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Hi,

I have an Accord LX 93. The Honda original cassette has the following
problem: it plays the cassettes at a higher speed than the regular -which
causes funny sounds. Does anyone know the possible reason/solution of this
problem?
I opened it and I suspect that the tape speed regulators (which control the
tape speed) are working in the wrong direction: there are two of them -one
for each playing direction- and just one of them should work, but the
opposite one -in my case- is working. Is there a solution for that?

Anyway, I'd like to install a CD player. Is it better to connect it to the
radio/cassette player or to remove the cassette player? How are they
connected? What about the power source for the CD player?...

Any advice will be appreciated.

Thanks
MG

On Fri, 14 May 2004 14:50:17 -0500, M. Gomaa <magomaa@softhome.net> wrote:
>Hi,

>I have an Accord LX 93. The Honda original cassette has the following
>problem: it plays the cassettes at a higher speed than the regular -which
>causes funny sounds. Does anyone know the possible reason/solution of this
>problem?

It's caused by a dirty pinch roller and/or capston. It's the rubber wheel
that pinches the tape against a steel roler next to the tape head. It
regulates the speed. If it slips, than the take up reel will pull the
tape at a greater than normal speed.



>I opened it and I suspect that the tape speed regulators (which control the
>tape speed) are working in the wrong direction: there are two of them -one
>for each playing direction- and just one of them should work, but the
>opposite one -in my case- is working. Is there a solution for that?

>Anyway, I'd like to install a CD player. Is it better to connect it to the
>radio/cassette player or to remove the cassette player? How are they
>connected? What about the power source for the CD player?...

>Any advice will be appreciated.

>Thanks
>MG

I would make sure a tape fragment is not wrapped around the capstan.
This will also cause the tape to play fast and unsteady. The Capstan is
the metal rod that pokes through the cassette that pulls the tape
through at a steady speed. Your rubber pich roller may also be dirty.
This rubber wheel pinches the tape against the capstan. I do not know
if the type of radio in a '93 is an industry standard design like my '88
Accord. If it is, then it is well worth it to replace it with a nice
state-of-the-art unit with a Compact disk player. If the radio is
industry standard, then connecting it up should not be a problem.

M. Gomaa wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have an Accord LX 93. The Honda original cassette has the following
> problem: it plays the cassettes at a higher speed than the regular -which
> causes funny sounds. Does anyone know the possible reason/solution of this
> problem?
> I opened it and I suspect that the tape speed regulators (which control the
> tape speed) are working in the wrong direction: there are two of them -one
> for each playing direction- and just one of them should work, but the
> opposite one -in my case- is working. Is there a solution for that?
>
> Anyway, I'd like to install a CD player. Is it better to connect it to the
> radio/cassette player or to remove the cassette player? How are they
> connected? What about the power source for the CD player?...
>
> Any advice will be appreciated.
>
> Thanks
> MG
>
>
>
>