Recent content by Abominable ID

Should I buy Tascam 58? Hey, This question is mainly directed at sweetbeats for obvious reasons, but anybody with a passionate take on the matter please chime in! There is a Tascam 58 for sale online for $799 OBO that would require shipping. I'm a little new to the game, but suffice it to say...

Well, I'm able to get playback on some cards, recording on others, but never both on Repro and Sync. I have cards that used to work, but don't. I know it's not the soldier joints on either the mother board or the individual cards. Assuming it's the relays, I would just like everything to be...

Hey all, I'm looking to replace all three of these relays on each channel of my machine. I've reflowed the joint's on the motherboard and channel cards and am still having problems. I would like this machine to work properly for a long time and it seems like the relays are one of the biggest...

JP, Since my last post, I solved my lamp/meter problem by buying another machine in better condition than the first. However, my MAJOR issue now is of course still the relays on the PCB cards. I have reflowed the soldier on the motherboard to no avail, and I am positive the relays are the...

No, and actually the problem got worse. It started with the left reel motor (not the one with the encoder) after I removed it and cleaned the communicator. After some more testing with and without tape, the motors stopped working altogether. However, the brake solenoid still works as it should...

That's a really good suggestion but not the problem. I actually fried that chip while making my own remote control. I ordered two new ones (wasn't easy to find). So yeah the first thing I checked was to pop the other chip in there and I have exactly the same problems. Do you happen to know if...

Help!!! I took my left reel motor out to clean the brushes/communicator, and put it back in. Now the transport is doing all kinds of strange things like FF when I push PLAY, and no REW at all. Also the STOP button only works if I push FF or REW, not after pushing play. In fact, when I push STOP...

Hello, There is an old post about cleaning the brushes and bearings in the reel motors to improve performance (mine are acting strange and I'm sure this will help). It is recommended that one re-lubricate the bearings in the motor. Anyone know what type of lubricant to use, and on that point...

Very grateful for all the replies! I ordered bulbs from a guy on Ebay that were pictured in a 38 VU meter, and I had somehow (with my multi-meter, or online?) got the idea that they were in the neighborhood of 6v 100ma? So the ones I bought are 6v 150ma, and I put one in and nothing...then later...

Wow, thats great advice, thanks everyone! I did take the back panel of the board off, and there is no hole on the back of the pot. So I guess I will have to pull the whole channel out and try to find a crack. I'm glad I didn't find one originally because I would have sprayed the wrong De-Oxit...

Hey all, Just thought I would ask on the off chance somebody knows about this. It involves the pots on this mixer. I would like to spray De-Oxit inside them to clean up. I tried looking for a little hole to spray in and I could not find one and they seem completely sealed. They are ALPS...

Thanks everyone for links and feedback. I have apparently solved my track output problem for now! I am getting record/playback on all 8 tracks with both SYNC/REPRO heads! I don't know if it was the card swapping and De-Oxit on the terminals, or the loving words I spoke to the machine...probably...

I'm gonna just drop a massive message with a lot of dumb newbie questions right now, but first I would like to thank everyone for all of the extremely valuable information on this forum. I have learned so much, that I know I would NEVER have been able to embark on the tape journey without...

Very grateful for the replies and suggestions. I read these forums for weeks regarding this board and was under the impression that at a bare minimum the power supply caps would need replacing. You guys are right about jumping into massive tasks like that, but there does seem to be quite a large...

Hey all, Just got one of these boards and it seems to be in pretty good shape. I intend to use it with my Tascam 38. I had read about recapping the power supply, changing the op amps on the channels, and also some of the resistors? I would basically like to spruce it up and perform any...