[Ray Thomas[_2_]]

Sad to say I'd be afraid to send it. Seems others have had problems with
him over the past few years ...

David Correia
www.Celebrationsound.com
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Give www.naks.com a look for parts such as lights, globes, belts etc
....also eBay is a good source of same

Ray

[Scott Dorsey]

david correia wrote:
In article ,
(Scott Dorsey) wrote:

btw I booted that 680zx recently and it no longer plays back. The
transport seems fine and the heads are clean and demag-ed. The deck
doesn't have too many miles on it either. Any recommendations on where
to send it that doesn't charge 2 arms and a leg?

Steve Sank is still doing Nakamichi repair, and he used to be a warranty
repair center for those machines. My bet is that you have some relay and
switch contacts that need cleaning.

Sad to say I'd be afraid to send it. Seems others have had problems with
him over the past few years ...

He's had a lot of medical problems and has been in and out of the hospital,
which can be a problem. But he does good work.
--scott


--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

[Paul Stamler[_2_]]

"Les Cargill" wrote in message
g.com...
Paul Stamler wrote:
"Les Cargill" wrote in message
g.com...
Anything that is true of television is also true of radio. Indeed,
the origins of tape recording itself are kind of embarrassing -
before it was discovered by the Allies in WWII....

What's embarrassing about Valdemar Poulsen? The Blattnerphone-- now that
was embarrassing.


The uses of the Magnetophon were... interesting. Ole Adolph kept it secret
as a security measure - he did not want people to know he hadn't
given a speech live....

Well, sure. But that was half a century after the origins of tape
recording...and only thirty years before a president of the United States
got himself into terrible trouble with a tape recorder. (Spot the quote.)
Now that was *really* embarrassing.

Peace,
Paul

[Les Cargill]

Paul Stamler wrote:
"Les Cargill" wrote in message
g.com...
Paul Stamler wrote:
"Les Cargill" wrote in message
g.com...
Anything that is true of television is also true of radio. Indeed,
the origins of tape recording itself are kind of embarrassing -
before it was discovered by the Allies in WWII....
What's embarrassing about Valdemar Poulsen? The Blattnerphone-- now that
was embarrassing.

The uses of the Magnetophon were... interesting. Ole Adolph kept it secret
as a security measure - he did not want people to know he hadn't
given a speech live....

Well, sure. But that was half a century after the origins of tape
recording...

Dunno about wire, but *tape* was only usable after the Magnetophon. A/C
bias, all that.... by usable, I mean "an improvement over acetates."

and only thirty years before a president of the United States
got himself into terrible trouble with a tape recorder. (Spot the quote.)
Now that was *really* embarrassing.


That was a Constitutional crisis. Embarrassing? Sort of.

Peace,
Paul



--
Les Cargill

[Paul Stamler[_2_]]

"Les Cargill" wrote in message
g.com...
Paul Stamler wrote:
"Les Cargill" wrote in message
g.com...
Paul Stamler wrote:
"Les Cargill" wrote in message
g.com...
Anything that is true of television is also true of radio. Indeed,
the origins of tape recording itself are kind of embarrassing -
before it was discovered by the Allies in WWII....
What's embarrassing about Valdemar Poulsen? The Blattnerphone-- now
that was embarrassing.

The uses of the Magnetophon were... interesting. Ole Adolph kept it
secret as a security measure - he did not want people to know he hadn't
given a speech live....

Well, sure. But that was half a century after the origins of tape
recording...

Dunno about wire, but *tape* was only usable after the Magnetophon. A/C
bias, all that.... by usable, I mean "an improvement over acetates."

Oh, now you want usable! :-)}}}}

Well, the BBC were using the Blattnerphone from 1932-1936. So I guess it was
usable, even if the reels of steel tape weighed 77 lbs each.

As for AC bias, it was invented three times (twice in the US, once in Japan)
before the Germans re-invented it.

Just picking nits.

Peace,
Paul

[Les Cargill]

Paul Stamler wrote:
"Les Cargill" wrote in message
g.com...
Paul Stamler wrote:
"Les Cargill" wrote in message
g.com...
Paul Stamler wrote:
"Les Cargill" wrote in message
g.com...
Anything that is true of television is also true of radio. Indeed,
the origins of tape recording itself are kind of embarrassing -
before it was discovered by the Allies in WWII....
What's embarrassing about Valdemar Poulsen? The Blattnerphone-- now
that was embarrassing.

The uses of the Magnetophon were... interesting. Ole Adolph kept it
secret as a security measure - he did not want people to know he hadn't
given a speech live....
Well, sure. But that was half a century after the origins of tape
recording...
Dunno about wire, but *tape* was only usable after the Magnetophon. A/C
bias, all that.... by usable, I mean "an improvement over acetates."

Oh, now you want usable! :-)}}}}

Well, the BBC were using the Blattnerphone from 1932-1936. So I guess it was
usable, even if the reels of steel tape weighed 77 lbs each.


Holy cow. I take it that there was exactly one of these?

http://www.btinternet.com/~roger.bec...s/blattner.htm


As for AC bias, it was invented three times (twice in the US, once in Japan)
before the Germans re-invented it.

Just picking nits.


*Kewl*. Neat nits.

Peace,
Paul



--
Les Cargill

[Paul Stamler[_2_]]

"Les Cargill" wrote in message
g.com...
Well, the BBC were using the Blattnerphone from 1932-1936. So I guess it
was usable, even if the reels of steel tape weighed 77 lbs each.

Holy cow. I take it that there was exactly one of these?

http://www.btinternet.com/~roger.bec...s/blattner.htm

Yep. Looks like a machine to approach with respect.

As for AC bias, it was invented three times (twice in the US, once in
Japan) before the Germans re-invented it.

Just picking nits.


*Kewl*. Neat nits.

Stuff I picked up while researching a history-of-recording course.

Peace,
Paul

[mark steven brooks]

Funny, I have 2 of those decks, haven't used them in years. Their
speeds are no longer accurate.

[Scott Dorsey]

In article ,
mark steven brooks wrote:
Funny, I have 2 of those decks, haven't used them in years. Their
speeds are no longer accurate.

Play the 1KC tone on the alignment tape, turn the pot on the back of
the motor until it reads 1KC on the center of the tape with a counter.
It's the only pot on the motor board so it's easy to find.

Rewind the tape, try the tone at the beginning, then fast forward it
and try the tone at the end. If you see more than a 2% variation,
change the pinch roller and all the belts and try again. Yes, 2% is
a hell of a lot, but it's a cassette after all.

THEN do the azimuth adjustment.
--scott

--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

[Eeyore]

Tape Guy wrote:

Which Akai deck was the best?

None.

You needed a Nakamichi to get anything tolerable and worth listening to.

Graham