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Thanks man,  the batteries,  yes! I will try as soon as I get home. It has separate batteries for the motors and the rest. Will look closer at the schematic in more detail ASAP.
Thanks again,
C

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Thanks for the hard work. Much appreciated. I just set up a Moogle site for a client I know what a process it can be.
C

Congrats!! Exciting news, and a software developer- I assume we are talking programming for hella cool fx?

Clifford

Thanks guys. (Wow, new forum platform!!)
I do not have a scope. I have a DMM and I flipped the board and there are no trimmers anywhere to be seen. No idea on how much alignment I can do because I have never done it. :/
I am a VERY quick study though if you have suggestions!
https://plus.google.com/photos/105266388149148864163/albums/5914826430026866081

C

Bump, I know there are some experts here...

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Unit looks hardly used. Degaussed and cleaned head- no change.
Thx,
C

Hey guys,

I got this tape recorder and it is way cool but only records a faint sound and you have to be yelling into the mic to even get that. Tried diff mic too w same result. Everything works- just wondering if there are things to look at for starters to fix the recording issue. I am going to degauss the head and guides tomorrow but cannot imagine there is enough static to erase the tape that much. Caps? I know they can dry out. It does have 6 og Ge trannys in it, that's neat.

Also, I would like to see if I can increase the range of the speed adjust. It is controlled by an old style variable resistor- do those wear out? I think it is just a length of coiled wire so I doubt it- if it works it works.

Any help greatly appreciated!!

The item came with all the docs and orig box (cool!). Here is the schem- and a link to all the docs and preliminary gut shots at the very bottom of this post.


More pics:
https://plus.google.com/photos/105266388149148864163/albums/5914826430026866081

Ya I agree.  This is what I got:

http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewitem?sbk=1&nav=WATCHING&itemId=171098702524

Hey all,
Have not been here in ages- but came across this site in looking for info on a vintage tape recorder I just bought and knew some folks here would be some interested!

Very cool to see these old trannys and kind of amazing he chops some of them open!

http://vintage-technics.ru/Eng-First_transistors_ussr.htm

C

[Special thanks to my friends at madbeanpedals.com forums for helping me (because i don't know shit about electricity basically]

Came out GREAT- thanks for your help!!

I wanted a headphone jack at the top of the unit so I could use it in my lap without damaging the orig headphone jack or my groin- hah. I thought about having 2 additional jacks (1/4" and an 1/8") but for now just went with 1/8' for starters. Basic idea is daisy chain as many jacks as you want but only use one at a time so as not to strain or damage the circuitry. This turned out better than expected! Special thanks to my friends at madbeanpedals.com forums for helping me (because i don't know shit about electricity basically

pics of process in the link below:
https://plus.google.com/photos/105266388149148864163/albums/5896318804032590433?authkey=CKOchq6H_LX5ogE

Ahhh that is good news. Maybe a 1/8" AND a 1/4" are in order!

Hey there,  the goal is to not have the jack in my groin when I am using it in my lap,  there will be no need for 2 headphones at once as far as I can imagine. I thought about a right angle adapter but why use one of those when you can drill,  solder,  and potentially break something instead?

I have a Roland SP-404SX sampler and it has a headphone jack on the bottom edge. I'd like to add one to the top or other location but i feel like simply tapping the existing jack could cause problems. Wondering if i need to employ any diodes or resistors or skunk oil to make it happen properly. I have built a few pedals but do not understand basic EE enough to know what this simple mod would need to perform best.
Pics-
https://plus.google.com/photos/105266388149148864163/albums/5895103653797123601?authkey=CMeY0u6Vxa_NqQE
C

Huge fan. I have a sag knob on my testing rig and have had tons of fun experimenting with many different pedals including fuzz, distortions, delays- really love how it changes things.
C

Thanks man!
C

that ^^^ is awesome ! a true pedal builders build. love the look.
even with custom cap calculating on the workbench !