i am looking to help an 87 year old senior legally blind with macular degeneration. she has a general electric model 3-5282B battery operted stereo radio cassete recorder that she listens to everyday - it cannot be replaced because she cannot learn the "new" buttons. the tapes play but include a high pitched noise - the radio function works fine (with no noise, so it can't be a speaker problem). Any advice is appreciated - this is one that will bring you great karma if you can help identify what needs to be replaced/lubricated to stop the squeal
Well I cant say for certain but it seems that the most likely cause is the rubber belt that drives the cassette itself. A quick look inside should confirm this. Then it's a matter of checking around the little radio repair and small electrical shops till you find someone who has got a similar belt! (its like a rubber band pretty much) Good luck.
Roger Dutton
June 2007
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