Hitachi TRK 7800e

Hi guys,

yersterday I bought a Hitachi TRK 7800e in good condition, except the belts have diasappeared.

Can someone help me to find replacement?

I´ve searched google but found nothing for this model.

Thanks for your help.

Best regards from Hamburg.

Thomas

Hallo Thomas,

pls. send a photo of the tape deck unit.
Maybe I can help.

Gruß Helmar

Hello Helmar,

you are from Hamburg too, what a nice surprise!
I´ll take a photo tonight and upload it.

Thank you for your help.

Beste Grüße

Thomas

Welcome aboard, Jacob!

The PRB reference guide shows that the TRK-7800 uses the following belts:

SCX9.5
SCY6.0

Thank you Fatdog,

unfortunately I am not familiar with
SCX 9.5
SCY 6.0
Would you please explain it to a dense German?

Thank you

Thomas

jacobhh said:

Thank you Fatdog,

unfortunately I am not familiar with
SCX 9.5
SCY 6.0
Would you please explain it to a dense German?

Thank you

Thomas

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The numbers designate the inner circumference of the belt in inches.

You can learn more about belt codes / letters in this post:

https://boomboxery.com/forum/index.php/topic/8961-belt-code-info/

Got it!!

The dimensions!!

Found it on eBay, but shipping from the US is rather expensive.

Here's an option for European vendors:

https://www.thakker.eu/en/belts/belts-by-size/

Belts are not listed as SCX 9.5. They list the dimensions (in mm), so you will need to know the belt codes to determine thickness, etc.

Hello gentlemen,

I´ve just bought 2 belts from thakker.
In fact, it is a little embarrassing, because I have a thakker customer account, but didn´t know, they have these belts!
You live and learn!

Thanks for your support.

Thomas

Hey there,

I´ve just changed the two belts and put everything back together.
Unfortunately, the left spindle doesn´t turn.
When pressing "play", the right spindle ist turning counterclockwise and you can hear the music.
The left spindle doesn´t turn and after a few seconds you got what we called "Bandsalat" - a tape jam.
Maybe someone can help me, before I disassemble everything again.
By the way: FF an REV. are working fine.
The belt is mounted correctly, I´ve read the kilroy-71 topic of 2017.

Best regards

Thomas