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 Uploaded to Imgur. Hope this is viewable.
http://imgur.com/37QlpUK

Tim Gillett
Perth, Western Australia



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Campbell" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2017 12:46 PM
Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Much Trouble with my two TASCAM 122 Mk 2s


> I'd like to see the photo as well.
>
> Mark
>
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> Sent: Thursday, 20 July 2017 2:12 PM
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> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Much Trouble with my two TASCAM 122 Mk 2s
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> OK Shai, will take a photo and see if it uploads as attachment.
>
> Cheers
> Tim
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Shai Drori" <[log in to unmask]>
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> Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2017 11:59 AM
> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Much Trouble with my two TASCAM 122 Mk 2s
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>
> Please upload the picture. Sounds interesting.
>
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> On Thu, Jul 20, 2017 at 4:12 AM, Tim Gillett <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi Ben,
>>
>> There are no belts in that machine, one reel drive idler rubber tyre and
>> of course a rubber pinch roller. They're usually reliable machines but 
>> are
>> getting old and may have had a lot of work.
>>
>> The tape path needs regular cleaning or tapes may  be damaged or jam
>> inside. Cleaning the capstan and pinch roller is a lot easier with a
>> custom
>> dummy cassette to trick the capstan motor to run and  engage the pinch
>> roller in play mode for cleaning. I can upload a photo of a dummy 
>> cassette
>> if that would help.
>>
>> I service these but unfortunately am in Australia... It may also need a
>> skilled local serviceman to check it out.
>>
>> Best of luck
>>
>> Tim Gillett,
>> Perth,
>> Western Australia
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Martin Fisher" 
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>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2017 5:27 AM
>> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Much Trouble with my two TASCAM 122 Mk 2s
>>
>>
>>
>> Check for tight belts and good rubber tires.
>>>
>>> Martin
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List [mailto:
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>>> Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2017 3:23 PM
>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>> Subject: [ARSCLIST] Much Trouble with my two TASCAM 122 Mk 2s
>>>
>>> Hello everybody
>>>
>>> I was cut off from ARSC for about 2 months, because their email was 
>>> being
>>> rejected by my computer for some reason.
>>>
>>> I have 2 TASCAM 122 Mk 2 recorders.
>>> They seem to have week mechanisms.
>>> I was told I can use only high quality cassettes.
>>> Is that how it should be?
>>> I don't use junk, but the mechanism struggles and moans, then it stops 
>>> or
>>> eats the tape.
>>> The cassettes have gotten stuck in one of them and I had to take off the
>>> cover to make the mechanism give them up.
>>> Is that how it should be?  Maybe the rubber parts need to be cleaned.
>>>
>>> *Are there any service centers for TASCAM in south Florida?*
>>>
>>> HELP!
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Ben Roth
>>>
>>>
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