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Shenendoah University was selling off older gear and I got all three of the afore mentioned decks today for........$70!!
I could test the cassette, its fine. The R2R has a capstan/pinch roller issue but the heads look great and all the other functions seem fine and point to decent motors, belts and brakes etc. Nobody had a DAT tape to test that but it is clean as are all the units really.
Oh boy now I'm going to be a pest on Tape Trail too! I see Hi-Fi Engine has the Otari manuals. Do they still have parts? All comments welcomed on getting Otari going again. Thanks in advance!
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T
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Since I can't email you here, please click on my tesla monikor, and email me, I would like to tak to you more about the details.
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Thanks!
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oh, and some of the folks at Tapeheads might have some advice.
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Edits: 04/24/15
Congratulations! Otari still builds the latest version of the MX5050, to order (that's around 8-10 decks a year). There's a Yahoo reel-to-reel site worth joining. Search eBay on "Otari" and many pages of parts and other stuff will turn up.
Does your Otari have 3 heads or 4? The 4-head version normally includes a 4-track playback head, although for recording you're limited to 2 tracks. As you've already found, manuals are readily available.
What's the nature of the capstan/pinch roller issue?
Dave:
Thanks for chiming in. I was wishing I had your number today. There was one left. I also missed a box of Ampex 407/3600 ft pancakes for large reels. That box had maybe 6 or 7 new ones inside for $30. It was tape on a hub only, no reel.I appreciate all the pointers and look forward to getting this one going. They had four Otaris total and a Technics 1520, an old Akai 4ch from 72 in its box that worked fine and a Teac 3340.
This has the four heads and the splicer on the flip up head cover. The capstan/pinch roller issue is this: the capstan spins fine, the pinch roller does not travel down and engage the capstan. Rewind,FF and so on seem fine. One of the VU's needs bulbs.
Thanks on the Yahoo thing, I'm a member of a few electronics boards there mostly for ham radio. Do you want me to call the professor and try and get the pother one for you? It was marked $50 and said something related to the servo motor was an issue. It seemed to Rewind/FF OK and the capstan/roller engaged properly.
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Edits: 04/25/15
First, thanks for the offer, but let someone else have a crack at it.
Second, would you check the plate on the back and see if it says "MX5050 BII2." There were a lot of MX5050 decks and I want to be sure it's the same one as mine. This one is probably the most common of all, but not the newest.
Third, have you tried "exercising" the pinch roller -- push it down from the top, repeatedly -- to see what happens. Its action is not supposed to be lubricated, but maybe there's something in there -- i.e., old dried grease --that will respond to this. If it doesn't pop right back up when you push it down, its time for a trip to the service tech, You, maybe?
You do need the manual.
Dave:
I looked and I think it is a BL2 it definitely had an L sticker on top of something or it was a BLII2. It is all balanced ins and outs.
I'll probably take it apart this week and see whats what. That pinch roller is bound in some way.
E
T
I wonder what the L stands for, AFAIK, all Otari decks have balanced ins/outs. They're wired pin 3 hot, BTW, so you have to accommodate that if you don't want polarity issues.
When you say the pinch roller is bound, do you mean it doesn't revolve? If so, removing it and checking for more old grease is a good idea. The pinch roller shaft is not to be lubed, sez Otari; the only thing requiring light oil is the the felt collar around the capstan.
It is a B2LD as you can see. I peeled off the L and it had an H underneath. Clearly the L was factory installed. Thanks for all your help!
E
T
That's an earlier model than mind. I Googled it and found a manual (link). Great looking heads, BTW.
Thanks again for all your help!
E
T
I'll verify the model but I do remember an "L" sticker on there. I'll take a photo. No, the pinch roller spins but it does not move down and engage with the capstan. When you try and push it downward toward the capstan it really doesn't want to move. I'll probably take it apart tomorrow since it's going to rain.
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If he doesn't want the Otari, I might be interested
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He does not and the guy emailed me and it is still there. Let me know ASAP. However you'll have to come get it near DC, I don't want to mess with shipping it really. It should be double boxed as it really weighs. Just looked you up and see you are in San Diego. I will take it to a UPS store and have them pack and ship it.E
T
Edits: 04/27/15 04/27/15
As soon as I find out if it is still available I'll let you know. Probably Monday or so.
E
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OK , got cha. I emailed and haven't heard back yet.
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Congratulations!
I always wanted a DAT deck - but never got there before children etc.
I did recently pick up an A77 MKIII - and have a few Naks in various states of opperability...
Happy Taping
Happy Listening
I need a DAT tape to test it but that cassette is really nice sounding solenoid, variable speed Dolby B,C.
E
T
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