Well, you nailed it! I finally got the ambition to try and figure out how to take this deck apart. The ribbon is shot. One of the traces is cracked.brenzbmr@sb wrote:hey eric if it is 10 years or older it is the ribbon, i used to replace the ribbons alot.
anyway i think u can still get the ribbons from pacific coast parts.
3 dollars iirc. *well that was 10 years ago.
anyway good luck and if anything i may have an alpine deck laying around.
lemme see what i can find
I am very impressed how well this MASK unit is designed. It even has a hook built in so you can lock the ribbon tensioner while no ribbon is in place, and so the tension spring does not unwind.
$8.53 for the ribbon, and $11.50 for shipping. But, it is a lot cheaper than a new deck.