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Electronics Repair
Posted by: Jack Daniel ()
Date: May 11, 2008 06:33PM

Does anyone know of a decent electronics repair place to get old cassette decks and vcr's fixed?

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Re: Electronics Repair
Posted by: Gravis ()
Date: May 11, 2008 06:54PM

umm... just buy a new one.


"the wisdom of the wise will perish, the intelligence of the intelligent will vanish."095042938540

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Re: Electronics Repair
Posted by: pgens ()
Date: May 11, 2008 07:03PM

Yeah, or I'm sure you can get one for free off craigslist.

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Re: Electronics Repair
Posted by: Lurker.. ()
Date: May 11, 2008 07:36PM

Jack Daniel Wrote:
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> Does anyone know of a decent electronics repair
> place to get old cassette decks and vcr's fixed?

Do you really want to pay $600-$800 to get a $200 VCR repaired?

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Re: Electronics Repair
Posted by: KeepOnTruckin ()
Date: May 11, 2008 07:38PM

who payed 200 for a vcr? i payed 60 for a dvd-vcr combo a while bacl

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Re: Electronics Repair
Posted by: Jack Daniel ()
Date: May 13, 2008 12:53AM

I would buy a new one but they don't make them like they used to. Most are made for dubbing or copying and give you little control over recording. I like my 30 yo Onkyo deck because it has actual VU meters, mic inputs, 3 heads, fade out, input/output volume and a whole bunch of other bells & whistles but the motors & belts are worn and some lights are out. I don't mind paying to get it refurbished. Can anyone answer my original question?

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Re: Electronics Repair
Posted by: hope it helps ()
Date: May 14, 2008 02:32PM

DUMAS electronics on Draper Dr in Fairfax has been around for 40+ years and can work on most anything.

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Re: Electronics Repair
Posted by: bdimag ()
Date: May 14, 2008 10:45PM

Jack Daniel Wrote:
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> I would buy a new one but they don't make them
> like they used to. Most are made for dubbing or
> copying and give you little control over
> recording. I like my 30 yo Onkyo deck because it
> has actual VU meters, mic inputs, 3 heads, fade
> out, input/output volume and a whole bunch of
> other bells & whistles but the motors & belts are
> worn and some lights are out. I don't mind paying
> to get it refurbished. Can anyone answer my
> original question?

it's not going to cost much to fix a solid state tape deck... but if its damaged beyond repair, then you go to ebay or craiglists (or thrift store) and get a new old one.

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