Hello,
Does anyone know who repairs Da88 type digital tapes.
I have a shell problem with one that i am going to need to use very
soon.
All recommendations are appreciated.
thanks
Craig

Craig Melvin wrote:
Does anyone know who repairs Da88 type digital tapes.

You can do it yourself. Usually transplanting the tape into a new shell
is the way to go, but you can splice the stuff, etc. It's a little harder
than working on cassettes but not by much.

I have a shell problem with one that i am going to need to use very
soon.

What sort of problem?
--scott
--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

LeBaron & Alrich wrote:

Craig Melvin wrote:

Hello,
Does anyone know who repairs Da88 type digital tapes.
I have a shell problem with one that i am going to need to use very
soon.
All recommendations are appreciated.
thanks
Craig

Where are you located?

--
hank alrich * secret mountain
audio recording * music production * sound reinforcement
"If laughter is the best medicine let's take a double dose"

I am in Delaware.

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Craig Melvin wrote:

LeBaron & Alrich wrote:

Craig Melvin wrote:

Does anyone know who repairs Da88 type digital tapes.
I have a shell problem with one that i am going to need to use very
soon.

Where are you located?

I am in Delaware.

If you don't want to try fixing it yourself per Scott Dorsey's comments,
Eddie Ciletti at Tangible Technology might have help or advice for you.

http://www.tangible-technology.com/

--
hank alrich * secret mountain
audio recording * music production * sound reinforcement
"If laughter is the best medicine let's take a double dose"

(Scott Dorsey) wrote in message ...

You can do it yourself. Usually transplanting the tape into a new shell
is the way to go

Is there a source for replacement Hi-8 shells? And are they assembled
with screws? Used to be that you could get a "Cassette repair kit"
from Radio Shack that included a new cassette shell, but I've never
seen anything like that for Hi-8. Maybe the way to go is to buy a new
screw-assembled tape and sacrafice it for the shell. (if such even
exists - he'd need to know a brand to buy since they usually come
shrink wrapped so you can't see the actual cassette)

Mike Rivers wrote:
(Scott Dorsey) wrote in message ...

You can do it yourself. Usually transplanting the tape into a new shell
is the way to go

Is there a source for replacement Hi-8 shells? And are they assembled
with screws?

They are assembled with screws, but since they aren't normally bulkloaded
by duplicators the way cassettes are, you can't get empty shells. You'll
have to bite the bullet and spend four bucks for another tape to sacrifice.

Used to be that you could get a "Cassette repair kit"
from Radio Shack that included a new cassette shell, but I've never
seen anything like that for Hi-8. Maybe the way to go is to buy a new
screw-assembled tape and sacrafice it for the shell. (if such even
exists - he'd need to know a brand to buy since they usually come
shrink wrapped so you can't see the actual cassette)

Yup... I have done this with DAT tapes more time than I can count. The
Hi-8 tapes are a bit harder to do than the DATs, though but not by much.
--scott
--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."