What's nuts ??

are U americano?

What's wrong with the SL-8600? Although $ 800 does seem a bit high, even for a NIB unit, because when you get right down to it it's a old rotary tuner toploader, no hi-fi, no SuperBeta, probably 2 head, etc. But how is it any worse than the other low-end mono units?Speaking of VCRs that run hot...my SLV-R5UC is somewhat inconsistent in overheating. It seems to get hotter when I use it to copy or edit a tape from my camcorder than when I use it to record off normal TV or off DSS. Wierd.

The link refers to a information request form.

Andy...red Madness post Friday 9th May 7:02 pm U.K. Time, or previous post.

Since you mention, I check my SVHS it's hot too. Wierd...

SL-8600 won;t play BI or BIII, and it has a motor problem inherant in the design. A motor that should've been mounted vertically was mounted horizontally and will burn out.

I own a 1980 betamax sl2500 that doesn't power up. I've sent it to sony, but they can't find two parts, an MB8845-495 (IC) and an MB8845-495M. Anybody know where I can dind these? I live in Los Angeles.

Thanks.

_@_v - here a more reasonably priced vintage Beta deck...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3023888460

_@_v - JR9000W clone of the SL-8200, though it's more resemblant to the Japanese SL-8100 with it's sloping top panel

Ray Glasser's Betamax page has a nice new look with his new less graphics-intensive front page for people with slower connections...

http://www.betainfoguide.com/indexnew.html

Having a "rocketsnail" broadband connection I don't need that page but it would be nice for all those people still connecting with acoustic cradle modems...

Hey, I have ADSL and Cable, but STILL sometimes I long for a nice dial-up connection.. who would ever think that broadband would simply stop responding... but when you have something like an 80% penetration for internet in a country with 84,000,000 people, and really don't have the infrastructure... well... you do the math.. :P

It doesn't matter to me if it doesn't play ßI or III because all my tapes are in ßII anyway. None of my decks record I and I never use III because I hardly ever tape anything longer than 3 hours.

Well that motor thing should bother you. It's also an ugly deck... IMHO, anyway...

Added some new toys, took out some sold ones...

http://fullspectrumradio.jadephoenix.org/forsale.htm

I do have a nibble on the SLO-323. Need to get the person a shipping quote.

Graphics intens Betamach page.

http://www45.tok2.com/home/etoile/SL-F11_2.htm

To Ted Small

Where did you check the machine,Sony California?

Have you checked wether it is the chipset or just the microswitch.Do yourself a favor open the machine and have a look.

Regards

eeeeeeeeeeeee! I want one of those 80s (acoustic cradle?) modems where you have to put the phone reciever in the cradle! LOL! That would be so cool!

I actually want one too but they're limited to 2400 baud because there is only so fast a membrane can vibrate...

Anyone have knowledge of Instrumentation Engineering?Help needed

Thanks

Hello,Can anyone direct me to a site or person who can obtain a power cord for a Sanyo VPR 4800 Betacord Betamax machine. Thanks!Tim

I do not know much about that model. is it a portable type or a home type? If it's a portapack you might be after a power adapter, not a cord. If it's a home deck Radio Shack could most likely supply a cord.

They call them acoustic couplers. I just saw a couple on sale on eBay...

you're ok by me, bobby.

hello

Acoustic couplers have made a bit of revival. There's one type called a "Connex Coupler" that plugs into an existing (PC Card) modem. They're small and portable and are useful for laptop users on the go where you find those hotels/motels where the phone is hardwired to the wall. I have one for my laptop. If you have a copy of the movie "Hackers", watch the scene where they're in the train station hacking into that mainframe from the payphones. You'll see 'em there.

Yup.......hello too.......

I got those kind of thing also......the phone Dialer......Dont need to pay for the Phone Booth if you use it>>>>>>>

If you lack of streams by DSL/Cable/Dial up/Satellitte why not try Point to Point.________________________________________________________________________

I'm selling new Sony EL-500 metal ED Beta tapes on ebay.http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3023517284&category=14962

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3023542937

Check out the high bidder on this auction named wondercardman

See what he sells see what he bids on. Is this the return of betagoods and or quality-retro? Shill bidders never die, they just keep comin back..lol

Ahhh... nothing like the titter-titter of eBeta watching to relieve the mind numbing boredom of low pass filters, and the fuse vs. SCR debate...

He musta been saving that 'wondercardman' ID for a 'rainy day'. The ID was listed as effective since March of 2002...

titter titter! - _@_v´ ´¼¼_@_-titter titter! titter titter!-_¿_oo´ ´´v_@_v_@_ - titter titter!

_@_v - and he's already shillin'

http://cgi6.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewBids&item=3024115618

We'll I'm just happy that everybody leaves everybody else alone. People can talk about Fuse versus SRC or the Ebay crooks, but nobody bothers anyone else! I like it and I hope it stays this way. All I can say about fuses is that they should be user-serviceable parts in ALL cases... sorry but I can't stand pigtail fuses...

Word up on the fuse thing. What's the point of soldering in a fuse?!?

Amen to that... more than once I've actually opened a pigtail fuse trying to solder it in with short leads... :(

Yeah... gotta say, I hate those things. If it's a fuse, it's meant to be changed. Make it that way. They're hard to come by anyway so I do sometimes end up simply jumpering them... and yes, Brenda, I know that's bad practice. Anyhow, there is/was a product called S-clips that lets you connect a regular fuse in line with the blown one by clipping it to the end caps. Gotta look for those.

I just got an e-mail from Colin Judd in Oz.. he's going in for bypass surgery. I would like to ask that everyone send him good wishes and/or prayers.

Take care, all... and stay well.

I have a very plain and simple topic to those who gets the pic as Homer add some details though he seems critical or maybe akward(Hi Homer). With a compliment I receive a good joke from those I like.........

To ;Colin B Judd.......semoga lekas sembuh......

My addition to those who don't really know about Fuse.There are 2 type of Fuse;

A) Fast Blown Fuse.

B) Slow Blown Fuse.

Take a good precautions of Replacing fuse.Dont Burn your Multi$$$ Beta.

If a fuse blows in the first place that's probably because some other part went bad and in the end you end up soldering something anyways.

That's only one reason.......

OK you solder the fuse.......in this case lets say one resistor is broken....then you plug the cord/turn the power on.....it blows again....this time its the transistor.....geee the next time.....no way man, you say it.

You d keep on replacing fuses until you found all the faulty parts ??

You got to be kiddin' me.........

Have a look at what I foundhttp://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3024023083&category=3318

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3023799978&category=39999

Don't make it high......

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3022665060&category=39999

I m sorry, I don't understand.

No what i'm trying to say; dont keep replacing/dont replace the Fuse till you know the faulty parts

Then what is the point of your 6h42 comment ??

of course at the end you'll need to replace the fuse.Just make sure what went wrong.I found this somewhathttp://homepage3.nifty.com/fs_sapporo/index/audio-visual/sl-2100.jpg

That's got nothing to do with Fuses.

Does anyone know if the SL-HF2100 and SL-HF2000 are built on the same chassis or do they only share the looks ?

hmmm..... Just like the 2000mie cammy fuse.. Now I have to get Olive to solder it in cuz I dont trust myself. It wasnt the camera's fault, it was mine. I was trying to get a PC fan to work off of its 12v output but apparently the 2000mie didn't like it so the fuse blew. Why don't they just put breakers in?

or are they too big? Yes, lol.. what a dumb idea.

Bobby...

What page did you get that from?

http://homepage3.nifty.com/fs_sapporo/index/audio-visual/sl-2100.jpg

_@_v - nevermind I found it!

http://homepage3.nifty.com/fs_sapporo/index/audio-visual/audio-visual.htm

_@_v - OMG!!!! somebody went and bid on that $ 800 SL-8600!!!!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2174043896

I wonder what good is a reserve $1 higher than the opening bid?

I see the head snail is back...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=39830&item=3023542937

is it OK if we tell him he's getting ripped off?

I have no clue... He's done it enough he should be able to recognize it. Oh, and as to your Email adress, Jesse, I could put up with Millenias if it got rid of those other brands... :)

Might not be a good idea. Its a good way to get your account suspended at ebay for " auction interference " according to ebay rules and policies.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2174043896

Olive...some stupido...like worst Beta than better one.......///A friend of mind got that kinda Beta for freee.

I have to agree about tipping of the snail... not only do I not care if he gets ripped off, it IS quite the different thing to tell a bidder on an auction that he shouldn't bid than it is to simply warn that a seller is bad, if I make any sense at all. One is staving off bad deals, the other is actively destroying a deal in process.

_@_v - the snail-brain coulda sleeched this puppy for only a couple hundred bux more...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3024503357&category=39830

EDV-7500 for only $999 BIN

Hi everyone, I'm looking so hard for the name of a serie of movies that was only for the betamax. It was about a boy (i thought he was called something like wataru), a dark african man and a gigantic snake called Dana. I hope someone can tell me the name of these movies cause I realy need to know. Thanks !

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3023542937

Someko alis snailing & wondercardman, alias Betagoods & quality- retro both fighting to bid on this item.. Sure hope there is no shill bidding..LOL

Jesse ....those adorable Cabby.......Got it from Beta page wich i lost the URL.

http://www.h5.dion.ne.jp/~emperor/rs.htm

me too

Gotta tell Ya guys/girls we needda have ☼; pray for Colin's health.Coz God hears a nobble sound from his child' heart.

Good grief... I think that's the most obscure ASCII symbol there is.. what do you mean by it? At any rate that SL-HF-900 went for a reasonable price, but it's a shame the snail got it and now it'll be up for $565 because he has nice photos and a blank tape.

That symbol is the universal currency sign. Looks like a sun I guess.

"Good grief... I think that's the most obscure ASCII symbol there is.."

What did I miss? I don't see any "universal currency sign"...

"titter titter! - _@_v´ ´¼¼_@_-titter titter! titter titter!-_¿_oo´ ´v_@_´v_@_ - titter titter!"

------------------------------------------------------------------------the ´ ´'s?

I think that's the symbol for the Japanese Yen

I have a Sony SL-C7UB that jitters in playback, what could be causing this? The belts need replacing, could they be the cause? I’ve read that if the capacitor C021 is faulty, it can cause poor picture sync, does this problem manifest itself as playback jitter? Is this capacitor on the board labelled noise canseller?

Any help would be appreciated

Thanks

Mike

You might try cleaning the tape path before having any other major servicing done.

Hey Boby try and find piccies of the Eunos 800, that's the Jap version of the Millenia S. Anyways... My poor Betamie! It's all beat up on the side.. is beginning to look like an ENG camera! LOL.... Poor betamie!

Hey Jesse... here is your Mazda http://www.fastlane.com.au/Reviews/mazdaeunos.htm Actually not a bad looking car.

What's with that car?? The passenger has to do the driving.. :P

Yes, Sean, thank you :) I appreciate your taking interest but that page is LOL like.. old news already, that was the first site I went to while looking for piccies of the Eunos 800. :) Thank you anyways. LOL! awwww poor millenia baaaaaabbbby!!! My Betamie's lens hood was also broken off. Damn carrying it around in a backpack! Brenda, lol, I want to try driving a British car. Does anyone know why they drive on the right? I haven't been able to figure it out. Sorry if its a stupid question. I'd rather drive on the right because I don't like the way the seat belt on driver's side cuts into my neck.

I read somewhere that it had to do with Roman chariots and using the right hand to steer and the left to whip the horses.. they stayed to the left so the whips would not become entangled when passing. This could well be apocrypha (sp?). I'm sure this being a PAL site, there are likely folks who know the real story out there somewhere. Thailand and Japan also drive on the left hand side of the road, as well as Hong Kong (Hong Kong because they were a British posession).

Australia also drives on the 'wrong' side of the road... remember "Mad Max"? If you REALLY want, Jesse, it's legal to drive right-drive cars in the states but it would be disorienting because everyone else does it the other way. At any rate, Jesse, REALLY nice cars like the Eunos should have seatbelts that adjust up and down so as not to cut into your neck. At least you don't put it behind you or something dopey like that. Also try jacking the power seat up (If what you're driving now (What?) doesn't have one, Eunos will) as far as you can stand, and running it back as far also (Toes of your foot should just comfotably touch the floor under the breaks.). Sorry for a long off-topic post...

ueheu I drive right Streerin, N left side road but can't imagin drivin in Arkansas(where's Air sickness bag).........

I had it posted ,hadnt I?http://home.t-online.de/home/340054418855-0001/Betamax/homepage.html#3000

I went looking through stuff and found something about the 'keep left' thing in that it was a vestige of the days when knights passed each other on the side they kept their swords - in case of trouble with the passer.

The same source notes that the right hand side driving custom arose from people leading oxen down the road. When people passed they stayed on the road and kept the oxen to the side.

In both case it would seem the predominance of right-handed people came into play...

Regarding right-hand driving, I'm sure those of you in the States have seen those smaller mail trucks w/ right-hand wheels. I often wondered exactly why they were so. Later found out thet they're used mainly in rural and suburban areas where people have roadside mailboxes, allowing the guy to pickup/deliver the mail w/o leaving the truck.

Ever notice that most of the areas in the world where they do drive on the "other side" are islands or isolated in some way? Yannow: Britain, Ireland, New Zealand, Japan, Australia, etc. In addition, in a number of nations in Africa, people also drive on the left; South Africa being one I can think of right-off-hand.

I am left handed person.

heuheuheu I can drive before my feet reach brakes/clutch/gas.

Madness:

You notice that almost every place you mentioned used to be a part of the British Empire...

Well I'm not driving anything right now (not licensed, and *ahem... the powers-that-be ignore me when I talk about cars), but in the few times mum's taken me practice driving I've hated the way the seat belt gets on my neck. I prefer the passenger's side arrangement better. I think it'd be too much trouble to get a right hand drive Eunos 800 to the States... Shipping and all that. Besides, a 1995 Millenia S can be had for $3.995 around here, but as I said, the powers-that-be don't even bat an eye when I point out car ads. I've also noticed that when ppl put their Betas into the classifieds they want snail-dealer prices like $ 200 -300, even if its just a lowly mono Spamyo beta or something.

Not a bad price for a car, Jesse, especially when it's a car you want and should have no trouble getting... I do wonder, though, aren't you going to need a car when you go to college? It would be an impossibility for me without the Buick...

Hey Guys

I sell mostly video games and laserdiscs from Japan but I was interested in researching Beta machines. I can find them over here in relatively good condition but getting research on the differences between the US and Japanese models has been difficult.

Any tips? Any good web pages out there to start looking at? I found a pristine PVW-2800 model that I'd like to resell....but I just don't know about the differences...

Any info would be greatly appreciated..

Thanks,[email protected]

Yes, it is a car I SHOULD have no trouble getting; I'll probably be living on campus because my classes are fragmented throughout the day. I'm trying to get them in one contiguous block. I can't get the car because I have only like $300 in my savings account, and no one wants to co-sign for a loan (no collateral; everything's tied up!); of course if you want to make a donation you're perfectly welcome to! :) Plus insurance will be a bi^ch to pay for since I'm 17. Ugh...

Another thing, the powers-that-be believe my first car should be something like a 1982 Honda Civic or something with peeling paint, no A/C, etc. Grrr!

Jesse,

At least you could possibly afford the insurance on such a car... at your age even liability will likely be around $1200 a year... YIKES!

I've added more ßeta stuff to my for sale page. I'll be adding more still. Prices can be somewhat negotiated. Depends on the mood I'm in at the time.

http://fullspectrumradio.jadephoenix.org/forsale.htm

Welcome to the sometimes Betamax but mostly wayyyyy off-topic Chat Page

USING A JAPANESE BETAMAX IN THE U.S.

There are four areas that you must be concerned with when operating a Japanese Betamax in this country. a) These machines play back through Japanese TV channels 1 or 2. Their built-in RF modulators are worthless over here. You must use them using the video and audio outputs into a monitor or another VCR.Ê b) These units do not pick up American TV channels 2-4. And, it's doubtful that their tuners will pick up our channels in stereo.Ê c) You MUST plug these into a voltage regulator, because they are made to operate at 100 volts, not 110. They will probably run too hot after a few hours and damage may result.Ê d) The Japanese warranty will not be valid here in the U.S.

The advantages of owning a Japanese Beta?Ê First, they all have linear stereo as well as Beta Hi-Fi stereo, so they have, in effect, 4 audio channels!Ê Also, selected models record at the B-Is speed (most notably, the Japanese SL-HF900). Contrary to popular belief, the ED-Beta machines from Japan do NOT record at B-I.Ê Also, they seem to have slightly better picture quality than our American-market Betas, and be better built.Ê Also, there are some models made for the Japanese market that were never released here, nor did they have an American counterpart.Ê---- from Ray Glasser's betasite

http://cgi6.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewBids&item=3023542937

In a previous post: "Someko alias snailing & wondercardman, alias Betagoods & quality- retro both fighting to bid on this item.. Sure hope there is no shill bidding..LOL"

WONDERCARDMAN alias Betagoods & quality-retro is no more. Watch this chat page for future incantations. Don't you hate shill bidders?

_______________________ _@_v - lum-di-dum-di-dum-di-dum...

To Franny Wentzel:

How about Digital Tuner from digital deck, is it hot too...((I use stabiler/SD transform))????????