Hello hitachi fans. I am in the process of restoring both of these. I am working on the 8290 first as that seem the least broke. All of the belts were goo. I have cleaned up the mess and have them on order. I have cleaned and lubricated the deck and everything seems to move in and out ok but I am puzzled on the operation of the deck, namely the standby function and a small micro switch set of contacts that only come together when play and ff are pressed. What does that do?
Also, does anyone know, if I separated the deck from the rest of the machine, can I just power the motor from 12v and connect the play head to another piece of equipment to test it? Such as an amplifier?
Lastly, what does the small soliniod do?
One the deck work I just need to get the cracked acrylic out from the radio window and swap it from another. I don’t think that will be easy.
Thanks
Neil
Also, does anyone know, if I separated the deck from the rest of the machine, can I just power the motor from 12v and connect the play head to another piece of equipment to test it? Such as an amplifier?
Lastly, what does the small soliniod do?
One the deck work I just need to get the cracked acrylic out from the radio window and swap it from another. I don’t think that will be easy.
Thanks
Neil