Tascam Porta05 tape transport

[Johnson]

I was recently given an old Tascam Porta05. I had to
replace a broken control belt to get the Fast Fwd & Rwd to
work. Sadly when I push Play or Record the heads push
forward but nothing engages and the unit snaps back to the
off position by itself. All belts are intact and the motor
and pinch wheel are working. Any suggestions.

 

[Dave Moore]

"Johnson" <johnsla7@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<406b2782.53.41@news2>...

I was recently given an old Tascam Porta05. I had to
replace a broken control belt to get the Fast Fwd & Rwd to
work. Sadly when I push Play or Record the heads push
forward but nothing engages and the unit snaps back to the
off position by itself. All belts are intact and the motor
and pinch wheel are working. Any suggestions.

Press play with no tape in the unit and then grab the takeup reel
with your fingers and see if it has enough torque to wind up the tape
after the capstan pulls it. Not sure about this machine, but a lot of
tape decks will shut down if the takeup reel isn't working properly

 

[eraymundo]

"Johnson" <johnsla7@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:<406b2782.53.41@news2>... I was recently given an
old Tascam Porta05. I had to replace a broken control
belt to get the Fast Fwd & Rwd to work. Sadly when I
push Play or Record the heads push forward but nothing
engages and the unit snaps back to the off position by
itself. All belts are intact and the motor and pinch
wheel are working. Any suggestions.


Press play with no tape in the unit and then grab the
takeup reel with your fingers and see if it has enough
torque to wind up the tape after the capstan pulls it. Not
sure about this machine, but a lot of tape decks will shut
down if the takeup reel isn't working properly

The same action I decribed initially also includes with no
tape in the unit. The take up reel does not move at all
when play is press without a tape. It immediately shuts
off. As I said both fast forward and rewind work great with
a tape in.

 

[Asimov]

"eraymundo" bravely wrote to "All" (02 Apr 04 18:59:07)
--- on the heady topic of "Re: Tascam Porta05 tape transport"

er> From: "eraymundo" <eraymundo@mail.ev1.net>

"Johnson" <johnsla7@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:<406b2782.53.41@news2>... I was recently given an
old Tascam Porta05. I had to replace a broken control
belt to get the Fast Fwd & Rwd to work. Sadly when I
push Play or Record the heads push forward but nothing
engages and the unit snaps back to the off position by
itself. All belts are intact and the motor and pinch
wheel are working. Any suggestions.


Press play with no tape in the unit and then grab the
takeup reel with your fingers and see if it has enough
torque to wind up the tape after the capstan pulls it. Not
sure about this machine, but a lot of tape decks will shut
down if the takeup reel isn't working properly

er> The same action I decribed initially also includes with no
er> tape in the unit. The take up reel does not move at all
er> when play is press without a tape. It immediately shuts
er> off. As I said both fast forward and rewind work great with
er> a tape in.

I'm not sure if the Porta05 are similar to the PortaStudios but I hope
the same tips apply. The PS's used 2 microswitch sensors at the back
of the cassette housing to detect the tape. Perhaps one of these is
dirty or broken. My other suggestion is to service the capstan belt.
If the capstan belt is loose the machine will FF & RW but won't PLAY.

Asimov
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