Try Sony directly.

Peluso has fucked many people over in what should be show-stopping ways. He has a bigger shop with a better rep than before. Lots of people swear by him, but I'd look elsewhere.

I can take a look if you run out of options.

Ampex ATR #4 -

Right meter not working, showing randomly lower levels.

Exercised VU/PPM switch, connectors, no joy.
Exercised R21 (meter level calibration), joy.


Ampex ATR #1-

Cork pad protecting the supply side tension arm inner limit fell off. Glued it back.


Flying Faders-

Channel ...

Ampex ATR #1 -

Timer roller surface (aluminum) has a sharp divot, appears to have been dinged with something.

Replaced with an Athan roller. So clean and new!


Josephson C700 S/N 001 -

Buzzing, low, swooshing sound on omni capsule output.

One of the output legs broke free of the ...

Ampex ATR #1 (transfer suite).

Replaced 1/4" 2 track repro head with a Flux Magnetics guy.
Adjusted tape lifters.

Studer A820MCH mkII-

Channel 22 pops when switching between Sync and Repro monitoring.

Swapped Channel 22's Repro/Sync Amplifier and NRS Control boards with two separate channels to narrow it down to the Repro/Sync Amp. Traced the problem to a faulty SD214 MOSFET switch on the Repro/Sync ...

JSP recapped all the Repro, Record and HF Driver Boards on the Studer A820MCH MKII

Finished two EApreqs.

AKG 451E -

No low end.

Studer A820MCH Mkii-

JSP recapped all NRS Control boards (240 bipolar caps).


EAPreq (2-chan rack version) construction.

JSP recapped another set of Altec 195 supplies.

-Elesewhere-

Universal Audio LA-3 reissue-

Gain reduction meter showing maximum attenuation, with no signal present. Compression function, working however.

T4b not working. Swapped it with a companion unit, and all was good. UA's customer ...

Recapped and tested a couple Altec 539a power supplies (for 195 mic).

EApreq prepwork.

Discovered one of our ATR 1/4" 2-track repro heads is cooked. There was goofiness with adjusting the azimuth and the sensitivity was low. Looking at the actual head, I could see at the top and bottom, the gap ...