P - R570 Tape Deck Swap

[D87SMW]

Is it possible to swap tape decks on a Philips R570, and if so, how can it be done?

Cheers,
Steve.

[H48HPE]

its fairly strait forward, you will need a suitable torx driver though to fit the torx screws on the outside, (the screws on the inside are the same size)

im just going to get my spare set and ill do u a step by step for it, 15 mins.

[H48HPE]

first take the top metal plate off, it just levers off and kind of wiggles free of the front.

next take the front face off, to do this remove the 2 torx screws one each side ( there are two each side but remove the ones nearest the face)

pull the 4 round knobs off the front they just pull off

the face is free to pull off now so do it.

the three tape controll buttons will be lose and can be removed now if they havnt already fallen out


now looking at the mechanism (from the top)there are 3 torx screws u need to remove. two at the front and one at the back.do them in any order, the first one is to the right of the motor connected to that tab thats been bent out of the back. the second is behind the screen the 3rd is between the rods that control fast forward/reverse and eject, and is parralel to the one behind the screen

with the three screws removed the cassette deck will be lose, apart from two multiplugs still connected to the printed circuit board (PCB) these are a white one down the left hand side behind the tape switches, carefully pull that up till its lose. the other is a black one which is to the left and down a bit from the motor, pull that up and the tape is free.

and in the words of Mr. JH Haynes refitting is the reverse of removal or whatever he says :laugh:

now my spare sets in pieces and ive got it to put back together, didnt take long and very easy but can be fustrating trying to get the screws back in but have patience and you will be ok.

hope that helps you

andy

[D87SMW]

Originally posted by H48HPE
didnt take long and very easy but can be fustrating trying to get the screws back in but have patience and you will be ok.

Cheers for that Andy.

Not sure about the patience part though. :laugh:

[D87SMW]

Ho hum... after all that it don't bloomin' work!

[H48HPE]

it will take a few gos, ive got about 6 sets and only one good tape deck out of them all, keep trying, at least they are cheap to buy.

andy