Has anyone here worked on or used a Sony reel to reel video tape recorder?
I don't have a model number handy yet as the unit is trapped behind other stuff on a shelf. It's about the size of large turntable or small reel to reel audio recorder, it looks like it gets used laying flat on a table. I have not located any tapes for it yet.
Any fun facts or stories about these things or tips for trying to fire it
up again?
I'd personally leave it on the shelf unless there is a box of tapes with it, might be fun to see currently dead people (remember we're talking 40+ years here) playing basket ball in HS or doing a school play but without, just don't see an effort worthwhile to get it working.
Has anyone here worked on or used a Sony reel to reel video tape recorder?
I don't have a model number handy yet as the unit is trapped behind other stuff on a shelf. It's about the size of large turntable or small reel to reel audio recorder, it looks like it gets used laying flat on a table. I have not located any tapes for it yet.
Any fun facts or stories about these things or tips for trying to fire it
up again?
Has anyone here worked on or used a Sony reel to reel video tape recorder?
I don't have a model number handy yet as the unit is trapped behind other stuff on a shelf. It's about the size of large turntable or small reel to reel audio recorder, it looks like it gets used laying flat on a table. I have not located any tapes for it yet.
Any fun facts or stories about these things or tips for trying to fire it
up again?
Has anyone here worked on or used a Sony reel to reel video tape recorder?
I don't have a model number handy yet as the unit is trapped behind other stuff on a shelf. It's about the size of large turntable or small reel to reel audio recorder, it looks like it gets used laying flat on a table. I have not located any tapes for it yet.
Any fun facts or stories about these things or tips for trying to fire it
up again?
Hi there,
These 1/2 inch machines came in 2 generations, the CV series which were propitiatory skip field machines, so only played tapes recorded on
another Sony CV series machine. All of the Japanese manufacturers did
that at the time.
Then they standardized to the EIAJ-1 standard, full field machines, and all of the makes made tapes that would interchange. the Sony machines
were the AV3400 (luggable) AV-3600, AV-3650, and later color machines
AV8400 (luggable) and a AC operated one as well (AV8650?)
As I recall from my high School days in the later 1970's, the mechanical design was similar to the audio reel-to-reel machines, with
idlers and belts. The slip rings on the rotating heads needed attention
too.
Please note that all of this info is for USA market NTSC (Never The Same color) machines, and is subject top the (in)accuracy of my memory
of 45 years ago.
Best regards,
Tim Schwartz
On 9/19/2021 3:52 PM, Cydrome Leader wrote:
Has anyone here worked on or used a Sony reel to reel video tape recorder? >> I don't have a model number handy yet as the unit is trapped behind other
stuff on a shelf. It's about the size of large turntable or small reel to
reel audio recorder, it looks like it gets used laying flat on a table. I
have not located any tapes for it yet.
Any fun facts or stories about these things or tips for trying to fire it
up again?
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