Repairing or replacing old tape decks

There is a cam with solidified grease on a lot of Sony Mechanisms. The deck need to be cleaned of the grease they used that solidifies and then a better grease such as Lubriplate 105 should be applied.
The Idlers need to be reconditioned as well. The Sony units can be labor intensive due to this required work but I do fix them when people want them done. I am in the Chicago area as Skywave Tape Deck Repair

Hope you can find it in ths website
http://www.hifiengine.com/manual_library/sony/tc-630.shtml

The AC motors in these decks usually do not fail and the only time I had trouble with one was a Motor run capacitor. The older unit are full of mechanical slide arms and Idlers that all need lubrication. The total job will need to be done to return it to working order. I wor on decks 12 hours a day.

Hi Cloise,

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Fare. Well.

Contact Sony they will tell you where the nearest service center is there.

I have had that in a TC-366, the diode and a capacitor were the reason but you will need Technician tools, meters ans a soldering station to get the unit fixed. Sometimes the meter movement gets
knocked out due to abuse or shock. Does it move at any time as when you turn on the deck?

I don't have that one but if you are looking for a good pare manual then stereomanuals.com will result in the best one to get.

REEL TO REEL RECORDER SONY TC 330 - on back side of the set voltage selector knobe is lost,so how can i fix it ?

Sounds to me like your Sony has a common problem among vintage reel tape decks..dried /frozen grease/ and or a lack of lubrication. carefully apply a tiny bit of fine lube oil, like 3in1, on the swing mechanism that carries the pinch roller...(you may have to remove the front metal deck face to fully access the swinging pinch roller mechanism) ) . do NOT get any oil on the rubber pinch roller..(best to make sure after by scrubbing the pinch roller surface with a cotton swab lightly dipped in non chemical household cleaner, like 409, or awesome orange i get at the dollar store. Then use the dry end of the swab to ensure the pinch roller is dry. .The pressure pads should swing upward and press the tape against the heads when in play/record mode..if they do not swing up, they are binding/ or out of adjustment....they are spring loaded so when the reel deck is in the stop position the spring loaded pressure pads are held down...play/record mode releases them to freely swing up and press on the tape against the heads.

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check the muting circuit.if cannot fing please mail me i will tell the whicharea.
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