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I was thinking about a tape cassette player for my eldest and my folks have this old Sanyo Slim 5(?). With the issues outlined by my dad below.

What's my best approach with this? Anyone know any good resources for information or spares?

... the heads turn but do not feed so build up around the left hand head last photo.... The sound grumbled out but stopped because of the winding mechanism. Perhaps could be serviced. The electric motor and keys work, I blew out dust & wiped the outside. So problem is heads & playing.

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hurricane_run in reply to @hugo7

Christmas in Aberdeen this year?
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mwollny in reply to @hugo7

Those rubber wheels are called capstans and they pull the tape along. They can dry out or wear out and you have a choice of replacing them or cleaning with a special compound.

The heads don't turn - they just push onto the running tape and read. Grab a cotton swab and clean the heads with isopropyl alcohol. I normally clean heads every few days (if playing cassettes).

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