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I finally bought myself and old audio cassette player. The insides look crazy clean and the drive belts seem neither loose nor dried out.
But!
It’s only the left “axis” - or whatever it’s called - that’s spinning and thus “driving/forwarding” the tape. With “left”, I mean the one that rolls up the tape as it’s being played. Looking inside, the right axis is not even actuated. It’s just a “dead”/unmoving part. Is this how they all work?
Like for playing the other side in an “auto reverse” deck, the other axis should be engaged in your tape drive if you rewind the tape.
I don’t think this one has a rewind function. 🫣
Oh, I didn’t know these exist. Even my Walkman from back in the days (mid 90s) has one.
This one has three buttons: play, fast forward and stop. Maybe some button combination is rewind? I’ll check the manual tomorrow. 😊