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I got a response from the guy who sold me the tape machine and he said it shouldn't matter which way round it's wired and I should not bother opening it up. Looking at the cable I found a "dumber" way of solving the issue. I think I can just about tell which side of the cable was "squashed"...

Thanks everyone. I looked into opening the G36 but it's in its original flghtcase so quickly gave up the idea. So I guess I'm just going to wire it randomly and assume it's going to be okay.

Thanks for that. However I think this is more of a basic electronics question. The plug was taken apart prior to transport and now we need to rewire the plug.

Yes it's a high end consumer or semi-pro reel to reel recorder. http://www.reeltoreel.de/worldwide/G36.htm What it looks like opened up (which we're too scared to do): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xl-1lP0wJzg

Is it normal to have no markings at all on the cables? This is a pretty serious tape deck it would be hard to open it up without much expertise. My friend reckons as they're both black it doesn't matter which is live and which is neutral, apparently it's normal back in the day. But I don't...

Hi, I need to wire the plug for a Revox G36 tape machine from 1967. It has a 2 core cable (all black) and a 3 pin plug. I guess there is no earth cable here, but how do I know which wire is LIVE and which is NEUTRAL? Of the two attached black cables, one of them apears to have a string...