Please Please Help Me!!!!!!!!

[Franky 2000]

I have been given the oppertunity to purchase two adat machines for what i think is a really good price!!! They have low head hours and look in great condition. But there is a problem!!!

they are two used Alesis LX20 ADAT eight track recorders. The units only have 202 and 204 hours on them. they are being sold with their reference manuals and a little remote controller (possibly two if the seller can ever find the other one!), he has said to me that, one unit either needs a service or calibration (or just a good set up?). When he last used the units together for a live recording (October last year) the units recorded fine, but simultaneous playback for some reason was a problem, the units would not run in sync, but both recordings were fine. I'm fairly sure its nothing serious - but I'm not an expert.

does anyone know what the problem is?? Is it something to do with the sync cable being faulty??

I would be greatful for any help as he wont wait for a decision from me for much longer!!! Thankyou in advance.

 

[Farview]

This is the exact reason why you always needed a couple of extra ADATs laying around. I always used the Tascam DA series MDMs, they could go a couple thousand hours between services ($800) instead of a couple hundred. Call your local service shop up and tell them the problem, they should be able to give you an estimate.