Dictaphone 3740 Desktop Cassette Transcriber / Recorder "capstan turning" Questions

...something in the machine (even though the tape doesn't turn), then it's more than likely a broken capstan

capstan motor. More than likely it has developed a 'flat spot' and won't spin up. The clicking noise you hear is the solenoids trying to pull the heads into place, but because the motor isn't turning,

Dictaphone 1243 Rewind has failed. The slider moves but the upper capstan looking at the machine with the lid slid back makes a weak single turn then stops. This happens if a tape is in or not. I can ...