HOW TO - fix playback issues on a Technics RS-AZ6 3 Head Cassette Tape Deck

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Sort it out man

Sort it out man

Күн бұрын

Hi Everyone.
In this video I show an example of what can cause playback issues causing tapes to be crinkled or sound issues - and how to fix it.
Also a few tips on general servicing and cleaning of pinch rollers / capstan on powered door mech decks.

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@phantomguard71
@phantomguard71 4 жыл бұрын
Great video mate, Thanks!. Pinch Roller Part Number is RDP0055. It fits a bunch of Panasonic/Technics models from the RS and SA Series
@Sortitoutman
@Sortitoutman Жыл бұрын
Yeap, available on my ebay shop www.ebay.co.uk/itm/262092215817
@stuartleckie
@stuartleckie 3 жыл бұрын
Nice. Thanks. My Technics deck went in to a local shop for this exact issue. They said it’s all fixed, but first tape I ran through did the exact same thing. In it went again. I’m told it’s all good now. But now, it does the slow down, speed wobble, chew tape thing about 1 in every 4 tapes. Off to really check my pinch rollers 😃
@italobusto
@italobusto 4 жыл бұрын
Excellent, thank you very much for the video! Issue soved with just few euro!
@Sortitoutman
@Sortitoutman 4 жыл бұрын
You're welcome! Nice to save some old gear from going to the dump
@piotrbak3800
@piotrbak3800 11 ай бұрын
super to mi się przydało 👍
@forrest1bp
@forrest1bp 4 жыл бұрын
Thx, good video'!
@eduardleon9636
@eduardleon9636 4 жыл бұрын
Well, thanks for the video Saludos
@Sortitoutman
@Sortitoutman 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@quadfuland
@quadfuland 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video, I have an az7 and, cleaning the capstan as you do, I was worried about the noise I heard. Can you explain better why you hear all that noise? Thanks
@Sortitoutman
@Sortitoutman 4 жыл бұрын
Its because the take up reel has no tension on it, wont do it when you have a tape loaded.
@Rijeka82
@Rijeka82 Жыл бұрын
I also changed roller on my AZ6, but im curious, how to change belt? Is it hard?
@Sortitoutman
@Sortitoutman 27 күн бұрын
PCB and motor soldered together you need to unsolder motor and PCB to access belts not easy job
@AudioElectronicsChicago
@AudioElectronicsChicago 4 жыл бұрын
Nice 👍🏻
@franciscosolis6222
@franciscosolis6222 3 жыл бұрын
Hello excellent video! I have a z6 and some days ago when I open the door this close automatically after 1 or 2 second, but if I reopen the door this no close automatically... Can you help me or explain what happened? Thanks very nice channel!!
@Sortitoutman
@Sortitoutman 3 жыл бұрын
Sounds like the door position sensor, theres a couple of sensors on the rear of the mech where the door slider is (the part that slides up and down driven by a motor) - clean these with some contact cleaner and all should be good after a few cycles. If not, check them with a meter and replace if required.
@christianclough6247
@christianclough6247 4 жыл бұрын
Hi, i have a Technics RS BX501, had since new around 99, just started making a lot of noise when door opening or closing and also when rw/ff. Also quieter knocking noise when playing. Can you tell me what is likely the problem at all ? Thanks.
@Sortitoutman
@Sortitoutman 4 жыл бұрын
Sounds like the assist motor drive gear -usual issue with technics stuff, the plastics become brittle so 1 or more of the teeth will have stripped from the gear resulting in the noise and shudder when using the transport, if you check when playing you`ll probably see the take up reel struggles when the noise happens. Still useable but will get worse with use, and not an economical repair....
@christianclough6247
@christianclough6247 4 жыл бұрын
@@Sortitoutman Thankyou. Can i ask, 'The Hifi Guy' on eBay, is that you ?
@michaelh7453
@michaelh7453 3 жыл бұрын
Hi, new to this page, I have just been looking for answers to playback issues i am having with tape decks. I am horrified to just learn that demagnetizing the heads is a bad thing on certain decks, I always believed this was the thing to do to clean properly. Have i been causing more harm than good by using a demagnetizer? How do you know when and when not to use a demagnetizer?
@Sortitoutman
@Sortitoutman 3 жыл бұрын
Only on these Technics AZ models, and it will be written on the deck if you check not to do it
@xadmi
@xadmi Жыл бұрын
I have RS AZ6 which rotates slowly. Should I replace belt ? (I can't do that actually)
@Sortitoutman
@Sortitoutman Жыл бұрын
check the pinch roller is ok first they disintegrate and fall apart on these models.
@dangaAgadanga
@dangaAgadanga 4 жыл бұрын
I used to have this deck, with the same issue - it always chewed a cheap metal tape from Maxell. Wondering if anyone else experienced a fault where playback keeps stopping, as if its reached the end of the tape. Eventually I bought the AZ-7 on eBay, which none of the above faults.
@Sortitoutman
@Sortitoutman 4 жыл бұрын
Most likely a dirty tape in sensor,or the position sensor for the door mech. As the AZ7 is the same basic mech with an extra capstan.
@Mr.Beaners
@Mr.Beaners 3 ай бұрын
Молодец , главное , что бы отвёртка была хорошо намагничена..
@Sortitoutman
@Sortitoutman 3 ай бұрын
and the point?
@ioanniskyriakidis1495
@ioanniskyriakidis1495 17 күн бұрын
Hi. Any ideas where can I find the Amorphous Z RED0040 head please?
@Sortitoutman
@Sortitoutman 15 күн бұрын
a doner machine is the only option these days
@ioanniskyriakidis1495
@ioanniskyriakidis1495 15 күн бұрын
@@Sortitoutman Not the answer I hoped... Thank you anyway. Most machines I 've found had the same issue!
@sahajankhan1436
@sahajankhan1436 2 жыл бұрын
I have a similar issue but t its not chewing, the some goes deep and you can't hear the tweeters.
@Sortitoutman
@Sortitoutman 2 жыл бұрын
head alignment or replace pinch roller
@user-iq4xs2xj4e
@user-iq4xs2xj4e 3 жыл бұрын
Класс! У меня такой же аппарат!👍
@ThePupil
@ThePupil 2 жыл бұрын
All the front buttons stopped working. Anyone any idea?
@Sortitoutman
@Sortitoutman Жыл бұрын
check the front panel ribbon cable is seated in its socket on the PCB correctly.
@RUfromthe40s
@RUfromthe40s 4 жыл бұрын
i use technics material since the 70´s ,but all material bought after 1980 ,turntables or decks the supposed rubber parts seemed to melt and i live in a very dry and hot area ,wich is becoming since they build a dam we have the biggest artificial lake in europe ,now it´s almost impossible to live outside very hot and the levels of humidity through the roof ,normally after 11 p.m. it´s when you can go outside this if you live in a 70 years old house wich it´s always fresh,the old ones build better than the new ones, buildings are like saunas, this to say i own material from diferent brands and sometimes i get to store things i don´t need and technics devices ,are always in need of new rubbers, it transforms in a high-density black paste wich doesn´t happen with any of other components from the brands i own devices ,even to the point of using others without any problem and you show a deck from the last they came out and the rubber is in a very bad condition but from other brands even a few years older they work perfectelly and in the decks of cassettes it´s a matter of changing the belts and they work as new,also had a pioneer deck and a technics both from around 1981 ,they were almost forgotten ,the pioneer i change the belts clean the capstans and pinch rollers and it works like new ,even i was amazed with it´s quality ,this pioneer i never had used it also the technics, but in this case all have to be changed, this were systems of components bought by my father and also my uncles that came with a complete system ,more cheap than what they didn´t want it was stored ,if i didn´t need it they stayed there till today , the same with a belt driven turntable from technics the belts become a glue paste, i have a simple pioneer that was 5 years older and i was amazed that when testing the r.p.m´s they were perfect and constant not variable, the technics not even usable, and i have 2 decks that i´m using more both start to damage the tapes, normally older ones but very good cassettes this is related with the double capstan and the plastic that leads the path to the tape and also the rubber wheell ,both had installed new belts and worked perfectelly after a couple of years and from one moment to another i can´t listen to a cassette without damaging the tape, but a high-end pioneer deck from 1990 or 89 ,does work perfect but only type I cassettes from maxell the UR and TDK D ,those are never damaged, the problem is that to clean this parts it´s probable that i have to take them appart because they have no access from the outside, regards
@Sortitoutman
@Sortitoutman 3 жыл бұрын
I personally don`t rate Technics (Panasonic) stuff, specificially anything from the late `90s onwards - everything mechanical from this period is cheap nasty quality plastic`s which by now is all brittle and either already stripped, cracked, or disintegrating, or does soas soon as you try to even remove anything. Pcbs with dry joints and crap quality capacitors, lack of heat dispersion, etc.... I could go on! Just my personal opinion, as many people love the brand. I don`t hate them, its just that "most" other brands from the same period were better from a design and quality of manufacturing point of view and don`t fail as bad.....
@RUfromthe40s
@RUfromthe40s 3 жыл бұрын
@@Sortitoutman i agree with you i don´t own any material after 1990 wich i bought a cassette deck ,and later around 95 or 6 a friend ofered me a pioneer minidisc ,and as you said this last 2 turntables are cheap version´s of 1979 technics catalog, i have 2 turntables from 76 and 79 ,because my family had a shop where they sold either than home apliences ,hi-fi material from several brands wich stoped around 1990, and i can tell that the belts used by technics are much lower quality than ,as an example ,Pioneer, this refering to their 70´s material also the internal parts as the capaciteurs in terms of comparison pioneer or scott have a lot more quality than technics but some turntables to work are really good ,i worked in a radio station and also was a d.j for almost 20 years ,but i use a early 80´s thorenz everyday wich in my opinion for the price is the best i own not any technics, regards
@grizzlyaddams3606
@grizzlyaddams3606 4 жыл бұрын
Whoa. How does one know if they need to demagnetize their heads or not?!
@Sortitoutman
@Sortitoutman 4 жыл бұрын
Not on these no. Just clean them, that`s it.
@grizzlyaddams3606
@grizzlyaddams3606 4 жыл бұрын
@@Sortitoutman yeah. You were really careful about it. Heard of too many horror stories though to try myself.
@dangaAgadanga
@dangaAgadanga 4 жыл бұрын
I was told that a demagnetiser will damage the dcc component on the heads, I dare not to try it.
@johnkear2268
@johnkear2268 3 жыл бұрын
Never demagnetise an az6 or az7, risk of damage to playback head as its magntoresistive, not a coil head
@roetsj
@roetsj 3 жыл бұрын
I own 2 of these,the pinchrollers are terrible quality,the rubber is bad,I bought 2 substitutes from eBay,Made by a Guy in Ukrain,metal base and much better rubber,I used to change the original rollers every year
@Sortitoutman
@Sortitoutman 3 жыл бұрын
Yeap Newer technics decks like these are really poor quality, don`t like working on them. The plastic gears are low quality and brittle so crack and split so be warned they will need changing at some point!
@roetsj
@roetsj 3 жыл бұрын
@@Sortitoutman yeah,I am waiting for them to break down,someday I will have to change the belt....
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