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

  • From: "Tel-Tek" <teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2004 06:29:48 -0400

Hoot.;-)

-Ed-
Tel-Tek Electronics
Ontario-Canada

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Max Bonnell" <mebonnell@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, May 31, 2004 10:36 PM
Subject: [TechAssist] Re: JVC Mini Stereo MX-J10. cassette player jamming


> I think I just heard Ed HOOT.
>
> Max Bonnell
> Bonnell TV
> Robinson, IL
>
>
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> gary@xxxxxxxxxxx(Gary=A0McCartney) Date: Mon, May 31, 2004, 10:14pm
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> Stereo MX-J10, cassette player jamming Reply=A0to:
> techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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> 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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