cshorton80
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First off, you'll have to forgive me if there's better forum for this, but I figured it was worth a shot...anyway, I recently started working at a local theater and part of my goal has been to go through old equipment. This includes 3 old Otari MX5050 machines. My question is two part:
-Is there an idiot checklist to see if they still work? Even after threading the tape through, I can't get any of the transport controls to work at all. My analog skills are limited, so I'm not sure if I'm just missing something obvious.
-If I can ever get the machines to be at least serviceable, are they even worth trying to sell, or should I just toss them? They are definitely not the later generation models that I've read about, so I doubt they'd even be worth it for parts. Then again, I would hate to throw them away.
Would greatly appreciate any comments or help on this matter...thanks in advance!
-Is there an idiot checklist to see if they still work? Even after threading the tape through, I can't get any of the transport controls to work at all. My analog skills are limited, so I'm not sure if I'm just missing something obvious.
-If I can ever get the machines to be at least serviceable, are they even worth trying to sell, or should I just toss them? They are definitely not the later generation models that I've read about, so I doubt they'd even be worth it for parts. Then again, I would hate to throw them away.
Would greatly appreciate any comments or help on this matter...thanks in advance!