Basic service
$100
Tascam Porta 02 Repair, Service & Mods
Mail-in repair and servicing for the Tascam Porta 02 and Porta 02 MKII, shipped from anywhere in the US.
Full service
$150
Repairs
Quoted
after I inspect itWhat's in Basic and Full service →
I'll email you a quote and my shipping address. Please don't ship before then. Turnaround is usually 1–3 weeks after it arrives.
About the Porta 02
The Porta 02 is compact, and really capable once it's modded. The MKII can take the full range of mods. The original Porta 02 has to choose between tape outs and erase bypass, because its back panel has embossed TASCAM lettering where the MKII has blank space. One really cool mod for it is erase bypass switches for tape loops.
Repairs I do
A repair fixes a specific fault. I quote it after inspecting the recorder.
Common on the Porta 02
- Intermittent ports and jacks
- Dead inputs
- Dead channels
I also repair
- No power
- Not recording
- Something else? Describe it on the service form and I'll quote it.
Mods
- Pitch control · $50 with a service, $100 on its own
- Individual tape outs · $150 flat rate
- Erase-head bypass · $250 flat rate
The original Porta 02 takes tape outs or erase bypass, not both. The Porta 02 MKII can have both.
Belt kits
The same new parts I use on my bench, if you'd rather do it yourself.
Porta 02 / 02 MKII belt kit