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My days of working as an aircraft mechanic are past me as well, but it was fun while it lasted! Thanks for Watching!

Thanks for Subscribing, I hope that it gives you years of enjoyment. These drives are incredibly resilient, but let me know if you have issues, maybe I can help. Thanks for watching, too!!

Hey, thanks for the questions! I appreciate the interest. The capacitor is I believe a 10uf 16v electrolytic which can be found online, but might be available to you locally depending on what is in your area. I tend to get mine from Digi-Key (www.digikey.com), but if you have a electronic component store locally it might be faster. The tester is a very simple device that I found on Amazon. It seems to be fairly accurate and reliable. The shortened Amazon link to it is ... t.ly/oTSt8. I hope that helps, just as a reminder ... dim LEDs are usually due to the capacitor drying out or leaking its electrolyte. This can cause its internal resistance to rise making the LEDs dimmer in appearance. At least that was what was causing my issue. Best of luck, let me know if I can be of more help. --Matt--

Sounds like a good possibility, though I can’t say for sure. I’d be interested in how you make out.

@@TheRattlebunny Actually, I think it's just the elbow joint that needs to move freely - the shoulder (coaxial with the motor) needs some friction, and indeed there's a spring mechanism to help pivot the arm while still allowing the motor to spin. I have improved things a lot by using a fine diamond file to abrade the surface of the idler tyre (once you get down to soft rubber it suddenly gets grippier and starts shedding more material). It took a while (maybe 10 mins) and I think the exposed rubber hardens again quite quickly.

Glad you enjoyed it! It was fun to get back in there. 😀

Thank man. I’m trying to make em more entertaining. 👍😁😎

Thanks man. I have to admit it’s much fun!!

Thanks!! I’m loving this game. 👍👍👍

Thanks! That’s the plan. 👍👍😁😎

+MacbthPSW I did know that ... but in the last 40+ years or so it escaped me. Thanks for memory jog. And thanks for taking the time to comment. 😎👍😉

+Vidtech thanks for the info. While I don’t have a test tape... yet ...the tyre I ended up using hasn’t caused and strange pitch changes or other weirdness so I think I got lucky with the correct one. Thanks for the comment! Happy listening. 👍😎

+Dubious Engineering I’ve always loved Nakamichi. They used to build the best transport mechs, sadly the warmth of the old analog systems is being lost in the digital age. I’m hoping to put together my dream system from back in my the day. There will be more videos.

+Darren Wendell I think it tends to depend on when your Nak was built. I’ve dealt with leaky caps on those built after 1990, but I also have seen and owned several from the 80s that are still perfect to this day with originals. Not sure if the capacitor plague from the 90s-00s was the cause of that or not, but it stands to reason. While recapping is, well ... involved, it’s not the worst repair to deal with. I’m currently working on an internal battery leak on an old 486 PC that’s just driving me .... Aaarrgh!! You get the idea. Thanks for watching, I sincerely appreciate it.

True enough. All the sanding in the world can’t make it new again. But it got me through a time sensitive transfer while waiting on replacements from Japan. Thanks for watching! And maybe, subscribing???

Thanks James, I didn’t realize that. I love learning new things. I have a couple other machines I’ll be working on in the future. I’ll definitely keep that in mind.

+Erik Lauritsen Thanks for the comment, Erik Lauritsen. I appreciate your support, thanks for watching. 😉😎👍

+Erik Lauritsen Thanks for the comment, Erik Lauritsen. I appreciate your support, thanks for watching. 😉😎👍

+Erik Lauritsen hey, I’m working on a new map for the game and while I can’t name an engineer I’ll name a town after ya! I’m thinking Erikstownvilleberg. Thoughts?

@@TheRattlebunny 😁

For me they’re the best consumer level decks I’ve worked with. That said, a lot of that stems from the combination of transport mechanism and heads. A Nak deck is very precise. But, as with anything, it’s mostly personal taste and experience. Many manufacturers had good to great decks at one time or another. I’m simply an audiophile/electronics nut, so I truthfully love them all.

I’ll be working on a bit of that. Though my “detailing” is not nearly as artistic as some out there.

The maps in the game can range from very small to ludicrously large. Though the large ones take a beast of a machine to run once you built it up. 👍😎👽

@@TheRattlebunny I bet it feels good playing that game

@@AAAGalaxy I definitely recommend it if your into games like this.

@@TheRattlebunny I am but I have a PS4 lol

@@AAAGalaxy I have both PC and PS4, but I think this might be PC only currently. I’ve been hoping they’ll release a console version when the get to Transport Fever 3. 🤞

I take it you like it. I’m glad. Thanks for watching it buddy. 😉👍😎👽

Thanks for having a look, I'm glad that you found it informative and hopefully useful. The triangle bit is from the standard iFixit set on Amazon.com (www.amazon.com/iFixit-IF145-299-4-Driver-Bit-64pc/dp/B0189YWOIO/). The squarish red part is another type of capacitor, these tend to be much more reliable than the electrolytic capacitor that I replaced. However I make it a practice to test these due to their age. I've found that the best way to do that is to remove it from the circuit. The test device I use is also available on Amazon (www.amazon.com/Mega328-Digital-Transistor-Resistance-Capacitance/dp/B07WT9VVZB/) and they're fairly cheap. Thanks for the comment, I'll be starting more technical videos this spring ... I'm currently working on reorganizing the lab ... it's going slowly, but I'll get there. -Matt

This is a great point. You can also use the same method to massage a track into the slope of a hill. You can also change the height of placed buildings like train stations. I definitely use this method when making an overpass, or fiddling with what is ultimately both the length and depth of some tunnels. In the next Durango & Silverton episode I’ll be creating a mountain rail pass where I use this and other methods to get through with out a ton of expensive tunneling. Thank you for your post, Conrad. I sincerely appreciate your input.

I’m glad you liked it, Bubba. Next is trains. 😉😎👽

There is a change coming ... why? What did you hear? 😉😎👽

Thanks man!! I try.

Thanks man. 😉😎👽

More coming soon. 👍😎👽

Thanks buddy, it means a lot to me. 🙏

Thanks man. More coming. 👍👍👍

Thanks man! I appreciate that. More coming. 👍😉😎👽

Thanks buddy, means a lot to me. More of this on the way.

I think a standard sized Phillips will do it, but some had torx screws if I remember correctly. Not sure of exact size.

Okay then, and so how do you unscrew the inside of the motor for the playable deck to replace the idler?

@@spunkybandy7418 you don’t have to do anything to the motor. There are two screws in the bottom of the unit. And two or three on the top part if you have a lid removed right above the cassette mechanism. Remove the two bottom screws and the ones on top of the cassette mechanism and the whole mechanism can be removed for easier access to the idler wheel. Generally all I do is replace the tire. The tire is removed and replaced similar to an O-ring just make sure it doesn’t get twisted. The tire can be removed and replaced without removing the cassette mechanism. There is a shield that covers the hubs and the idle tire. That shield has two screws in it as well and can come out without removing the mechanism. My hands are just simply too big to do it that way.

Glad I could help, and thanks for watching!😉👍😀

Thank Man!!

It’s a great game. One of my top 20 easily.

@@TheRattlebunny i know i am commenting on a replay but - man no one told you to buy shirts for that huge tour!

You’re right, T-shirts are a huge revenue source. Oops 😬

@@TheRattlebunny i would have forgot too, you were making 30-50k w/o them per show... the touring trick you found... i shared your page with a few youtubers creators... hope it helps Semper Fi

True. At the time I was waiting on a tyre from Japan. It was on the slo-boat. There’s a second video where the tyre gets replaced.

Thanks buddy. I’m gonna see if there’s a lawn mowing sim. 😉👍

This game can definitely get like that. Glad you’re liking the videos. Happy Belated Birthday! Thank you for your kind words and your service. Semper Fi

@@TheRattlebunny ya had me at hometown pride my friend... haha and yeah i'm not a chick! the world is gettin' real, it just feels like a movie... stay strong

Thanks man, I'll try to get some more content from the old days on here soon ... just gotta get an old skool PC running. ;-)