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Porta 02 MKii
This Porta 02 MKii repair was really fun and something different than I’m used to. The seller said that tracks 2 and 3 didn’t work. I found in my testing that track 2 was very faint and track 3 was non-existent. When I opened up the unit and started checking it out, what I found…
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Tascam Porta 03 Mkii
When I received this machine, it had a blown power transistor. It powered on but the power LED pulsed, and the track LEDs didn’t work. The transport worked somehow though. I replaced the 2SB891 power transistor with a good one from a parts machine. In addition to the blown power transistor, there was a slight…
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Tascam Porta 03
I’ve worked on about a half a dozen Porta 03/ Porta 03 Mkiis this summer. I really like them for some reason. I’m trying to catch up on posts here before I forget which is which. I can’t really tell what differences there are between the Porta 03 and the Porta 03 MKii. Perhaps it’s…
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Tascam 424 MKIII Black
A little over a year ago, a friend from the PedalPCB forum sent me a message saying he had been interested in getting a 424 Mkiii but had never seriously pursued it. He went on to ask if I would be willing to acquire one in decent condition on his behalf, and then go through…
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Tascam 424 MKIII
I recently finished this fairly uneventful 424 MKIII refurb. I had acquired it about a year ago, and it had been sitting in a box. It turned out that the basic functions worked fine. It just needed some cleanup, calibration and had some cracked solder joints. During testing, I discovered that the Line Out and…
