On Thursday 22 February 2007, Claude Jones wrote: >On Thu February 22 2007, Gene Heskett wrote: >> Chuckle, I've seen the hubs eat out so bad they wouldn't drive the >> reels anymore, spin like crazy on the startup. Then the motor gets >> throttled and it catches up. > >I could use one of you guys for a day! I've got an archive of old 1" > tapes I've been wanting to transfer to a modern format. I've got a Sony > BVH*** (don't have it handy) deck that fires up, but won't lock up and > only puts out B&W. We've got the TBC, but I'm not sure how to get it > all working... > Sorry, without accurate docs, I'd be pretty lost when it comes to servo problems, Claude. >RM 529 - got one in my rack. It's got a fading tube or something, and >sometimes displays the signal all squished on the "A" side, but the "B" >channel still works. I've got to pull it and send it in one of these > days. There are several shops in the U.S. that specialize in keeping > those old scopes going. That's a tired 12at7, or a bad connection in the channel selector switch. -- Cheers, Gene "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Yahoo.com and AOL/TW attorneys please note, additions to the above message by Gene Heskett are: Copyright 2007 by Maurice Eugene Heskett, all rights reserved.
