Thanks !! I think I will have to clean the insides or something. Because I hear alot of static noise ( especially on the beginning of a tape, as the music begins, the static noise is not that noticable ) also when you turn the volume dial I hear cracking and depending on how you set the volume sometimes only sound from left ear or right ear No static noise on volume level 4, higher than that you hear more static noise. Also the autoreverse eats my tape after 10 seconds or something. The other reverse mode plays the sound backwards, I don't know if that is it's purpose ? And that mode didn't eat the tape, at least 20 seconds I've let it play. I hope someone can help me in fixing it.
I've noticed that when you press the play button, the right pinch roller touches the metal turning pin (probably also has a specific name, but don't know it....yet) However if you look at the left pinch roller, it doesn't touch the metal turning pin !! Is this maybe the reason why the autoreverse eats the tape after a few seconds ? By the way the tape is always eaten by the pinch roller positioned on the right.
Another possibilty of the autoreverse is maybe that one of the gears doesn't turn ? Without a tape, the 2nd and 3rd white gears on the picture turn, with play, Fast Forward en Rewind. The left gear (a bit darker color), doesn't turn at all. Maybe it only turns when the autoreverse kicks in ? Impossible to see with a tape inside.
