SHARP GF-800 buttons stuck

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Spen

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Hi there,
I have just recently purchased from a local auction a SHARP GF-800 here in the UK. Its in great shape, no scratches or dings and appears to have been very well looked after.
Maybe I am not doing something correctly, but all the tape function buttons feel stuck . I cant get eject, start, stop, rew, ff, to do anything on either tape deck. The only button that feels like it will push in and out is the pause button on each deck.
I would very much appreciate it if anybody has any ideas about these buttons please. ( I have squirted some switch cleaner into the gaps around the switches with no effect ).

Any help whatsover would be great, many thanks !
 

PostEnder

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For some reason, nobody replied to the apparently single message posted by this seemingly non-returning member over two and a half years ago. (Shrug)

Anyway, as the owner of a fair- to good-condition Sharp GF-800H(S) that arrived internationally in February this year, I know that one has to press the cassette-deck keys (buttons) of that big boombox quite firmly to get the tape decks to start playing, rewinding, recording, etc. (And, of course, the TAPE function has to be set beforehand.)

I haven't used any "switch cleaner" yet on that stereo (or on any of my 'boxes), but I do have to use care in pressing the STOP/EJECT button of Tape Deck 2 (the recording deck) of the GF-800. The eject mechanism works with unnerving (perhaps even damaging) forcefulness. That side's cassette deck is probably missing a soft-eject pinion or a soft-eject spring or two ...
 

JVC Floyd

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It seems like it needs new belts , these soft touch decks wont do much of anything if the belts are broken or loose , also the deck mech gets jammed up because the heads get stuck either up or down position.
 

BoomboxLover48

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JVC Floyd said:
It seems like it needs new belts , these soft touch decks wont do much of anything if the belts are broken or loose , also the deck mech gets jammed up because the heads get stuck either up or down position.
Like always Floyd is right! :yes:
The tape mechanism is jammed that needs a reset when new belts are installed.
 

Ghettoboom767

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Open up,and spin flywheel to get unstuck,works most of the time if you can't unhsm by pressing firmly on stop or other functions.
 
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