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Re: [ARSCLIST] Cart Equipment and Repairs
At 11:39 AM 2007-02-26, Raphael Mazzone wrote:
Hello,
There is a BE Series 3000 Cart player with mechanical or circuit
problems, and I was wondering if anyone had information regarding
the repair process, where to get parts, etc..
I believe the FET is at fault, but cannot be certain. Being that the
we do not support Cart equipment, I will need to go externally in
order to fix the problem or even consult with an experienced person.
Hello, Raphael,
I would like to know why you need to keep this machine running? If it
is for archiving cartridges, I have come to the conclusion that it is
far better to play the tape on a reel machine. Cartridges (like
cassettes) suffer from bad azimuth. I use a general purpose reel
machine for playing cartridges. Yes, I have made up special head
assemblies for 3-track NAB, PR&E TOMCAT, and 8-track cartridges. The
same heads that work for two track NAB stereo and 4-track reel work
on NAB mono carts and 4-track carts (Muntz and RCA giant-sized
cassettes) respectively.
Unless you are demonstrating how it used to be done in the olde days,
I don't think it's productive to maintain cart machines and you'll
get better transfers of reel machines where the tape guidance is better.
Just my $0.02 in alternate perspective.
Cheers,
Richard
Richard L. Hess email: richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Aurora, Ontario, Canada (905) 713 6733 1-877-TAPE-FIX
Detailed contact information: http://www.richardhess.com/tape/contact.htm
Quality tape transfers -- even from hard-to-play tapes.