Philips N1500 - can it be tricked?
Hello everybody, and all the best for 2021.
Have decided to have another go, after several years, at repairing a second-hand N1500. This one has a partially damaged threading pulley, but notwithstanding that, it did get to almost fully laced position when last used, after a thorough clean and new belts.
Whilst I do have NOS pulley and lacing cord set (still factory sealed!), am wondering if I can ‘trick’ the machine by using the bracket [blue arrow on second picture] attached to the drum, to assist to fully laced position after PLAY is pressed. Theoretically, could this work, and is there any shock risk from this bracket? Trying to replace the pulley looks extremely fiddly, made worse with poor eyesight for close-up work.
As well as the above, having had issues in the past with the mains filter capacitor on a Sanyo Betacord and ITT V2000, is there such an item on the N1500 also, should it be replaced first, and are there any other specific capacitors that should also be replaced? [I do not have an ESR meter.]
Many thanks.
Philip
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