ericleehall
Active Member
Skylab got me hooked! I had this one hot rodded with updated electronic and heads etc.....
Now I need me some more tapes!
J-Corder (Technics) In the House!
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Skylab got me hooked! I had this one hot rodded with updated electronic and heads etc.....
Now I need me some more tapes!
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Audioraven
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Nice!
phantomrebel
Serial Tapist
Oh boy, you are in deep! Beautiful deck. My updated (fully recapped) RS-1500 is my favorite deck. Like yours, original black toggles were replaced with silvers (from Pioneer). The one thing I notice though is that your headstack has no selector switch. Is this just a 2-track head? Is it wired for direct output to an external preamp?
Jonny Ramone
Super Member
Nice. I tried to get one from Craigslist, but they go quickly.........
ericleehall
Active Member
I opted to have the 4 track switch removed, and had a new headstack and new tape heads for 2 track only....
I do have another Technics 1506 which is going to Jeff @ j-corder which I will have him retain the 4 track / 2 track switching capability.
MaxxVolume
Lunatic Member
OK, NOW I`m impressed ! (I`m gonna have to start looking around for stuff to sell 
)
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ericleehall
Active Member
I had a complete rebuild of the 1500, with every possible electronic upgrade (excepting cosmetics) . The 1506 is pending..
tapetech
Repair Professional
"Complete rebuild" is a loose term and very subject to interpretation. If someone says that, it does not guarantee that all or any electrolytic caps were replaced in the deck. Only if your repair invoice says "replaced all electrolytics". If it says "complete rebuild", then you don't know for sure. Best is to get a bag of the old caps returned with the deck. You should specify that with your 1506. There are over a hundred caps in that deck.
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ericleehall
Active Member
Here is Jeff from J-Corder's reply: (I'm presuming he knows what he's talking about! ;-))
"We replace most all of them. There are some that are still excellent that don't involve the music and we leave those alone."
tapetech
Repair Professional
There are many non-audio caps that should be replaced in that deck and he is not doing that. Specifically the ones that drive the reel and capstan motors. Those are known to fail. Also the power supply caps. Those should be replaced as well. I would specify that he replace all electrolytics. Yes, he will need to charge you more. Have him return the old ones to you to make sure.
Tinman
Super Member
"Most Caps".....
Nice to see Jeff is still up to his games.....
I had one of his $29,000 RS-1800's to repair, with all the audio upgrades, etc.
Opened it up to be greeted by....
ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!
Other than paint, nothing at all was touched inside. Oh, it did have a gigantic power cord grafted to the tiny little wires from the transformer. J-corder... impressive looks, no substance.
I have no idea why I don't follow this business model.... maybe I would get caught and held accountable?
Sigh....
Nice to see Jeff is still up to his games.....
I had one of his $29,000 RS-1800's to repair, with all the audio upgrades, etc.
Opened it up to be greeted by....
ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!
Other than paint, nothing at all was touched inside. Oh, it did have a gigantic power cord grafted to the tiny little wires from the transformer. J-corder... impressive looks, no substance.
I have no idea why I don't follow this business model.... maybe I would get caught and held accountable?
Sigh....
Tinman
Super Member
You know, I am really thinking about quitting myself. It's getting much too frustrating.
eddisc
Super Member
note I said (wrote) AUTO - **NOT** AUDIO
