[TechAssist] Re: JVC Mini Stereo MX-J10, cassette player jamming

  • From: "Tel-Tek" <teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2004 06:17:14 -0400

If relay has not done the full cycle, door will not open.
And...yes...I always get a hoot out of your "I haven't declared it
fixed"comment.;-)

-Ed-


Tel-Tek Electronics
Ontario-Canada

teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gary McCartney" <gary@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, May 31, 2004 10:14 PM
Subject: [TechAssist] Re: JVC Mini Stereo MX-J10, cassette player jamming


> Don, you have described the problem on my unit to a tee. "Cassette ''B''
> assy
> would lock up intermittently. Sometimes you could not even open the
> door." My customer even complained about the CD not working also,
> although I haven't seen it act up while working on the unit. I did clean
> the cd mech and motors.
>
> I have gone ahead and changed the 2 cassette drive belts as Ed
> suggested. I used SBS 10.0 from Global. They are just slightly shorter
> than the original belts in the unit.
>
> After installing the belts, I played with the cassette operation,
> switching from deck A to B, back and forth, plus changing direction of
> play. Also rewound tape to beginning, etc. I haven't declared it
> repaired yet (Ed will get a hoot out of that comment) but I am thinking
> that the belts were the cause of the lock up. I didn't suspect the belts
> because they seemed to be snug enough, not loose.
>
>
>
>
> Gary McCartney
>
> McCartney Electronics
> Guelph Ontario Canada
> Est. 1984
> email: gary (at) number63.ca
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Don Hartigan wrote:
> >
> > Hay Gary;Just finished a MX-J50 with a similiar problem.Cassette ''B''
assy
> > would lock up intermittently.Sometimes you could not even open the
door.The
> > other deck works great all the time.Customer brough the unit in for a
bad CD
> > player,ie wouldn't play disc's.A new spindal motor fixed that problem
but
> > didn't want to spend any more money on the repair.This seems to be a
common
> > problem with these shelf systems.The decks are seldom used on these
units so
> > I'm wondering if non use is a factor or just the manf's using poor
quality
> > tape decks??
> > Don of HARTS-TVCR''ASC''
> > 9 Robert St,Oromocto,NB,Can,E2V3N2
> > hartstv@xxxxxxxxxxx
> > Tel-5063579785,fax-3576010
> > cel-4701719
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Gary McCartney" <gary@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Monday, May 31, 2004 3:29 PM
> > Subject: [TechAssist] JVC Mini Stereo MX-J10, cassette player jamming
> >
> > > I have this JVC Mini Stereo  model MX-J10 in the shop. Every once in a
> > > while, the solenoids in the cassette mechanisms will keep clicking. I
> > > removed the cassette mech. and checked for sticky operation, etc. but
> > > found nothing. I did change the solenoid driver transistors in case
they
> > > were intermittantly leaking. Now after it's back together I notice the
> > > problem seems to occur when the cassette tape is at the end of travel
> > > and attempts to start playing in the reverse direction. The solenoid
> > > just keeps clicking and the drive doesn't go into play like it should.
> > >
> > > Does anyone have experience with repairing this problem? I have
already
> > > spent more time on it than I should have and will just return unit to
> > > customer if I can't go any further on it.
> > >
> > > When the unit is working, it works perfectly. I can reverse direction
> > > play, rewind, FF, etc. all ok. The motor speed is ok too. Just when it
> > > decides to act up, the solenoid in one cassette mech. keeps clicking
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks for any help.
> > > --
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Gary McCartney
> > >
> > > McCartney Electronics
> > > Guelph Ontario Canada
> > > Est. 1984
> > > email: gary (at) number63.ca
> > >
> > >
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