DAT Guy Strikes Again! Sony DTC-60ES transport issues.

[@bigbro5793]

Maybe you won't believe but your videos are the most meditatve stuff for me. I know little in repairing but I am sure what you do is magic and is helpful for those who understand

[@alexherget]

I am always amazed when you tear down these highly complex mechanisms and reassemble them knowing what everything does and where everything goes. Really awesome to see. Big thumbs up! Great job.

[@12voltvids]

When you do this enough, you get good at it, and that is why people seek me out to work on these devices, because not many know much about them. DAT is nothing more than a smaller VCR.

[@haihuachen2627]

@@12voltvids DAT is nothing more than a smaller VCR ... but you didn't design that toy and you didn't read the old Japanese audio magazines.

[@12voltvids]

@@haihuachen2627 I know exactly what DAT is. I have been using it for over 30 years. It is a helical scan system similar to a VCR, but only a 90' drum wrap. It was originally developed to replace the cassette but due to court battles and copy control it didn't attain what they hoped for home use. It did however become the defacto standard for recording studio mix down mastering. Like a vcr they suffer the same mechanical problems.

[@DavidMartinMusic]

@@12voltvids Do you have any idea what would cause all DATs to read “Protect” whether the cassette tab is open or closed on my Sony PCM-R300? I haven’t been able to get this to record at all. Plays DATs fine. Thanks :)

[@12voltvids]

@@DavidMartinMusic bad detection switch

[@digitaladdiction8612]

I have a lot of Sony DAT machines. Thanks to your videos I have the courage to attempt to fix some of mine. Deoxit really does help those little switches. I was able to get the caution error to go away. But then I played a tape for about 30 minutes and it returned. So I think I need to do a better job and take it apart further clean and re-lubricate everything. Thanks for all your videos.

[@da900smoove1]

I just brought a Clean A7 D.A.T. player off Ebay and it arrived with intermittent power on Issues and door wont open. SMDH. So it will be off to a Repair Shop in a week or two as I found a Guy with Decades of Experience with Audio Equipment. GREAT VIDEO

[@jesamani75]

Just curious how did the repair go?

[@Gyrolock]

Thank you, serviced mine fully just like your video, one fault remains on my deck tho, plays for a few seconds, tape counter increments fine then it just cuts out and stops, tape travel seems fine, my capstan motor had seized up was original fault, does not cut out in Pause mode, should mention it cuts out in fast FF REW too, suspecting capacitors in power supply feeding reel pulse sensors voltage, thanks for the great relaxing video, i,m a retired tech from the AV trade ...regards

[@IlBiggo]

Same behavior from one of my 77ESs. Distortion, not finding the index, sometimes it doesn't even detect the recording frequency. And it's slow as a snail screwed to the floor when it comes to rewinding and fast-forwarding. I suspected a current drop on the motors so I checked the electronics, and everything's ok - I've never thought about checking the mechanical part. DOH! Thank you very much for this video. I'm going to tear the guy apart and I'm pretty sure I'll find the same defect. Might as well open the other one and prevent this from happening.

[@Tomtech29]

but it's just that this screw will not short-circuit to you a little surprise at the end you have a great fondness for this equipment to see It's nice to watch and he has a second life again.

[@AnalogueOctober]

worked a treat on a DTC-750 (same mech). Thanks for your videos and for sharing your valued expertise!

[@dapla999]

YAY!!!! Your video helped me fix my DTC-59ES!!! THANKS DAT GUY!!!! :D

[@jefferyb304]

You may want to look into a Mr. Cool DIY Mini Split heat pump for your workspace. It is expensive, but it's a do it yourself split system. Really neat product. I'd love to install one in my bedroom. I'm stuck with one of those portables that have all the noise-making guts inside. But, I can't sleep without it being almost frigid in the summer and near 80 Farenhight in the winter. I can not understand why I can't sleep in the summer heat if I have to crank the heat so high to sleep in the winter.

[@12voltvids]

I have central air in the house, so it is like a fridge, but the shop is hot as hell. Now, I could open the door to the house and throw a fan in the doorway and blow some cool air in from the house, but my power bill is high enough as it is.

[@myucussman]

Absolutely love your videos. They've been inspiring me to dive head-first into electronics. Thank you so much.

[@GeorgeGeorge-xj2bc]

Recently i repair a DAT.Except cleaning the micro switces it had broken many tiny plastic washes in the bottom of the mechanism that hold in place the gearing and the major problem was some electrolytic capacitors in the main board around the linear regulators.When the reed relay armed the mechanism stopped due to voltage drop.

[@TTVEaGMXde]

The SONY DATM-102 drive was equipped with various cassette loading mechanisms. If the drive in the recorder has a different slant position, that's not a knockout criterion for combining leftovers.

[@dapla999]

Well, I cleaned everything in the DTC-59ES tape mechanism and put it all back together and it worked fine. But when I tried to adjust the alignment, the tape guides popped off. DOH!! It's currently in pieces again and I'm trying to see if I can fix it somehow. Meanwhile I discovered I could use the tape mechanism from my old broken down DTC-690 in the DTC-59ES that I bought. Same connectors, same wiring... It's working... (My DTC-690 has a short in the main circuit board and I had to trick it into play mode.) I can't believe the tape mechanisms are wired exactly the same... So when the tape guides popped off I also lost one of the springs. If you ever read this and can help with repairs please let me know. David.

[@dapla999]

I just bought a used 59ES. It was working fine but now mine is having the same exact issue. Looks like I have my work cut out for me. I'm going to use your video and try to repair it.

[@timka880057]

You're not talking about Mr, Paul R G, are you? I have a Tascam DA 30 I need to fix, I've recorded allot of music since the early 90's with it. In my studio. It just started a digital jumbling sound and I think it started erasing my music.... when I did a search there was nothing to search for... it wouldn't record or playback, like it was stuck in mute recording. :(

[@StillCloser]

See, most Sony DAT tapes from the 90s are made of the same metal evaporated used in Video-8, the only problem I've had was with a small tab that prevents the tape mechanism from opening, never experienced dirty heads... Maybe we never got that batch of tapes in Europe, even all Hi-8 work fine...

[@12voltvids]

First of all DAT was a metal-P tape, not evaporated. The evaporated tapes were fine for the cameras that used the full size drums but very problematic on the TR series cameras (CCD TR81 for example) due to the smoothness of the tape. It tended to stick to the drum on the really compact cameras. Standard Sony 8mm tape was fine, it was the hi grade and Hi-8 tapes that had the binder problems. DAT tape wasn't as bad, but it also wasn't the high grade formulation. Metal E was used exclusively on MiniDV and HDV formats.

[@StillCloser]

@@12voltvids I still have a revue of the DTC-670, from 1993, where they say wonders about the sound and, at one point, the reviewer says that maybe the quality is due to Sony's new formulation tape, with ultra fine evaporated metal... Besides this wasn't a Sony exclusive, if my memory serves me, I believe it was TDK who first came out with the method... [Edit] Sorry, Matsushita, not TDK kzbin.info/www/bejne/gX7KkKiFltd6gpo

[@12voltvids]

@@StillCloser There is a tape type detection switch so they probably did have a metal e formulation but I never saw or used any. I used to use maxell data dat and Sony audio dat tapes only.

[@Doctaj54]

Cool video. I have a PCM-R300 and the deck looks pretty similar. It will load tapes but my issues i have is the slider arms will immediately pull the tape up to the drum as if it was going to play the tape. It pauses and then the arms will slide right back down. This action will repeat about 3 times before it stops. If I press the play button(or any button) the screen will blank off and on then the issue with the slide arms going up and down with start over again. Average now and then it will play the tapes as normal.

[@12voltvids]

Check the mode switch or pin switches depending on transport.

[@Doctaj54]

@@12voltvids Thanks! I opened it up and sprayed contact cleaning on the switches and worked them a few times but it's still doing the same thing. I did get it to play after ejecting/re-inserting the tape several times. It played for a while but when I turned it off and on the problem returned. lol The problem seems simple but I just can't figure it out.

[@750kv8]

That's a rather neat looking tape mechanism. 33:56 - LOL!

[@750kv8]

@@healthinfo1314 - DAT is - as its name suggests - a digital format. This is just how you can record on a magnetic tape a high resolution digital signal, while the tape speed can stay rather slow, in result you can have many hours of playtime on a rather small format at a high quality. There has been always a point in inventing more efficient formats.

[@mareexify]

I never have a DAT player, but i noticed the transport which is similar to hi-8 video player and tape similarly. Those heads are called flying erase head and up to 6 heads?

[@philipnelson8909]

Hi yout vids are truly fantastic! So usefull and great to find a Sony guy!!! Can you advise got 2 Sony DAT 670 and a 110v M100 the 670 head locks when left for few days.? How do I free up? Any ideas? Also the M100 has stupid tray load system...eject only? Won't load cannot get diagram. Anywhere think this was model for US Asia only??? Unclear of where timing marks of drawer assy.... thing is only getting 3ish volts to to load tray motor??? Should be far higher? Any help real appreciated! Cheers Phil uk

[@davidherron3136]

Incredible source of information and training.

[@narutonish]

Thank you. I bought a Sony A7 for $30 and I got it running by cleaning those switches!!!

[@Andre.Dienske]

I wish I could do that. I have 6 DAT machines and none of them is working properly - but I have 80 tapes to archive... I think I would do a great job taking them apart, but putting them back together??

[@seravenerdi]

I'm watching this video because my DA-30 take-up reel is sticking. Looks like Tascam has exact same real gears design, except there's a copper band with felt around the left reel.

[@quatermass8]

Same with mine. I had it open today and saw the symptoms. Though I'm not sure of the cause. I can get a wooden skewer in there and help the loading procedure by pushing the levers on the underside, then it loads fine, though that's not a fix as we need the machine to load by itself!!

[@davidjohnson3969]

Thanks for replying, however I asking about the 3rd move you made..... was it the spring....... Are still repairing these machines???

[@SuperAgentman007]

I have the same unit except for the wood sides my unit plays but The reals stop for a second and then go and stop and then go I think it’s a clutch or something it causes drop outs

[@sneakerkult]

Nice to watch. Thank you for the upload 👌🏼

[@stephenmaneleys6983]

Hi, a very detailed video. What would the issue be if the machine keeps ejecting the tape?

[@joeb5083]

thanks for the video. i got my Sony DTC-60ES take up hub working, but have no audio issue to solve. Any thoughts !!

[@mily65ir]

Hi I have the same model with same problem . Could you find how to fix it ??

[@mark902]

i bought a dtc-1000es off ebay years ago. 14.99 it was . i paid more to ship it. what a tank, it must be about 20kg. copper plating, four direct drive motors, and a healthier looking power supply than that of some integrated amps i've seen. you can tell the 60es is from when they would apply the "es" badge to almost anything.

[@12voltvids]

Yes my 75es is the same. Weighs a ton. Cooper chassis ect.

[@HarunRashid-hr9rn]

What is that spray you used for cleaning the micro switches?? Thanks

[@amnonhoppe]

So, you just don't put any new felt in at all?

[@Survivalist2012]

Hey buddy, been watching all your DAT videos and they have been extremely helpful with getting my Sony a6 player out of caution mode!! Can’t thank you enough for taking the time to make these videos.. my problem not is that the player only plays and records for 6-7 seconds at a time now😞 Would you have any helpful ideas on what I could try next to get it working properly? Your input would be greatly appreciated 👍🏻

[@12voltvids]

Check to make sure the take up spool is turning freely.

[@Survivalist2012]

@@12voltvids that’s crazy because the take up reel was not moving and causing the “caution” message. I took the entire mech apart for the third time and cleaned the 2 switches again but this time I really worked them in and out then put it back together and it worked lol but only works for 6-7 seconds.. wonder if the reel sensors are dirty now🤔 think that would cause my issue? I’ve only taken the mech apart 5 times now 🤣 I’m getting pretty good at it lol

[@66DX7]

Thank you soooo much for this video. Now, I managed to fix my own DAT. :-)

[@HaiTran-eb3ce]

Sir. My Dat play fine but no track on the screen. Would you give me advise. What wrong with it. Thank you

[@misterzee5736]

great vid thanks. Do you know why the tape roller guide would fail to retract fully to the top position? (The pin that pulls the tape up after inserting). This happens on one side (left). I opened the device fully and when sliding the mechanism by hand, it keeps getting stuck at the top metal part, then clicks into the final place after a bit of time. Maybe the screw needs to be topped up with blue thread lock. The screw turns continuously, doesn't actually lock in place.

[@johnnyjohnny2896]

I have got Sony PCM-2500 DAT recorder. Everything seems to work as it should. However, there is a problem with playing certain DAT tapes. It sounds like during normal playback the playback speed is increased (pitch up) by about 1.5. However, it does not show on all tapes. Sony Prodata Plus PDP-125 tapes don`t show this at all. The worst case is with TDK DA-R12 tapes. As Sony tapes work fine it makes me to believe that there is incompatibility of this recorder with certain tapes. Eventually it goes away on TDK tapes if to use AMS in both ways. Sony tapes, as I mentioned, work without any issues at all. Is it the issue with the recorder?

[@cubinn149]

Ya i live in a suburb i dont hear anything because i use noise canceling headphones i can adjust how much i wanna hear

[@andyp7065]

sony dtc-a7 tape door not Ejecting out or in what you think

[@zx8401ztv]

Loverly repair dave, works just like new :-D Such a cute little deck, well made and smart in operation. i enjoyed repairing mechanisms, although some were really crap in design. For big brakes i've used flat drive belts for pad replacement and cardboard strips for minor soft brakes. For old reel to reel it was bicycle/motorcycle innertubes cut into strips and bostik/uhu to keep it in place.

[@12voltvids]

Brakes for this are not really necessary. They are not the main brakes, those are on the other side. This is the brake for the cue / review and plastic against plastic is good enough.

[@quatermass8]

Fantastic detail. On my DA-30 the mechanism that draws the tape up onto the spool is sticking. It only makes it about 1/4 the way up the tracks before giving up! I can get in there like you have and manually help it by pushing the little arm's on the underside, and then it loads and plays perfectly. I'm thinking the lube may be dried up. *Please can you advise, what kind of grease/lube do you use for these little metal arms rubbing against their chassis?* Any help would be so good as there is only one place that services these around here and they say it will cost $1500 minimum !! I'm sure they would do a great job as they check and revitalize everything, but its just a bit much for me right now when I can already observe the issue after opening it up.

[@12voltvids]

Have you changed the loading belt? The lube is just lithium grease. 1500.00. Sounds like they don't want to do it. I do the same when someone is bugging me about taking on something I really don't want to do. It's another way of saying no. I'm sitting on a few units now that i wish I had said no to. One is that classe dvd player. New laser in, now it lights up but still no play, so another fault. More hours to waste on that one.

[@quatermass8]

@@12voltvids Thank you so much for the advice. I'll be prepared before I open it again. With the loading belt I've not opened it up enough to get at that yet. By the looks of it, there's a little PC board on the side that needs to come off first. Thanks to your videos, I got a better idea on how to safely dismantle these apparatus. I found these belts for the MK-ll - www.ebay.com/itm/153427743757 - and these for mine - www.ebay.com.au/itm/163635389036?hash=item26196de26c:g:4gwAAOSwanhbitVC - though these look a bit different to the one in there already. If I may, can I ask, how would you go about sourcing these? On ebay or elsewhere? I'm guessing the belts for MK-ll might be compatible with my unit. Perhaps there are sets of generic belts out there that are used for old equipment. Yes, here in Australia there isn't heavy population density, so not as many services as in the Northern Hemisphere. Good luck with the tricky jobs you have. I've also done the same with tricky clients in my line of business, though sometimes it backfires and they are fine with the price !! haha.

[@quatermass8]

@@12voltvids Here in Australia 'CMI music & audio' represents Tascam/Teac and they have the belts. I'll try that next.

[@davidjohnson3969]

When you almost forgot to replace the door you had 3 moves...put hinge in right side, 2..put hinge in left side..3. cannot see what you did and have n idea how to make door work with mechanism... Can you tell me where the long handle goes......

[@12voltvids]

I didn't almost forget to replace the door.

[@9spotcom]

How do you move the head up and down? My machine seems to work fine (Sony 87ES), but it doesn't play the others. I also have a SV3700 that works okay. I have watched most of your videos and love them.

[@12voltvids]

You adjust the guide pins on either side of the head drum. Best to use a scope to look at the RF envelope so you can see what you are doing visually.

[@markhod1960]

Love your chan. Great job, I have a fast question the brake pad on my dat lost the pad. is there anything I can glue on the leaver.

[@12voltvids]

You can glue a piece of fabric to it. Or take one off an old VCR and cut to size.

[@Matthew-vr5gz]

Will this work for a dtc-87es because I was thinking of buying one for cheap thats for parts

[@thermalmusic]

I have a DTC 59ES very similar to this one. I didn't run it for a few years and now it won't track properly and the tape slides down and off the pinch roller. I'm going to disassemble and try to fix, the way you have done this one. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks for the great vid!

[@12voltvids]

Check back tension band.

[@thermalmusic]

@@12voltvids Thanks for the reply! Well, I broke it down the first time and cleaned rollers, switches, checked brake pads, gears and clutches. Everything seemed ok. Put it back together and same problem. I watched loading tape again and saw the obvious. The right side load lever roller was stuck in the up position. Took it apart again and saw that lever gear was off the slider assem because the little nylon bushing had come off. Found it on the floor of the unit. Those bushings were split so need to find substitutes. I fused splits with low watt soldering iron and put back on, temporary. Now its working again, hopefully for a while.

[@TieMrShirt]

My Sony DAT DTC-690 There is no power in winding the tape "rew and ff"

[@ianforfun1]

Out of curiosity, I looked on eBay for this machine and I found one for £535.88 + pp so they are holding their value. A job was well done! lot's of patience.

[@12voltvids]

DAT machines sure are holding their value because it was the defacto studio production format for over 20 years and there are thousands of session recordings, demo recordings and mixed master and safety copies out there and as they no longer make new machines people with dat libraries are looking for backup machines. Same thing happens with beta VCRs. They go for a good price. A Bata is worth nothing to someone that has no tapes to play but if you have dozens of beta tapes of your family videos shot back in the 80s you need to transfer you too would pay 500 for a machine to do it because paying an archive service 20 a tape can get expensive if you have a bunch of tapes. I run an archive service and do tons of tapes for people in that situation who have small quantities of 8mm and beta tapes. For someone with many tapes acquiring a working machine is a better option and people with working machines for sale know this so that pushes the price way up.

[@AVadim]

What the resource of heads of DAT, 2000 hours? I hear about it, but often heads works to 4000 hours.

[@12voltvids]

VCR were only rated 1000 but most lasted much longer than that.

[@AVadim]

@@12voltvids Thank you! Just I have SONY PCM-R500 with 1449 hours of work.

[@TTVEaGMXde]

@@12voltvids The service manual for the Panasonic AG-7350 (S-VHS) goes up to 5000 hours. With chrome dioxide tapes you can also wear out Panasonic drives more quickly.

[@EsmaÇalışkan-h7i]

Meraba en iyi kaset kayıt yapan cihaz hangi cihazdır

[@arthurperkins9672]

Hi 12voltvids, Are you still working on dat machine repairs from people? If so, I have 2 dat machines I'd like to send to you for repair if possible. I have a Sony DTC-790 and PCM-R300 dat recorders that are displaying 'caution' when turned on and are non-operational as a result. The units may play for 4-6 second then stop, the take-up spindle turns very stiffly and then stops with the end result being tape spooling inside the transport mechanism. All the info I've seen on the internet points to dried-up grease on the take-up spindle. Any thoughts on this issue and how it can be resolved? If need be, I can ship out the transport mechanisms or the entire units depending on the shipping costs. I am based in NJ and would like to locate a repair service in the states if possible as shipping outside the US would probably be too expensive and not worth it. Thanks,

[@videokings2010]

Do you still fix on dat players.. for customers....I'm not going to lie .. I tried to fix me tape transport box and don't know how to put it back together....lol...let me know. a address to send it... Thanks again

[@jimb032]

Love your videos, especially ones about DAT. I was hoping you may could answer a quick question. I have a Sony DTC-700, and when I insert a tape, it seems to load ok, maybe a little noise, but when I press play, 48 khz flashes. It doesn't flash until you press any transport button, but it will just keep flashing indefinitely and nothing happens. I have searched the user manual, service manual, the internet from A-Z and back again, and cannot find anything about that. Have you ever ran across that, or know where I can find info about it? Any idea where to start?

[@12voltvids]

Does the tape move when you press a transport button?

[@jimb032]

@@12voltvids no..not at all. I only owned a Technics DAT..never a Sony. I saw some other videos where that is flashing during operation. So I'm thinking maybe it has something sticking now or a broken belt. Agree?

[@janzacek9996]

hello. I have a sony 57 es. the mechanism works but there is no sound, it just clicks there... I read that smd capacitors for the preamplifier heads. Could it be? Thank you.

[@12voltvids]

Yes the head caps go bad

[@janzacek9996]

@@12voltvids thanks..does it need to be replaced or cleaned or the capacitors changed? I'm from Slovakia, it's no longer serviced here.

[@12voltvids]

@@janzacek9996 caps will need replacement.

[@janzacek9996]

@@12voltvids and please those capacitors of the pre-amplifier head... is that a board on the mechanics or are they on the main board.? There should be 6 of them.otherwise, 12voltvids is the best channel, useful, great videos

[@janzacek9996]

@@12voltvids ok, I found 6 smd electrolytic capacitors ... the preamplifier is on the mechanics ... I'll try to replace it.

[@lancehzw]

Hello. I have a problem with my DAT sony dtc-55es. The problem is in mechanism. When i wont use cue button the tape go to the end but when i wont use review button mechanism Just start for a moment and Just stop. What is wrong?

[@12voltvids]

Mode switch or pin switches?

[@lancehzw]

@@12voltvids i changed compasitors of engine drivers and everything is ok 🙂

[@drdma1]

Have You removed the back tension felt pads completely?

[@12voltvids]

That wasn't the back tension felt. It was one of the brakes.

[@robertdavis5714]

Want to buy one of these for quite some time now..........................But, now...........I don't know Davey.

[@waltercarpenito1737]

don't feel to bad it has been 118-to120 here past few days cooler in a day or to 112

[@12voltvids]

A few years ago I was in Arizona and it was 114 and even though it was hot it didn't feel it because it was dry. You sweat and it evaporates quickly and you cool down. Our heat here is humid and even though you sweat it doesn't evaporate as fast and you just feel hot and sticky. Stepping into the AC in the house was very refreshing.

[@waltercarpenito1737]

it is 3-15--I just opened the front door you think I had the oven on cooking turkey 119 right now 2 more houres to heat up humidy 8 per cent love your vidios learnd a lot that sony one dat deck very good wc

[@HazeAnderson]

DAT was such a bad idea ... I used DAT for some of my college projects back in the mid 90s and sure, back then it was AMAZING ... but we all knew how fragile both the tapes and the players were even back then. So many players are selling for parts on eBay now. :(

[@12voltvids]

DAT was a commercial success for the recording industry. It was the defacto standard for digital mastering for over 20 years. Every radio and TV station also used the format. The consumer machines were crippled with SCMS but the professional machines had no such nonsense. Before the internet and sending files was a reality, a musician could lay down tracks at home on his dat recorder and mail a perfect 1:1 copy to a band mate anywhere in the world, where they could work on it, add their part, mail back their work, and then mix down without them actually being in the same country. Andy Summers did just that, on his Jazz release Green Chimneys. He mailed the session tracks to Sting, and he laid down the vocals, mailed the tape back for mixing. (That was in the CD liner notes that they did it with DAT BTW.) The tapes are actually not that fragile. I have been using DAT for many, many years. My tapes all go back to the mid 80's and have hundreds of passes on them and the vast majority have no errors. Some of my dat tapes have hundreds of passes. They actually put less wear on the tape than VCR because the tape is only a 90' wrap.

[@HazeAnderson]

OK I stand corrected, even though still sitting. 😂 I have couple of DAT tapes that I have had since 1994 and I think I can find some folks that might have some hardware to play 'em. If they still work, I'll let you know .... of course by then we'll have both forgotten about this convo but this gives me hope. :)

[@py8551]

@@12voltvids yes, DAT model with PCM-xxx are not such SCMS issues.

[@sarasartori6859]

PY scms what is it?

[@py8551]

@@sarasartori6859 Serial Copy Management System (SCMS) is a copy protection scheme that was created in response to the digital audio tape (DAT) invention, in order to prevent DAT recorders from making second-generation or serial copies. SCMS sets a "copy" bit in all copies, which prevents anyone from making further copies of those first copies. It does not, however, limit the number of first-generation copies made from a master.

[@ivanordonezmartinez2508]

333/5000 Regards. This model of DAT DTC-60ES brings from the factory a module of two LED lights in the cassette compartment but in all the videos I have seen of this model those LED lights do not turn on, I have this same DAT and the lights do not turn on either .. . why is this ? How do I make them turn on? Thank you.

[@12voltvids]

I believe they were using incandescent bulbs and they are probably burnt out. My 75ed used incandescent and they burned out.

[@ivanordonezmartinez2508]

@@12voltvids Thank you very much for your prompt response. I have checked with the service manual and physically with the piece in my hands that the lighting is composed of 2 Minibright LED Series LN01401C LED lights and they are very difficult to find.

[@clivegleeson8006]

Not had an idiot spray wd40 into the the drive making the felts come of, had the happen when i took an expensive Panasonic VCR into a shop to be serviced. Also put the screws back in the wrong place spiting the case(large screws in the small holes).£700 pounds wasted.

[@darrelldarrell1447]

Where can I find the toothed belt?

[@12voltvids]

No idea. Try eBay

[@GeorgeGeorge-xj2bc]

Sony made a recording machine with equal quality compared to the original mastering studio tapes.In fact was the music industry that decided the death of this recording format for commercial purposes just because for the most obvious reasons.

[@rwdplz1]

On my 75ES, the tape fully loads, then slightly unloads, displays CAUTION and refuses to do anything else.

[@StillCloser]

Caution means there's humidity condensed in the head drum - Leave it powered on at the sunlight, maybe it disappears...

[@12voltvids]

@@StillCloser That one uses a rotary mode encoder switch and the little gear on the top splits and falls off. It can be repaired. Put the pieces together and touch the plastic with soldering iron to fuse them back together.

[@fadhlematrook1248]

dat guy...i love it

[@MrBrymstond]

DAT'S ALL FOLKS!

[@_Leonardo_Sebastian_]

Sony chairman: Let's create a SIMPLE, ROBUST and EFFICIENT system to record digital music on tapes. Sony engineers: ok.....

[@AntoPandeth]

Your video is useful.

[@kozkoz7776]

From the clue im guessing chilowack

[@tadasis1237]

Thank you very much!!!

[@EzeePosseTV]

What the heck was that high pitch beeping? Messed my hearing up for a good 5 minutes like a tinnitus sound,ugh!

[@12voltvids]

What beeping?

[@sarasartori6859]

Birds

[@SirBunghole]

You're a real.... Trooper!

[@packratswhatif.3990]

Oh, DATs a good one !

[@12voltvids]

Yes trooper. Used to service Franks DAT machine all the time.

[@michaelturner4457]

DAT's now fixed

[@cashunozero7937]

thank you so much

[@py8551]

great job.

[@AKAIGXF71]

Super!!!

[@giorgib]

DA 40 has capstan err

[@meikbeyer5467]

Wonderful...Thank you. But in German its better :-) My 57ES play very good, but FWD or RWD not workig. Is Start and then the Tape stops.

[@FindLiberty]

AWSOME

[@charlesmurphy1510]

Maybe the pedestrian committed suicide.

[@cubinn149]

Its dat guy

[@shaun9107]

Questioning the Fake NEWS like that , they will demonetize your VIDS !!! LOL

[@12voltvids]

What fake news ?

[@shaun9107]

@@12voltvids TV NEWS come on man LOL

[@12voltvids]

@@shaun9107 So you are saying that the man that was hit by a train trying to get his dogs off the tracks is fake?

[@shaun9107]

@@12voltvids no one realy knows anything what happend as we only hear stores . I was in the Paper once saying that my flat was on Fire & all it was water vaper & fat with susages inder the grill as I fell asleep after drinking those 9 % cans back in the day . Firemen busted my door out to get me out . No fire . Its the BULLSHIT stores that the cops make up to the press reports as well ! Many of us are tuning our backs to NEWS reports , I could go on here but you should get my drift . You should know anyway , you worked for TV & CGI ? BIG cameras . Check EEvlogs comment section of TV NEWS cameras , the reply to my comment if you like .

[@12voltvids]

@@shaun9107 yes I have a professional camera and it has a notice that says "this device has not been evaluated by the cosmetics and radiation emitting device committee" not certified to be used is residential environment or something like that.

[@catsbyondrepair]

The wheater is controlled by god it is precisely as he wills it to be.

[@12voltvids]

Actually it is controlled by heating of water by the sun, which evaporates, and forms clouds. Carbon dioxide that man pumps into the atmosphere by burning fossil fuels traps the heat from the sun, which heats the globe up more, which melts the ice caps, to produce more water which evaporates in this hotter air and forms even bigger clouds. Clouds cause the air density to change, and eventually the moisture is released as rain. Of course Man is not the only producer of CO2. Active volcano's spew tons of CO2 and H2S into the air, and cows produce plenty of Methane also a greenhouse gas which traps heat. Now we can't control the natural occurring greenhouse gases (volcano's) but we spew plenty ourselves into the air. So this global warming not only makes the planet hotter, but also creates nastier storms, and boy oh boy have they been getting worse over the past couple of years.

[@golfman9290]

@@12voltvids Brilliant reply Dave!

[@drteeth7054]

@@golfman9290 But wrong. The Earth has been cyclically warming and cooling since time immemorial and trying to link the latest cycle to human activity is not possible. Postulating teleologically is NOT proof. All Dave's post actually "proves” is that the Earth would be too cold to support life without the greenhouse effect of water vapour.

[@jdretiree2433]

@@drteeth7054 Agreed

[@12voltvids]

@@drteeth7054 The earth has been cycling for sure, however scientists around the world have noticed, that since the the start of the industrial revolution, human activity has caused more changes than naturally occur.

[@urmassulg1534]

Awesome job, like always ! I have question, is anyone knows how to fix issue showing in this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/l2Smk6mgl5xqpZo, I have same problem with Sony A7. Thanks

[@kyoudaiken]

Crash Test Dummies

[@drteeth7054]

Nobody denies that global warming is not real. They, and I, just deny that human activity is responsible.

[@kyoudaiken]

There was just a study that revealed that there never was a global warming incident, it only was one region at the time. So it is human made.

[@12voltvids]

So you have your head in the sand then? Global warming is real, look at the ice burgs melting.

[@kyoudaiken]

@@12voltvids Did you mean me or Dr. Teeth? Of course it's real! I only referred to a study that found out it's humanity's fault and in fact not natural.