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Title: Quick strip and clean
Post by: Martin_1962 on 06 October 2009, 21:42:35

To what you may ask - a 25 year old or so portable video recorder.

I was getting a lot of noise, so I removed the cover and cleaned the tape path, tracking/audio head and the head disc.

Now why has it lasted so long?

I suppose it was well made.

I suppose even Jaime will have to agree Sony kit of that age was well made.

Mind you I still think the last working analogue VCR in the UK will be a very old Beta Sanyo, they are basic but last for ever, my top end deck had the penultimate set of heads and the last reel drive motor in the country :y

Title: Re: Quick strip and clean
Post by: Dishevelled Den on 06 October 2009, 22:28:21

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To what you may ask - a 25 year old or so portable video recorder.

I was getting a lot of noise, so I removed the cover and cleaned the tape path, tracking/audio head and the head disc.

Now why has it lasted so long?

I suppose it was well made.

I suppose even Jaime will have to agree Sony kit of that age was well made.

Mind you I still think the last working analogue VCR in the UK will be a very old Beta Sanyo, they are basic but last for ever, my top end deck had the penultimate set of heads and the last reel drive motor in the country :y

Yep there's a lot to be said for the old kit :y :y

I still have a Uher 4200 Report Monitor I had  for recording certain 'conversations'  and my Quad 44/404/FM3 still playing through B&W DM2 Mk 11 speakers - can't find the Thornes TD 150 though :-/

Title: Re: Quick strip and clean
Post by: waspy on 06 October 2009, 22:44:25

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To what you may ask - a 25 year old or so portable video recorder.

I was getting a lot of noise, so I removed the cover and cleaned the tape path, tracking/audio head and the head disc.

Now why has it lasted so long?

I suppose it was well made.

I suppose even Jaime will have to agree Sony kit of that age was well made.

Mind you I still think the last working analogue VCR in the UK will be a very old Beta Sanyo, they are basic but last for ever, my top end deck had the penultimate set of heads and the last reel drive motor in the country :y

I have a Telefunken (think that's how it's spelled) real to real with some reals in my attic. The sound is very quiet when it's played. It has recordings of my late brother when he was around 12. It's from the late sixties early seventies. I've been looking for someone that could maybe fix it. Any ideas?

Title: Re: Quick strip and clean
Post by: Plomien on 06 October 2009, 23:29:36

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To what you may ask - a 25 year old or so portable video recorder.

I was getting a lot of noise, so I removed the cover and cleaned the tape path, tracking/audio head and the head disc.

Now why has it lasted so long?

I suppose it was well made.

I suppose even Jaime will have to agree Sony kit of that age was well made.

Mind you I still think the last working analogue VCR in the UK will be a very old Beta Sanyo, they are basic but last for ever, my top end deck had the penultimate set of heads and the last reel drive motor in the country :y

I have a Telefunken (think that's how it's spelled) real to real with some reals in my attic. The sound is very quiet when it's played. It has recordings of my late brother when he was around 12. It's from the late sixties early seventies. I've been looking for someone that could maybe fix it. Any ideas?

get them converted to dvd instead plenty of places around should do it :y

edit: top of the list in google
http://www.memoriesonvideo.co.uk/cine.asp?topic=./cine

Title: Re: Quick strip and clean
Post by: Martin_1962 on 06 October 2009, 23:44:11

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To what you may ask - a 25 year old or so portable video recorder.

I was getting a lot of noise, so I removed the cover and cleaned the tape path, tracking/audio head and the head disc.

Now why has it lasted so long?

I suppose it was well made.

I suppose even Jaime will have to agree Sony kit of that age was well made.

Mind you I still think the last working analogue VCR in the UK will be a very old Beta Sanyo, they are basic but last for ever, my top end deck had the penultimate set of heads and the last reel drive motor in the country :y

I have a Telefunken (think that's how it's spelled) real to real with some reals in my attic. The sound is very quiet when it's played. It has recordings of my late brother when he was around 12. It's from the late sixties early seventies. I've been looking for someone that could maybe fix it. Any ideas?

get them converted to dvd instead plenty of places around should do it :y

edit: top of the list in google
http://www.memoriesonvideo.co.uk/cine.asp?topic=./cine

Do they do reel to reel audio?

Title: Re: Quick strip and clean
Post by: waspy on 07 October 2009, 08:31:55

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To what you may ask - a 25 year old or so portable video recorder.

I was getting a lot of noise, so I removed the cover and cleaned the tape path, tracking/audio head and the head disc.

Now why has it lasted so long?

I suppose it was well made.

I suppose even Jaime will have to agree Sony kit of that age was well made.

Mind you I still think the last working analogue VCR in the UK will be a very old Beta Sanyo, they are basic but last for ever, my top end deck had the penultimate set of heads and the last reel drive motor in the country :y

I have a Telefunken (think that's how it's spelled) real to real with some reals in my attic. The sound is very quiet when it's played. It has recordings of my late brother when he was around 12. It's from the late sixties early seventies. I've been looking for someone that could maybe fix it. Any ideas?

get them converted to dvd instead plenty of places around should do it :y

edit: top of the list in google
http://www.memoriesonvideo.co.uk/cine.asp?topic=./cine

Good idea :y :) :) :)