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A good friend of mine recently gave me a very nice BIC tape deck and I've really enjoyed listening to it. Dug out my box of old tapes and listened to music I hadn't heard for years.
Then the deck suddenly quit working. The transport still works fine. But there is no sound and no deflection on either of the meters. Darn.
I generally suspect 'lytic caps and plan to change them. There's maybe 50 in this deck. But I'd like to check the head itself. Is there a way to check it?
Should it have continuity? Lots of ohms or only a few? Any other tests I can do to ensure the head is functional before I spend all that time changing out the caps?
Any help/advice would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
roN
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What Stellavox said.
Also, and no offense intended, but if you're asking this question, you don't have the trouble-shooting skills needed to diagnose this problem. Your first two guesses indicate this.
I'd suggest that you find a qualified tech in your area and have him figure out what's wrong. If you're good with the tools needed to fix it, that's great, but at least have a qualified person figure out what needs to be fixed.
:)
Is this BIC able to record and playback at twice the normal speed? Remember that innovation fondly . Philips wasn't very happy about it.
No idea what is wrong with your deck. Hope you get it sorted quickly.
thanks
barondla
If it has boards with edge connectors, check them first. Then check every other physical connector in the deck. Good luck.
WW
"A man need merely light the filaments of his receiving set and the world's greatest artists will perform for him." Alfred N. Goldsmith, RCA, 1922
try switching from source to tape back and forth a few times. My RTR had one channel go out and that solved it for me.
"Man is the only animal that blushes - or needs to" Mark Twain
Not offended at all. I flipped every switch numerous time, pushed every button, turned every knob, deOxit'd everything. Tried numerous combinations of switches/knobs/buttons in different positions, ad nauseam. Nothing worked.....
I guess I'll eventually get it figured out, but none of us is as smart as all of us so I thought there's probably somebody out there that can help me so I don't have to reinvent the wheel....
roN
No sound in both channels points to some problem common to both - like the power supply or maybe some switch/relay that isn't making contact. Suggest getting a schematic. Playback heads typically measure in the low hundreds of ohms.
Charles
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