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Title: DAT repair other than Pro Digital?
Post by: Swampy on September 17, 2007, 04:33:34 PM: So someone gave me a DAT that locks to spdif, rewinds, fast forwards, but just won't play. I know Pro Dig does good work, but I've had two less than great experiences with them as far as customer service goes (One, I specifically asked for a quote before a repair and instead they just repaired and told me the charge afterwards, and a second time, a studio I worked at sent them an ADAT and never heard back from them in all the time I worked there). So I'm wondering if there are any other reliable DAT repair services out there... Thanks!
Title: Re: DAT repair other than Pro Digital?
Post by: heath on September 17, 2007, 04:45:20 PM: you know that i can work on these on occassion, right?
Title: Re: DAT repair other than Pro Digital?
Post by: Swampy on September 17, 2007, 04:47:39 PM: Nope... :hmmm: You wanna take a look at the SV-3500 someone gave me yesterday? ;D
Title: Re: DAT repair other than Pro Digital?
Post by: anodyne33 on September 17, 2007, 05:14:09 PM: I know how to work on DAT decks too Swamp.

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Title: Re: DAT repair other than Pro Digital?
Post by: Swampy on September 17, 2007, 05:19:08 PM: Quote from: anodyne33 on September 17, 2007, 05:14:09 PM
I know how to work on DAT decks too Swamp.

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I'll take it to H first... :P
Title: Re: DAT repair other than Pro Digital?
Post by: nameloc01 on September 17, 2007, 05:48:41 PM: Try ram electronics in cleveland.
Title: Re: DAT repair other than Pro Digital?
Post by: heath on September 18, 2007, 08:30:53 AM: what exactly is the problemo, swamp? other than "it doesn't play". Does the motor not turn the tape in play? Or is tape moving, but no signal, etc?
Title: Re: DAT repair other than Pro Digital?
Post by: Swampy on September 18, 2007, 09:42:27 AM: Quote from: heath on September 18, 2007, 08:30:53 AM
what exactly is the problemo, swamp? other than "it doesn't play". Does the motor not turn the tape in play? Or is tape moving, but no signal, etc?

Its hard to tell. The tape loads in horizontally, so its hard to hear if the motors are moving when it goes into play. No levels...
Title: Re: DAT repair other than Pro Digital?
Post by: Swampy on September 18, 2007, 10:42:25 AM: Okay, I've found that the motors do sound like they are moving when it goes into play, just no levels/sound...
Title: Re: DAT repair other than Pro Digital?
Post by: JasonR on September 18, 2007, 02:23:37 PM: Depending on the model, Bill Drucklieb at Cinemasonics may do this kind of work. www.cinemasonics.com

Bill has always done great work for me in reasonable time and at a good price.

- Jason
Title: Re: DAT repair other than Pro Digital?
Post by: Chris K on September 21, 2007, 08:48:00 PM: pm schoepsnbox. he always fixes my dats.
Title: Re: DAT repair other than Pro Digital?
Post by: timewasajoke on September 25, 2007, 02:16:38 PM: On a related topic, i have a D8 that i had serviced last year by pro digital. I paid a bit over 100 bucks to have it aligned and cleaned.

It worked great for a few tapings but now whenever i adjust the volume or turn on the light or make any adjustment while it's recording i get static. Can anyone offer any insight of what might be wrong with it. I don't use it that much as my primary recorder is the MT.

Thanks for any info offered.

dave
Title: Re: DAT repair other than Pro Digital?
Post by: ijwthstd on November 15, 2007, 06:55:28 PM: I also don't want to use Pro Digital again but wondering if it's worth it to fix my M1. After 5 years of use suddenly it just unloads and the light powers off whenever I try to use it. It also seems to suck a bit more juice the last few years than it used to. Just seems "dead" now.