Recent content by frilyd

Hi all, Today, I picked up a Tascam 244 :). I already knew it would need new belts, so I had ordered them in advance, and got straight to work replacing the capstan belt according to Mike Zee's instructions. Everything went smoothly up to the point where I tested the capstan. I have tried to...

Where to find new tapes? As far as I can see, the only cassette tapes manufactured now in 2019 are the C456 Type I cassettes from National Audio Company as well as the Fox tapes from Recording the masters. These tapes being ferric, I doubt we would want to use them in our portastudios if we had...

(I'm reposting this from the Tascam forum, and will add any answers to that thread) I am lucky to have a 388 in reasonably good condition, but lately, the rewind button has started acting up. I opened the back cover, removed the transport assembly and desoldered the swithces. As I suspected...

Hi, I am lucky to have a 388 in reasonably good condition, but lately, the rewind button has started acting up. I opened the back cover, removed the transport assembly and desoldered the swithces. As I suspected, the rewind switch didn't engage. I opened and cleaned the switch, but it already...

Hi all, The headphone hiss is still there, but is not so bad anymore. I can only attribute this to the fact that the machine hadn't been used for several years when I picked it up. Now that it's been powered on a few times, it seems a bit less noisy - but I still think the electronics are to...

Greetings from snowy Norway to all you knowledgeable sirs & madams, I have been lurking on these forums for some years, and have learned a lot that has helped me keep my analogue gear in somewhat good shape. For that, I thank you all. Now, I have recently acquired a Tascam 244, partly for...

OK. I am now the proud owner of a Tascam 388, one of quite few in Norway, I would guess. [brief pause to receive congratulations, ovations and envious stares] :D I came upon it by chance, and bought it for NOK 1800 incl. shipping - I'll reveal to you that this sum equals 296 USD or 208 EUR at...

The MX-5050's are actually mastering machines, 2-track 1/4 inch. MX5050BII or BIII, I can't recall. Probably used for recording programs to be sent later. They are located around 120 miles from where I live, so I won't be able to have a look at them for a while... But they are indeed...

... and finally, just to give you a bit of reward for wading through this post: This is a picture of where I live, and about as it looks just now. The boy in front is one of my two sons, seen out skiing last year. I live in the house on the right, about 280 people live in Fjærland. Fjærland...

OK. Now for the ugly stuff. This is the record/repro head before cleaning. As Sweetbeats suspected, the brand new RMG LPR35 tape did shed. I hadn't suspected this, but it seems one has to be careful with new tape as well as old: This doesn't look good. The same head after cleaning can be seen...

OK. I've been absent for a while because I've been busy opening, lubricating and cleaning the machine - I've got a few shots of the innards for you. As a warm-up for pictures of the tape path, let me present this picture of a surprisingly clean interior: I didn't even have to dust this part of...

Hi there! This is my first post on the forums, but I have been lurking around here for years. Now the time has come to join: I need help, and I don't know where else to turn. I recently got a Fostex 80. I used the same machine around 2000-2001, and it worked perfectly back then. I am almost...