The Issue: Well for the first time in it's life (which is 6 years) the MZR-3 started to give me trouble. So even though it's so old, having paid $1200AUD for it brand new (in the days when the Aussie dollar was about $0.80USD and not the $0.50US it now gets), I decided it was at least worth getting a technician to look at. The Problem: The unit would shut itself down on mains or battery for no known reason. ... could shake it like mad and it would be OK, give it the smallest bump and it might turn off, leave it alone and it would turn off. The Tech Report: At first they couldn't find the problem .... looked at the power side of things and everything was OK. Then up on the "bench" they found the unit was getting a shut down command. the problem was sourced to a couple of faulty microswitches. The Damage: Parts have to come from interstate (from NSW to WA - approx 3000kms). Add in the labour charge, a full internal clean, head re-alignment and testing and you get $159. I consider this OK as it's still short of the $600+AUD we have to pay for a MZR90. So I'm writing it off as $26AUD investment in maintenance per year, not too hard to take. The Conclusion: Shelling out the dough next week when they finish (ie when the parts arrive). So the MZR-3 lives on and in this case was worth fixing .... will be hanging on to it until LP2-4 becomes standard across all the MD range, then maybe it's time to upgrade. (PS: I have a JE-520 which I use for recording anyway). Don't overlook the older units ... as sometimes they are worth salvaging. Cheers GC ----------------------------------------------------------------- To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
