Author Topic: Sony TC-366 Reel to Reel - Intermittent Left Side Audio  (Read 1361 times)

Offline realisticfan

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Sony TC-366 Reel to Reel - Intermittent Left Side Audio
« on: November 15, 2020, 02:20:34 PM »
I have a Sony TC-366 Reel to Reel player. The left audio goes out intermittently. On the TC-366, luckily there are two out meters a left and a right. When the left side audio goes out, so does the meter. So i definitely know its the TC-366. I have toggled the source switches and no difference. When the left goes out, I turn the unit off while still in play and as the tape slows i get sound again. I turn the power back on and there is the sound on the left. When it goes out again, same thing, if i turn it off while its in play, as the tape slows, i hear the sound on the left speaker. Turn it back on, both sides work. Any ideas??

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Re: Sony TC-366 Reel to Reel - Intermittent Left Side Audio
« Reply #1 on: January 28, 2021, 09:07:22 PM »
I would start by cleaning the record switches. You may have a bad cap or transistors. I do have some good reel to reels to sell.