Greetings Everyone,
I picked this unit up a bit over a couple of months ago. It is a lovely sounding mid-powered unit, probably about 5W / ch. I would like to get the cassette working hassle free. Two issues prevail;
1. Playing a cassette tape from the beginning, it will eventually begin to slow down and then stop when it gets to the middle or the end of the tape. The FF and REW functions work unhindered. The sound partially takes on a 'flanging' character when it reaches the middle to end of cassette tape.
2. There is a hum that can be heard when a cassette tape is played. The hum registers on the LEDs and is above music level. This occurs when the motor is moving and no hum exists when listening to radio. I feel like it might be a faulty capacitor near motor section, but I am not 100% certain.
Is anyone familiar with this boombox and the issue? Is there a service manual for the RC-656 that someone has access to?
I would be most grateful if someone could provide me with a few pointers. It's a nice unit.
Cheers.
Brownlow
I picked this unit up a bit over a couple of months ago. It is a lovely sounding mid-powered unit, probably about 5W / ch. I would like to get the cassette working hassle free. Two issues prevail;
1. Playing a cassette tape from the beginning, it will eventually begin to slow down and then stop when it gets to the middle or the end of the tape. The FF and REW functions work unhindered. The sound partially takes on a 'flanging' character when it reaches the middle to end of cassette tape.
2. There is a hum that can be heard when a cassette tape is played. The hum registers on the LEDs and is above music level. This occurs when the motor is moving and no hum exists when listening to radio. I feel like it might be a faulty capacitor near motor section, but I am not 100% certain.
Is anyone familiar with this boombox and the issue? Is there a service manual for the RC-656 that someone has access to?
I would be most grateful if someone could provide me with a few pointers. It's a nice unit.
Cheers.
Brownlow