First of three tutorial videos demonstrating the tear down of a Tascam 488 so you can perform DIY repairs and maintenance on your own unit.
I this first video we open the case of the 8-track Portastudio, remove the transport (aka cassette player) and change the capstan belt, the rubber belt which runs from the capstan motor to the flywheel, since this is the most common reason the transport wouldn't work properly.
While we're in there I talk a little about how the cassette player works, what the different rubber parts and motors do, etc.
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20 май 2020