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In the meantime here's a little info: I'll start out by saying this mod is totally reversible, just save the old motor! The stock drive motor in the 1 7/8ips version is 4 lead "single" speed, often Sankyo brand. Sometimes you may find a "no name brand" in there as well. Two of those four...

Reel, I will post a pictorial/tutorial for this process showing how it's done for the porta 1 & 2. I'll have it up soon;)

Well, this afternoon I finally got around to completing my latest project; converting a 1 7/8ips Tascam porta one, into hi-speed 3 3/4ips. Tell ya what, it's like a totally different machine now!!! I put it up against my 244, and the sound quality is basically indistinguishable, no joke, I...

Hi Caprice, First off, I hope yer demo comes out Excellent! Secondly, I want you to know tht I'm not "panning" on the 424 MKIII ( no pun), overall, it's a good machine. I actually like the "sweepable mid function on each channel, it's a handy feature. I totally agree, you can get some...

The kwel thing about "time honored" formats is that they take a loooong time to totally go away when they become obsolete. Just because analog tape is "Dead", doesn't mean it's buried. You can still get things, most of us have been "stocking up" for the future.;) Then on the other, just...

Mr Beck...

Bingo, nailed it. If it were an older porta, I would have said Demag. However you have one of those later series, They're NOT very robust. It could possibly be a bad solder joint making that random pop noise. Prehaps something intermitent in the mixer section. Do you happen to use one...

That would be so cool, but... Being a noob here, I don't wanna come off as a downer but...As much as I and many of you would love to see it, I don't think it would ever happen. I believe it's an end of an era. It's a shame. Digital recording is EXPEDIENT. <--- Crap on a plate and feed it to...

Hi, Usually the common problems are 1. belts 2. soleniod get's sticky and it won't go into play mode, It also causes the tape deck to randomly "shut off" off during playback. Often pretty easy fixes. That high pitch whirling noise, sounds like a possible drive belt, as it may of slipped...