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12th Sep 2022, 12:43 am | #1 |
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Help locating belts for my NAD Deck
As title says I'm nowadays wanting to make the thing work again. The cassette tape deck is the NAD 6340. I'm not sure where to find the information, so if anybody of you would be so kind to help me with some ideas or directions then that would be fantastic.
The deck turns on, but the tape won't run. I checked it inside and the belts were melted pretty much like chocolate...horrible sight. So I'm on the look for proper replacements. Thanks in advance. You all have a good week! |
12th Sep 2022, 3:38 am | #2 |
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Re: Help locating belts for my NAD Deck
The last time I needed belts for a NAD I had to get them from Germany.
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12th Sep 2022, 8:55 am | #3 |
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12th Sep 2022, 8:57 am | #4 |
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12th Sep 2022, 9:06 am | #5 |
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Re: Help locating belts for my NAD Deck
https://www.audioservicemanuals.com/...service-manual
Here's a link to download the service manual as well. |
12th Sep 2022, 12:53 pm | #6 |
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Re: Help locating belts for my NAD Deck
I've never had good experiences with belts off Ebay - and the Tapeheads community seem to have experienced similar issues. If the belt's too tight, it can cause excessive wear. If it's too loose, it can get looser over time and not only will W+F suffer, but it can eat tapes as a result.
Marian @ Fix Your Audio probably has the best reputation in Europe for belts presently: https://fixyouraudio.com/ He's also on the TH group and seems pretty transparent in how he runs the business. There's also Web Spare Parts in the USA. I've had good results with their belts. Avoiding Ebay would be my advice. |
12th Sep 2022, 1:11 pm | #7 | |
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Fantastic post on the fix your audio link that's real sound advice and worth looking at. |
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12th Sep 2022, 8:28 pm | #8 |
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Re: Help locating belts for my NAD Deck
I presume you've tried the official route to NAD spares?
https://support.nadelectronics.com/h...te-Replacement
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15th Sep 2022, 3:06 am | #9 |
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Re: Help locating belts for my NAD Deck
Thank you all for the ideas and links!!
Time to buy replacements now You all have a good Thursday! |