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Stuart,

In that case my next guess is that you have somehow lost the tracking pulses to the micro processor. If they are missing for long it suspects problems and shuts down. Try cleaning the audio head first. Also check that the tape path is not a long way out causing the edge of the tape to not align with the pickup head.cheers Noel

Hi Noel, the head disk does indeed spin up in all modes, just as it should. I am pozzled to say the least.

Stuart,

On the F1 does the head drum spin? Stopping in all modes after 2 seconds is a typical symton of head drum motor failure. The drum motor connector is polarised so you should have connected that properly.

cheers Noel

STUART: "....been away for a while while this page was in stupid mode."

With your return, the "stupid mode" returns.

When you were away, it was fine.

We all remember you...go away for a while again.

I have dug out of the recesses of our family basement a Sanyo 4400 batemax / betacord unit and I am currently in the process of trying to get it working. The symptoms are as follows: 1) will not always rewind the spool of the tape thus it catches on some part of the mechanism.

2) will take the tape sometimes but you can hear a motor slowly die.

#3 unable to get picture.

As far as I can tell no problems with fast forward or rewind, and strangely I have found a head cleaner tape for this unit, and as far as I can tell its still good. Any ideas as to how to go about fixing this would be great. Thank you.

Hi all, been away for a while while this page was in stupid mode, need a little advice...Bought an f1 which worked fine, but had excessive drum and disk wear. I fitted a known good complete drum unit and reassembled, but now the unit stops after 2 seconds in any mode. Any ideas? Have I connected something up incorrectly on the side of ma3? One of the white 3 wire connectors from the head connects here and there is another white connector with 3 pins that I may have connected wrongly? Any help appreciated. Cheers

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This is not a technical question in any way, but I am looking for one or two programs from the eighties - and because these are the video recorders from that time, just maybe someone here can help me. I am looking for the Noel Edmnds Saturday Roadshow from 1988 (sorry, I have no specific date)? Did anyone perhaps record this on their betamax (or VHS or VCC or Umatic etc.)? There was an item on there called "clown court" that I am trying to find. Thanks.

Amazing this stuff is still alive. Anyone for chat about it?

Craig:No problem my friend.I'm always happy to help or advise if i can...............Kevin

Kevin: Thanks for the tip. As far as I know, nothing has been spilt on the remote; I'm far too careful to do something like that, but yeah, after a few beers, who knows!...Will pull it apart and have a look and try your suggestion. Thanks mate.

To Pete: send me your email address and I will send you the 3M white paper.

Hi Craig:Has any liquid been spilt on this remote?It could be the rubber pads have lost their coating necessary for the remote to pass the signal to the electronics when you press the pad.The simple fix is to glue silver foil to the bottom of the faulty pads and you should have full function again.I was given this tip here and IT WORKS A TREAT !Let us know how you get on.GOOD LUCK..................Kevin

Hi guys,

Got a non-Beta question for whoever can help: The up- down navigation buttons on my JVC DVD player are not working, but the left-right ones are OK...any ideas for a quick, cheap fix?

Cheers, Craig.

Be interested to see that white paper, dhad0. Maybe post a link to it? There are lots of free file hosting services.

Is that all?

3M did lab tests of head wear and found that their cleaning tape used for 30 seconds caused wear equal to 6 to 10 minutes of play with normal tape. Some frequently played tapes actually caused more wear than their cleaning tape! I have their white paper on the subject if anyone's interested.

Hi Pete.Yes and the fact that IF the heads are worn prematurely or a few thousand hours worth of viewing wittled away would the seller of these be willing to compensate..............i DON'T THINK SO!3M (Skotch) made great tapes but cleaning ones...........hmmmm not a good move.Besides if you only stick with good quality tapes and store them properly and fully rewound, you should'nt be needing to clean the heads anyways.....................Kevin

Have to agree with Kevin. Betamax cleaning tapes are not really the best way to clean the heads of your machine. Cleaning tapes should always be used with caution.

If you're viewing many old video tapes, and are having to clean the heads regularly - consider following one of the guides on this website. ie clean the heads yourself with alcohol and chamois cleaning swabs.

Any person that says that cleaning tapes are perfectly safe, really hasn't a clue what they're talking about.

Another great machine to hunt for;

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Cheerz

For the umpty umth time, the 3M Scotch Beta dry head cleaners are safe. I sell them on eBay and you can read about them there.

I'm getting near the end of my stock.

Hi RonI don't recommend ANY type of 'so called' cleaning tape.The dry ones are ABRASIVE and the wet are hit and miss and leave residue all over the tape path.Use a GOOD QUALITY normal tape in the picture search modes forwards and backwards.A Sanyo machine is better for this as the search mode latches rather than having to keep your finger pressed to achieve the same action on Sony models.This WILL clear the blocked heads eventually , just be patient and it's a LOT SAFER than using a cleaning tape which WILL wear the heads down if overused.Hope this helps.................Kevin

Do you folks recommend wet or dry Beta cleaning tapes?

Just surfed in, been gone a long time, is this the beginning of a new format?

Regards, Ron

Boby,

I am glad you found the answer. I have not had much time to do betas lately.

cheers Noel

I've been doing few repairing on HF950, there comes a time when manuals and theory doesn't work. Why? ( I can't still find the answer)

This happened when I'd tried the Beta Hifi function fix.

When I measured volts and signals at a certain block I got the assumption that; there should be a caps fault and let just say C999,so I replaced 'C999' and HiFi Audio should be come out/lit but it didn't.Well rather than spend more time and effort so I just replaced all caps in that small sub-block (area of circuitry) sounds like a fool but it should work and must be, again the beta HIFI sound won't work. I'd given up at this state and the machine standing there for some weeks.

Time has passed. I encourage myself to find further test, lucky for me that I replaced 'C333' that is located quite separate from the block that I was suspected to be the one that caused problem and voila all the VU meter reach RedZone.

That phenomenon of fixing also due to my Servo Drive ( replacing all parts doesn't work, it was actually an invisible crack in PCB tracks )

Cheers,Boby.

nobody seems to want to reply to my request for help...anybody out there? Mike

Looks like it crashed again.

And the relevance to Betamax would be what?

You still feel that you have to use this forum to express your fascist views to the world. Personally I couldn't care less who becomes the president of that bankrupt, both financially and ethically, piece of waste land. Give it a little time and the whole place will collapse onto itself, no need for any outside help. And it really doesn't matter what happens to that country, the level of ignorance and illiteracy are that high it is no longer sustainable. But then again, it all started to go wrong when they choose for NTSC in the first place. ;-)

So Ed, why don't you get a gun and shoot a few of your country man, it appears to be a popular pastime in your nick of the woods, and whilst you are at it, shoot your computer too, you'll do the world a favour.

Who is Barack Obama?

Very interesting and something that should be considered in your choice.

If you do not ever forward anything else, please forward this to all yourcontacts...this is very scarey to think of what lies ahead ofus here in our own United States...better heed this and pray about it andshare it.

Who is Barack Obama?

Probable U. S. presidential candidate, Barack Hussein Obama was born inHonolulu, Hawaii, to Barack Hussein Obama, Sr., a black MUSLIM fromNyangoma-Kogel, Kenya and Ann Dunham, a white ATHIEST fromWichita, Kansas.

Obama's parents met at the University of Hawaii. When Obama was two yearsold, his parents divorced. His father returned to Kenya. His mother thenmarried Lolo Soetoro, a RADICAL Muslim from Indonesia ?

When Obama was 6 years old, the family relocate to Indonesia. Obamaattended a MUSLIM school in Jakarta. He also spent two years in a Catholicschool.

Obama takes great care to conceal the fact that he is a Muslim. He isquick to point out that, "He was once a Muslim, but that he also attendedCatholic school."

Obama's political handlers are attempting to make it appear that that heis not a radical.

Obama's introduction to Islam came via his father, and that this influencewas temporary at best. In reality, the senior Obama returned to Kenya soonafter the divorce, and never again had any direct influence over his son'seducation.

Lolo Soetoro, the second husband of Obama's mother, Ann Dunham,introduced his stepson to Islam. Obama was enrolled in a Wahabi school inJakarta.

Wahabism is the RADICAL teaching that is followed by the Muslim terroristswho are now waging Jihad a gainst the western world.

Since it is politically expedient to be a CHRI STIAN when seeking majorpublic office in the United States, Barack Hussein Obama has joined theUnited Church of Christ in an attempt to downplay his Muslim background.ALSO, keep in mind that when he was sworn into office he DID NOT use theHoly Bible, but instead the Koran.

Barack Hussein Obama will NOT recite the Pledge of Allegience nor will heshow any reverence for our flag. While others place their hands over theirhearts, Obama turns his back to the flag and slouches.

Let us all remain alert concerning Obama's expected presidentialcandidacy.

The Muslims have said they plan on destroying the US from the insideout, what better way to start than at the highest level - through thePresident of the United States, one of their own!!!!

Please forward to everyone you know. Would you want this man leading ourcountry?...... NOT ME!!!

Regards,Mc Cain.(formerly Ed Beta)

Ricky

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Hi!

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Phil,

The tracking depends on a combination of electrical and mechanical settings plus the head condition affects results also depending on wear and alignment of the A and B heads. You might find that there is wear on the tape guides. The machines when serviced must be aligned against a master tape but if you are trying to recover info off a old tape then the machine can be adjusted for best picture from that tape. Also, inspect the tape itself for creased edges and ripples. Old or worn machines can cause permanent tape damage.

cheers Noel

hi, thanks noel for your guidence. I replaced the capasitors as you suggested but with a higher voltage. Touch wood...everything seems to be ok. Just trying tofine tune the capstan and drum speeds now. The tracking doesnt seem to want to play ball and the severity is different on each tape, guess i may have left it too long to rescue the footage to DVD. I will percivere, but i am more than happy to be at least watching what i had many years ago. Keep up the good work on this site, glad i found you all.thanks phil.

TARGET SPOTTED!

HiSince writing the post on getting NP11 batteries rebuilt. I've decided to have ago at rebuilding the battery myself. I opened up the battery last night and there are eight cells which looked quite straight forward to replace. There is a website "Budget Batteries" that sells 1.2v cells which look like the same as the ones that need replacing. I will keep all your suggestions in mind if my experiment don't work.Thanks for all your helpBestJohn

Oh, just realised the item location is Hong Kong. Sorry. I'll keep looking.

Hi John, There is an auction on eBay UK that seems to be selling a compatable battery (just put 220273776875 in the search box). The auction states, "Best replacement for the original Sony NP-FS10/Sony NP11 Battery pack".

John I am in Canada and there was company that did rebuld batteies of all types, just can't remember the name at the moment, the only place I can think of at the moment is any company that sells emergency lights places because they use batteries and if you ask nicely they might tell you where you can get yours done and if I think of the other place I will let you knowhope this helps

HiDoes anybody know where I can get a SONY NP-11 battery rebuilt? Ive tryed to google it but Ive not had much luck. Is there anybody in the UK what does it?ThanksJohn

Ouw really...

RE SP tape: I don't have any hard evidence, but it seems to me the rumour of excessive head wear is just that.The metal particles are surrounded by plastic to protect them from oxidation so the heads don't see anything different than with regular tape.

nice to see we are back to chatting about betamax here YIPPEEE

Phil,

The C7s suffer from problem with faulty electrolytic capacitors in the drum and capstan servo areas of the board. Replace all the light blue sanyo brand caps and reset the drum and capstan speeds and it should be fine. (Belts need to be replaced regularly on these machines also)

cheers Noel

hi everyone, i'm new here but not new to the trusty betamax, having owned several in the past. I have just aquired an sony sl-c7 ub from e-bay, and although i knew what i was buying i am reasonably happy with what i recieved. I have one problem that i seem un-able to solve. The problem being , after cleaning the heads, pinch rollers etc etc, I am un-able to get a picture that wont stop flickering. Picture quality is superb as is the sound, although i did have to adust the capstan speed to stop it from sounding pinky and perky,( those of a certain age will know what i mean!!!)Am i just chasing a white elephant or am i missing something that is so obvious it's in front of my face?Everything else on the machine works perfectly, although i'm not bothered about recording or having the channels tune in as i am trying to transfer 100's of old formula one tapes to DVD!! i know, but i dont want to have the tapes laying around and de-grade before having the chance to preserve them. any help or advice you guy's can give with be most appreciated. thanks phil,

Hello, does anyone know if the little plastic feet that go on the bottom of a Sony HFP-100 or HFP -200 Hi-Fi processor are still available? I called Sony and they had no information about this model because it is old, from 1984. They said a service manual would have the part #, and if I called back with the part #, they could look it up and they might possibly have them. Anyone know the part # or if there is anybody that carries these? I need 4 of the 5 feet. thanks, Rick

I have been trying to contact Neil but my emails have been returned non-deliverable

I have obtained a Sony SLT7ME but it does not power up although 240v is reaching the machine

Also I have been trying to use a General VG240B...the tape loads but when I press Play the tape does not move...Any suggestions

Mike

Just a thought 20 years from now say in 2028 will we be still talking about betamax?

Caution! Above post is by arsBandit!

I have a few 3M betacam SP Broadcast quality cassettes that were given to me back in 1996. I recorded on them back then using a regular betamax vcr and they play and record fine... The tapes also say metal on them too... The tape it's self looks like any regular tape. I was told that these tapes would ruin the heads on a regular home betamax vcr due to tape being metal... I've had them all these years, and never ruined any of my vcrs..... Does anyone know about this?

Adam,

I have not tried it but the linear audio track might play back at a higher pitch if it is on the same edge of the tape. Often though audio is muted in a VCR until the picture achieves lock which is never going to happen. I don't expect much difference in these aspects PAL vs NTSC.

cheers Noel

Have you tried this before? Anykind of picture at all? any audio?

That's I'm looking for. Good Q.

Adam Ainspan.

Adam,

The tape used in VHS is half inch identical to that used in beta cassettes. The information is put on the tapes differently by the two formats, different speeds and different diagonal head sweeps and information format.

regards Noel

Oh, and this question is regarding Ntsc Formats....Thanks

Intresting Question... Has anyone ever spooled tape from a beta cassette into a vhs cassette, or vice vers? I heard it doesn't work. What are the results when doing this? will the heads read the audio and video at all? Will it play but off speed?

Thanks....Adam

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Who needs such services when you can get this for less !

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credits to the soul who posted the link on the Yahoo group

Killing me softly with Betamax..

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Hi

Hello! Does any one have a new front control panel for a Sony SL-HF150?

all,you dimwits who are not into Beta,get a life

I f myself, feels good.

Caution! Above post is by arsBandit!

Boby,

Yes I got the pictures, thanks for those details.

cheers Noel

Regarding weak batteries, try to charge and discharge in rapid sequence. Mostly that'll help.

Thanks alot DaveI will try the bataries on an hours charge and see if they work. The reason why I ask is because I bought a Betamovie off ebay last week in excellent working condition and cased for £12.50. I want to try a depth of field adaptor on it. I will keep you posted on the results.Best RegardsAaron

Dave, we have to be careful as there's arsBandit fooling around.

Aaron if you are talking about NP-11 batteries I have a sanyo betamovie which is the same as a sony and with working batteries so it does hold a charge and takes about a houralso if you are carefull you may be able to get the case apart and change the batteries, I am in canada so I hope people here don't mind me putting posts on here as I am a beta fan too (maybe the only one here)Hope this helps you

Stuart, you're kidding..right.

Noel, have you got the pic I'd sent? unfortunately there's no details on that.

I did see the YC40 board, it's not so much differences than those HF950 except that the component is fully populated compare to those 950 and there's slight different on pcb tracks somewhere if I'm not mistaken.I also found weird voltages around, probably for jacking up oscillator.The 99 supposed to have the ability to receive Zweiton stereo/German Audio subcarier/Bilingual broadcast, surely I presumed.The tuner board maybe similar to HF950UB but surely much different to HF950E. Tapes that were recorded using 99 have to be set at higher tracking position if played on 950. (tested by 2 pcs of HF99)Sony also said that tapes recorded on such machines have to be played by itself to have optimum result.We used to manufacture/assembly HF99 in it's golden age.(Sony Betamax oveseas Plant/Factory)Sony Australia have such details but it's wiped-out already.

Ciao

BETAMAX and PAL system queries, questions ONLY please.....................!!!!!!!!!!!!!

off the topic;

I have a girlfriend with some serious mental problems. It seems to fit into BPD, NPD, APD spectrum, sometimes also with sporadic panic disorders and she had even eating disorders in her teens. She is not in any extreme of any of those disorders but still a very difficult combination, is that possible, or have I misinterpreted the situation, I will not go into detail about her right now, but just tell me if this co morbidity is at all plausible. She is very ambitious and pending between extreme feelings of low self esteem, paranoid, even evil thoughts, and even suicidal tendencies, and very narcissistic behaviour, dreaming away into big fantasy worlds, she is also very socially avoidant. In between she is a talented writer and a movie lover and often a truly lovely person! Her situation has been getting better since we got together 3 years ago, but there are still huge problems coming out of this disorder, so the problem is really not solved yet!

There must be a site on the internet that sells that size batteries. I know that there is as site what sells new batteries that fit SLF1 Betamax, so there must be batteries for the Betamovie. How long would a full charge take for the Betamovie?

For the betamovie it should take about a hour for a hour running time assuming the batteries will hold a charge as they would be 20 yrs old

How long are the batterys ment to charge for on the Betamovie?

Will this remote work with SL-HF750?

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Boby, Re your hf950 remote on ebay uk, I would like to bid but paying is a problem as I do not use paypal at all. Is there another way that may be possible?

Sam, was it one of the recent ones on ebay this last week? There was one which went for £122 exc postage I think early in the week. Is it 100% fit?

I just got my first Betamax today! It's an SL-C9UB.

HiJust a note to say I got the Betamax working though the television.Thanks alot for your help.Best regardsAaron

HelloOK What do I need to connect the RF lead to the phono to scart cable? should the RF lead be female to male connetors or female to female?Aaron

Aaron,

Also check out http://www.palsite.com/multicon.html and http://www.palsite.com/kcon.htmlfor connector details of the camera in port. The F1 also transmits a UHF TV channel out put on its TV output connector.

f1 to tv - rf lead or bnc & single phono to scart.

HiIve been looking all over the internet but Ive not been having much luck, manly because I don't realy know what I am looking for.I am trying to find out what type of lead/cable does the SL-F1 take to conect it to a modern TV. Any help would be much appreciatedBest RegardsAaron

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Ciao.

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I've been using this for so many years;

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UK:http://www.crcind.com/wwwcrc/msds/UK20048-3.htm

chemical content may differ to each country ( I don't know anything for product that's sold in UK, it's for you to find out )

Noel; the picture is on the way.

Cheers,Boby.

I use an acohol swipe on my slhf100a.tried a tape cleaner on y old sl200 stuffed the heads

PAL, short for Phase Alternating Line, is a colour encoding system used in broadcast television systems in large parts of the world.It's his nature(disorder) not to understand explanation.(mental defect or NPD)

The internet is the wild west now so quess us betamax fans just have weed out the crap and hope the they go awayOne betamax note does a EDBETA decks have better heads than a nornal beta one so they is no long term damage using BETACAM SP tapes on itthanks

I thought it was PAL=dude=friend LOL

Boby,

I would be interested to get pictures of the 99 so that it can be added to the Palsite list. I wonder if there are technical/physical differences between it and the 950. If so can you take pictures of the differences.

cheers Noel

Hello Kevin, Stuart, Noel. I just got this Hi Band Pal machine HF99(maybe equivalen to 950MKIIpro) serie a couple weeks ago. I thought there's no such thing in PAL format, it's running 5.7Mhz probably the highest among PAL system. I regret that I'd missed the local sale of SL-HF950MK2 PRO last month..wish there'll be more of those extremely rare deck. About NTSC world, yes I manage by coincidence a couple of the Japanese Super HI-BAND version few years ago though in my country Satelitte beams PAL system (Palapa outer space satelitte)# Betamax machine that's produced in Japan(Japanese version-with KANJI words on it) meant to be better in picture reproduction than those overseas market(outside Japan)-[approved by Ray Glasser]

I'd collected and maintain 10 pcs of PAL machine over the past few years plus 1pc of SL-800ME, 1 dead SL-K95(middle east version?) equivalen to T50ME all in total of 12pcs. Much less than Noel's (he probably has 50 of collectibles,..){Beta didn't loose the war with VHS}God Bless..

Cheers,Boby.

Rod:GOOD post,i agree.To everyone else just ignore, people like this THRIVE on responses........Aknowledging them(or lack of) only makes them worse.

PALSITE for PALCHAT (UK and Australia/NewZealand).NTSC, not relevant as the vcr's are not useable or designed for these countries.As Rob has stated ..NTSC users CREATE your own site for your OWN ends...........

P.S Rascist remarks just highlight your own character flaws......get it?...and IS offensive to all....................Kevin

Nothing new in powering betama from car battery - Sony SLF1 always were the ideal portable beta player.

Bill, that's no use. He'll find a way to enter and pollute. He even talk to himself.

Thank you very much. Now I know the Georgians are, according toBlumenbach, my closest "race" brothers...including Stalin from Leningrad!.By the way, I encountered the term only in American usage.

To the moderators: Please forgive my ignorance of the setup and care of websites, but is it not possible to remove individual offensive postings without deleting everything, or to prevent them getting through to the page in the first place?

Your guidelines are excellent, but I have to ask why you seem to do absolutely nothing to ENFORCE THEM?

Yours in hope, Bill

PS: good to know that USA will no longer rule by Caucasian...long live OBM.

WOW..Betamax powered by a car battery, that's incredibly marvelous!

Muallaikhum Shallam, Mohhamad.