Re: Way OT (sorry): DA-88 help

[Matthias Grob <matthias@grob.org>]

>Sorry to bother the list with an OT post - if you feel the need to 
>flame, please email me privately.
>
>I've got a Tascam DA-88 (8 track digital multitrack) deck that I've 
>had for several years. It's worked beautifully, never had a problem 
>with it, but it's suddenly decided to eat tapes. I found a service 
>page on the net that told me how to pop the unit open and look for 
>problems. It looks like the head itself is in perfect condition, but 
>something else (rollers? capstans?) must be slightly out of 
>alignment, because the tape isn't aligning exactly right against the 
>head, or the rollers ... thus it starts to get off of the rollers 
>and start going everywhere.

did you clean capstan and roller? Put it to play without tape and 
slowly pass the finger nail along the capstan, you can feel whether 
its all smoth and go on until it is. Similarely for the roller. Or 
use some alkohol...
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