[Tom Sullivan]

Scott Dorsey wrote:

Mike Rivers wrote:

Replacing belts and cleaning might get it back to working condition
again, but you might be better off just putting it on the shelf and
finding another DAT deck that works to take care of this project. It's
not likely is it, that you'll continue mixing to DAT? If you send it
to Eddie Ciletti or Pro Digital it'll probably cost you $250-$400 to
have it repaired, if it actually can be repaired. I'd think that
working DATs should be going for under $200 through eBay. As long as
you buy from a seller who will guarantee your satisfaction, you should
be safe.

This isn't repair, though. This is routine maintenance that has been
long delayed.

You need to clean, lube, align, and replace belts every year or two. If
you buy someone else's old machine off of Ebay, you'll STILL need to do
preventative maintenance on it. There is no escaping it. It is entropy.

Please email, as I rarely check this forum these days (not enough time
to read them all anymore!).

Yes, that is kind of rude. Even with kids and a job, you can check a
newsgroup every couple of days for replies. You don't have to read
every message in the newsgroup, just look for this thead and it will
only take you a few seconds to see if anyone has a useful suggestion
for you. It's polite to reply to at least the significant posts, but
not required.

Agreed. Back in the days when bandwidth was more expensive, it used
to be standard for people to ask for replies by e-mail with the expectation
that they would post a summary of the replies afterward. Nobody does that
any more, so asking for direct replies these days is indeed a little rude.
--scott
--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

Understood, but I think there are nicer ways to express this to people than to
call them a narcicist. I see a lot more excessive quoting in these groups that

is more annoying to slog through to get to the meat.

At any rate, yes Mike, I agree. I'm not likely to use the machine much more
except for perhaps setting it up for a more lengthy live two-track recording
at some point (I still don't trust laptops and the like not to "burp" on me).
I did pick one up on ebay yesterday for the purposes of just getting these
transfers done. I'll still look into getting this machine on its feet though,
its in
nice condition otherwise and if it doesn't end up costing me an arm and a leg
to
get it up and running again, then its worth it to have it around.

Thanks for your input folks.

--Tom