[bill]

Hi

I'm looking for a good repair service in the NYC/Long Island area
I have a sony DAT deck - it has 3 problems

- the open/close button does not work (needs to be opened with the
remote) - not a big issue for me - so if its a problem, I can live
with it.

- loading and unloading is sporadic (sometimes it will load fine,
other times it will accept the tape, but no functions work, and the
unit needs to be power cycled before I can eject the tape

- when it does play - the sound will often distort (as though the
heads were not aligned) -

naturally i can buy a used unit for under 200 - so putting a lot of
money into a repair seems foolish - but i would like to get it working
so I can at least play the tapes I've made

thanks
Bill

[Scott Dorsey]

bill wrote:

I'm looking for a good repair service in the NYC/Long Island area
I have a sony DAT deck - it has 3 problems

What model is it? Is it a professional or consumer product? That
determines whether parts are available and whether Sony service is
still available. Is it a portable?

naturally i can buy a used unit for under 200 - so putting a lot of
money into a repair seems foolish - but i would like to get it working
so I can at least play the tapes I've made

You will put a lot of money into it... but if you buy a used unit for
$200, you'll have to put a lot of money into that too just to get the
annual alignment done. I gather it's been a long time since your deck
has seen an annual alignment?
--scott

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

[Mike Rivers]

bill wrote:

I'm looking for a good repair service in the NYC/Long Island area
I have a sony DAT deck - it has 3 problems

There's a DAT repair place up there but I can't think of the name right
now. I guess he's still
in business. Contact John French through the JRF Magnetics web site
http://jrfmagnetics.com/
and ask about it. I think the DAT guy either shares space with JRF or
they're very close by.


naturally i can buy a used unit for under 200 - so putting a lot of
money into a repair seems foolish - but i would like to get it working
so I can at least play the tapes I've made

It would probably be cheaper for you to buy a used, working DAT than to
have yours
repaired.

--
If you e-mail me and it bounces, use your secret decoder ring and reach
me he
double-m-eleven-double-zero at yahoo -- I'm really Mike Rivers
)

[david correia]

In article ,
Mike Rivers wrote:

bill wrote:

I'm looking for a good repair service in the NYC/Long Island area
I have a sony DAT deck - it has 3 problems

There's a DAT repair place up there but I can't think of the name right
now. I guess he's still
in business. Contact John French through the JRF Magnetics web site
http://jrfmagnetics.com/
and ask about it. I think the DAT guy either shares space with JRF or
they're very close by.



The DAT repair is in Pennsylvania and they have been there for a while
now:


http://www.nxtgentech.com/



I wonder how busy John is these days ... He is one of the nicest guys I
have ever done business with in the wide world of Pro Audio.




David Correia
www.Celebrationsound.com

[Scott Dorsey]

In article ,
Tim Perry wrote:

These guys has done superb work for me on several occasions:
http://www.prodigitalinc.com/

Their turnaround time is fantastic. Their communication it great.

They do nice work on HHb machines, they won't touch Sony machines with
half-size head drums.
--scott
--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."