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Reel to Reel Tape Machines / Re: Teac X-2000r & 1000r Questions:New Member

« on: July 13, 2009, 01:53:43 PM »

I just picked up a TEAC x2000r (black) last night from someone.  I won't say the price b/c it might surprise a few.  Nonetheless, I was excited having wanted a r2r for a while to digitize some reels I found a couple of years back.  From everything I read, this seems like quite the find for an audiophile.  I had to remove the nab hub adapters for the 7" reels I have and the machine would rewind and ff but not move.  Using the lift switch I could tell the audio was coming but it just wouldn't play.  Eventually I got it partly disassembled to find the capstan drive belt practically melted.  The device had sat outdoors in a bag and box for sometime.  It is hard to tell how much the unit was ever used, but I don't think it was used much.  I watched the video on youtube about replacing the belt, but the 1000r looks a bit different in the back.  Any help or advice on how to replace this belt, when I decide to get one, would be greatly appereciated.

shimoda