Tape Trail

Reel to reel, cassette and other analogue tape formats.

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RE: Just wondering...

Posted by Dave Pogue on December 24, 2020 at 05:43:25:
Looking at your videos (very useful), I'd guess now that the belt is stretched, just enough to lose contact when most of the tape is on the take-up reel. Given its age and lack of recent maintenance it certainly is due for a replacement belt.

One of the YouTube videos shows how to replace the belt. Me, I'd leave it up to my tech.