Craving the analog sound of cassette tapes? So was I, and I managed to get a vintage deck on the cheap that wasn't working—until I made some simple repairs. The problems I ran into are common, so I'm ...

Q-I am the victim of an audio cassette. The tape wasn`t connected to the hub at the end of side A. Instead of auto-reversing, it simply ran out, the way tape used to in the old reel-to-reel days. I ...