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Gads sounds like the quality of talent these days has tanked. I hope he doesn't forget the words. So much to remember.

I have it and it does not represent a lot of pages. When we did these at Teac we found out that you need this special stair step generator that they tell you how to make one but it is with errors in their diagram. In my case and my years of working with them they hardly ever fail and if they do...

Well regardless he probably moved on by now.

You can not fix these by guessing the unit needs to go to a Technician- a belt by itself is a waste of time as there are many other things in it that need service. The Belt only idea is stupid and I tell people that all the time. A single belt in a unit does not make or allow the deck to work...

Did you clean the heads? I get units in all the time not particularly Fostex but then the problems are the same- either dirty heads or bias oscillator is out. Does it erase is the fisr question. If no erase then that is sign that the bias oscillator is not working which is where bias for...

You can not try and fix a machine by osmosis. You need to get into the deck with the schematics and service manual like I do all the time. Sometimes there are defective filter caps on the Vcc and other times a reset part is stuck and will not allow the processor to reset into operation mode or...

The question is what happen to the power supply or did the guy forget to steal that part? In the case of an extreme situation a person could take the schematics of the mixer determine the voltages needed and design their own power supply. It would have to be a person of some good technical...

I just downloaded one in case you still need it. PM me.

Motor noise of a system usually has to do with the black ground cable being left off that put the chassis and other electronics at the same potential. That wire even if connected can also be connected by an intermittent or bad solder joint. These portables made for profit are full of terrible...

People complain and do not look in the right place- IF you want a service manual and can not find it then go to Stereomanuals.com and order one- it is not free but of the manuals I have ordered there they are all great and they are as good as the originals as I have seen and worked with them...

Every one likes the magic wand kind of repair. This rarely works. Do what a Technician does and put a scope on the opto output. If the correct voltage is there the problem is not that. In another brand I have found opt sense circuit in rare cases go down in voltage that then caused them to not...

Rick is right. Too many questions come from people that do not do their own looking up the answers for themselves. The Manuals usually give good explanations and even some graphical drawings. I tell people all the time that the Block diagrams is what I consult when I am routing something. The...

It can be obtained at Stereomanuals.com where I get the ones I do not already have. I have this one as I work on the decks.

There are some people who post a question and never come back so then sometimes it is a waste to answer when this stuff is in a manual you can download. It is bad enough having to fix the stuff much less now having to teach them how to run it.

Well you can become a trainee by E mail and phone. I have a retired Dentist in CO. A retired Navy Hovercraft pilot, and all kinds of people with other kinds of jobs. It just take some dedication and equipment and the learning how is then the rest of the journey. I have about 15 trainees now.

The TSR 8 with only two heads was a reduced price deck so it is sure not to have a direct drive motor and in the manual I looked at it has a capstan belt- this could be getting sticky or loose. Either condition will not be good and you certainly do not want to burn out a motor as there are no...

I would get the right part and check with Tascam in CA to see if they have it. If you are missing roller you will most likely need caps also. Per service manual the roller is part number 580127600 and cap is 5801191500 if Tascam doe snot have it then E bay or Audio Pros in MA or Reel Pro...

Chicago Music Exchange may have contacted me but after that I never heard from them. There are a lot of hacks out there and you would be surprised what they do to machines. Some of them make it worse like the A3440 deck I got in. He says the heads look good- they were 500 hours past worn out- I...

What tape were you using I should have asked?

People use these small track formats and then complain when the problems they have are there. This is something you shoukld have been warned about with these kinds of machines. Further people assume the tape is shedding when maybe that is not the case. Run the tape through a few times with a...