deepblues
11th November 2008
1:52 pm U.K.
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Thanks Olive I will give it a shot and come back
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deepblues
11th November 2008
3:34 pm U.K.
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Ok I tried that Olive and still no joy, thanks for the info, I'll keep trying
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deepblues
11th November 2008
3:38 pm U.K.
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If anyone knows where I can source any old Betamax equipment, ie. tapes recorders or cameras near to the Wakefield/Leeds area of West Yorkshire, any info would be much appreciated. Thanks.
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Bill
12th November 2008
3:25 am U.K.
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Hi, Deepblues,
Sorry if I got a bit jargonish. I got the wrong impression that you were referring to a TV picture. If you aren't putting the camera through to a TV via your Beta, I'm afraid that puts me in the "haven't a clue" class. All the same, if the phenomenon is a clear, absolutely straight line all the way down the screen, I may be offbeam but it still makes me think about SOME sort of setup signal in the camera.
The pot on the back of the Beta is for changing the RF (radio frequency like an aerial downlead as opposed to video) channel it puts its signal out on so it doesn't clash and cause interference with anything else connected to your TV that way. It clearly hasn't anything to do with your problem. Sorry I can't be more helpful.
All the best, Bill
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Olive E Thomas
13th November 2008
4:23 am U.K.
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Deepblues:If you own or can get hold of a digital camera, could you take a picture of the video camera and its settings as you have currently them and post online?
Use this service. It's a quick and dirty way to upload and hotlink a picture.
http://maosongsoft.com/create_sc.php
I'm still thinking its a viewfinder setting but maybe somebody can puzzle this out.
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Noel Higgins
13th November 2008
11:06 am U.K.
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Bill,
I hope you can follow what I am about to relate which is for the HVP2000 camera used with an F1 (PAL) recorder/player which looks similar to the (NTSC) 2000 recorder/player. The vertical line on the camera I used was an indicator of the luminance and also gave an indication of the sharpest focus because the excursions of the line would be sharpest when objects and particularly light to dark transitions in the picture were in focus.
It seems you have lost video feed for some reason. If its the tube in the camera not working the viewing display might still be OK. Playback a prerecorded tape in the video machine and see if a picture comes up in playback. It will not have that vertical line showing in playback mode, its only to assist recording setup.
cheers Noel
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Bill
13th November 2008
3:55 pm U.K.
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Hi Noel
You addresed that to me, It should have been to Deepblues, he's the one with the camera problem!
Nice to see that you're back.
All the best, Bill
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deepblues
13th November 2008
5:33 pm U.K.
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Hey Guys thanks for all the help on this, I'm gonna try and get hold of another Sony Betamax Video recorder to hook the camera up to, also I dont have any Betamax tapes to put in the machine yet, still waiting for a friend to get me some. Hence asking if I needed a tape in the recorder in order for the camera to work, as far as the white line goes I seem to be able to change this from a long one that goes vertical from top to bottom of screen (on the camera)to a short one via a switch setting on side of camera, there are three settings iris, waveform and w.b i'll try get some pics up. the line is a short one at the bottom of screen when in iris mode, a long one to the right of screen when in waveform mode and a long one but jumped over to left of screen when in w.b mode.I can also adjust the position of the line between two cicles at the bottom of the screen when in iris mode, via a sensitivity switch
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Deeppurple
14th November 2008
8:27 pm U.K.
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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SONY-HVC-3000P-TRINICON-COLOUR-CAMERA-BETAMAX_W0QQitemZ310098740561QQihZ021QQcategoryZ39999QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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DasImperitor
15th November 2008
5:17 pm U.K.
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My first Betamax was in fact a BMC-220 Camcorder I got for the princely sum of $5. I had to wait about six months before I got hold of a nearly dead Sanyo VCR 4400 to play back the one tape my mother got for me to test the camera with. I screamed and stamped my feet for 3 days and she complied! I was young, so don't call me a fairy.
I've had several Betas over the years, some lasting longer than others. I've stuck with Beta not so much for the picture but because of it's fantastic response time to control input. I have a Sony SLV-N50 HiFi VHS VCR and an SL-HF 300 and it's just no comparison - the SL-HF 300's betascan and beta skipscan can run circles around the glacial VHS machine even though it is lacking in frame advance ability. When the SLV-N50 is compared to my SL-2000 a non HiFi and non skipscan unit but with jog/shuttle feature then known as "Videola" or "Swing Search" - well there still no comparison. Beta's U-load system was the right way to do thing when you wanted to move the tape back and forth quickly or accurately. VHS's M-load simply takes forever to switch between modes. Whereas a Beta-Skipscan call take 1/2 a second to commence you'd be waiting at least three or four seconds to get a similar request from the SLV-N50. And since only recently VHS machine wound the tape back into the shell when rewinding or fast forwarding the skipscan feature simply wasn't available. Because Sony Betas kept the tape threaded you were always able to keep your place on the tape even when you turned off the machine - a great feature for those of us who keep a blank tape ready to go when we watched TV in case something we want to tape comes on. You don't waste precious seconds looking for the next starting place. Beta's quick response time is great for editing out commercial breaks and for when you gaffe and resuming a recording and need to quickly go back before the real starting point comes on.
I'd bought that SLV-N50 over year ago along with a 10 pack of VHS tapes. I still have one VHS tape left in it's shrink wrap. In that same year I must've gone through at least thirty or forty L-750 Beta tapes in that same period. And I have about 150 blanks to spare...
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DavidGrant
16th November 2008
4:11 pm U.K.
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Hi to everyone I am looking for some parts for a sony-C9 (1) the spindle on which the tape carriage gears go onto or a complete carriage (2) a complete front cover ,(3)Does any one know If the company MR Betamax is still in bussisness? I sent them a email ages ago but no reply ,Also a tip for anyone who tries to clean their video heads medi swabs as used before the nurse or doctor gives anyone a injection ,or for anyone who smokes roll ups (1) when all the rizlas have run out in the bottom of that pack is a small green piece of card either spray some head cleaner on and very gently hold it and wilst turning the heads hold it carefully against the head tip it should take off the dirt and then turn it around and clean the other head tip you can also use Isopropl Alcol as this is what the swabs are coated in .Davyrocket2
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Migla O'brien
16th November 2008
7:42 pm U.K.
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Welcome back Dasimperator Ed Beta, nice to have ya round. How's Betastate? ain' got much of a nu mac eh.
Take som pills N stay well.
Besta Migla.
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Don Jupp
17th November 2008
7:29 am U.K.
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Hi Bill,
Many thanks indeed for your valuable inf. re my Betamax,I have odered a Terabyte drive and a grabber so that I can start editing my tapes, at the same time I will persue the TV option and send you an e-mail with as much technical information as I can for my Greek tv, (not a multi system Unit).as I recall the last time I tried to use the Betamax I was unable to get a tuning signal on screen to set the channel for the VCR. Will try again as soon as possible.
Many thanks again for your kind attention,
Regards,
Don Jupp.
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Bill
17th November 2008
6:01 pm U.K.
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Hi, Don,
Feel free to contact me directly. Just an update - the official name for what my Loewe brought up as "SECAM E" may be "SECAM D/K"
Regards, Bill
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Rod
17th November 2008
7:27 pm U.K.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmUmhFyic9A&feature=related
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Bjorn
19th November 2008
3:01 pm U.K.
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hi, does anyone know where I can source another chrominence chip for my Sanyo M30? I have 2 machines and 1 has started to play up. Seems odd since I fixed the same problem on the other machine a couple of years ago. Had to restore 1 machine from scratch after a delivery driver dropped it, I wonder how many times these couriers have wrecked these machines because of their arrogance and carelessness. Anyway that's a different story.
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Noel Higgins
19th November 2008
11:17 pm U.K.
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Bjorn,
What is the part number of the chip. I am in Australia, but postage should be reasonable and I have a number of M10/M20 parts machines so there might be a spare in them.
Dave,
I agree with you on the medical alcohol wipes as long as you are careful to only spin the heads against them when cleaning.
cheers Noel
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Adam
20th November 2008
8:16 am U.K.
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Anyone who collects Beta VCR factory recorded movies or have any.. Question, whats the latest movie you have in the Beta format? I know motion picture companies where still putting copies of movies on Beta format well into the 1990s...
The latest movies I have are
Home Alone II Lost in New York (1993)
Coneheads (1993)
Harrison Ford's The Fugitive (1994)
Does anyone have any movies from the 90s era on Betamax format, if so i would like to see a list... I was surprised to find movies from 1993, 1994 I thought the Format was well abandoned by 1993
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Bjorn
20th November 2008
10:41 am U.K.
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hi Noel, the chip number is 84A502 M51436P. I must admit I like my M30 better than any other Beta I've had contact with. (Even my C9) It's proven my most reliable, considering over the past 8 years the only thing to ever go wrong with it is this, give or take the usual wear and tear which I dont really class as faults. It's already outlived 3 VHS machines, 2 DVD players and my sanity lol. oh and a courier as well ... bless him! I'm babbling arent I, my apologies. I know many will curse me for this, but it has survived one of my most stupid mistakes ever, by accident, in a rush, I ended up putting a Betacam tape in the machine. Not something I'm proud of, but my dear machine survived and all is forgiven. I believe they're not exactly good for Betamax heads are they.
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K . Lambert
20th November 2008
6:23 pm U.K.
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Hi Bjorn:
I'm the guy you sourced the chrominance chip from on your other Sanyo M30.I beleiev you can still get that chip from Grandata (don't hold me to that though but worth checking all the same).
Noel:
The part no is the same for the VTC M10,M20 and M30.
Funny that as i know that can be an issue but one i've never had with my M10,M20 and M30.
Bjorn:
I had an M40 delivered and was obviously dropped at some point, but it did'nt help the packaging was shocking to say the least.Lucky i has a complete front panel and timer circuit board (which was also damaged), to replace them with.
........................Kevin
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adrian
21st November 2008
12:30 pm U.K.
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Hello - This is the first time I've posted here... I've just found a Sony SL-HF150E It's in very good condition and seems to work with most tapes. One Maxell L750 tape though continually get's edge damage after 5 - 10 seconds you can hear the crinkling. I don't see this is any other tapes. I've also got some brand new Sony L750 tapes that play and record with no problem so far. I've cleaned the tape path and the pinch roller looks OK.
Could this problem be the tape rather than the player? I don't have access to a tension gauge unfortunately and I really don't want to test with this tape too much as it has old home recordings on!
many thanks
adrian
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Bjorn
21st November 2008
6:47 pm U.K.
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Hi Kevin, your name does ring a bell now. Sorry I'm so bad at remembering peoples names. I'll check out those sources. It's unbelievable how shocking some of the packing can be for these videos. Lets face it, they often charge enough for P+P most of the time. This one was packed in a box with minimal bubble wrap. to add insult to injury, I've had one before where the courier couldn't open the shed (I wasnt in at the time) so it was left outside my back door in the rain. Luckily after some replacement belts and a careful clean up it survived. That one also a Sanyo, cant remember the model number though.
The chrominence seems to be the most common problem I'm encountering with Sanyo machines in general. has this been a big issue with these machines in the past? (most of the ones affected are nearly as old as I am)
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K . Lambert
21st November 2008
6:53 pm U.K.
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Bjorn:No problem :)
I have read about that issue and i've had one other guy experience the problem with the chrominance chip, on a M10, in the UK.Apart from that nothing.........
Still at least it's relitivley easy to sort, the desoldering bit is a bit of a pain though.
The Sanyo's really are impressive in most cases and were built to last a long,
long time.Their VHS heads seem to last forever too.
..........................Kevin
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Bjorn
22nd November 2008
9:45 pm U.K.
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Kevin and Noel, thanks for your help, couldn't find the chip at grandata. Any more ideas? If you could drop me an e-mail that would be most appreciated.
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Bill
24th November 2008
5:28 am U.K.
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Hi Don,
A health warning - I don't regard myself as any kind of an expert on Beta - I tend to rely on the real experts like Noel. However, my TV DX experience might give me a bit of an edge in matters concerned with TV standards.
You said that you couldn't get any joy when trying to find an RF channel on your TV to take the output from your Beta VCR. That really makes me think about standards compatibility. Did you get any screen messes - hugely wobbly lines in the centre of the picture, or just nothing whatsoever?
Does your TV have video inputs - SCART or phono (what the Americans call RCA)? if so try to connect an RF output from your Beta. if that also produces weird results I'd be getting near to putting money on a standards problem.
When you mail me, could you include a couple of TV screen shots of the results of your connection?
All the best. Bill
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Bill
25th November 2008
4:34 am U.K.
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Don - my apologies for a typo - "connect an RF output from your Beta" should read "connect a video output from your Beta"
Regards, Bill
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Bill
25th November 2008
6:00 am U.K.
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Hi to all of the experts.
Having masqueraded briefly as an expert, I now show myself in my true colours as somone desperate for advice!
My SLHF100 has developed a nasty problem. It refuses to accept a tape much more than halfway, but can be forced to load it fully. If switched on without a tape it repeatedly tries to pull out a non-existent tape, clicks and then switches off. The cassette carrier/loader seems to be distorted inwards on the RH side (viewed from above and front). The problem may be centred on the prong which opens the cassette front guard. The tiny spring which pulls it into the operating position looks very unhealthy, but aiding it with a finger doesn't seem to improve the situation.
The most straightforward thing to do would be to replace the entire carrier/loader assembly - a very easy job even for the likes of me - IF - I can get hold of a replacement. Can anyone help with obtaining one or failing that suggest a fix?
Yours in hope, Bill
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Bill
25th November 2008
6:14 am U.K.
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Hi, All,
i apologise for my excessively frequent appearances recently, but sometimes putting things together so as to achieve coherence to be read by others makes you think more coherently about your problem. I had what might seem as a stupid brainwave and pushed the guide thingy outwards with a screwdriver quite sharply while the drive was actually running. Things fell into place and so far it has worked! Never fear, I'll come crawling for help the next time!
Regards to everybody, Bill.
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Harry
25th November 2008
5:19 pm U.K.
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Real wise and good posts. Guess..Bill is an honorable member.
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DasImperitor
29th November 2008
6:16 pm U.K.
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Bill is highly intelligent and a credit to The Betamax Chat Page.
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Brenda Ann Dyer
30th November 2008
4:35 am U.K.
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I have a very nice EDV-9000 Japanese ED Beta machine that I will be selling. Machine is in great condition, and will come with an NOS replacement head that has never even been taken out of the package. I will also include some NOS standard Beta tapes and some used tapes that can be used for ED Beta recording. The remote that will come with the machine isn't the original, it is one from an SL-HF1000, but it is largely compatible. Please make a reasonable offer to this e-mail addy. Shipping will be via USPS Priority mail (unless you wish to pay for an upgrade to USPS Express mail).
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Brenda Ann Dyer
30th November 2008
4:39 am U.K.
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BTW,
Hi Colin, Noel, Boby, Olive and all the others that I have missed.:)
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Bill
30th November 2008
4:45 am U.K.
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Thanks, Harry and Das Imperitor, I value this site very highly, so your praise really means
something to me.
Don,
I'm composing a sort of a checklist for you which I will send you direct because it will probably end up a bit long for posting on the site. It would also risk being dead boring for anyone for whom TV standards aren't an issue. But in the meantime: if you can find a video dealer or renter which still does tape in spite of the DVD age, go in and have a look at the fine print on their cases. Failing that, ask friends if you can rummage through their tapes!
It should show the prevailing TV standard the dealers are selling into, which should be a guide to what your bog-standard Greek TV will deal with and probably a better guide to the situation now than whatever I picked up on DX (derived from amateur radio slang for "distance") the best part of fifteen years ago. In my experience what is actually "prevailing" gets less certain the further east in Europe you go, but it's worth a try.
DVDs are less reliable, as the main thing that matters for them is the region code, which is an entirely artificial world-wide advertising price-fixing invention. I'll tell you about it if you really want to know, but it doesn't really have anything to do with your problem.
Please let me know any useful info you pick up.
Best regards, Bill
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Lord of the Betamax
30th November 2008
10:19 pm U.K.
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Hi Noel, Olive, Bill, Colin and all of Betalore.
Have a look of what I've seen;
http://www.marcelstvmuseum.com/photoalbum0.html
am sure some of us have those machines.
Very good for your reference.
G2G,Lord.
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Lord of the Betamax
30th November 2008
10:32 pm U.K.
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PS: Bill there plenty of TV for ya to love.
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colin judd
1st December 2008
9:51 am U.K.
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Hi Brenda ann,welcome back
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Boby
1st December 2008
11:00 am U.K.
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Hi Brenda, couldn't be more happy to have you around.
Greetings,Boby.
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Brenda Ann Dyer
2nd December 2008
10:24 am U.K.
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Thanks, guys... :) It's good to see you, too. I've been away too long.
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Michael
2nd December 2008
12:39 pm U.K.
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Brenda, seems like you're in Australia now...interesting.
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Brenda Ann Dyer
2nd December 2008
8:16 pm U.K.
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Nope, still in Korea. Been here for almost 9 years now. If you do a tracert on my IP it should show up as a krnic (Kornet) IP.
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Sam Heighton
3rd December 2008
4:12 am U.K.
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I own a Sony EDV 9500 and have over 200 master tapes in std beta and ED beta format. My machine is in need of a idler motor assembly, I have not had any service on this machine for years. Does anyone know where I can purchase this motor assembly? I love the postings and I love beta. Thanks for what you all do.
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deepblues
3rd December 2008
2:01 pm U.K.
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Hi guys, I have a Sony SL-T7ME i aquired from a friend to help run my Sony Trinicon Video Camera mentioned in an early post. The unit switches on and lights up ok but the tape mechanism is not loading the tape in. Also if I press the buttons on the front they click and light up but nothing happens, it seems that if I manually push what looks like a magnetic switch in the back of the unit, with the lid off, then I can get it to temporarily fast forward and rewind, but not play. I can only repeat this if I turn the unit off and back on again. I checked the belts and all seem to be ok, hence FF and RW, anyone any ideas what could be wrong? Im not new to electronics but new to looking inside these Betamax units. Would love to get this working again, reminds me of my youth, cheers, Sean (deepblues)
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Bill
5th December 2008
6:37 am U.K.
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Lord of the Betamax,
Sir, how dare you suggest I'm some sort of TV nerd! Actually, you're most probably right. I'm afraid I did enjoy the site you plugged, and some of its links as well!
Thanks, Bill.
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deepblues
6th December 2008
3:23 pm U.K.
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Is there anybody there...............? :)
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Noel Higgins
6th December 2008
11:09 pm U.K.
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Deepblues,
The C5 on which that machine is mechanically based suffers from issues with the drive belts aging. As well as this if you manually operate solenoids you can get the mechanicals out of sync with the machines electronic logic steps.
I would suggest that you get a belt kit and change the belts. You have to remove the base and flip out the base board to change the capstan and load gear drive belts. The others are changed from the top. It is not a simple exercise. Better to get some expert help if you can.
cheers Noel
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Noel Higgins
6th December 2008
11:22 pm U.K.
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Just reread your email and saw that you said you checked the belts. Inspecting the belts generally does not tell you how much they have stretched or how sticky (grippy) they are.
Check that the load ring is in the home position (unloaded) before you load the tape. You should hear a solenoid click when you press the tape carriage down and then the load sequence starts. The rubber surface of the drive pulley (between and below the reel spool drives) that loads and unloads the tape is the most prone to failure. It gets worn and shiny. A later modification called a rewind kit undated the design to overcome this typical fault. (ie load unload probs and not rewinding tape completely. In fact the C7 which auto rewound after a tape was finished could sit there with the capstan motor straing all night trying to get back to the start of the tape as the sequence only stops when the machine senses the metal leader at the start of a beta tape.
cheer Noel
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Bill
7th December 2008
5:43 am U.K.
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Don,
I've short-circuited things a bit by finding enough standards sites on the Web which agree that whatever the situation in the past, Greece now uses PAL B/G. So however basic your Greek TV might be, if it works off-air it should work with your Beta gear and the latter should also work off-air. It would seem that you have no TV standards problem, but you do have a connection and/or setup problem.
The mystery is that Saudi Arabia uses PAL B/G and something called SECAM B/G. I would be surprised if you had your gear set up for SECAM but not for PAL when you lived there. It should work with the settings you used in Saudi Arabia. PAL B/G is the commonest standard on the planet, whatever the Japanese and Americans might think!
My suggestion would be that you get hold of a PAL tape with something on it, connect the co-axial output to the TV aerial socket with a suitable lead, set the tape to playing and start searching for a signal by whatever means your TV uses. Make sure everything in sight is set to PAL. If your TV directly shows UHF channel numbers, start with Ch35 then go through the rest of the 30s. Failing that you'll just have to go through all channels. If that works then you can turn your attention to finding an off-air signal at the other end of your gear. To that end, it would be useful if you could send me photographs of all the connections in and out of your gear and between the various bits of it, also all the
controls.
Having established RF connections, you can then start on seting up audio/video connections for proper quality. Does your TV have a SCART socket - large, two ranks of pins, square at one end, funny shape at the other?
Good luck, Bill
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deepblues
7th December 2008
7:32 pm U.K.
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Thanks Noel, I will try get hold of a belt kit and look into it, I'm pretty good at taking things apart, (lol aren't we all)so will have a look myself, if no joy then I will refer it to someone more knowledgeable in this particular field, thanks again for the advice it's very much appreciated, Sean
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Mike
9th December 2008
10:21 am U.K.
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Hello, I am having a problem with a Sony SL-HFR70 which I believe is a common problem because I have seen this before. I finally took the cover off and decided to take a look inside. Occasionally, the unit will play for a few seconds, then shut off. I see that the tape is bunching up near the end of the tape path and not feeding into the take up reel like it should which is causing the shut off. There is something in the repair section of this site which addresses a problem similar to this, I believe it said something about a bearing being bad, but it also said that the tape will unspool and hang out when the tape is ejected, and mine is not doing that. Is this just an adjustment that is needed, if so, what needs adjusting? If not answering just for me, please answer for everyone else out here. thank you
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Dave
10th December 2008
2:47 am U.K.
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Hi mike
The problem is very common I saved a post from about a year ago I think this should help you
Here is is :
Re: SL-HFR70. Had the same exact problem with mine. It turned out that wear in the clutch mechanism of the takeup reel made it unable to wind the tape fast enough (esp. towards the end of tapes), therefore creating a tape slack between the capstan and takeup which triggered emergency stop. A quick fix is to increase Forward Torque, there is a potentiometer to adjust this, I can't remember where it is yet it is identified on the board so you should be able to find it. Hope this helps.
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Mike
10th December 2008
9:03 am U.K.
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Thanks Dave for the help. Now all I have to do is locate the potentiometer, I'm thinking it is on the board that the reels are on, which I would get to by removal of bottom cover?
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nir nativ
10th December 2008
8:39 pm U.K.
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Hi All,
I was wondering where can I buy pal system Betamax mechine.
If you can post some good links that would be great.
Thank you,
Nir
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Charlie
11th December 2008
5:24 pm U.K.
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Mike, The pot you're looking for is located (believe it or not) on the board that you see when the top cover is removed .It's position is RV201 and it's located about in the center of the board next to the large printed words DRIVE. It's gonna take a very small screwdriver to access it through the small hole because the side you're looking at is the solder side of the board.If you unfasten the board and tilt it up to the component side the pot is easier to adjust without such a small screwdriver.If you adjust it from the solder side turn it CCW and CW if adjusted from the component side.If I were you I'd adjust it from the component side and mark it BEFORE you do any turning. Turn it a little bit at a time and check to see if the tape starts to be takin up.If the nylon bearing in the the takeup spool isn't worn too bad you should be able to get it to work by the pot adjustment.If the pot won't do it then the only thing you can do is get another reel drive or fix the one by increasing the distance between the rotor and the windings. By the way in addition to the pot being labeled RV201 it says FWD.TORQ. Good luck!
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Mike
11th December 2008
6:17 pm U.K.
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Thanks Charlie for the clear instructions, will give it a shot and let you know how it turns out.
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Gas
13th December 2008
6:02 pm U.K.
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Thank you very much everybody for this good chat.
I'm looking for the manual-service-sl-c7e of Sony Betamax.
I would be grateful if anyone can help me to find it.
best regards
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MichaelP
14th December 2008
1:41 pm U.K.
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Hello, I am new to this chat page, but have a problem that I can't seem to find a solution for on this site (I'm pretty new to betamax, so that might be the reason).
I have a Sony SL-800ME player that I recently found on a fleamarket. The unit is in pretty good condition, seems to work, but wont play, fast forward or rewind. I have removed the cover and it seems that the problem is that the drum/spindle isnt rotating. What could cause this? And can it be fixed?
Thanks!
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MichaelP
14th December 2008
4:38 pm U.K.
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Oh, and I have a Sony SL-HF100EC recorder for sale, if anyone is interested? It's a PAL model, the ebay link is below.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=130275826691
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John
14th December 2008
11:14 pm U.K.
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Someone just opened up a NTSC Beta format vcr website... check it out betamaxcollectors.com
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Noel Higgins
15th December 2008
5:33 am U.K.
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Hello all,
Just passing on a message from the Palsite guys.
They have just managed to get the betainfo guide back online. See http://www.betainfoguide.net/
Have a great Christmas and New Year.
cheers Noel
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MichaelP
15th December 2008
6:33 pm U.K.
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I also listed the Sony SL-800ME for sale, in case anyone would be interested :) Happy bidding
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=130276084380
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Ken
17th December 2008
3:48 am U.K.
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Can someone tell me what speed the BMC-220 Betamax movie camera operates at? I, II , or III
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Brenda Ann Dyer
17th December 2008
9:07 pm U.K.
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IIRC, all the ßetacams run at ßII speed. I'm sure there will be someone along to correct me if I'm wrong. :)
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Toby Wilson
18th December 2008
4:29 pm U.K.
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Hiya. I've just fired up my old Sony SL HF100ub machine and it doesn't seem to want to rewind/play or fast forward. It starts RR/FF mode for about 3 seconds then gives up. Play doesn't seem to move hardly.. It wasn't used much and has been in it's box for the past 15 years. Any ideas what maybe causing this problem??
Cheers TOBE!!!
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Dave
19th December 2008
2:38 am U.K.
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Anyone see those EDBetas on Ebay #190274016596 for $1500 US I feel a little too much don't you think
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Bill
19th December 2008
6:28 am U.K.
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Hi, everyone,
Having briefly impersonated an expert on the one subject I actually knew something about, I hereby return to my usual status on the site as a beggar for help and information. Quite a while ago I sought help with my SLHF100 and its point-blank refusal to switch from AV to tuner or Simul. Noel, you suggested that it might be the switch itself. I think I've eliminated that (nasty little devils to get at and test conclusively, aren't they?). There is a fix mentioned on this site for the REVERSE problem, refusal to switch from tuner to AV, but not the other way round.
I've been using a transport-defunct S-VHS machine as a tuner, but its days would seem to be numbered. I do have a spare Freeview box which I intend to give the SLHF100, but I live in the very last area designated for analogue shutdown, and in any case that is no way to treat a good Beta machine! Any ideas out there?
All the best to everyone for Christmas and Hogmanay (yes, I have revealed my ethnic origins!)
from Bill.
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Harold Koster
21st December 2008
12:20 pm U.K.
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A VERY HAPPY AND CONTENTED CHRISTMAS TO ALL MY OLD FRIENDS ON THE BETAMAX PALS SITE, WITH WHOM I HAVE HAD THE PLEASURE OF 'MEETING' WORLDWIDE, OVER THE YEARS.
BLESS YOU ALL.
HAROLD KOSTER
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Boby
24th December 2008
7:23 pm U.K.
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Wishing you all have a merry Christmas. Always have Faith, Love, and hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.
May God Bless us all in this wonderfull Chrismast.
Amen.
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Brenda Ann Dyer
24th December 2008
9:57 pm U.K.
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May all the best of the season be yours. May you be safe and happy. And may all God's blessings be yours in the new year.
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K . Lambert
25th December 2008
11:04 pm U.K.
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Here's to wishing a VERY happy and enjoyable Christmas to all the good guy Betaphiles.
Let's hope 2009 and beyond is as interesting and enjoyable.
..........................Kevin
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james brentnall
30th December 2008
6:05 pm U.K.
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Hi, hope you all had a good christmas. I was wondering if anyone knows anything about the sony hvc-3000p video camera i am having trouble with the electronic zoom not working does anyone know how to fix this please, P.S hope you all have a good new yar
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Noel Higgins
30th December 2008
11:43 pm U.K.
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Brent,
I have not pulled one of the HVCs apart but I had a similar problem with the autofocus lens drive on a BMC200P camera and found it was caused by a faulty rubber drive belt which had perished and stretched. I replaced it and the autofocus worked fine again. It is most likely a mechanical issue.
P.S. happy New Year to the beta enthusiasts.
cheers Noel
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Noel Higgins
30th December 2008
11:45 pm U.K.
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Sorry - James not Brent - I should take the time to read more carefully.
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K . Lambert
31st December 2008
3:37 pm U.K.
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Hi Noel: and gang...........
I have a Sanyo VRC200p with EXACTLY that issue.I also have another Sanyo of the same and the Sony equivalent that are both A1.
I wondered if it could be the drive belt or motor being weak.Mind you the mechanism feels a bit tighter too when turning it by hand.Could this be the cause too??
....................Kevin
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Stuart
1st January 2009
10:08 am U.K.
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Happy New Year to all! Lets just hope it doesnt all turn to shit with the current economic situation...Obviously there is still money out there as howling wolf on ebay has sold his hf950 for £750....!!! I am amazed to be honest, but how many times did he have to relist it!
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K . Lambert
1st January 2009
11:03 am U.K.
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Sturat:
I know what you mean.
For that price ANY vcr would have to be pretty special with, at the very minimum,hardly used, fully serviced, with the box and all accessories ( maybe even some sort of assurance that it would be covered for future issues.
I saw none of that and a pretty ordinary , well used scruffy machine no service and no assurance.Whoever paid that must have been in dire need.
Well, one things for sure they must've been laughing all the way to the bank.
...........................Kevin
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Stuart
1st January 2009
12:56 pm U.K.
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Well, Kevin, I don t know if you have seen but I am selling the m40 I bought from you last year. Need space, need money. I am keeping my 3 950s though, no way are they going! I have just done a repair this morning on my f1, the one I bought earlier this year on ebay which was fine apart from a badly worn drum. I tried once to swap it and that did not work as I had to fit a replacement disk and upper drum onto the existing lower drum, and also got the connections slightly wrong when reassembling.
Well I got another donor f1 yesterday which had both main boards smashed on it, but I had the drum assembly complete out of it and had a 2nd attempt at repairing my one with this drum. Was very careful at reconnecting it all up, and hey presto it works perfectly :) I also recovered the treading gear and pinch roller as they are good. Indeed the threading gear is the all plastic one and not the one with the metal bush which can expand and split the plastic. Also used on the c9. My first successful head drum swap!
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Dave
2nd January 2009
12:04 pm U.K.
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those ED-BETA units on ebay when went for a good price ($1000 and $1200) I have a EDV-7500 that I might sell but I am offering it for $699 /w the original remote and mine is almost like new condition. if anyone wants it let me know
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K . Lambert
3rd January 2009
12:34 am U.K.
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Hi Stuart:
Yes, i did notice.
It's your machine to do with as you like.
I'm sure someobne will be overjoyed to have it though.Those are pretty special especially in that condition.
Good luck with the sale....................Kevin
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Dave
3rd January 2009
2:56 am U.K.
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I just put my EDBETA on Ebay now just look for me under the name sonybetamax
but here is the listing number anyway 110333256991
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Lol
3rd January 2009
8:37 pm U.K.
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Hi everyone, does anyone know where i can find a belt kit for a Sony SL8000UB/SL8080UB. Thanks and HAPPY NEW YEAR.
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Noel Higgins
5th January 2009
7:41 am U.K.
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Kevin,
Re the 200P, I fully expect that they will mechanically lock up over time due to the lubricant drying up or being clogged with dust. That would stop auto focus by itself but when the motor spins on one part of a stuck belt it cant be good and weakens it I would think.
I had another 200P with a broken case that i swapped a belt over from.
cheers Noel
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K . Lambert
9th January 2009
10:08 pm U.K.
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Cheers Noel!..............
....................Kevin
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