URL - Can this tape deck head be aligned?

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Pic is very dark, no definition. I assume front plastic cassette cover has
been removed.
What make/model? 2-head or 3-head? Single/double deck?
Have you got a decent alignment tape?
Look for a spring-loaded setting screw which rocks the Play head through
vertical parallel to tape motion.
If it's a 3-head design, do not acidentally disturb Record head azimuth
[yet].

"Doc" <docsavage20@xhotmail.com> wrote in message
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> In connection with my query regarding tape restoration, several mentioned
> adjusting the azimuth of the head. My question is, can this one be
> adjusted?
> If the pic. isn't clear enough to tell I can try again.
>
> http://home.mpinet.net/~docsavage2 [...] ument.html
>
>
> The tape deck is a reasonably decent one, has adjustable playback speed,
> adjustable record level, dubbing capability, Dolby. But how does one
> accurately adjust the heads?
>
> Thanks.
>
>

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That's a head-flipping auto-reverse deck. If you manually turn the head unit a bit, you'll see
that it's rotation is stopped by one of those screws, which will be the azimuth adjuster for
that tape side, with the corresponding screw on the other side being for the other direction.

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"Jim Gregory" <jim.greg@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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> Pic is very dark, no definition. I assume front plastic cassette cover has
> been removed.
> What make/model? 2-head or 3-head? Single/double deck?
> Have you got a decent alignment tape?
> Look for a spring-loaded setting screw which rocks the Play head through
> vertical parallel to tape motion.
> If it's a 3-head design, do not acidentally disturb Record head azimuth
> [yet].
>
> "Doc" <docsavage20@xhotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:2zh6e.6851$44.1241@newsread1.news.atl.earthlink.net...
> > In connection with my query regarding tape restoration, several mentioned
> > adjusting the azimuth of the head. My question is, can this one be
> > adjusted?
> > If the pic. isn't clear enough to tell I can try again.
> >
> > http://home.mpinet.net/~docsavage2 [...] ument.html
> >
> >
> > The tape deck is a reasonably decent one, has adjustable playback speed,
> > adjustable record level, dubbing capability, Dolby. But how does one
> > accurately adjust the heads?
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> >
>
>

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"Jim Gregory" <jim.greg@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
newsQs6e.20348$kr.6737@newsfe1-gui.ntli.net...
> Pic is very dark, no definition. I assume front plastic cassette cover has
> been removed.
> What make/model? 2-head or 3-head? Single/double deck?
> Have you got a decent alignment tape?
> Look for a spring-loaded setting screw which rocks the Play head through
> vertical parallel to tape motion.
> If it's a 3-head design, do not acidentally disturb Record head azimuth
> [yet].


RCA SCT-550. I put up a better pic, showing both heads this time.


http://home.mpinet.net/~docsavage2 [...] ument.html