I wonder if I should direct him to read the comments made about him here!! For those of you who may be interested, my ebay id is koyli_55002. Any betas I sell are exactly as described and always described in detail, even if I put faulty ones up :)

HiI've just been reading his feedback on E-Bay and there is quite a few negatives as i suspected. ANYONE who responds to their negative comments in capital letters and with the way in which he does is obviously an angry person and it seems dishonest too.Anyone worth their salt should'nt get any negatives if they are honest, worthy and deliver exactly what they state.............The other point being, his items are not only overpriced but 'sold as seen', that to me always says bad news and a waste of money.It's like a coverup knowing full well it is'nt going to be as you want it to or expect.My humble advice is AVOID..................Kevin

I assumed the seller you're talking about is making a sale right now. LOL ,the name represents the guy.

Cheers

Hi Stuart:I had a mint condition SLHF950 in it's origional box with low miles ,'normal' (standard) origional remote, owners manual and 2 x NEW L750) Super Beta Pro tapes that i sold a couple of years back for £480.I know the guy your talking of on E-Bay he always charges well over the top for items that are hardly new or, worse still, SERVICED and TESTED.Prices like that he'll be hanging on to those for a along time he does'nt even offer a comeback or guarantee clause especially for that sort of money.Anyone worth their salt or honest and genuine would in my opinion.It's too big a risk to take...............Kevin

Hi Stuart,£ 200 is equal around 400US$ that is ourageous. I heard from Betaphile that someone from IB want 100$ only for IR signal to record. I see that Beta parts is more expensive than GOLD metal.....(Noel would laugh)Cheers,Boby

Andrew, I have now sent two emails to you regarding your two c9s but no reply. Do you want to sell them or not?

Yes Boby, I have seen this item on ebay. He wants an obscene £ 200 for it. Also has the standard hf950 remote wanting £100. He also has a 950 with remote in what he says is excellent condition and he is asking a ridiculous £750. For that kind of money I would want a 950 in mint condition, very low hours and in original box. I sent him a message saying this and didnt get a reply...Also said that I had seen these items listed numerous times before and that he was asking too much for them.

SONY betamax HF99 ' HF950 ' Editing wireless remote on Ebay; item no 160185903261.

Cheers.

BNC to RCA jack, mono or stereo as depend on the equipment you use.

Can anyone tell me what cable I need to hook up a betamax to my TV tuner card on the pc so that I can copy over my old tapes?

I own a Sony SL-HF950 which I need to get working. The capstan motor stuck so I removed the lid and tapped it. Tape ejected but one of the tray to VCR cables got caught in the chassis and ripped.

The result was that it blew part of one of the control boards, I have the details elsewhere but not handy.

So I either need a scrap SL-HF950 for spares, or to get mine repaired, a local repair place says Sony do not have the spares.

Thanks

anyone know where I can get replacement batteries for SL3000UB kit? Batteries are marked 'Chloride-Gates Energy Cyclon 60thanks

is itpossible to cut a cd from a beta tape using my pc and a sony sl-hf 100?

Apologies if this is off-topic.

I have a couple of Sony C9 machines which I have no further use for, and loads of Betamax tapes. Do I take the lot down to the local recycling centre (aka the dump) ? Or is anyone likely to be enthusiastic enough to give them a home these days ?

One is a C9E, the other a C9UB. Both have been in (dry) storage for a few years, and would need attention to get working properly. I've a photocopy of (at least part of) the service manual.

UK - North London/South Herts borders.

Hi - I've just 'inherited' some sony beta equipment - HVC-3000P camera, Betamax SL3000UB recorder and TT3000 UB tuner timer. All seem to be in great working order and look like a lot of fun to use. How would I go about putting recorded material onto my computer (to edit)? All suggestions welcome - thanks!Jim

Hi Noel,

Re my hf100, I have again cleaned the audio head (I did this on its arrival) Also the capstan needed no cleaning as there was no obvious oxide on it, and I have also cleaned the pinch roller which is slightly shiny but not excessively so. The audio head is still curved at its apex. However this machine comes from a pub and as such smoky environment (located upstairs and not in the bar itself) owners were not themeselves smokers. Where is the tape path adjustment in play that I can try next? Is this on the threading ring or not? Cheers, Stuart.

Hi NoelSo it looks like my assumption was in the right area.............Your views,conclusions and observations appear the same as mine............we must be getting serious with this hobby!!No doubt the excessive wear to this audio/tracking head is probably by high useage and the tape being laced up all the time.You very, very rarley get a worn audio/tracking head on a Sanyo.I had a faulty one on a Sanyo M40 once and luckily had a good one spare.The problem was hardly any sound on the mono edegtrack.Looking at it it had a small groove.Good luck Stuart and changing that head should be a lot easier than the main video/HiFi heads..........................Kevin

Stuart,

Regarding the "dust-bin" Sony SLHF100. Firstly heads are no longer available for these machines. You can still get SLHF150 heads (see Boby) and fit them, but you need to remove one of the magnets from the head assembly. (The HF150 has two, the HF100 has one) It is not an easy task to fit them because there is a special coupling on top of the hold head assembly for the HiFi pickup that needs to be realigned.

I don't think you need to go that way. When you play back tapes from your other machines and also get HiFi it leads me to think that the heads are OK because there are tracking differences between macines and locking in HiFi becomes hard to impossible with worn heads. The audio/tracking head on the other hand is another matter. It sounds like this machine has marginal alignment on the exit side of the audio head assembly (the tape path adjustment nearest the capstan roller in play) or dirt/material build up on the head causing poor head to tape contact on this machine which is the most likely problem. Such increased tape to head gap would cause double the trouble for this machine.

Also, carefully clean the surface of the audio head and observe if it is significantly worn. (i.e. flat or with a groove in it at the tape edge) This can cause the tape to ride up over the edge or even be damaged.

cheers and good luck -Noel (betaheaven.com) in the drought land of Australia!

re cleaning tapes,i ran one through my sl-s2000 and completely stuffed the heads,woe is me

Hi Bill:I would add if you recorded the tapes in SuperBeta you would need to play them back on the 950. It all boils down to watching the playback and deciding which machine produces the results most pleasing to YOU.

Stuart:It does indeed sound like the head disc is wearing,however normally the Hi-Fi sound drops out a lot and then goes totally before the degradation in the picture.maybe the HF100 is being over sensitive with it's own recordings.Like i've stated before i'm not all that clued up with the sony's but the fact it plays it's own recordings fine with no evidence of head wear on other machines ,must show the heads are still in decent shape?Normally if the heads are that badly worn the Hi-Fi would be no more and you would have seveer comet tailing to the right of white or brightly lit objects.Maybe the control pulse/tracking head is slighlty out of alignment or worn??..............................Kevin

I would say, see what machine tracks in each tape the best. The HF950 has an edit switch, so have that on if you use that machine.

I have previously obtained enormously helpful advice from the site. Can anyone help me with something which may in the end boil down to subjective judgement?

I have a Sony HF100 and a 950. I use the 950 for recording off air. I want to transfer quite a lot of Beta material on to DVD. The HF100 has ceased to switch away from AV. As the computer on which I want to produce DVds via a capture unit is in another room, the question is about which machine I use to play Beta tapes for highest quality on transfer. My preference would be to use the HF100 to play for recording to DVD and continuing to use the 950 for off-air. To swap them around would involve using a transport-defunct VHS machine as a tuner for the HF100. Most of the tapes I want to transfer date from before I got the 950 and are not Super Beta. Some are Hi-Fi stereo from simuls etc., most are mono but recorded on the Hi-Fi track.

I would welcome any views on whether or not using the 950 for transfer would produce significant enough improvement over the HF100 to be worth the hassle of swapping them over.

Thanks in advance,Bill

Hello all, opinions needed on an hf100 I just bought on the world s dustbin ebay.. It plays tapes recorded on my other 6 working betas with no issues, including perfect hifi. Tapes recorded on this hf100 will also play on any other of my betas perfectly including hifi.However if I record and then play back on this same machine the picture and audio go mute but picture is visible in ff and rev search and pause. Am I right in thinking this is the beginnings of head disk wear?If so I do wish to get hold of a new disk and get it fitted, and I may well try this myself if the experts here think its dooable? I did take a part a c9 drum and it doesn t look that hard to reassemble correctly.....any thoughts/advice? Cheers!

Am trying to get an old C7 working...but the channel search LED is permanently on - I assuem it shouldn't be!If anyone has (or knows where) a user manual and/or service manual in PDF form is I'ld be very grateful...Alan

Good Luck Gordon!I'm always around if you need any assistance................be carefull with it too..........Kevin

I have a mobile betamax recorder, with case, sling and about 4meters connecting cable (camera was stolen) takes betamax tapes - 3hr recording- Unit would be too expensive to post but is FREE to anyone interested. Not used for years but before stowing away, had been repaired and serviced by Sony.Slough/Uxbridge/Windsor area.

Disregard my last post, Kevin, I found your email.

Kevin....didn't get your email. Could you send again?

I have a Sony SL-2500 betamax vcr that I haven't used for about 15 years. I wanted to copy one beta tape that has a family video to a vhs tape before getting rid of the betamax vcr. I turned it on and played the tape to see if it still worked. It did for about 5 minutes before the vcr power went out. Is there a fuse in the unit that I can look for to see if that is the problem? I assume if it's the power supply then it would be a lot more involved to fix. If that's the case then I just want to take the unit apart and retrieve the tape that is stuck in the unit before the power went out. Is there someone who copies betamax tapes to vhs?Thank you.

Hi Gordon:I've sent you an E-Mail.................Kevin

Hi guys. Glad to see that the old betamax format is still very much alive these days. I started to get interested in the old format whilst I was clearing out my loft and found several betamax tapes in a box and naturally I wanted to see what was on them as it had been over 20 years since I last owned a working betamax vcr which was an old Sanyo VTC 9300. I've now acquired a Sanyo VTC 5150 which plays fine and the old tapes seems to have stood the test of time and it was great seeing those old 80's tv shows that was still on them.Now the problem...the power on and the standby buttons tend to stick sometimes and I was wondering what would be best to fix that. Also the record button has been pushed in as if something may have broke behind it and if there is a way to repair that somehow. Rewinding the tape tends to be a bit sluggish, I guess that the belts maybe need cleaned or replacing?

Upss HF1000 for charity......

Ebay item 280175396438

Hi Jesse:It would greatly help if we knew who and what the model no and manufacturer were and what seems to be the issue with the machine.I'm sure one of us here can assist..............Kevin

Hey I am a Betamax owner from the NTSC and this is the only site I have found so far dealing with betas! I have been having issues getting my beta back into shape does anyone think they can help me

Anyone interested in HF950 new Capstan Motor?Drop me a mail...THX

Regards,Boby.

Morrie8

I see from Palsite you were trying to contact me. I forget <BR>ifyou managed to now. Did you solve this problem?

Regards,

Colin

www.video99.co.uk

Hi Noel, haven't seen ya quite a while....

I'd just send you a mail but delivery is fail.

((Delivery to the following recipients failed.))

Maybe if you could send me some info..

Thanks in advanced.

Regards,Boby

Anyone know where I can get a pinch roller for a NEC 739E beta video recorder?

Many thanks to both Kevin & Stuart for those responses. I do actually have a Sanyo VTC 9300 which I bought a couple of years ago from (of course) eBay. Considering I only paid around £20 for it it's in superb shape (the postage was the killer - what an absolute beast), and I've not experienced any real playback problems....as yet....out of interest, how much would an overhaul cost Kevin?

With regards to DVD transfer, I didn't realise it would be as simple as a single lead....how straightforward. The sound would most definitely be mono, as my aim is to compile and archive old TV material.

Cheers again gentlemen.

G

Hi GSCALE,

Re beta transfer to dvd, K Lambert said exactly what I was going to say. Most betas sold on ebay will require at the very least a good head clean along with capstan pinch roller clean. Done in the correct manner without those obnoxious cleaning tapes I might add! You can find 100% serviceable betas on ebay which have already had such work done, Mr Lambert does Sanyo s as he has said, however I do my best for sonys, especially slc9s, and every c9 I sell has had a thorough clean both inside and out and tested. Though due to the amount of time and effort spent on them when repairing (with c9s this can require replacement of the loading mechanism, power supply swap to get a machine working again) I sell them at what some would consider a high price £175-£225 depending on external condition of the cabinet and other things like if manual or remote is included. But it will work 100% which you cannot be sure of when buying a beta which has been found after being stored for years etc.Also what audio do your tapes have? Mono, linear stereo or hifi stereo? If you wish to preserve stero sound when copying to dvd you will need a linear or hifi stereo betamax depending on the type of stereo your tapes were recorded with.

Hi GSCALE:You won't get 'betamax to DVD' machine on the high street.I regularly service and overhaul the Sanyo beta's to 100% condition.The other make most prevalent is Sony.These machines are sought after too but a lot can have head wear and other faults which means they're non viable to most individuals who know nothing about vcr's.I would suggest you take a look on E-bay.Theres always some on there but be careful, a lot are unserviced ( probably never in their lifetime) and most will have dried up belts and idlers which means the vcr will chew you tapes or not work at all.As for copying to DVD you need the appropriate lead for connection to your DVD player and the Beta machine and away you go.Hope this helps and GOOD LUCK.....................KevinGood luck too

Evening everyone. Excuse my ignorance on the subject, but I'm wondering how I can transfer my Betamax tapes to DVD...? There are obviously numerous models on the market (I'm in the UK) which will allow transferral from VHS to DVD, but I've not seen any which offer the same for Betamax.

I've been trying to find an answer online, but all I can find at present are businesses who offer transferral as a service. Is it possible to buy a Betamax to DVD recorder on the high street? If so, would anyone recommend a particular model?

Many thanks,

G

Externally charged your NiMH is the safest way of resolving your concern.

It's OK to use NiMH but don't overcherge your new batt.

Best,Boby

Hello all, bit quiet here recently....anyway, I am lloking for batteries for my f1. I have only been able to find new ones in nimh...the original was nicd. Question is is it possible to use an nimh in the f1? I am not thinking of the use of one in an f1 being the problem as power is power whatever battery it comes from, rather the charging of an nimh battery in a unit designed to charge nicd. The two battery technologies are different in their charging methods....would it damage my f1?

Cheers kevin. I have posted the answer to this problem in the f1 technical section as I cant believe this is the only f1 with this problem.

WAY TO GO Stuart!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I know that feeling when you successfully find and make 100% a problem or issue.Acheiving that means more than money ( to me anyways).Congrats, especially as you can't exactly go to the store and buy new spare parts for most unserviceable items.......................Kevin

Stuart,

I am glad you could fix the switches. I must admit I assumed they had collapsed internally like the timer switches on Sony SLC7s.

cheers Noel

Hi again, I have had a play with the hh1 board in my f1 and it was a button stuck down which was causing the rest to either not respond or give the wrong channel number when pressed. I have again had the covers off and oiled the microswitches with model railway plastic friendly light oil, wiggled each microswitch up and down 20 or so times each, and they all work perfect now after reassembly of the unit.So no replacement hh1 required now, however I do need a viewfinder for an hvc2000 camera which has all the connection pins intact and straight. I got one with the f1, and although the camera works, the viewfinder has two pins broken off making the camera useless. Can any one help with this one please? Cheers.

Stuart,

What a coincidence. I just repaired a TTF1 tuner with the same problem. All but one of the pushbutton switches had collapsed internally. How I fixed it was to replace the switches with roughly the same width by length dimensions but they were short on height. I mounted each of them on a foam base and extended the switch contact leg lengths with tinned copper wire in order to solder them to the board at the right height. Its a bit fiddly but it works.

cheers Noel

Hi there guys. I need some assistance. I got an f1 today in superb condition, only ever been used with the hvc2000 camera it came with, never as a tv vcr. Anyway with non use the channel 1 - 12 buttons on the tuner were stuck fast. Uphot is that I cracked a solder track or maybe the board itself trying to free them. I now need a replacement hh1 board for an f1 tuner. Does anyone have one in known working condition they don t require? Needs to be in the uk and I am happy to pay £10 plus postage for it. Cheers.

Can't imagine idiots still exist nowadays, maybe ran out of medicine(LOL).

Hmmm, retirement, saving betas from landfill, fixing them (becuas eyou can) selling them to people who want them, making some money (and some friends) exercising your brain and helping others with somilar interests, is there a downside. Yes, having to put up with a few idiots!

cheers Noel

..........As to the last REMARK i think most really wanted to know that.I think you've posted on the 'wrong board' maybe.Lets' keep it clean eh.................

Per GarMax: as for this idea i was snapping or professing to know something...consider this if i knew something why would i be asking questions?

You can ask in a courteous manner, you sounded angry. K. Lambert gave you a manual and you seemed to have forgotten his kindness by your gruff response to his tried and true statement about cleaning tapes.

You are the reason that people on this chat page are suspicious of everybody.

Try to be nicer in the future when you ask a dumb question.

Cheers!

Hello GarryMax,

I see below that you were begging for a manual for your ancient Betama

I noticed that K Lambert was kind enough to send you one for that dinasour..

K. Lambert makes a good statement about the abrasive head cleaning tapes that we all know are abrasive and should only be used when all else fails.

My question to you is .. I Guess you got the manual from K.Lambert the way you were snapping and acting toward him like you know something.. I guess if you really knew something you would have put that Tank Betamax in the gargabe where it belongs instead of Begging here for a manual ..

But have a great day!

When i retire in 30 years time and sell the various things i have acquired to eager collectors all these things that i have kept that others threw away and treated as junk to be dumped in a landfill, i will have a great day counting my money! and as for this idea i was snapping or professing to know something...consider this if i knew something why would i be asking questions?

But for free i will impart these words of wisdom noballs or whatever your name is..

IF YOUR GOING TO TROLL AT LEAST BE GOOD AT IT!

Hi Stuart:Your on the right track there as regards cleaning the heads...... VERY carefully.As for the Sony C30 that sounds very much to me like the video heads are wearing out.As the recordings you make on that machine have to pass twice through the heads ,recording and playback ( a recording made elsewhere is only going through the worn heads once hence the goodish picture,.I believe the Sony's have a muting system for 'no signal' , that's probably why you get the black screen.I'm not all that keyed up with the Sony's but i have read enough fault and service issues to see these problems now and again.The C20 could be a poor capacitor in the power supply of or the like...not sure..........GOOD LUCK , i'm sure you'll get to the bottom of it and i hope you get the SLHF950. I thought of you in particular when i saw it................Kevin

Re cleaning tapes....I have never used one of these, either in my vhs or beta machines. I always clean the tape path manually. May take an hour or more to do a beta that has been well used.

Hi, I have come by a sony c20 and a c30, both work except they have playback issues. c20 will not play or record although transport operates perfectly. All you get is the classic not tuned noise. The c30 plays tapes from other machines perfectly but record one on the machine and play it and the picture appears for a second then a black screen. Put into pause and picture you recorded is there. Recording level issue? If so how do you correct it? Any help appreciated :) cheers guys!

Hi Garymax: If you want to use a video head 'cleaning' tape then by all means do.Don't be surprised though if your video heads show signs of wear.If your is'nt abrasive it's obviously the 'wet type' ,the type you add cleaning fluid too.All they do is spread around cleaning fluid and dirt.Over the tape path and , heaven forbid the pinch roller, that will cause loos of playback or even tape chewing ir reverse search.I also DO NOT recommend anyone cleaning the heads manualy themselves unles they reall know what they are doing.The skotch type i keep hearing about IS slightly more abrasive than a normal tape otherwise why have it.My suggestion would be to only use GOOD quality tapes that have been stored correctly ( no damp or mould) and then you won't have to use on at all.If you do find a tape blocks up your heads .....put it in the bin it's obviously badly damaged or past it's best, especially if used in a Sony or Toshiba Beta as these will shred the oxide off the tape edges if badly worn in the FF and REW modes..These comments are not a bash to any of the manufactures or items but a FACT..The cleaning tape issue was brought up many times in classic VCR mags and they all came to one conlusion AVOID if possible and if you do use one use it SPARINGLY for very short periods.................The sellers of cleaning tapes obviously won't like these comments.To me it's a bit like recomending you wash your car with a brillo pad.......would you do that............ i don't think so.The choice IS up to you and there's no going back if you do damage them.Reverse and forward searching with a GOOD quality ordinary tape will give you good results after time and with no risk either!This is only friendly advice.............Kevin

Yes kevin I have seen the 950 plus 500 tapes and I am going for it. Cant believe he threw one in the bin. This at the very least will be a good source of spares for my 2 other 950s. Or if the problems it has are not too major I will get it fixed and keep it as a worker.

Hello GarryMax,

I see below that you were begging for a manual for your ancient Betamax.

I noticed that K Lambert was kind enough to send you one for that dinasour..

K. Lambert makes a good statement about the abrasive head cleaning tapes that we all know are abrasive and should only be used when all else fails.

My question to you is .. I Guess you got the manual from K.Lambert the way you were snapping and acting toward him like you know something.. I guess if you really knew something you would have put that Tank Betamax in the gargabe where it belongs instead of Begging here for a manual ..

But have a great day!

RE = Head Cleaning Cassettes.

The ones i have say they are non-abrasive, so where are you getting this idea that they are?

They are surely safer than opening up the machine and cleaning them with a swab thing?

Hi Guys:I don't know if anyone is interested but there's a guy on E-Bay currently selling 500 Betamax cassettes ( used ) .Some are the PRO version for the SuperBeta format.He also has a non working Sony SLHF950 that needs seeing too and was going to throw it in the bin.I contacted him and he stated he's no technobuff and threw ( yes THREW) another SLHF950 in the bin because he did'nt know what was wrong with it!!!!!!!!!It's on there for just a fiver at the moment but you'd HAVE to pick them up.Anyone local it's surely worth it ??The item no is:110185572444.Good luck to anyone who goes for it.It'd be good for spares at the very least................Kevin

Hi Guys...A short while ago I left a message on here, that I needed a replacement RF Tuner can to replace the one on my SL-C9 which had unfortunately developed a serious problem. Thanks to Stuart whom I found extremely helpful, and who in addition to supplying me with a replacement RF can also kindly sent me pics and a step by step installation guide, which enabled me (not a techie)to carry out the replacement successfully. This may not seem all that clever to some experts in our midst, but to me it was quite an acheivement. I feel quite chuffed and would like other non-experts to know what a great site this is. Thanks again Stuart !!.

I sell the Scotch Beta head cleaner on eBay and can sell direct as well. It is perfectly safe in any machine.

Hi:I would'nt recommend ANY type of head cleaner through your Sanyo.Put a good ordinary tape through it and let it play and picture search forward and reward a few times.This should clear it up if the heads are not too badly blocked.It's a lot safer too.Head cleaners ARE more abrasive and will take life out of the heads if overused.......Let us know hwo you get on..............Kevin

Hi Betamax peeps , having real trouble trying to get my hands on a Beta-head cleanerto run through my Sanyo VTC5000 . Made the mistake of buying a film on ebay , anyhowsince playing the said film , it's left the picture a little fuzzy .Anybody in Ashton Under Lyne or Glossop that could assist me with a tape head cleaner??From a fellow Beta fan , thanks for reading guys and girls .

Hi Betaphiles:I thought some on here would be interested in 2 magazines currently on E-Bay.The 1st is a 'Video today' magazine (1984) that features the full test of the SonySLHF100 Beta Hi-Fi machine.The 2nd 'Video World' (1984) has a unique 'head to head ' test of the only 2 UK PAL Beta Hi-Fi machines from Sony ( SLHF100 ) and Sanyo ( VTC M40 ).I have both of these in my collection already and these will make interesting reading for anyone into these models.The item no's are 150172686432 for the 'Video today' and 150172559788 for ';Video World'.The auction ends in just over 2 days time.Good luck to anyone bidding..................Kevin

Noel, Thanks for your response; I'm going to experiment a little more when I get the time. Cheers.

I've got an NEC PVC-1040E that I'm currently stripping and cleaning up, and I'd like a belt kit. Can anyone recommend where I might get a belt kit, or a supplier of single belts of the right size? I'd *really* like to get this machine going!

http://kousoku-web.hp.infoseek.co.jp/edv7000.html

EDV machine with technical tips, need to translate with google.

Cheers.

The SL-2700 is not Super Beta. If it were it would have a switch.

Just bid on one of the rarest Betamax I have seen in some time.

Its a SL-2700 SuperBeta HI FI.

I emailed the seller and he assured me that this was a final production model and the Sony engineers added the SuperBeta feature at the last minute. Additionaly, on the front door it stated "SuperBeta". Unfortunately when the seller prepared the Beta for sale, he used Mr. Clean on a damp rag and that washed SuperBeta away. He was really upset over that, that's why he put it up so cheap.

I am still a little shaky, though. What do you guys think? I still have time to retract.

http://cgi.ebay.com/SONY-SUPER-BETA-SL-2700_W0QQitemZ300159577152QQihZ020QQcategoryZ39830QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

If I score it, I may be selling it. I'll give you folks first crack.

The Doc, Grace, Videohead, MaxBeta and all the gang.

REGARDING FUNGUS/DEPOSITED WHITE MATERIAL INSIDE TAPES;

IF YOU HAVE KINYO CLONE OF REWINDER, YOU CAN DISMANTLE THE TOP&SIDE COVER THEN REWINDS/FAST FOWARD TAPES SEVERAL TIMES. HOPE THIS WILL REMOVE ANY STICKY PARTICEL ON TAPES.

TO REFINE THE ABOVE PROCEDURE; HOLD AT A DISTANCE A HAIRDRYER AND SPOT THE BLOWING HEAT TO THE SURFACE OF THE TAPE WHILE REWINDING TAPES (USE APPROPIRIATE TEMPERATURE FROM THE HAIRDRYER). SOME BELIEVES THIS WILL RECONDITION MAGNETIC COMPOSITION INSIDE THE TAPE.

THERE'S NO GUARANTEE WHATSOEVER ON ABOVE TIPS BUT IT'S WORTH TO TRY, REALLY......

Regards,Boby.

Just a quick note to Say

I have also notice that the sound from Beta Hi-Fi is just WOW!! compared to VHS Hi-Fi. It is unbelievable how the sound is, there is just such a big difference between the two of them, it is crazy.

I think if you just have a dvd player hooked up to you TV sound would also be no much for the Beta Hi-Fi, it makes you feel like you are really there.

Thanks AgainDamow

Hello Again from Sunny Queensland

Thanks Noel for the information, but it was not what you suggested. It seemed that the SL-HF100 and the Toshiba V-31 were to close to the TV and when I moved it further away from the TV, it is now working fine.

It must of been interference from the TV.

I do have another question thought, fungus or mildew on tapes, how to remove it. I want to watch the tapes so dumping them is not an option. At the moment I am just playing them thought and it seems fine. Any suggests or hints are welcome.

Yes Craig, I am in Brisbane.

Thanks AgainDamow

Trinicon Cam with complete Betas sys at a rpice you won't believe.

Ebay item 330173147093

Cheers

Craig,

As far as I know the sharpness control on a HF950 only affects the playback. If the lines were diagonal I would suspect a power supply issue (capacitors) or otherwise check that the tuner is not overloaded. The FM broadcast transmissions can mix into the TV band if you have strong signals.

cheers Noel

Damow, Whereabouts in Queensland are you from? I'm in Brisbane; let me know if you're nearby. Great to see so many new Beta enthusiasts- some quite young, since my last posting months ago... SLHF 950 peculiarity: Always recording in Super Pro mode on Super Pro tape, I've always liked to have the picture on the 'soft' setting, always achieving a perfect picture and sound. Recently though upon playing back a movie I taped, I noticed for the first time horizontal white lines all over the picture which only disappeared when I recorded with the picture setting on 'sharp.'Not a major problem, but would like to know what's causing it all the same, if any other 950 owners have experienced same.Cheers, Craig, Brisbane, Australia.

Hi all, I am still after a working dc dc converter for my C9 if anyone has one going spare!

Damow,

Regarding your problem above at least on the SLHF100, check that it is recording both HiFi and linear (normal sound). If it is not laying down a normal sound track then most likely the bias transformer has failed. This also means that previous recordings are not being fully erased befor eth new track is recorded leading to bleed though of the prevous syncronising pulses bothe vertical and horizontal.

see http://users.bigpond.net.au/vidcam/SONY.HTM

cheers Noel

Hi Homer:The cassette drawer is motorised and as it slides outwards the cassette slot tilts upwards.It's quite something to watch and very unique to a vcr.Especially as the whole drum assembly is attatched and moves forward at the other end......................Kevin

Greetings

Just for the sake of satisfying one's curiosity, I have never seen a 750 / 950 operating. Is the drawer motorized or does it need to be pulled out and pushed in by hand ?

Wayne, what type connector does it have? I assume either a 4 pin DIN or XLR. It needs 14.7V DC / 600mA. If it is a DIN connector, as far as I can tell, GND goes to Pin 4 and DC goes to pin 2. But do check how the connector is wired up or you could damage the machine.

Hi all, I have just been given a Sony Portable Beta VCR model SL-3000. There is nothing wrong with the machine but I need the pinouts of the power plug and also the output voltages of the power adaptor as it didn't come with one. Any information will be a great help. Thanks Wayne

Hello Betafellows;

HF950 seldom comes to UK, could this be what you've been searching?

Ebay item 260167378667

Greets,Boby

Hello All from Sunny Queensland, Australia.

I herd about the beta video machines, then one day about 2 years ago I saw a Sony Betamax in a junk or second Hand Shop for $40 Australian dollars. I brought it home and the first thing I did to get some information and I found this great web site.

I looked at the model number and it was a SL-C9AS and it had a remote. I cleaned the tape path and heads and it worked great, besides the clock and tv, due to dc to dc converter.

I put a wanted ad in the paper and got 300 beta tapes for $100. Great I thought and the machine worked for a year, until the loader broke. I put it in to the repair shop and they could not fix it after 9 months.

I have been looking for other betas since and I got a Toshiba v31 from a friend for $50, it is in brand new condition.

Then I wanted Hi-Fi sound but I got one off eBay and it broke in the post. Today I got a working SL-HF100AS for $155 AUD and it is working and the sound it fantastic, much better then VHS Hi-FI. So now I have a Working SL-HF100AS and a Broken One.

I am 20 years old and the machine is older then me, but I am hooked and I hope to get a SL-HF950 sometime soon.

I have one issue with both the V31 and SL-HF100, they both have vertical blue lines down the left hand side, I thought was interference, but it cannot be because I turned everything off or do I need a older tv. Any ideas.

I did not have the problem on the SL-C9.

ThanksDamow, from Sunny Queensland

Thank you so much Kevin..re: Colin / bigfoot !! I did give it a try but got no immediate response. I have just returned from being away myself to find an email in my Inbox to say he's on holiday in Austria, but should be returning next weekend.I should also like to say Thanks to Noel for his kind feedback...Yes Noel, I did think it may be a matter of replacing the RF Unit and hoped that If I was lucky I may just get a replacement from Colin.I understand that Stuart has tried to contact me and I shall be contacting him shortly.

Many thanks Guys.....What a blessing to find such helpful good humoured guys, who go out of their way to offer help and advice to Non Techies like myself...May your Betamaxes work forever Guys !!

Kind regards.........Morrie8

Morrie 8, please respond. Cheers.

Greetings.

I happened across your forum whilst researching an interesting item I found on ebay.

Whilst it had a curio value to me, I realised that someone here may actually want to buy it.

I doubt there will be much interest in it in Australia, so good luck! As an aside, its not me selling it!

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130156703465&fromMakeTrack=true&ssPageName=VIP:watchlink:top:au

Hope it helps.

Have a nice day.

:-)

Morrie8, I just tried emailing you but the address is invalid, user unknown.I am in the position of being able to provide you with the whole rf can module which contains the rf in and out connections plus the screw adjustment. Removing the faulty one and fitting the replacment will be a bit daunting to someone who has not worked on a c9 before though. That said its not that terribly difficult to do, no more than a ten minute job. I can provide instructions and pictures how to do it if you wish. Please email me if you wish to discuss further.

Morrie8,

That should be easy to fix with a replacement RF unit. Those things are hardly ever the thing that goes faulty in a C9 but you would need to source a spare from a dead SLC9UB unit to suit your UK TV system.

regards Noel (betaheaven.com) Australia

Hi Morrie8:Colin's e-mail addy was [email protected], but i'm not sure if he's changed it now......You could always try it ..........Kevin

Noel;

(Metal Chasis?)

That's one of the main issue that manufacturer hesitate to build/difficult part to manufacture esp in molded metal parts as you know a molded dies could cost 10.000$ just in 1 shape and you can imagine how many shape that you have to mold for each different kind of parts not to mention different type of metal composition. I wonder how they build a DVcam editing machine in each of every mechanical parts................

Ciao,Ciao

Hi Guys..Packed my Betamax SLC9 away almost a year ago now...but I should like to bring it back to life again, but just one problem...suddenly remembered that the RF channel adjustment screw continuously turned around, and around and couldn't get a stable picture.Can anyone help me to contact Colin...can't remember his addy, but I do remember he lives in Plymouth UK. His email addy may have included 'Bigfoot' or something similar ?

Thanks Guys keep up the good Beta Maxingggggggggggg !!

morrie8

Hi Beta fan's:The trouble with video nowerdays it's considered obsolete by most technofreaks.It reminds me of the days Beta was considered 'dead'on the high street, around 1987.Manufacturers are only making items for profit and i don't think there's enough of a market out there to warrant designing and marketing a new Beta player, even with DVD included in the design.The normal DVD disc is now considered to be 'old hat' against HD DVD and Blu Ray.Seeing as my collections over the years of LP records/Audio cassette,Cd's, Betamax,VHS and DVD are all somewhat extensive i'm not about to join any other bandwagon , only to have it fall out of favour a few years later.Things get to be expensive and the idea of trying to add or replace my exsisting libraries is why i still have most of the origional formats.........it's just not feasible.DVD was a godsend as they take up so little space,compared to the bigger older VHS tapes.Beta was always more acceptible but that did'nt help it survive the ultimate winner or 'most popular'.Strange that as it seemed, buying VHS was like taking a HUGE step backwards in time...........I'm still disappointed Sanyo did'nt make their 7250 Superbeta vcr available in PAL or even their M50 nicam Beta Hi-Fi machine ( in the UK anyways).They both looked worthy of purchase.Now if anyone want's a go at changing my NTSC Sanyo 7250 into a PAL machine i'm all for that :)The other thing that always annoys me is all the promises Sony and to a point Sanyo made about 'not deserting the Beta format' and 'they were still making the machines to suit demand'..........why did they stop then .......because the buyers were deserting the format in droves and if the market is'nt there why make something you can't sell.Mind you Sanyo and Sony did'nt exactly temp most with their lack of newer more updated and feature laden machines.The SLHF950 Superbeta was the ultimate to most but it was expensive and why not have a cheaper more accessible version.The same with Sanyo they made a cheaper Superbeta basic machine for the US with no Beta Hi-Fi but great pictures.What did we get, the cheaply made and inferior VTC NX100 that was basic( apart from the 'one touch recording')and performance was not up to there usually good standards either.What about Sony's ED Beta ( in response to Super VHS) we were promised that too, in the UK, but never got it.Sony was more interested in promoting the 8mm camcorder format.Things are changing ,in this scene, all the time but one thing i'm glad about, the 'older generation' of Beta and VHS machines,as Noel states, were MADE TO LAST................................................Kevin

Guys (& Gals)

It's a nice thought but manufacturers could not afford to build a machine like a HF950 now. It was made to last. Thats not the rules for manufacturing anymore. Just look at the last VHS machines that were churned out. Metal chassis- I dont think so.

cheers Noel

Harold, providing they built it to the same or better quality than the 950, hell yes I would buy one. But I am saying this having owned a beta (even if only since late last year) if I had never owned one I would have said no.But yes, after seeing how good the 950 is yes, definitely. Even in preferance to a dvd recorder, let alone vhs. Both dvd and vhs have major negative points both unique to themselves. Beta is just fantastic. Even a c9 gives better quality picture than my panasonic nvhs1000 svhs machine which sold new in 1995 for over £1000

Harry,

I dont think anyone other than a very small group of enthusiasts would buy a new sony beta machine, video in general has no place in the market anymore - beta or vhs!i can see a market for a pro standard video transfer machine that would give you vhs and beta alongside a dvd and blu ray burner and harddisc in the same machine