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Nakamichi DRAGON : Serviced. These operations performed:
- transport disassembled, cleaned and relubed;
- azimuth parts disassembled, cleaned and relubed;
- belts replaced (Aftermarket);
- idle tire replaced (Aftermarket);
- pinch rollers cleaned and renewed;
- all pots and switches deoxited;
- PB preamp cap (orange) was replaced;
- tape path alignment checked and corrected (with Camera setup);
- heads demagnetized;
- playback speed (3kHz) checked;
- playback levels (80Hz, 1kHz, 15kHz) checked and corrected;
- azimuth (1kHz, 15kHz) checked and corrected for both forward and reverse directions;
- record levels for all tape types supported checked and corrected, using embedded calibration module;
- erasing for all tape types checked;;
- all deck functions checked.
Regards,
Max, CDD