I have just replaced the two belts within my Beocord 5500 and powered it up. Both belts seem to be doing their job. When I press Play, FF, RWD & Turn on the main keypad the cassette transport mechanism does what one would expect, and the tape goes in both directions. If I press the Play button on the fascia it starts and stops. (The drive pins continue to rotate for ~4 seconds).
But ... if I press Stop on the main keypad, whilst the tape mechanism stops & the pinch rollers retract, the drive "pins" do _not_ stop rotating, unless I press Play on the fascia twice, and/or turn off the power.
So it looks like the Stop button on the control panel is only activating the head & pinch roller retraction, and not stopping the drive motor. I have undone & re-seated the ribbon cables, & I am 99.9% sure they are good. I never needed to remove the ribbon cable that goes to the main control panel, so I can't see how I could have mucked that up.
Any ideas? Whilst I have downloaded the Service Manual, interpreting the electrical diagrams is beyond my pay grade.
Many thanks!
Beocord 5500 will not stop
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Not sure what you mean by "drive pins" ... a picture?
Location: Copenhagen
I assume that you are asking about the capstans?
I'm not familiar with the BC5500, but on other Beocords the capstan turns whenever the deck is not in standby.
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Sorry for not being clearer. By "drive pins" I mean did mean the capstans, yes - I had thought that the capstans were the plastic "gears" that go through the centre of the cassette. My bad.
- When I turn the deck on the capstans (and flywheels below etc) are stationery
- When I press PLAY (on the slide out control panel or front panel or Master Control Panel) the capstans rotate & the tape plays
- When I press STOP on the fascia the tape & the capstans stop. (The capstans actually continue to rotate for ~4 seconds, then stop).
- When I press STOP on the slide out control panel OR the Master Control Panel the tape mechanism stops & the pinch rollers retract, BUT the capstans do _not_ stop rotating, unless I press Play on the fascia twice, and/or turn off the power.