Tape Trail

Posted by Akolegov88 (A) on June 16, 2025 at 14:51:01

Hello inmates,

I have a bad luck with Revox B-710 cassette deck. Long story short, it generated a problem - it produced floating sound (or flutter, or whatever is the correct term), and I gave it to a tech. The tech said that the pinch rollers were worn and had cracks on them, and he ordered somewhere (but not from Germany) two new rolleres with different diameter.The deck worked OK for a month or so, and then the problem reappeared. Then I gave it to the same tech (which, I believe, was my mistake), and the same thing happened. Now my question: when I took the deck back today, the tech warned me that the Revox deck has a solenoid valve inside that gets hot and advised me to touch the deck's top[ cover and when it gets warm, switch the deck off (!!!). So, I am wondering what is the relationship between the solenoid valve that gets warm and cassette feed mechanism? I suspect that the tech just did not realize what he was saying. Saying that I should switch the deck off as soon as I feel that it gets warm is a nonsense. I asked him why didn't the manufacturer warn about it? He said - "I don't know".