Otari MX-5050 Mini Pro

BQ-II Instruction and Maintenance Manual — Digital Edition · Part 4 · PDF pages 37-39

General Information of Maintenance

4-1 TEST AND MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS↑ TOP

All maintenance, electronic, and mechanical test equipment required during maintenance, alignment, and adjustment of the recorder is listed in Table 4-1 and the standard test tapes are listed in tables 4-2, and 4-3.

In addition, recommended maintenance periods are shown by accumulative hours of usage and/or elapsed period of time, whichever comes first.

Equivalent equipment can be substituted for the equipment suggested in the table.

Table 4-1 Test and Maintenance Equipment'

Equipment TypeSuggested ModelUsed ForPeriod
Head cleanerAmpex 087-007 or 4010823Cleaning heads and guides8 hours
Isopropyl or denatured alcoholAnyCleaning capstan pinch-roller8 hours
Q tipsAnyCleaning heads and guides8 hours
Head demagnetizerAmpex 4010820Demagnetizing heads and guides8 hours
Lubricating oilAnderol #456 (TENNECO)Oiling of capstan, pinch roller1,000 hours or 6 months
Spring scales 500g, log, 3kg (0-16 oz, 0-32 oz, and 0-10 lbs)Any (pushing and pulling)Mechanical adjustment1,000 hours or 6 months
Vacuum cleaner and brushesAnyGeneral cleaning1 month
Standard alignment and flutter test tapeRefer to Table 4-2 and 4-3Reproduce amplifier alignment and Flutter test150 hours or 1 month
Audio oscillatorHewlett Packard 200CD or 204COverall frequency response and signal-to-noise measurement150 hours or 1 month
Ac voltmeter (VTVM)Hewlett Packard 400E or 400FLSame as aboveSame as above
Bandpass filterRefer to Figure 7-1Same as aboveSame as above
Flutter meterMeguro Electronics Corp. MK668C or MK669Flutter and wow, tape speed measurement150 hours or 1 month
Wave analyzerHewlett Packard 3581A or 339ADistortion and crosstalk measurementSame as above
Test cablesRefer to text
Technicians tools
Allen wrenchesMetric
Volt-ohm meter20,000 ohms/volt any brandTest and adjustment

Table 4-2 Flutter Test Tapes

TAPE WIDTHSPEEDFREQUENCYAMPEX
(INCHES)(IN/S)(HZ)CATALOG NO.
1/47 1/2300001-31326-01
1/415300001-31316-01

Table 4-3 Reproduce Alignment Test Tape

Tape speedEqualizationMRL *1Reference level
Catalog number(Fluxivity)
15 ipsNAB21J205250 nWb/m *2
7 1/2 ipsNAB21J204250 nWb/m *2
15 ipsIEC21J303320 nWb/m *3
7 1/2 ipsIEC21J302320 nWb/m *3

*1 Magnetic Reference Laboratory.

*2 Short circuit flux.

*3 Open circuit flux which corresponds to 290 nWb/m of short circuit flux.