Re: Any Panasonic VCR Experts In Here?

On Jul 3, 1:54=A0pm, "Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terr...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrote:
> Meat Plow wrote:
>
> > I see. I took the OP's description of "Head Unit" to mean replacing
the
> > head unit (unit with the heads in it that can be replaced separately.)
=
and
> > not the "whole cylinder" whatever that means.
>
> =A0 =A0That is the upper and lower drums, spindle motor and the head
> electronics. Unscrew it from the chassis, unplug the cables and change
> the whole assembly.
>
> =A0 =A0That is how heads are changed on R-R broadcast tape machines,
like
> the 1" Sony machines we used at Ch. 55 in Orlando. If you were used to
> it, you could drop a new $1100 head into the machine in under 15
> minutes, and be back in service. =A0It came prealigned and tested.
=A0You
> didn't have to take the machine out of the rack or unhook anything else.
> It was one of the things I liked about Sony Broadcast Electronics..
>

Orlando huh? Wanna help out a neighbor? :)