Akai 4000 7.5 IPS sleeves
We are having a number of Akai 4000 series tape deck 7.5 IPS sleeves made. These are quality aluminum sleeves that have been machined, not simple extrusions. They are 15mm long to give clearance ...
Odds n Ends
Ferrograph / Vortexion / Clarke and Smith Wearite tape recorder.
I was fortunate to make friends with a Dance Band Leader, Ken Mackintosh. He resurrected my love for playing the Alto Sax. He showed me how to play properly and then allowed me to play lead Alto in ...
WEM copycat
Here is a WEM copycat, dating to the mid '70s. Shame it is not the original machine from 1960s. Lots of small things wrong, all managed to be sorted out. The only issue really is now the S/N ratio. I ...
Philips EL3548 reel to reel
Yes I know, what am I doing wasting my working hours on a little tape recorder. I guess it's a bit like someone seeing a puppy by the roadside and thinking, I cannot leave that there.A quick power ...
Air Conditioning Controller
I do a lot of work with other engineers, an example being Colin Baldwin of Cool Solutions. In this climate, it is very common to see electronic gear damaged by illegal occupants. this is a classic ...
BK Tube tester
sadly, we don't have to use this too much these days. The odd old TV comes in from time to time, sometimes donated by a nice customers. There have been times when I have been offered a large non ...
Trusted AVO valve tester
Specialising in vintage valve equipment restoration, where would we be without the trusted industry standard valve tester? I bought this in the early '8os for about £30 if I remember. If I had to ...
Fostex 80
This machine belongs to a great musician living here in Spain, Rob Neild. Although the machine powered up, no transport operation was present. Looking at the main board, there had been a small ...
Revox B77 Tape recorder
Nice machines and very desired. I use one as part of my HiFi system. This machine came in having not been used for several years. The pinch roller was the most obvious fault. One of the green ones, ...
Pinball Machine
Dating back to the 70s. Mechanical faults, processor board interconnection problems, power supply and EPROMs having lost their memory. A big struggle to get working correctly. At least we had fun in ...