Cassette player plays music at lightning speed?

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Cassette player plays music at lightning speed?

Post by Themasteryeti » Fri Sep 02, 2022 11:17 am

Just bought a new cassette so I have some music, stuck it in and it plays it in like super fast so you can't even understand the music, don't suppose anyone knows a fix for this? Cheers 😁
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Re: Cassette player plays music at lightning speed?

Post by jifflemon » Fri Sep 02, 2022 1:06 pm

What model radio is it?

It’s sounds like it needs a overhaul!

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Re: Cassette player plays music at lightning speed?

Post by Themasteryeti » Fri Sep 02, 2022 2:59 pm

jifflemon wrote:
Fri Sep 02, 2022 1:06 pm
What model radio is it?

It’s sounds like it needs a overhaul!
I'm not sure 😩
Here's a picture if that helps! 😂
https://m.atcdn.co.uk/a/media/w800h600/ ... a73025.jpg
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Re: Cassette player plays music at lightning speed?

Post by WillC9303 » Fri Sep 02, 2022 3:00 pm

Looks like either a Philips VC602 or a VC802.

I believe the S models got the 602 as standard so it’s probably that.
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Re: Cassette player plays music at lightning speed?

Post by dcwalker » Fri Sep 02, 2022 7:07 pm

Yep, VC602...

Sounds like it needs some attention!

Believe I have one of these spare...

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Re: Cassette player plays music at lightning speed?

Post by edie_fox » Fri Sep 02, 2022 7:44 pm

I replaced mine with an exact copy, both were past best and never worked well enough to play cassettes. I got in touch with this guy:
https://retrocaraudio.uk/car-audio-repair/

I think, a year or two ago, it was around £125 for repair/service.

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Re: Cassette player plays music at lightning speed?

Post by Themasteryeti » Sat Sep 03, 2022 10:03 am

Well I've now tried a new cassette and it seems to work fine? Is there certain cassettes that are made differently that won't work with these players? 🤔
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Re: Cassette player plays music at lightning speed?

Post by edie_fox » Sat Sep 03, 2022 5:11 pm

If cassettes have ever come into contact with magnets they are ruined…. Could be a possibility perhaps? I remember checking a cassette out of the library (in the 90s ☺️) and the lady ran it over the thing to check it out and it ruined it.

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Re: Cassette player plays music at lightning speed?

Post by Themasteryeti » Sat Sep 03, 2022 5:57 pm

edie_fox wrote:
Sat Sep 03, 2022 5:11 pm
If cassettes have ever come into contact with magnets they are ruined…. Could be a possibility perhaps? I remember checking a cassette out of the library (in the 90s ☺️) and the lady ran it over the thing to check it out and it ruined it.
I've never heard of that before!? O.o
Ya learn something new everyday! 😂

I'm pretty positive this shouldn't be the problem as this was a brand new cassette 🤔
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