Quote Originally Posted by Barely Human View Post
I think it should be fine to bridge the connection as this is basically how the quartz lock works in the center of the slider. Don't hold me to this though
Haha "quartz lock", that's a fancy name for a ball bearing.

Tbh, I doubt there is quartz used in the timing of the motor revolutions, I expect it's just a capacitor regulating it. Panasonic made those decks as basic as possible so that there is less to go wrong. They were originally designed for military use after all.