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Reel to Reel Tape Machines / Re: technics rs-1500 maintenance help

« on: June 07, 2013, 12:28:48 PM »

ok
I got he 1500 working ok I was thinking of sending it to J-corder to optimize the unit.
Can anyone recommend j-corders work
i was thinking of getting some performance upgrades
he offered a trade on a unit already complete for my 1500
any idea of how much i may be able to sell mine for?
its in great condition and does function but needs a little tender loving are to make it better
thanks for any help

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Raw Tape / Re: rmgi which bias for rs-1500 sm900, 911 or other?

« on: April 09, 2013, 01:00:14 PM »

Ok I have my own solution.
Im going to try a small reel of each and go from there
I also tried learning more about it on the forum and web
Thanks

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Raw Tape / rmgi which bias for rs-1500 sm900, 911 or other?

« on: April 09, 2013, 09:04:53 AM »

Hi
Can any one enlighten me on the differences between the different rmgi tapes and maybe give me their recommendations
I am trying to get the best sound possible
I am trying to take my original  digital master songs and warm them up by bouncing to and from my r2r
Also a suppier would be great
Thanks for any help
Wailin

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Reel to Reel Tape Machines / Re: technics rs-1500 maintenance help

« on: March 31, 2013, 06:59:08 AM »

Thanks so much for your response and Bob's response to my PM
I fired the 1500 up again last night all seems to work except the rewind doesnt rewind at the speed it used to. Its very slow . So I amy have to at least poke my head in there and see if there are and caps that I can see that are visually bad. I plan on rereading BoBs repair diary again to see if he had this issue and which cap to look for to see if its bad
If anyone knows please chime in
I wish I knew of a good repair shop around here to take it to. Its way too heavy to ship unless someone can help me with  how to pack. i dont have a case except a rack I store it in?
Anyway Ill need to print the service manual and do all the other checks you suggested and see where Im at
I do hopefully want to use this to send my masters tio and see if it will warm up the difital mix some
Thanks again
Wailin

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Reel to Reel Tape Machines / technics rs-1500 maintenance help

« on: March 30, 2013, 06:29:59 AM »

Hi
I recently dug out my RS-1500 I got second hand in 1984. It was hardly used by the previous owner. I used it some but not extensively. It was stored in a rack mountable anvil like case so it's not gunky just dusty. I probably hadn't fire it up in some 20 years or more.
I took a chance and fired it up using a homemade variac type of device and brought it up to power slowly. I didn't hear anything explode so I may be ok for a bit although I would rather do some preventative maintenance before anything does go bad.
I believe I have a link to download a service manual but haven't printed it out yet.
Can someone recommend what preventative maintenance I should do.
I'm assuming open it up and check all the Caps especially in the power section
Any advice would be great.
This is my first post. I have been lurking since I recently broke out my echoplex again. It seems like every one is very helpful around here
Thanks in advance
Wailin

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Tape Project Machines / RS-1500 preventative maintenance

« on: March 29, 2013, 02:09:46 PM »

Hi
I recently dug out my RS-1500 I got second hand in 1984. It was hardly used by the previous owner. I used it some but not extensively. It was stored in a rack mountable anvil like case so it's not gunky just dusty. I probably hadn't fire it up in some 20 years or more.
I took a chance and fired it up using a homemade variac type of device and brought it up to power slowly. I didn't hear anything explode so I may be ok for a bit although I would rather do some preventative maintenance before anything does go bad.
I believe I have a link to download a service manual but haven't printed it out yet.
Can someone recommend what preventative maintenance I should do.
I'm assuming open it up and check all the Caps especially in the power section
Any advice would be great.
This is my first post. I have been lurking since I recently broke out my echoplex again. It seems like every one is very helpful around here
Thanks in advance
Wailin