0k hear it is the line out will not work on a un power mixer then the same it will not work on a stand alone cassette deck it only works with a audio face the "Behringer U-Control UCA202 USB Audio Interface" im trying to get it t0 work so i can record to a other cassette deck s0 i can get 2 more tracks in plus im sick of daw i g0t the same tascam
@@truthfinder4973 it suppose no need for any additional amplifier to send signal to other recorder, 1st: you have to raise the track and master volumes up on the Tascam, 2nd: make sure you insert the (RL) RCA cable from the Tascam to the (input) female connector on the stand alone cassette recorder and to turn the line input knob or slider up to max.
@@3rdisland477 the line 0ut f0r mine i d0nt kn0w why it will n0t get that high and it 0nly w0rk f0r g0ing in a c0mputer.butt i just g0t a new cassette deck in and test it 0ut yea it w0rks, butt i try t0 test with the new cassette deck. als0 i like t0 let y0u knw walmart.cm sale new cassette decks get the w0rd 0ut the m0re pep get this the m0re they a make and keep sale 0n them. n0t a t0p brand butt the p0int is its there its by pyle.
Thank you, worked for me. The old caps where 220uF so that's what I replaced mine with.
Good luck
Thank you very much! I had exactly the same problem & your solution just worked!
I checked the old caps. They still had about nominal capacity of 220µF, but 10x higher and 10x higher ESR than the new caps. Still can not really explain how this led to total silence..
This worked for me. I used 220uF 16v capacitors.
When you first encountered this problem, how did you establish which electrolytic capacitors needed to be replaced?
These are the audio tape output caps, when you check with microphone you can hear a good signal
3rd Island thanks for your reply, but maybe I didn’t explain my question properly....I can see maybe one dozen capacitors on the record and playback amplifier circuit board, and presumably they all have some important role in recording or playing back the audio signal, but you only replaced 4 and left the other 8 alone....do you have an insight you can share on how you knew which capacitors to replace and which to leave? Maybe the first time you had the problem you replaced all the capacitors, but when you tested them with an ESR meter, only these four were faulty?
@@Tetrakan correct, but the most subject to damage is the output caps as it pass a lot of current, this knowledge gotten through long experience and it is 99% correct
3rd Island I don’t doubt your experience or the effectiveness of the solution, I was just curious about your troubleshooting methods, nevermind
If you have a 4 track that isn't a Tascam MF-P01, is there a way to easily identify the output caps?
It's the same principle and almost similar audio circuits adopted for all msnufacturers, that audio output comes from the chip directly to a capacitor then to speaker or headphone, if you follow up the headphone jack you can see that it connected to the output cap that you have to replace, good luck
What kind of coils need to be changed and replaced?
Not coils , it's electrolytic capacitor 100uf 16v
@@3rdisland477 thank you, God bless you
I tried replacing the capacitors with 220µF 25v (originals were 220µF 9V). This produced some sound, but I can only hear the tape i play in it very faintly with the volume control turned all the way up. What do I do now?
Chack the track pots,
Clean the head
Check the head alignment
What causes the capacitors to burn out? Is it like another tascam model I saw you repair where you said it happens when the wrong power cord is used? Thanks for your reply I have this same model and no sound but everything else works so I wanted to make sure I don’t fix it just to burn them out again if the power adapter is not the correct one… ?
I think so, but other watchers said it is wrong schematic design causes this defect
Rt on thank you for the reply!
Mine plays correctly, but does not record.
Should the etching capacitors be replaced?
In that case, what are they or how can I identify them?
Thank you!
Check the record micro switch on the rare of the cassette housing, or clean the channel selector switches
@@3rdisland477 thanks you
i have a ? 0k hear it is the line out will not work on a un power mixer then the same it will not work on a stand alone cassette deck it only works with a audio face the "Behringer U-Control UCA202 USB Audio Interface" im trying to get it t0 work so i can record to a other cassette deck s0 i can get 2 more tracks in plus im sick of daw i g0t the same tascam
Sorry, could not understand what you mean
@@3rdisland477 0k does this need a pre amp to use the line out? case i try to use with a cassette and it picks up nothing
@@truthfinder4973 it suppose no need for any additional amplifier to send signal to other recorder, 1st: you have to raise the track and master volumes up on the Tascam, 2nd: make sure you insert the (RL) RCA cable from the Tascam to the (input) female connector on the stand alone cassette recorder and to turn the line input knob or slider up to max.
@@3rdisland477 the line 0ut f0r mine i d0nt kn0w why it will n0t get that high and it 0nly w0rk f0r g0ing in a c0mputer.butt i just g0t a new cassette deck in and test it 0ut yea it w0rks, butt i try t0 test with the new cassette deck. als0 i like t0 let y0u knw walmart.cm sale new cassette decks get the w0rd 0ut the m0re pep get this the m0re they a make and keep sale 0n them. n0t a t0p brand butt the p0int is its there its by pyle.
Bro how the fuck did you just pop it open 😭
Can we put poop in it?
There are a couple of plastic tongue locks you have to release'm after you remove screws