Project: Restoring a Reel-To-Reel Tape Player/Recorder: TEAC A-3440 - New set of plastic feet installed on the unit.

You can see in the previous post some pictures of the unit, and you can see that it is missing its feet. You can also see the picture below to understand the problem:

There was also missing the feet from the back panel:

I would like to show you below some of the side effects of not using the factory feet, beside stability issues:

The wood panels are scratched and chipped at the bottom.

With help form a friend from United States that is supporting me with parts or equipment hard to find in my area, I was able to find a complete set of feet, you can see below:

At the end my Teac A-3440 looks like below:

One of my next tasks will be to repair the power cord strain relief, the present one doesn't look to good, and I will do it as soon as I will be able to find the original.

Project: Restoring a Reel-To-Reel Tape Player/Recorder: TEAC A-3440.

There is a while since my last post; there is not so much time available as it used to be last year. But I was still looking for some new items to add to my collection. At some moment, when I received help for my Rostov 105 project I saw for the first time a different reel-to-reel tape player/recorder, a TEAC A-3340S.

Ever since, I was looking constantly for such a similar model. Now I have a TEAC A-3440. I just took it few days ago; I was doing some tests with the previous owner, and generally speaking it works just fine. It needs some cleaning inside, especially some contacts for the electronics modules, and some lubrication. So far I was able to lubricate the pinch roller, the capstan - by removing the dust cap, and the left side guide roller. It plays very nice, I did not test the recording function yet, and it is moving the tape fast forward and rewind, as it should be. It also brakes quickly, and generally speaking it is functioning quietly.

You can see below some pictures of it and one movie: