Hello all,

Can anybody advise on the best bearing to fit for a SL-HF950 reel motor?

Tried shimming but no success, then over shimmed and had a slight drilling accident trying to remove it...

Anyway, I now need a bearing, any suggestions on sizes?

Thanks :)

im looking for the Sony SL-5400 NTSC Betamax owners manual .Can anybody can send me and PDFor JPEG copy of the manual to my email

Thank you

im looking for the Sony SL-5400 NTSC Betamax owners manual .Can anybody can send me and PDFor JPEG copy of the manual to my email [email protected]

Thank you

Greetings from the Czech Republic, excuse my bad English. SONY SL-T6ME. VCR playback is not a picture, just stripes; these stripes change.The picture is visible when fast forwarding or rewind.

Where can I look for a bug?

I have a Sony SL-HF500 NTSC machine. I need to digitize approx . 200 PAL tapes (I have the Elgado hardware/software for digitizing). The SL-500 is switchable between 50Hz and 60hz; I do have a 60 to 50Hz converter. Is there a jumper on the SL-HF500 that will allow me play the PAL tapes.

Kind regards,

Stan,

You need to find a Pal machine or use a multisystem machine such as a Sony SLT50ME or SL800ME that can play both NTSC tapes and Pal Tapes but also run off you countries local mains supply what ever that is - 110VAC 60Hz or 240VAC 50 Hz.

regards Noel

We are currently investigating problems with the chat page

Martin,

Test message. I could only post this when I used the link you gave me.

http://chat.palsite.com/chat_page.py?r=1&cp=Betamax;

regards Noel

Are people still having difficulty trying to post? I have not been able to recreate any problems so if you are having problems, please could you submit details of what is going wrong using this link:

http://www.palsite.com/tech.py?model=PALsite&submit=1

Martin,

This is a test message. I used the normal link I previously used so if it works then it seems normal.

regards Noel

Morning Fellow Betamax Gurus

little question here

Sony C6 heads from WES Australia for UK machines

Sanyo VTC 5000 Heads From WES Australia for UK machines

has anyone used the WES heads as they are very competitive and readily available

(have purchased 2 of each)

Are they any good ??

can someone clarify this for me at all

have purchased other hard to find parts from them (SONY Idler Arms, Sanyo Idlers - Both types , Pinch rollers, Sony loading belts ETC)

customer service is excellent

Kind regards

Darrell

Hi..

I have recently been donated a Sony C5 after years of sitting in storage.

Visually it all looks OK other than some dust.

The unit powers on, and the head drum spins, initially the eject function was stiff but this has corrected itself. When a tape is put in the machine and the carriage pressed down the head drum stops moving. Nothing else happens, the loading belt is intact but there is no motor noise. I am able to lace the tape by manually rotating the loading ring. After rotation, this clicks into place and it looks like a microswitch is activated. At this point nothing further happens.. None of the play, forward, rewind buttons facilitate anything.. The machine is silent.

If I press eject a motor (loading) sounds and the loading ring returns to the start position although a little sluggish, I guess the belt does need replacing..

Could anyone advise why the tape doesn't lace when inserted and why the machine is effectively dead at this point? I am thinking switches, power, sensors etc.. but don't really know where to start without a Service Manual.

I have looked at the tech pages on here to no avail.. Would this be similar to the C7 and the issues with that machine shared with this??

With Thanks.

Neil

Darrell,

I still get parts from Wes components but mainly belt kits now. I have used heads from them for a number of machines in the past and still have some Sanyo heads left.

I recently tried to get heads for the later SLC35 etc machines but there were no stocks. Same for Toshiba V31 / V33 heads.

Regarding capstan rollers, most times I manage to refurbish them by buffing up the rubber surface.

regards Noel

Hello Kevin, if you could get back to me when you see this i would appreciate it. thank you

Noel

Re Sanyo heads, are you willing to part with one? What model .

Regards

Darrell

I have two C20 's One has several issues, no head rotation (I have removed glue off HE sensor) and no FF REW PLAY operation. The other one appears to function regarding FF REW, but when in PLAY the tape starts producing slack on the right hand side of the head. If I FF while in play the slack is taken up, and the same in REW with PLAY, but as soon as normal play resumes slack starts building up in the area by the pinch wheel. The pinch wheel looks ok, although I am far from a VCR expert.

Any ideas regarding this, I assume the pendulum is functioning for the FF and REW to work.

Many thanks

Steve.

Hi everyone.

I'm looking for a working power supply for a Sanyo VTC-M40.

If anyone has one for sale in the UK please let me know.

Darrell,

I only have three new sets of Sanyo heads and they will probably be the last I can even get so it really depends on how much you want them and will pay.

Please contact me to discuss. The same heads seem to be used in all mono machines from the VTC5000 to the VTC M10 and M20 models. The M30 used a three video head disk and the M40 and M50 used HiFi heads (4 chips) and these have not been available since the mid 1990s.

I still get plenty of machines to repair, but the Sanyos don't wear out as quickly as the Sonys.

regards Noel

Steven,

I repair the drum motors by replacing the hall effect sensors. Rarely have I ever had one work again by just removing the glue.

If you have other beta machines for parts the same hall effect sensors are used in the Sanyo capstan drive motors and head motors.

They are also used in the SLC9 capstan motor which has three of them. You will have to extend the leads if you are using scavenged units.

It is quite a big job to fix the drum motor and you can easily damage the heads when you pull the head assembly out if your not careful.

For the lack of tape forward spool pickup problem you have to increase the tape tension by adjusting the pot marked torque (torq) toward the rear on the SS board which is

the second board down from the board with the AV connector on it when you turn the machine upside down and take the base cover off it.

Forward torque should be 70 gm but you can usually judge when you have enough torque by swapping between FFWD preview and play and seeing that the tape does not bundle

too much while going between those modes.

regards Noel

Hi,

Thanks for getting back to me with a reply. I think I will park one C20 for now.

The one with the slack tape during playback I have had a look and located the variable resistor pot as shown below:-

https://ibb.co/ssr6htm

I have tried this all the way to both full CW and ACW, but it has made little / no difference to the tape take up?

(I have returned it back to its original position)

Just to confirm here is a video of the issue:-

https://streamable.com/sid5bx

Regards,

Steve.