Akai 4000ds vs 4000ds MKii head block


I noticed that the connections are different on the 4000ds MKII head block, a rectangular white connector and other wires are soldered directly to PC board, while the 4000 ds/DB are round 4 pin. Can I just splice the 4000ds MKII white connection onto a 4000ds/db head block? I am missing the erase head on my mkii head block, worse case, can I just swap the erase head over?

thelonerider
Got the 4000db head block, compared it to my 4000ds block, wire-wise, they are the same. I spliced the DS connector onto the DB block for the erase/record heads, soldered the playback wires to the PC board (no connector on DS model) and did a test. All seems to work well. Thanks for the help.

From the schematics, they look similar, but it is hard to trace with the scanned drawings, can't tell if some are connected or some just cross. I was hoping someone already had experienced this type of repair and had some input.