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Bottlehead Kits => Otari Tape Path Kit => Topic started by: tfrei on December 03, 2015, 11:22:51 PM

Title: Just bought a refurbished Otari. How difficult the tape path upgrade?
Post by: tfrei on December 03, 2015, 11:22:51 PM

How difficult is the tape path upgrade for the Otari mx 5050?  I've built one bottlehead kit before, so I'm thinking this would be easier since it is mostly a mechanical upgrade?

Title: Re: Just bought a refurbished Otari. How difficult the tape path upgrade?
Post by: tfrei on December 04, 2015, 09:22:49 AM

I just ordered it, so I will let this thread know how it goes.  I don't anticipate problems.

Title: Re: Just bought a refurbished Otari. How difficult the tape path upgrade?
Post by: Listens2tubes on April 09, 2016, 04:23:56 PM

Hope all went well. With all the tiny spacers it is smart to line a baking pan (cookie sheet with sides) with white paper to lay out and assemble the guides. Finding the spacer that fell on the floor is time consuming.

Title: Re: Just bought a refurbished Otari. How difficult the tape path upgrade?
Post by: Paul Joppa on April 09, 2016, 05:35:55 PM

Quote from: Listens2tubes on April 09, 2016, 04:23:56 PM

... Finding the spacer that fell on the floor is time consuming.

Bwahaha! Best line of the week, right there!!