Hello Friends...I am back ...at last. I went offline for some time due to some personal and professional problems. Things are better now and hopefully I will be able to update posts at least once in a week from now on.
So ....this time it is the supreme being...The ZX9. I did the usual mechanical alignment first. This is also a classic transport. So it is very similar to the 582Z. The main difference being the DD Capstan and the record head azimuth control.
I got a set of belts from Marrs (which is the next best thing one can find other than the original Nak part)
Some photos are attached. Only a rough alignment is done in the electronic part because my T100 is all ripped open now for an upgrade. I am replacing all the old caps with new ones and the resistors with 0.1% and 0.2% types. Once done and calibrated. I will have a better means to measure wow/Flutter and other specs.
This deck was not in use for almost 15 years or so. So only after a week of use we will know if some components will fail or not. All the orange capacitors are the original ones. Usually they will fail if unused for a long time. Keeping my fingers crossed for now. I have 5% caps as of now for replacement. The original orange caps are 2%. Only online sources seems to have them. At least in Chennai they are not available in the local market. If anyone knows where to get these please share the contacts. Online sources are there. But they are very expensive, about Rs. 140 each capacitor:sad:
The values needed are 33n, 1n8, 4n7, and 3n3. All 100V 2% (G).
So ....this time it is the supreme being...The ZX9. I did the usual mechanical alignment first. This is also a classic transport. So it is very similar to the 582Z. The main difference being the DD Capstan and the record head azimuth control.
I got a set of belts from Marrs (which is the next best thing one can find other than the original Nak part)
Some photos are attached. Only a rough alignment is done in the electronic part because my T100 is all ripped open now for an upgrade. I am replacing all the old caps with new ones and the resistors with 0.1% and 0.2% types. Once done and calibrated. I will have a better means to measure wow/Flutter and other specs.
This deck was not in use for almost 15 years or so. So only after a week of use we will know if some components will fail or not. All the orange capacitors are the original ones. Usually they will fail if unused for a long time. Keeping my fingers crossed for now. I have 5% caps as of now for replacement. The original orange caps are 2%. Only online sources seems to have them. At least in Chennai they are not available in the local market. If anyone knows where to get these please share the contacts. Online sources are there. But they are very expensive, about Rs. 140 each capacitor:sad:
The values needed are 33n, 1n8, 4n7, and 3n3. All 100V 2% (G).
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