CPC Tape Deck

[kofol]

Hi everyone. I need a bit of advice.

I recently got a CPC 464 from a 2nd hand shop in a good condition (although the tapes I got along with it were terrible).  I played around with it a bit, and I found that it kept making this jumping sounds (like little bursts of speed) on all the programs I tried to save on cassette. The longer the program, the more disasterous the results. It looks like it was the pinch roller.  I felt on the surface of the roller and it was very uneven.  Is there any way to smooth out the pinch roller, without me having to kill another 464?

[Bryce]

If it has "Gone Oval" then there's not a lot you can do to save it, but these parts are pretty standard so borrow some new pinch wheels from and old music tape player as a replacement. This happens if it has been stored for a long time with the play button pressed. If it's just general unevenness (Is that a real word?) then you could try cleaning it with some fine sandpaper and see if that helps.

Bryce.

[kofol]

Kewl. I suspect it is the play button thing, because there is a small bump just on one part.  Maybe I can get lucky with an old tape deck lying around here somewhere ...

Thanks for the help, Bryce.