So recently I've been lamenting the absence of my Tascam Porta 03 MkII. I believe whomever I purchased it from may have rewired it to accept a different power supply, as it reads 11-15V DC on the bottom, but accepts only a 9V PSA adaptor, like the ones for Boss pedals or whatever. At one point, something seemed to happen like a "surge" from the power supply, causing it to fuck up, wherein now it only records for a few seconds before stopping. It can play, rewind, fast-forward, etc, like normal.
Does anyone have any clue what the issue could be, or at least see some familiarity to problems with their own 4-tracker?
If anyone here has used on and had to get it repaired professionally at some point, can you speak to that at all? I paid about $100 for mine, and I wouldn't mind spending just as much to get it back in working order.
If it's a forgeone conclusion, as far as fixing it, would anyone recommend a particularly better-quality 4-track I could purchase?
I'd even accept offers from outside the US (willing to pay high shipping!) if anyone's looking to get rid of a lightly-used, reputable machine.
