I'm working on my m90 right now and I want to adjust the tape speed. I had some work done on it and I didn't really test it out after and now I notice that it is playing a bit slow. Is there a tape speed adjustment somewhere on the board or do I have to adjust ONE of the motors manually? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

There is a hole in the back of the main motor to ajust speed hope this helps.

you say you had work done on it ?

hope they didnt fit a belt thats too tight . .

Hey Rimmer,
which one is the main motor? Is it the one that I can access without having to take the mechanism apart?

whats the point of having several motors?

Hey, Masterblaster is the M-90 the one I believe your father got you from a thrift store? If it is you got some pics. I would love to see her.

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Originally posted by masterblaster:
Hey Rimmer,
which one is the main motor? Is it the one that I can access without having to take the mechanism apart?

Yup thats the one

Ford, I finally started the strip down last night and I have a bunch of pics. I will post them as soon as its all back together. I resprayed the grills and got rid of some crazy dirt. Its looking really good.

Thanks Rimmer,
I've seen the bit that you are talking about. Do you know which direction to turn it? I guess I need to turn it while the motor is working...

Hi MB im not sure wich direction to ajust the speed as its been well over a year since i have repaired an m90 and my gray matter aint what it used to be but you seem to have it under controll Good luck.

Hey, MB whatever you do take a wite out and mark the original position of the tape speed adjuster or better yet take a picture of it. This way you know it's factory settings.

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Originally posted by idontknow:
whats the point of having several motors?

Less wear and tear on the play functionality, more stable mechanism since it isn't all interdepenant on one motor and cams/gears for all functions, better dampening typically.

Usually clockwise is faster counter to slow it down.

Done. I have always found this to be a very helpful place. Thanks for the tips. I will post pics as soon as I get it back together...

Awesome !!!!

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