We had 2 of these and 3 VR-1000s which had been upgraded to 1200 guts…it’s fun to see and hear them again, although I’m sure they’re responsible for the tinnitus that I suffer from.
I find this machine incredibly interesting. All the cards, motors, noises etc. I'll never use one of these but I still find it strangely interesting to watch someone else maintain one.
Another great video here....and such nice production values as well. I can surely appreciate just how much time it takes to put these videos together. Excellent job!
Any machine. If he has the size on file you just have to send in the old one. If not he has a little form that you fill in and it helps him determine the correct size. I used him for over 40 machines os far with great results. He really is one of a kind.
if you need any parts we made them here in colorado springs for 30 years at our high precision machine shop. all the shafts, air guides,idle shafts,capstan shafts,all the mechanical for the video heads.i used to grind the pintch roller that you showed.
For anyone interested, an almost complete, searchable archive of "Broadcasting" Magazine is available at this link: www.americanradiohistory.com/Broadcasting_Individual_Issues_Guide.htm and "Broadcast Engineering" : www.americanradiohistory.com/Broadcast-Engineering-Magazine-Page-Range-Guide.htm and many other old manuals catalogs and technical pubs are available at this site. Loads of contemporary, "from the horse's mouth" information about old video equipment from the 50s, 60s, and beyond.
Massive power supply bank! I myself perfer the old iron core transformers and massive caps to the new swichmode power supplies of today. You never really had much trouble with the old design and they were easy to fix. Nowdays a 1000 watt power supply weighs a couple of pounds but it can fail unexpectedly, can be difficult to get parts for, and it not very immune to power surges, spikes or much of anything else. I refer to swichmode supplies as "Glass PS".
Just a small note, I get all my pinch rollers redone with Terry (google Terry rubber rollers). He is a great craftsman, very precise, priced very reasonable and has saved amany machines for me. So when is part 5 ready, can't wait.
Tape Ops don't wear gloves unless handling very old and important tape. You are just touching the head of the tape and it doesn't contaminate the rest of the tape. All VTRs need to be cleaned with Xylene and that will destroy any oils on the VTR. With Quad, you clean the VTR after EACH tape. The only tube VTRs were Quads from the 50's. I don't know of any operating today.
@Orcinus24x5 Part 5 hasn't been started yet. Been too busy with ESPN and ABC this fall. Also, major transplants will have to be done to the machine. Stay tuned for this Spring of 2010.
This is an awesome restoration project! I've always been curious about early VTR machines. Is there a good place to read up on them further? I'm especially interested in the tube based ones. Haven't seen any videos of those yet. From the various videos I've seen so far, it seems like people handle the tape with bare hands a lot, especially while threading. Doesn't that get the heads dirty?
There was an engineer named Jim Todd that helped build these machines in Colorado Springs,CO. He worked for Ampex Electronics as a senior engineer. Would you know where to find him?
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We had 2 of these and 3 VR-1000s which had been upgraded to 1200 guts…it’s fun to see and hear them again, although I’m sure they’re responsible for the tinnitus that I suffer from.
I have really enjoyed watching these videos they take me back to another time in broadcasting . I miss the old days of quad video tape.
I find this machine incredibly interesting. All the cards, motors, noises etc. I'll never use one of these but I still find it strangely interesting to watch someone else maintain one.
Great video, keep up the good work
Another great video here....and such nice production values as well.
I can surely appreciate just how much time it takes to put these videos together. Excellent job!
TEACH ME! I'm probably one of the youngest people to ever load tape on a Quad in a real TV station. What a beautiful machine.
Any machine. If he has the size on file you just have to send in the old one. If not he has a little form that you fill in and it helps him determine the correct size. I used him for over 40 machines os far with great results. He really is one of a kind.
if you need any parts we made them here in colorado springs for 30 years at our high precision machine shop. all the shafts, air guides,idle shafts,capstan shafts,all the mechanical for the video heads.i used to grind the pintch roller that you showed.
For anyone interested, an almost complete, searchable archive of "Broadcasting" Magazine is available at this link: www.americanradiohistory.com/Broadcasting_Individual_Issues_Guide.htm
and "Broadcast Engineering" :
www.americanradiohistory.com/Broadcast-Engineering-Magazine-Page-Range-Guide.htm
and many other old manuals catalogs and technical pubs are available at this site.
Loads of contemporary, "from the horse's mouth" information about old video equipment from the 50s, 60s, and beyond.
Looking forward to part 5. They sure don't make kit like this any more!
Massive power supply bank! I myself perfer the old iron core transformers and massive caps to the new swichmode power supplies of today. You never really had much trouble with the old design and they were easy to fix. Nowdays a 1000 watt power supply weighs a couple of pounds but it can fail unexpectedly, can be difficult to get parts for, and it not very immune to power surges, spikes or much of anything else. I refer to swichmode supplies as "Glass PS".
Thank you for this series of videos. I am curious what would have happened in part 5.
Me too. I guess it was a mistake to number them. But I will do another since moving and getting everything in place.
Thanks! It sure slows down the restoration process.
Just a small note, I get all my pinch rollers redone with Terry (google Terry rubber rollers). He is a great craftsman, very precise, priced very reasonable and has saved amany machines for me. So when is part 5 ready, can't wait.
Tape Ops don't wear gloves unless handling very old and important tape. You are just touching the head of the tape and it doesn't contaminate the rest of the tape. All VTRs need to be cleaned with Xylene and that will destroy any oils on the VTR. With Quad, you clean the VTR after EACH tape. The only tube VTRs were Quads from the 50's. I don't know of any operating today.
How's the machine coming along can't wait for part 5
Haven't made it yet. Been busy doing transfers.
Do you mean the quick freeze spray? Just hold an air can upside down and the propellent will spray out. It is super cold.
Not done yet. Been tied up with other projects. Coming soon...
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Part 5 hasn't been started yet. Been too busy with ESPN and ABC this fall. Also, major transplants will have to be done to the machine. Stay tuned for this Spring of 2010.
I watched this 11 years ago, and been checking every day since for part 5. please us know…..
So did you end up restoring the machine in the end?
This is an awesome restoration project! I've always been curious about early VTR machines.
Is there a good place to read up on them further? I'm especially interested in the tube based ones. Haven't seen any videos of those yet.
From the various videos I've seen so far, it seems like people handle the tape with bare hands a lot, especially while threading. Doesn't that get the heads dirty?
Sonnygon, were you with Jackson and Heit? I know they made the scanner assemblies for a lot of those.
There was an engineer named Jim Todd that helped build these machines in Colorado Springs,CO. He worked for Ampex Electronics as a senior engineer. Would you know where to find him?
Did you make part 5 yet?
No sorry. I have since moved and haven't had the time. Too many dubs. I am planning more videos.
Where's part 5?
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Sorry. Don't know him.