I bought a 122 mkii which runs at hyperspeed. The motor is loud and the counter flies by. The most common remedy for this issue is to replace the electrolytic capacitors on the capstan motor board, which I've done
I seem to have created 2 additional problems during my attempt to fix it:
1) the eject button "bottoms out" far before it's able to push the door lever. The lever can be actuated manually to open the door (by reaching into the machine), but the button hits a piece of metal before it can push in the door lever
2) it's not possible to close the door with a tape in it. The heads seem to be stuck in the "up" position and thus the cassette hits the heads when trying to close the door
I seem to have created 2 additional problems during my attempt to fix it:
1) the eject button "bottoms out" far before it's able to push the door lever. The lever can be actuated manually to open the door (by reaching into the machine), but the button hits a piece of metal before it can push in the door lever
2) it's not possible to close the door with a tape in it. The heads seem to be stuck in the "up" position and thus the cassette hits the heads when trying to close the door
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