{"id":1148,"date":"2024-05-07T21:59:34","date_gmt":"2024-05-07T19:59:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.reeltoreel.nl\/blog\/?p=1148"},"modified":"2024-05-07T21:59:39","modified_gmt":"2024-05-07T19:59:39","slug":"fixing-another-fostex-r8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reeltoreel.nl\/blog\/?p=1148","title":{"rendered":"Fixing another Fostex R8"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today I am fixing another Fostex R8 from a customer. The problem was that the plastic capstan wheel was slipping on its axis, and the spooling motor wheels did the same. This is a common problem with these decks. The Fostex will not play and\/or spool correctly then. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fortunately, John from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tascamninja.com\/\">https:\/\/www.tascamninja.com\/<\/a> makes aluminium replacements. These fit tightly on the axis and can be fastened with a screw.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reeltoreel.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Wheel4-768x1024.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.reeltoreel.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Wheel4-768x1024.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.reeltoreel.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Wheel4-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/www.reeltoreel.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Wheel4-113x150.webp 113w, https:\/\/www.reeltoreel.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Wheel4-1152x1536.webp 1152w, https:\/\/www.reeltoreel.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Wheel4-1536x2048.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.reeltoreel.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Wheel4-624x832.webp 624w, https:\/\/www.reeltoreel.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Wheel4.webp 1680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">aluminium capstan wheel replacement<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reeltoreel.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/image-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1149\" style=\"width:656px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.reeltoreel.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/image-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.reeltoreel.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/image-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.reeltoreel.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/image-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/www.reeltoreel.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/image-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.reeltoreel.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/image-624x351.png 624w, https:\/\/www.reeltoreel.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/image.png 1680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">aluminium spool wheel replacements<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I also replaced the belt. Now, the deck plays and spools perfectly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">A small problem<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But unfortunately, one problem remains: the arm on which the right tension roller is mounted, has got a fair amount of play, maybe caused by a blow or something.<br \/>This is causing the right tension roller to guide the tape in a skewed position. It is not a show stopper, but it is certainly not ideal for the tape path. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Fixing a Fostex R8 that would not play and spool correctly; but a problem remains\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/voylRfCB6F4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today I am fixing another Fostex R8 from a customer. The problem was that the plastic capstan wheel was slipping on its axis, and the spooling motor wheels did the same. This is a common problem with these decks. 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