Re: Reliability of DAT machines

["" flawn1951]

> I was in lowland Ecuador in the fall of 05, and had two Sony TCD-D8 DAT
> machines stop working due to humidity. By just before dawn the overnight =
temp
> drop had cooled the machines down enough that the morning's first wave of=

> humidity condensed on the head drum. A short time in a dry bag with silic=
a or a
> heat box (requires power to run an incandescent light bulb to provide the=
 heat)
> cured them...but after that first set of problems I kept them in dry bags=

> and had no further problems.
>
If you can carry enough power to handle your needs, or have access to
recharging power, then the 722 is a great alternative. But the DAT machines=
 are very
power efficient, that was the deciding factor in my case. Were I to go agai=
n I
would be taking 722s!





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