Update 2 Orange Caps...

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In Reply to: Luxman K-03 needs Service. posted by Cougar on December 17, 2020 at 23:30:07:

I was all happy about fixing my Luxman K-03 cassette deck. But one of the members on the Tape Heads forum brought to my attention about the dreaded
"Orange Cap Desease" and that I should replace the ones in the Oscillation, Erase, and Record circuits. Everything is working fine but these may eventually go bad.
This happens a lot in the Nakamichi cassette deck and I found out the Luxman K-03, 04, and 05 have these same caps. This goes for any cassette deck that may use these caps from 80-86. So if you can't calibrate, Erase, or Record on your high end deck, this may be the issue.
I already ordered my parts for these film caps and the electrolytic caps as well since I will be in there already. I didn't want to do this but everything is working so better to do it now that I don't have any failures with my deck. I got all the belts too.
So I thought I would pass this info along to the fellow members here.

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Edits: 01/16/21

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Topic - Luxman K-03 needs Service. - Cougar 23:30:07 12/17/20 (10)

Update 2 Orange Caps... - Cougar 10:13:28 01/16/21 (0)

UPDATE: I Fixed my Luxman K03.. - Cougar 11:49:10 01/01/21 (2)

RE: UPDATE: I Fixed my Luxman K03.. - mraudio 14:53:16 01/01/21 (1)

I think I lucked out big time... - Cougar 18:17:04 01/01/21 (0)

Pics of my Luxman K03 cassette deck. - Cougar 12:39:29 12/28/20 (0)

RE: Luxman K-03 needs Service. - mraudio 08:56:34 12/21/20 (4)

Update: Bad news. - Cougar 09:37:24 12/30/20 (2)

RE: Update: Bad news. - mraudio 21:21:23 12/30/20 (1)

I will contact him. - Cougar 22:11:57 12/30/20 (0)

RE: Luxman K-03 needs Service. - Cougar 11:25:50 12/22/20 (0)

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