Beocord 1200: Right reel does not run continuously

[van Jensen]

Hi all,

I really enjoyed recording with my “new” Beocord 1200 in the last two months. Everything worked fine BUT since today I have issues with the right reel when playing a tape.

The tape is “pulled in” from the left reel and played back properly but the right reel stalls briefly, the tape stops briefly and then the right reel starts again and winds up, only to stall again briefly and the whole thing starts all over again … please see attached Video.

What could this be? Something with the motor or the drive belts?

Many thanks in advance for any tips!
J.

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[van Jensen]

What I did so far:

I replace the belt for the take-up reel. No improvement.
Then I also replaced the two belts that run from the motor to the flywheel (many thanks for the very good description how to do this to Danish Sound Parts). No improvement after that either.

I tried it without breakarm (below the right turntable) and without the break wire (around the turntable) – no improvment.

The Capstan runs smoothly and at the right speed in play mode as the music runs in the right speed and without problems.

I therefore suspect that there may be something wrong with the clutch – what could be the problem? Or any other thoughts?

Are there still adjustment options on the device? In the Service Manual it says on page 41 that a screw D can be adjust the pressure on the clutch?

Many thanks in advance for any hint – I really want to use the recorder again.

Thanks
J.

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[Madskp]

No experience in this kind of machinery other than my father had one we ocasionaly tried out when I was a kid.

However my memory told me that there was a thread about repair of these in the old forums, so her is a link to that thread. Hope it might be helpfull https://archivedforum2.beoworld.org/forums/t/18355.aspx?PageIndex=1

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[van Jensen]

Thank you very much for the link!

I‘ll have a look at it.

Best
J.

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[van Jensen]

Hi @Madskp,
I had a look at the thread and learned a lot new stuff about the BC1200 – very helpful. I wasn’t aware how to search in archived forums. Unfortunately concerning my issue no news.

I’ll further try to get the take up spool up and running somehow as I really enjoy listening to tapes on this beautiful machine.

• This reply was modified 1 week, 5 days ago by van Jensen.

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[Madskp]

Just a tip for searching archived forums. In my experience a google search starting with Beoworld and then the search topic will usually work better than the site search function

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[van Jensen]

Thanks, that makes life easier 😊

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