BeoCenter 8000 Tape Stuck

Reply

Jimskinz Posted: Fri, Sep 27 2013 4:47 PM

rated by 0 users

I have a BeoCenter 8000 and today the tape mechanism appears to have failed.  I was playing a cassette, tried to fast forward and nothing happened.  Now I can't play the cassette, fast forward or rewind and worse still I can't remove the cassette from the deck!  Does this problem sound familiar to anyone?  Is there a quick fix solution or am I looking at a repair job?

Reply

Dillen replied on Fri, Sep 27 2013 5:12 PM

rated by 0 users

Welcome to Beoworld !

Your deck needs new belts.
They all do by now.

Don't force anything.

Martin

Reply

Jimskinz replied on Fri, Sep 27 2013 5:29 PM

rated by 0 users

Thanks Martin,

Is this something I can do myself or is it best left to the professionals?  Is there a way I can get the tape out?

Cheers,

James

Reply

Dillen replied on Fri, Sep 27 2013 5:47 PM

rated by 0 users

These autoreverse decks are a bit tricky.
To get the tapeheads to disengage, you will have to take out the tapedeck from
the Beocenter, flip it over and rotate the two flywheels. They rotate in opposite directions.
Rotate by hand until the heads disengage. If the belt is slipping A LOT or has snapped, you may have to
help both flywheels rotate.

Never force anything. If it doesn't "feel right", you are rotating the wrong way.

Two different tapedeck versions were used in production.
I can supply belts for both versions and with mounting instructions (photos and english text).
On a scale from 1-10 with ten being the most challenging, one version is at a five and the other at a good eight(!).

Martin