I used to have an old Sanyo (late 60's I think) like that Phillips, it had the same record mechanism and it never worked when I owned it! It has been scrapped now as it would not run at the right speed, the heads were worn flat and the speaker rattled and buzzed......there was not much good on it to be honest! It also had the same manual eject as your latter Phillips. You had to open the door and lift the tape out from the sides.....a very early cassette recorder indeed.
Many of those early machines from Japan or that weren't made by Philips had a rather dodgy mechanical speed regulator inside.Once it stopped working correctly you couldn't seem to fix it.l put newer electronic motors in many like that,and that of course cured it.
Yes, I do believe it was made in Japan! It was a shame to get rid of it because it did look nice and it had a bit of family history with it as well.....you can't keep everything though.....wish I could but I live in a bungalow!!!
I can imagine.....you'll have to see if anyone is interested in some of your stuff that you do not mind parting with and make a bit of room for more stuff!!! That is what I do sometimes. The Teac cassette deck and the Sony cassette deck (they are in my videos) are going next week to a shop near me that sells HIFIs, Televisions etc. I won't get much for them, but they are always happy to take things from my hand!!! I will be sad to see these go :(
ive got one of these. i cant get it to work though. i can hear the motor turning but the capstans and everything wont turn. i took off the back and there is a bunch of black goo all over the capstan flywheel and all of the other moving parts. i put in a tape and turned the capstan manually and the heads and speakers do work. im gonna see what i can do to get it running again.
As with "Pastryhat" above, a mint unit I recently purchased from Ebay has the sound of the motor turning but the Play and other functions do not actually work. Can you advise me how to change belts which have perished or direct me to a relevant website or person who could make what appears to be an excellent example of the old EL 3302 work again. I look forward to your reply.
The belts are easy enough to change with a minimum,really,of dismantling being needed.They may be just old and slack,but if they're goo,the only thing to do is scrape away the worst of the mess(don't use anything too sharp)then use thinners and cotton buds to get the rest out.Really it's best to remove the metal tape drive from the case to do that so you can clean up the rest of it with,say,meths.
Don't get thinners on the case-it'll melt it.
David Hughes is an excellent advisor and makes kits
VERY nice looking Philips!! It is a shame the record mechanism is jammed, and I hope you can fix that. Those machines record with such good quality! I hope you can get the other one going as well, just looks like it needs the belts.
i have the exactly same recorder (the first you showd) but mine dosent work right i think its has something to do with the speed control for the motor and unfortunately i downt know how to fix it
You could always try looking out for a donor machine that's died of another fault,what exactly is yours doing?l once had to fix an N2400 that wouldn't run at all steadily-it turned out to be a dry joint on a small capacitor.On the N2203 the motor control module's screwed to a bracket above the big grey flywheel.Speed setting's done by a small potentiometer on this module.There's also a reverser switch group near the motor itself,could be dirty contacts there?
well mine is very beat up so if i find an other thats in beter condition i maybe will use mine as a donator becose mine is as i said very beat up and i think the problem with the speed control is that one of the germanium transistors has broke probably becose of crystals. but i have the original lether case but the microphone is mising. maybe i shoud take a tripp to the dump and se if i will find one ther but one more question do you have a good tip on how to remove that philips belt goo
I used to have an old Sanyo (late 60's I think) like that Phillips, it had the same record mechanism and it never worked when I owned it! It has been scrapped now as it would not run at the right speed, the heads were worn flat and the speaker rattled and buzzed......there was not much good on it to be honest! It also had the same manual eject as your latter Phillips. You had to open the door and lift the tape out from the sides.....a very early cassette recorder indeed.
adamellender 2 years ago
Many of those early machines from Japan or that weren't made by Philips had a rather dodgy mechanical speed regulator inside.Once it stopped working correctly you couldn't seem to fix it.l put newer electronic motors in many like that,and that of course cured it.
AG3304 2 years ago
Yes, I do believe it was made in Japan! It was a shame to get rid of it because it did look nice and it had a bit of family history with it as well.....you can't keep everything though.....wish I could but I live in a bungalow!!!
adamellender 2 years ago
This place l'm in is overflowing!
AG3304 2 years ago
I can imagine.....you'll have to see if anyone is interested in some of your stuff that you do not mind parting with and make a bit of room for more stuff!!! That is what I do sometimes. The Teac cassette deck and the Sony cassette deck (they are in my videos) are going next week to a shop near me that sells HIFIs, Televisions etc. I won't get much for them, but they are always happy to take things from my hand!!! I will be sad to see these go :(
adamellender 2 years ago
Yes,or get an Ebay thing going l guess!At least you know your things will be used as they should be,and not just dumped though.
AG3304 2 years ago
I liked this video! I hope you can make a good Philips from two!
oviwolf 2 years ago
Well,to update you,the N2203 now works!
AG3304 2 years ago
ive got one of these. i cant get it to work though. i can hear the motor turning but the capstans and everything wont turn. i took off the back and there is a bunch of black goo all over the capstan flywheel and all of the other moving parts. i put in a tape and turned the capstan manually and the heads and speakers do work. im gonna see what i can do to get it running again.
pastryhat 2 years ago
Sorry to be so long replying,l use cellulose thinners to get shot of the goo.Best of luck to you.
AG3304 2 years ago
As with "Pastryhat" above, a mint unit I recently purchased from Ebay has the sound of the motor turning but the Play and other functions do not actually work. Can you advise me how to change belts which have perished or direct me to a relevant website or person who could make what appears to be an excellent example of the old EL 3302 work again. I look forward to your reply.
IanMorrell70 2 years ago
The belts are easy enough to change with a minimum,really,of dismantling being needed.They may be just old and slack,but if they're goo,the only thing to do is scrape away the worst of the mess(don't use anything too sharp)then use thinners and cotton buds to get the rest out.Really it's best to remove the metal tape drive from the case to do that so you can clean up the rest of it with,say,meths.
Don't get thinners on the case-it'll melt it.
David Hughes is an excellent advisor and makes kits
AG3304 2 years ago
VERY nice looking Philips!! It is a shame the record mechanism is jammed, and I hope you can fix that. Those machines record with such good quality! I hope you can get the other one going as well, just looks like it needs the belts.
CassetteMaster 2 years ago
Well sadly the EL3302's missing its' back
and battery cover.The N2203 is more than likely recoverable though!
AG3304 2 years ago
i have the exactly same recorder (the first you showd) but mine dosent work right i think its has something to do with the speed control for the motor and unfortunately i downt know how to fix it
agfamatic91 2 years ago
You could always try looking out for a donor machine that's died of another fault,what exactly is yours doing?l once had to fix an N2400 that wouldn't run at all steadily-it turned out to be a dry joint on a small capacitor.On the N2203 the motor control module's screwed to a bracket above the big grey flywheel.Speed setting's done by a small potentiometer on this module.There's also a reverser switch group near the motor itself,could be dirty contacts there?
AG3304 2 years ago
well mine is very beat up so if i find an other thats in beter condition i maybe will use mine as a donator becose mine is as i said very beat up and i think the problem with the speed control is that one of the germanium transistors has broke probably becose of crystals. but i have the original lether case but the microphone is mising. maybe i shoud take a tripp to the dump and se if i will find one ther but one more question do you have a good tip on how to remove that philips belt goo
agfamatic91 2 years ago
Great little machine. If you go to Cassettemaster's channel, you'll find a Norelco model in the box--I sold it to him. They sure are built like tanks.
Does the motor have a speed adjustment? Music is just a half-step fast...
batterymaker 2 years ago
Thanks!l saw Cassettemaster's Norelco one a while back,amazing you still had the box.
The motor does indeed have a speed adjustment,on the seperate control module mounted near the flywheel,and is done by altering a small pot.
AG3304 2 years ago