teac x1000r ff only

[IOM Neil]

having problem with teac x1000r, bought it as working but not used for few years. fitted new capston belt & freed off pinch roller mech, machine just fast forwards clockwise only & wont rewind. if play is pressed pinch rollers come up & drop back out leaving tape slack. having looked a bit deeper it looks like power/servo board as been bodge repaired & i was wondering if this is the problem? can anybody advise on this please. IOM Neil.

[douglas787]

The control board is most likely where your problem is. Swapping out the whole board would be difficult unless you can get a junk X-1000R from somewhere. The easy thing to do is replace the LC7800 controller chip on the board. It is a 26 pin dip and since the board is single sided it is a easy fix. The chip was made by sanyo and is widely available for about $3. I had a problem with a X1000R and this chip was damaged by someone using a home rigged remote which this chip does tie to along with the front panel keyboard. PS LOVE YOUR MOTORCYCLE RACES. I WILL BE BY SOMETIME IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS!!

[IOM Neil]

thanks for the info, will have a close look at control board & try locate chip in uk first. still a bit concerned about the state of the power/servo board, do you ever get the feeling you opened a can of worms? thanks anyway. IOM Neil.