gareth magennis wrote:
I have here a tape echo, Evans super echo SE-810, with a non working capstan
motor.
Can't find any schematics for this, so am looking for generic info what this
motor and driver circuit might be, so I can diagnose and fix it.
Photos he
Motor with connectors
http://tinypic.com/r/28stz05/9
Drive circuitry
http://tinypic.com/r/34e2txh/9
** Looks to be the same brushless DC motor ( Pioneer ) and drive card as used in early Roland tape echos - like the RE-201.
A slow running motor when driving tape is almost always a top bearing problem.
However, a dead motor is not easily repaired.
Roland 201 and 301 schematics are easily found on the web.
What you need is another motor to try to find out if that is the problem or not.
..... Phil