Just an update, for anyone interested in this is a repair. I've replaced the two pinch head rollers (or at least, the rubber part) with spares...
Use a SIM card tool to press out the pinch head roller axle
Remove the roller. Make sure to make a note of the roller's orientation, it's not symmetrical.
Thanks Valentin. The direction mode switch is good, I checked that a a few times. It's pretty hard to see what's going on so I added a tiny...
Further diagnostics: I know have a "known good" player of the same model. It would appear that the above behaviour is standard operation if...
I totally agree. I was probably what you'd consider a Panasonic 'fanboy' back in the 90s. I had one, clunky Walkman (with a mirrored grid pattern...
Hello all, I've replaced the belt on a 'sleeping' RQ-S30 and after re-assembly, have had partial success in reviving the old girl. "Forward"...
Hello everyone! I had a string of RQ-S Panasonic cassette players and a Technics SL-XP700 when I was a teenager. It took many hours of paper...
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