Emily VelascoMar 12, 2023

I found this nice late '70s Akai tape deck in the e waste while looking for stuff for Disassembly Academy and it was too nice to trash without trying to fix it first. It looks like I revived it!

It looks like these were made from 1977-1978 and retailed for $200, the equivalent of $1,000 today

Show threadEmily VelascoMar 12, 2023
Well, it's not totally fixed. The auto-stop feature sometimes triggers randomly even when the tape hasn't reached its end. I'll have to see if I can figure out why
Show threadEmily VelascoMar 12, 2023
This mechanism is responsible for the auto-stop function. I don't really understand how it works, but I think the belt that runs across the top of the detection wheel is a little on the loose side, which may be what's causing this
Show threadEmily VelascoMar 12, 2023
This diagram would actually make a kind of cool tattoo
Show threadEmily VelascoMar 13, 2023
It goes pretty well with my Kenwood stereo. I don't know if I am going to keep it yet, but it does complement things
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@MLE_online God I love the look of 70's Kenwood. I should really take the time to get my old Audio Reflex up and running again.

If you've never heard of Audio Reflex, my understanding is not a lot of poeple outside of Canada have. They got absorbed by a much larger Korean company in the early 80's I believe.

Mar 13, 2023 at 9:38pmWeb