Refurbished Pioneer CT-F900

Pioneer CT-F900 (S/N: YI3615580) For the audio enthusiasts, vintage audio buffs, and people (like me) wanting to reclaim a bit of your youth, please read on. This is an excellent deck from 1978/1979/1980. Not only has the mechanism been rebuilt, but the sound is excellent. Note that this deck DOES NOT record on Metal tapes. It will play Metal tapes w/o issue; but it was not designed to record on them. The CT-F950 was the step-up in the product line that introduced the Metal tape option, not this deck. Here's a rundown of the work performed on this unit. Service Repair Record for CT-F900 (Serial ending in YI3615580) (4/22) -- Belt Kit with Idler Tire -- New left pinch roller (special order) -- New right pinch roller (stock) -- Rewind Motor Rebuild -- Replaced Display and Button Mechanism -- Prior recapping (electrolytics) -- Prior repair used fixed resistors on PB EQ; replaced with pots (as original) -- Replaced stop nut to left pinch roller height adjustment General: -- DeoxIT (D5) control pots (not board pots) -- Restored all control faces/knobs/buttons Adjustments/Testing: -- Azimuth set to standard (using calibration tape/validate on 6 commercial tapes) -- Speed adjusted (3KHz tone/o-scope) -- Evened PB/REC/EQ and meters -- Recorded on STD/Cr02 (not FeCR as they are defunct) and tested tape on other deck -- 24 hours replay on 110m (thin) tape QA Checklist: -- 3KHz Speed Adjustment (oscilloscope verified) -- WLA lab azimuth calibration (oscilloscope verified) -- Mono input record (center calibrate) -- Rec/PB Level and EQ settings -- Tone tests (50, 100, 250, 1KHz, 3KHz, 10KHz) -- Visual left pinch roller height adjust -- Timer Play/Rec -- Rewind/stop/autoplay/end sense less than 3s -- Internal bias set STD/C/M (per voltages in manual) -- Warped tape rewind test -- Multiple record/play on reference deck -- Mic input -- 24-hour play/rewind