Hi guys!
I bought a Tascam 388 some months ago and haven't been able to make it work right. It was in good condition before I bought it, but I guess the shipping didn't make it any good. It was also serviced not long ago, so I guess all components should be fine (in theory).
The thing is that it doesn't play, rewind or ff. I've been reading every single post in this forum regarding those problems. I've changed the belt, fuses, taken pcb's away and reseating them just in case. I've cleaned the machine inside, the springs under the reels and all this stuff. I also had the chance and switched the power supply pcb and reel servo pcb for ones that were inside a working machine. I re-tensioned the arms too. Nothing worked. I read somewhere something that areelperson wrote about some transistor located on the TR pcb¿?, I asked a tech to check those transistors for me and he said they were fine.
So, I recorded a video showing what my machine does right now and I would like you guys to help me fix it. I will do whatever you suggest me to do and document it with pictures or videos if needed. I'm not a tech and I don't know much about electronics, but I can try and I'm sure that with your help I'll get this fixed! I ask you guys please to be detailed in your instructions so I can understand things and get them done.
They don't let me post the video, since I haven't made 10 posts, but it is on vimeo and the url goes like this: vimeo.write-three-Ws-here/40473799
Thank you so much!!
I bought a Tascam 388 some months ago and haven't been able to make it work right. It was in good condition before I bought it, but I guess the shipping didn't make it any good. It was also serviced not long ago, so I guess all components should be fine (in theory).
The thing is that it doesn't play, rewind or ff. I've been reading every single post in this forum regarding those problems. I've changed the belt, fuses, taken pcb's away and reseating them just in case. I've cleaned the machine inside, the springs under the reels and all this stuff. I also had the chance and switched the power supply pcb and reel servo pcb for ones that were inside a working machine. I re-tensioned the arms too. Nothing worked. I read somewhere something that areelperson wrote about some transistor located on the TR pcb¿?, I asked a tech to check those transistors for me and he said they were fine.
So, I recorded a video showing what my machine does right now and I would like you guys to help me fix it. I will do whatever you suggest me to do and document it with pictures or videos if needed. I'm not a tech and I don't know much about electronics, but I can try and I'm sure that with your help I'll get this fixed! I ask you guys please to be detailed in your instructions so I can understand things and get them done.
They don't let me post the video, since I haven't made 10 posts, but it is on vimeo and the url goes like this: vimeo.write-three-Ws-here/40473799
Thank you so much!!