DROPPED Samsung D-363 now tapes won't play. Get tangled inside. Can I fix? Not sure if part is missing.

SOURCE: tape gets tangled in rca recorder

Your take up spool or the pinch roller on the deck mechanism is probably not turning & causing the tape to spill into the deck. The cause of this could either be the motor is not turning the pinch roller if a belt has snapped or the clutch mechanism is not engaging the take up spool. If you remove the top cover & take a look at the tape when it is in play or rewind mode you will see if it spills on the right hand side, look to see in the right spool in the cassette tape is turning. The remedy would be to remove the deck mechanism & check the gears or belts.

Donald DCruz

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• Posted on Mar 14, 2012

SOURCE: The plastic piece inside the cd player door is broken so it won't play cds. Can this be fixed or rigged?

If the piece can be found then you can use SUPERGLUE to fix it in place. Use a thin metal strip wire to reinforce the stub and also using the glue to stick it well. Use a soft filer to clear the dried glue.or use a emery paper to make it fine.