{"product_id":"mara-machines-mci-jh24-2-16-track","title":"Mara Machines MCI JH24 2\" 16-Track","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is the famed \u003cstrong\u003eMara Machines MCI JH24 2”\u003c\/strong\u003e chassis offered as an ultra-rare 2” 16 track. This\r\nis the machine that made MCI famous. You HAVE heard this machine\r\nbefore - it was the workhorse machine for studios all over the United States\r\nfor all of the 1980s. These machines record at both 15 \u0026amp; 30 IPS , and have\r\nseparate controls for both speeds, so you can toggle between speeds at\r\nthe flip of a switch. Comes with auto locator \u0026amp; remote.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eYour \u003cstrong\u003eMara Machine\u003c\/strong\u003e will be completely restored, aligned, heads adjusted,\r\nre-soldered, every connector cleaned and re-seated. Even the power\r\nsupply fans are rebuilt during the restoration process!\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/vintageking.com\/contacts\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e Contact your Vintage King representative for more information.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003chr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Restoration Process\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\"We achieve the same level of restoration for each machine by tearing the\r\nmachines completely down to the frame, and re-assemble as each Molex\r\nconnectors and other stress points are resoldered. This takes place in the\r\npower supply, transport and audio boards. Roughly 500 solder points and\r\n80 IC chips are reworked, re-soldered or cleaned... and that’s on the two\r\ntrack machines. The total number of solder points and connectors\r\nmultiplies quickly as tracks are added.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eAll of this happens before the machine is even turned on. Everything is resoldered\r\nto help insure that future problems are headed off at the pass.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eAfter that, every transport adjustment is made - lifters, brakes, tensions,\r\netc., then on to the audio. All audio channels are aligned at all speeds.\r\nCertain capacitors get replaced, like the capacitor that controls the\r\naccuracy of the counter. We recap certain capacitors on the audio cards\r\nWe strive to have a complete restoration, yet meet an affordable price\r\npoint.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eAfter all of that we burn them in and stress test each machine by running\r\nthrough multiple alignments so no other issues pop up before they go out\r\nthe door. If there should be an issue, every machine comes with a sixmonth\r\nwarranty and our techs can help via Skype.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe beauty about the MCI decks is that they are very, very modular. Each\r\nchannel is broken up into separate cards to handle the different tasks of the\r\nchannel. If a problem is to occur, we can diagnose it together by swapping\r\ncards and the problematic card can be shipped to me for repair or\r\nreplacement. The same goes for the transport and power supply. Many\r\nparts are compatible between the JH110 and JH24 series making learning\r\nand maintaining these machines very easy and user friendly, even for\r\npeople new to tape machines!\"\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Chris Mara | Mara Machines\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eStock Photo used - Actual item will be in similar condition\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color: #d89126;\"\u003ePlease note: \u003c\/strong\u003eThese are authentic vintage tape machines which are tediously restored on a 'per order' basis. Raw machines may not always be available for restoration, so please \u003ca id=\"various4\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.netsuite.com\/app\/site\/crm\/externalleadpage.nl?compid=360669\u0026amp;formid=77\u0026amp;h=47328cf08eb185a7ff2c\"\u003econtact us today\u003c\/a\u003e for availability and lead time.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mara Machines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44449438564455,"sku":"21124","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0658\/8848\/5479\/files\/mara_machines_jh24_2_inch_16_track_c6de2f42-d3d9-4fcd-a33e-135fd381ac4a.jpg?v=1787088960","url":"https:\/\/vintageking.com\/products\/mara-machines-mci-jh24-2-16-track","provider":"Vintage King","version":"1.0","type":"link"}