Hello,
I have a Pioneer RT-707 I picked up today. You have to push up on the roller for the solenoid to retract and hold tension on the tape. Once it is up it is fine and holds tension. You can pause it and play again and it seems to function okay. I haven't connected it to an amp yet.The seller said the solenoid needs to be lubed. I took the cover off and I don't really see what he is talking about. The solenoid seems to be free in it's armature. Thank you
Edit: The pinch roller solenoid is moving very slowly. If it's about 1/2 way up it will pinch fast enough. It moves slowly when it retracts and when it releases. I cleaned the old grease off where I could see it and put new on and no change
Edit2: I cleaned the grease off I put on there and lubed all the moving parts (5) related to the pinch roller solenoid with a very small amount of 3in1 oil. It is working fine today. The two arms on the bottom are difficult to get oil in. A very tiny amount and let it sit face up over night.
Here's a manual
This might help somebody so I will leave it up.
I have a Pioneer RT-707 I picked up today. You have to push up on the roller for the solenoid to retract and hold tension on the tape. Once it is up it is fine and holds tension. You can pause it and play again and it seems to function okay. I haven't connected it to an amp yet.The seller said the solenoid needs to be lubed. I took the cover off and I don't really see what he is talking about. The solenoid seems to be free in it's armature. Thank you
Edit: The pinch roller solenoid is moving very slowly. If it's about 1/2 way up it will pinch fast enough. It moves slowly when it retracts and when it releases. I cleaned the old grease off where I could see it and put new on and no change
Edit2: I cleaned the grease off I put on there and lubed all the moving parts (5) related to the pinch roller solenoid with a very small amount of 3in1 oil. It is working fine today. The two arms on the bottom are difficult to get oil in. A very tiny amount and let it sit face up over night.
Here's a manual
This might help somebody so I will leave it up.
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