new member with lots of broken kit from lancaster UK

Discussion in 'Introducing myself' started by jonnie_m, Oct 21, 2025.

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    jonnie_m New Member

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    Hello
    I'm from Lancaster, UK and have inherited a lot of my dad's old kit, much of it in need of repair. He was a sound recordist so I've now got more reel to reel, DAT, Betamax/F1 and cassette machines than anyone could ever need. I've mended a couple of the DAT machines (TCD-D3 & 8, Portadat) and I'm currently on the WM-D6C. I've joined this forum, initially, to find out if the speed problems on WM-D6C are always due to the cx20084 chip or sometimes due to the associated chips. The motivation for repairing all the kit is because I've also inherited his recordings, on different media, which it's nice to slowly work through. Lots of dummy head recordings.
    cheers
    Jonnie
     
    jonnie_m, Oct 21, 2025
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    radiorich Active Member

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    Welcome to the forum,
    Sounds like you will have a lot great stuff that you got from your dad !
    Sincerely Richard
     
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    Deb64 Well-Known Member S2G Supporter

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    Hi Jonnie and welcome to the forum.
     
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    Mister X Moderator Staff Member

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    Welcome, that sounds like a fun process with listening to the recordings being the prize. I'm like that with some of my R2Rs, I'll rebuilt before listening to the tape that was mounted on the unit.
     
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