Today i stripped down the tape deck of my GF555 to see if i could sucessfully replace the capstan rollers with some tube i had as it was chewing tapes. I used a video on Youtube that made it look like a 10 min job and before i knew it i was in up to my head. Everything appears to have gone together again fine and the capstan appears to be working so i have stopped it from chewing up tapes. However i really should have got some belts as they appeared to be ok but it now plays slow and is very quiet.
Does anyone know a cheap source for belts? I am UK based and the sellers on Ebay want around £25 for 5 rubber bands. Is there a cheaper way to source these?
How is the tape speed adjusted on this mechanism in case i need to tweak it later? I presume the heads are adjusted with the left screw when looking at the head from the front.
Its frustrating i will have to do this all again when i finally get some belts
Does anyone know a cheap source for belts? I am UK based and the sellers on Ebay want around £25 for 5 rubber bands. Is there a cheaper way to source these?
How is the tape speed adjusted on this mechanism in case i need to tweak it later? I presume the heads are adjusted with the left screw when looking at the head from the front.
Its frustrating i will have to do this all again when i finally get some belts