/diy/ - Do It Yourself

>>1691962
just for a little closure. there's a single idler that links the drive motor to the ffd and rwd spindles. the rubber is pretty dry and shiny, so its making very poor grip, i flipped the rubber inside out and it seems to help out a bit. I also put lubrication on the tape reels where they rub against each other and now I can actually ffd and rwd at a decent speed. not perfect but better.

next step is >>1691306. i dont get any color from any tape. even the good ones. so there's something on this board that needs to be diagnosed. maybe the crystal after all