In , on 07/23/03
at 10:48 PM, "Trevor Wilson" said:

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Unless you are a complete clutz, the above procedures will not
significantly shift the alignment.

**Of course they will not alter head alignment. They will almost
certainly shift the gear alignment. This will need to be adjusted
using the two preset pots on the assist board.

Evidently, your experience with the decks has been different from mine.
Other than a minor touch-up of the azimuth, which is probably more of a
difference between alignment tapes than an actual shift of the machine
(more decks tend to need a touch-up after I change azimuth tapes), I
don't find that the decks need any mechanical alignments unless some
poorly equipped "expert" has been inside trying to second guess the
factory. (Yes, I did find an occasional machine that had a bad hair day
at the factory, but that was rare.)

I had one deck come in that had been adjusted so many times that the
adjusting screws were worn to the point that I replaced them.

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