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Used contact cleaner on Nak BX-300; now broke

Hello,

I had some crackling with the bias knob on my Nak BX-300 cassette deck. So I pulled off the knob and sprayed some "TV-Tuner/Control Cleaner & Lubricant" aka contact cleaner on it.

While I was there I sprayed some cleaner into the volume and recording levels and some in the pitch control.

Turned the deck on and now it's gone haywire. It acts like a deck that needs new belts; the unit refuses to rewind or fast forward. It also refuses to play. All lights work and the motors seem to be working. The belts were replaced a few months ago so that should not be an issue.

What do you guys think? Did I short this unit out or break it? How can I fix it?

PS The deck worked just fine before I sprayed cleaner in the knobs.
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tonykay
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When it comes to cassette players, DIY doesn't cut it. Get
some professional help from someone who will check it out from top to bottom. Try to get an estimate first, it may be more cost-effective to buy a better model that has been
recently serviced. Random spraying in a cassette deck is an
understandable, but costly, mistake.
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