Accessories: TEAC TZ-612 Hub Adapters - Cleanup.

With all my purchases, TEAC X-2000M, TEAC A-3440 and OLIMP MPK-005S-1, I also bought TEAC TZ-612 hub adapters. These hub adapters were always very hard to work with at the beginning, as because of their age, opening and closing was difficult and some amount of force was required. Pushing the adapters in and out became risky for the reel table locking system.
Below I am trying to explain a short and simple cleaning procedure in order to restore the hub functionality as it should be.

In the image below you can see the three screws that must be opened in order to completely dismantle the adapter:

Then, the hub can be completely separated in all the pieces:

Now, if you look closely in the pictures below, you can see some PVC dust accumulated in time as a consequence of regular operation (friction between parts) and also some dry lubrication grease:

I have used isopropyl alcohol to clean all the parts.
All the parts were assembled together at the end, the result is a hub operating normally, no more force to close it or open it.

Accessories: BASF Hobby-Box Magnetic Tape Splice Kit.

I would like to present now something I was looking for some time: BASF Hobby-Box Magnetic Tape Splice Kit.

I was able to get this kit with help from a friend from Greece.

You can see below some pictures and kit content:

• Tray with splicer (levers made from non-magnetic steel) and 10m splicing tape 6.1mm wide;
• 1 demagnetized blade (I have received 5 more blades with this kit);

• Leader tape 25m each red, white, green;
• 20 switch foils 15cm each;
• 1 signing pencil;
• 3 tape clips;
• Spool labels 20 each red and green.

Accessories: Pinch Roller Professional Cleaner And Revitalizer.

I would like to introduce a new section, or new label, to my blog: Accessories. In this section I will post my experience with different products that I am using to "maintain" my devices in good condition or to "enhance" my analogical music experience.

Today I will present a product for pinch roller cleaning. I did some readings on the Internet related to pinch roller cleaning and the general idea is that it is not good to use cleaning solutions based on alcohol or having solvents based on soap. So, until now I was using baby wet wipes to clean the pinch rollers from my both RTR's.
I don't know if those wipes were good or bad, but in parallel I was looking for a specialized solution. I have found this product on the Internet, on a Romanian "e-Bay" like web site: Okazii.ro .

I used one cotton bud to clean my OLIMP RTR pinch roller and also the two rubber rollers on the transport system.
I can see below the dirt removed after 10 hours of use:

I will see if in time the rollers will stay soft and will keep the tape grip.