James Therrell
29th July 2010
5:56 pm U.K.
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Hi...need help with an SL-HF750 that has low take-up reel torque. I used to be a serviceman for these but don't have a service manual anymore. Reel torque adjustment in the servo circuit? Mechanically it is fine. Surely this problem is known in the fleet!
Thank you
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James Therrell
29th July 2010
5:52 pm U.K.
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I have a Sony SL-HF750 Super Beta Hi-Fi that exhibits tape spillage into the machine (after the pinch roller) causing automatic shutdown. It appears to be due to lack of proper take-up torque on the take-up reel during Play. Fast Forward, X2, Scan work fine. Also, the supply reel only operates for a brief moment during unloading/eject, and actually stops reeling tape before all the tape is back in the cassette, causing the cassette to be ejected with about four inches of tape still hanging outside, although it does not jam the mechanism and the casettes can be removed normally and the tape wound back inside.
I once was a bench technician in a Sony authorized service center in the 80's and used to perform service on the 750 (and lots of other models) when they were relatively new. I am the original owner of this one and have made some minor repairs over the years. But I do not have a service manual for the 750 and would like to know if anyone here recognizes this problem and it's cause and can give me a little help.
I have already checked all the obvious stuff....the brakes and reel tables are clean, and there is nothing broken in the reel mechanism or brake actuators, clutches, etc. It appears as if the reel motor itself is unable to deliver the correct torque in the Play and Unload modes. If I remember correctly there were adjustments that could be made to the reel servo system to set torques and tape tensions...perhaps I am thinking of another model. But it certainly appears as if the problem is electronic in nature. If I had a service manual I could probe further, but as I said I am hoping someone here knows the issue or knows the correct pot to tweak in the reel servo circuit...or at least, maybe someone has a service manual? Any and all help is appreciated.
Thank You
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TOMAS27
29th July 2010
5:10 pm U.K.
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i have a betamax sl-2005 in great condition.. the problem is that when i play a betamax videocassete i have only sound but picture seems to be very very dark. When i put forward it shows lines on screen...and the tuner has picture.. Any suggestions..????
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Noel Higgins
29th July 2010
12:09 pm U.K.
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Boby,
The SLHF150 head has two magnets to produce timing pulses which are used to control heads drum speed. The SLHF100 only has one. Therefore you must remove the additional magnet which is in the position that is vacant on the SLHF100 head assembly.
Obviously if the SLHF100 circuit sees twice as many pulses then that affects how it operates.
regards Noel
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Boby
28th July 2010
5:20 am U.K.
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sorry for the multiple posts anyhow let me revise my post on 6 july regarding GEARS;
What I meant is a threadhing gear (loading Ring), a friend in europe call that ring a threading gear. (quite large RING with 2 chromed jack-stick that guides the tape path)
Friends misunderstood as loading ring that stick on loading tray of C9, (the one that SONY later replace with metallic composed gears).
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Boby
28th July 2010
12:38 am U.K.
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PS; as I know in general practise, magnet is the sensing(that trigger) where the cycle stop (takes place).
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Boby
28th July 2010
12:33 am U.K.
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quote Noel; (If you don't it throws out the head servo timing)
You meant : if the magnet is pull out the head timing is working.
or : if the magnet is on the head, the head servo timing is ticking
wich one is the right thing?
regards,Boby.
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davyrocket2
27th July 2010
4:18 pm U.K.
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hi boby I tried leaving a message on your email did it get through I am interested in carriage gears for a C9 ,I am also looking for the circuit board thats on a SL-HF950 that has the display on it I have just bought a 950 and the board is there but its broken the rest of the machine works fine any help very much appreciated thanks I am also looking for the sony uhg tapes .david
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davyrocket2
27th July 2010
4:11 pm U.K.
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hi to everone (1,stuart on video machines the colour processing boards there are adjustment pots for,Dark clip/white clip ,if you have got a service manuel the electrical adjustments section will explain how to do this and also if you need an alignment tape to do this also it may need to be done with an oscillilscope best of luck David
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Noel Higgins
27th July 2010
3:01 am U.K.
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Stuart,
Did you remove one of the magnets on the new (SLHF150) head to make it the same as HF100 head you were replacing. If you don't it throws out the head servo timing. When I did one and forgot it caused flag waving effects on the screen.
cheers Noel
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Stuart
23rd July 2010
7:22 pm U.K.
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Hi all, well, I have had head disk replaced on my hf100, and it now has a full tracking range on hifi sound, but have a lot of white flashing trails on bright parts of the picture. It cant be the heads as they are brand new! Any ideas? Could the head amp have been adjusted to give better performance with the worn head and now it has new heads the gain is too much and causing this white flashing and ghosting? If so how do I adjust? Cheers!
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Boby
21st July 2010
7:51 pm U.K.
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Stuart I got 1 950Beta with no Hifi lamp lit on, it would be great if we can share know how on this.
Regards, Boby.
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Marc Morris
21st July 2010
6:16 pm U.K.
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I'm searching for old TV ads/commercials for VHS, Betamax, V2000 etc and anything about the format war / early video rental shops / pictures and people who worked in them who has good stories and who would like to be interviewed as part of a documentary we're producing about the video nasties era circa 1982/3.
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Boby
21st July 2010
7:17 am U.K.
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I hope can have 1 (LOL).
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Roderick
20th July 2010
11:28 pm U.K.
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Hi Boby,
I have one of those in my collection. As far as I can tell, all the differences are mentioned on the webpage. Mine is hooked up to an edit controller which makes transfers much easier. Lovingly restored by Noel, it works great!
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Boby
20th July 2010
9:18 pm U.K.
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Does anyone have this kind of lovely beta;
http://www.palsite.com/slo420ovi.html
I just wonder what's more differences it have compare to the home version.
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doc judd
18th July 2010
10:53 am U.K.
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Hi,my prevoius name was colin judd,@iprimus.com.au,changed to big pond ,now doc juddm100A owner
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mark
18th July 2010
9:59 am U.K.
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My HF950 tray was a bit flakey on eject but ok when closing. The motor was whirring but no movement in the tray.
I had the motor out and all seems well. The cogs also all look fine. I lubricated the runners and cogs with nylon/rubber lubricant and it is now working but I'm a little concerned over what was wrong. Any ideas?
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Kevin lambert
17th July 2010
3:50 pm U.K.
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Stuart:
As for your 950's tracking of the Hi-Fi.
Consider yourself lucky, those heads must be in SUPERB shape.
The brand new Sanyo M40 i won two years ago, has the same result.As the Hi-Fi audio heads wear down the tracking range for recordings on THAT machine, being played back on it, will get shallower and shallower with the tracking at the extremes , ending up with it just in the center and then the Hi-Fi tracks disappear if you move the control left or right.
Nice one.
One to cherish..............Kev
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Kevin lambert
17th July 2010
3:46 pm U.K.
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Hi Stuart:
I think you'll find 'stereo' on the case means just that Sony (C9, C40) linear stereo edgetrack.
I too have a MGM film with stereo on it and there's definetley no Hi-Fi.
Normally for the Beta Hi-Fi recordings you will se BETA and then Hi-Fi in a little block on the cassette spine.
Mind you not ALL distributors mentioned this , especially on the Beta rentals.
Some Beta Hi-Fi pre recorded tapes are Hi-Fi MONO too, plus the usual mono edgetrack. ( this is usually mentioned as well).
Hope this helps Stu and good luck with the head replacement, something i've never had to do..........as yet..........
.......Kevin
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Stuart
17th July 2010
12:16 pm U.K.
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Will be having new heads fitted to my hf100 on sunday thanks to set of 150 heads bought from boby on ebay well over a year ago lol. I havent owned an hf100 for over a year but i knew they would be used at some point :)
Question about star wars empire strikes back betamax pre recorded tape I own, it is marked stereo on the cassette shell but the hifi light on my 950 does not illuminate, whereas all my other hifi tapes are fine. Could it be a linear stereo (c9 and c40) stereo tape and not hifi? Is this rare?
My 950 has no hifi dropouts whatsoever no matter where the tracking control is set, even on recordings made on the machine itself. Would you say this is rare?
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Stuart
16th July 2010
7:28 pm U.K.
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Thought so Kevin. I have new heads I am able to have fitted, just wanted to make sure first. Cheers Kevin!
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Kevin lambert
16th July 2010
6:26 pm U.K.
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Hi Sturat.
You've just described perfectly the first sign that those heads are wearing down.
I have just seen Sanyo VTC M40 with exactly the same results that i was asked to overhaul for someone recently.The picture was superb!
The Hi-Fi will always drop out before the picture deteriorates as the Hi-Fi signal goes deeper ont the tape.
The picture will be great for a while and then you will notice deterioration there too.It should be fine for quite some time though.
The ultimate sin of a vcr(apart from tape chewing).
........Kevin
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Stuart
16th July 2010
5:35 pm U.K.
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Hi, have an hf100 with lovely clear picture, but hi fi sound is suffering with dropouts and is only present with tracking at dead centre. Move the tracking just slightly and hifi sound vanishes. Heads worn? Cheers!
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doc judd
16th July 2010
8:04 am U.K.
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MY HS 100 a soldiers on playing old favoutes like The Life of Brian etc
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alan
14th July 2010
2:57 am U.K.
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If anyone is interested I have several 100 used Beta tapes for sale in Illinos. Most of them I got from friends who know I still have a Betamax deck or were included with a second hand Betamax I bought. There are a few prerecorded ones, NTSC the rest have a variety of things taped off of TV on them. I have not gone and catalogued them, I know some have no labels, some have wrong labels and some have proper labels. Most are Sony L-750s althought there are other brands and some shorter lengths. I am guessing almost all of them are NTSC..
Depending on how manyyou wantStart off at $1 US each, if you want a few, 5c each if you want more than 30, 3/$1 if you want 90 or more and a quarter each if you want tham all guessing someweere around 300 right now, might ben more, might be less. All prices will be plus shipping.
If interested contact me at adm222@epguides.com
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Matt
9th July 2010
5:25 pm U.K.
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I've got a Sony Betamax VO-68000PS for sale. Good condition, but no power cable. Any takers?
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mark
9th July 2010
10:40 am U.K.
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About twenty Betacam tapes (as new) going down skip this weekend unless somebody wants them. London area E4
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doc judd
8th July 2010
12:12 pm U.K.
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Gday Beta lovers I have 3 ntsc videos to give awayi,tHE HONEYMOONERS,2FUNNY LADY,3 THE MUSIC MAN
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Boby
7th July 2010
7:59 am U.K.
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PS:brand new in box...mail at bobymc@hotmail.com
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Boby
6th July 2010
7:04 pm U.K.
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I have 'replacement' Threading gears for C9,..might be someone interested in..
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Kevin Lambert
24th June 2010
1:15 pm U.K.
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Hi roderick.
As i understand it Sony made a brass or copper alternative to those breakable plastic gears.
You may be able to find somone with some.Also i believe Noel said in certain cases they CAN be repaired if the damage is minimal.
As for the U matic page, the best thing to do with timewasting idiots like this it to ignore and not even mention the issues.THAT is exactly what they want to achieve.
Ignore , make no comments about it and one day they will go away.......
Good luck with the gears..............Kevin
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Roderick
24th June 2010
12:40 am U.K.
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Has anybody found a solution for broken loading gears on a C9?
Just got another one with broken gears.....
And in relation to the U-Matic chat page, why not just close it? Ever since this nonsense started nobody has actually posted anything related to U-matics. Why these people bother posting irrelevant cr*p is beyond me but it seems the board is unable to stop it.
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nigel f
22nd June 2010
3:29 pm U.K.
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Hi, I have recently bought a Sony SL 3000 portable betamax recorder, but when testing it it will play fine for about an hour or so then the picture starts to wobble.
If anyone can suggest a cure i would be grateful. Nigel.
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Buddy Roberts
21st June 2010
11:56 pm U.K.
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I have a in box New AG-500 which is a changer for betamax VCR's for sale. It allows one to play or record 5 cassets automaticly.
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Bill
21st June 2010
8:53 am U.K.
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Take another look, Noel, it's up s**t creek again. To the administrators: can't you prevent this stuff getting on a page in the first place? Your excellent guidelines are useless if they don't prevent something like this. Is deleting everything the ONLY way you can clear it after the event? Presumably making the site username and password protected would help, but I for one would HATE to see it go down that road, where you spend fifteen minutes dreaming up usernames and passwords and answering a questionnaire in order to ask one small question. There must be some other way.
Regards,
Bill
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Noel Higgins
14th June 2010
4:33 am U.K.
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Roderick,
That problems is not so simple to fix permanently but its done again now thanks to Martin.
cheers Noel
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Roderick
12th June 2010
11:08 pm U.K.
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Hi Kevin (& any board administrator....)
Firstly if you click U-matic from the home page, it takes you to the Betamax page, confusing if you are new to this board.
Secondly, have you had a look at the U-matic page? It has been like that for the last few months but nobody seems to care enough to sort it out.
Sad.
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Kevin Lambert
12th June 2010
9:21 am U.K.
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Hi Anthony.
If you look to the top left of this page you'll se one listed for U matic.
That is where you need to post that message.
This is purley Betamax (PAL).
Good luck with your endeavours too...............
...........Kevin
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anthony wilson
4th June 2010
9:39 pm U.K.
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I have a National Panasonic Umatic edit suite which was originally in the office of the financial times in the 1970 s, it is in excellent condition and I have owned it since 1984.
The set consists of an A960 CONTROLLER, AN NV9240 PLAYER/RECORDER & AN NV9600 RECORDER, it really is pristine but needs a good home now that I am moving house.
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kev bower
29th May 2010
11:51 am U.K.
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hi there. i have 2 beta max video players we need to get rid of due to the fact we are moving soon. the first is a sony c7 machine complete with instruction manual and original box. i managed to get this to play a tape recently but then when i tried another tape it wouldnt work. the only way i can describe this is when you put a tape in and there,s an initial winding, well it just does not stop winding! also i have a sony c5 machine which for some reason has no power to it. im sure this could be used for spare parts. they have been up in my attic for the past 25 years! hopefully they will of some use to someone. lastly i live in derby. thanks
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Boby
29th May 2010
1:12 am U.K.
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G'day Noel, I meant the Beta TENSIONER TAPE (sorry I forget). Thanks for the revison.
Cheers,Boby.
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Noel Higgins
28th May 2010
2:39 pm U.K.
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Boby,
Sorry to contradict you but the tension tape cassette and alignment test tapes are two entirely different beasts but I do agree, too much tensions wears the heads out too quickly.
Regarding the SLC6 tape non-load issue it is a belt and drive wheel issue on the right hand side of the machine. You need to change those parts at least
cheers Noel
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matt55
27th May 2010
7:07 pm U.K.
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Hi Guys Im from the U.K. I have 2 Sony SL C6 UB mark 2
one machine doesnt load the tape just keeps returning out after 5- 10 secs
the other loads and plays fine but picture is unwatchable I know it could heads issue but there is also a whine coming from the drum itself. Does anybody repair betas in uk? distance no object I have about 150 tapes in my collection so Im upset to say the least please help!
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Boby
27th May 2010
1:14 am U.K.
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PS: Yes, Metal Audio casette fastly wear your audio head but that's just an assumption, yet we haven't made any further test on Beta. It's best not to use Metal tapes so often to avoid wear on DRUM/head tip for precaution. >>>
(((aren't these METAL tapes is good for SL-800ME ?? since the Hi8 use metal tapes as the 800ME nearly the same property to DIGITAL8 )))
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Boby
27th May 2010
12:57 am U.K.
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...on second tought ,I'd say Flux density play important role on PRO mode so 'metal tapes' gives better reading on heads.
What affect the wear is that how much pressure that we give to heads not the tape composition...so that's why we need alignment tapes ( casette that has pressure indicator inside )
maybe someone has better idea..?
Cheers,Boby
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mark
26th May 2010
10:12 am U.K.
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Beyond ferric tapes
BASF were the first on the market with a non-ferric tape which was intended for use on the standard Betamax machine. This was a chrome dioxide formulation which was claimed to give improved picture reproduction.
As Sony developed and improved the Betamax format by giving us Super Betamax (Super-BETA) and Extended Definition Betamax (ED-BETA) a higher performance tape formulation was also required. The traditional ferric tape formulation was superseded by a metal oxide formulations.
The first of these tapes was the Pro-X tape which worked with the Super Beta Pro mode found on the SL-HF750 and SL-HF950. After this came tapes for the ED-BETA format. Sadly there are very few PAL ED-BETA machines available, in the NTSC market lots of models were produced and some are still available. Although Pro-X tapes were intended for use in Super Betamax format, they were often found by many as a high grade tape for the standard beta. One particularly good use was for PCM audio recordings.
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Bill
26th May 2010
9:42 am U.K.
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Mark - I already have several Sony HGs, and I do think they are about the best I have tried for standard Beta, but I can't see much improvement on Pro.
Boby - can you check your 950's heads fairly minutely before and after you run the metal tapes? It would be nice to get a definitive answer to "metal yes or no" at least as far as head wear or damage is concerned, but of course I take Noel's point about bias. In the audio cassette era I sometimes got strange results from metal tapes on my car player even when they had been recorded using the "metal" setting on my recorder.
Bill
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Boby
26th May 2010
1:48 am U.K.
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I hate to post again but I should say that it's the Image processor that writes on the tapes thru the Heads, it if it writes 1000 lines per inch, then its 1000 lines no matter what paper it is,so what's that got to do with the paper??? .Let's just say the Beta tapes is 1 inch height then it's capable to handle 1000 lines OR maybe someone have half inch so that tape is only capable to hancle 500 lines??? awh come on....be serious...
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Boby
26th May 2010
1:37 am U.K.
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PS; I also got a BCT-20Ma (Betacam SP20) broadcast quality METAL tape, I'll try that on my HF950MARK2, I'll see if there's much of a differences...
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Boby
26th May 2010
1:31 am U.K.
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I'd just tested SONY BCT5G (betacam tapes)-(back coated) it doesnt have much differences on PRO recording just a slight better or sharper image only. Wear on Heads(?) these betacam tapes have better coating on the surface other than ordinary tapes, why should it be said wearing the Heads(?) it's the coatings that floats accros the heads not the inside particle...Maybe someone have better idea on PRO recording and PRO-X criteria that can be shared among us...
Regards,Boby.
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Mark
25th May 2010
9:57 pm U.K.
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Bill, I cannot help out with the Pro-X, but I do have some sealed Sony HG L500s that work really well with my 950. I also have some next to new SP30 and SP60 Betacam tapes if anyone is interested, but they are NOT suitable for betamax use as metal.
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Alan
23rd May 2010
3:20 am U.K.
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Not sure if anyone is interested or not, but over the years I have bought several Beta VCRs and the old owners have given me the tapes they had with them. I have had little interest in these tapes and for awhile was using them in the recycle bin (retape over them not send them off in the blue bin). But after picking up a huge number of NOS tapes real cheap a year ago I have had no need to do this. Thus offering them up for sale. There area large variety of tapes here, most are 750s, but some 500s and 830s, might even be a few shorter ones. They all have stuff recorded on them as far as I know. I have no clue what it is some tapes are labled with names of movies, there may be some X-rated stuff on them. All NTSC. Most have the sleeves some do not. Appears as if I have several hundred of them, the oldest appear to be late 1970s or early 1980s, most of them are from the late 1980s early 1990s. Selling them as blnaks but you may find something of interest to watch on them Letting them go for 50c each, plus shipping. They are located in central Illinois USA.
You can contact me directly at adm222@epguides.com
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Stephan Oberholzer
22nd May 2010
7:31 pm U.K.
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My SONY Betahi-fi (model: SL-HF100SA) is working very well, the only problem being that it only gives a black and white picture. After a year of not being used, I took it out of the cupboard to play a Beta movie, and found out that it does not give a colour picture anymore, as it used to. What could have gone wrong? Is there something I can do to solve the problem? I am from Pretoria, South Africa. Is there anyone that can give me advice and help me please? Please note that there is no switch on it to select between colour and B&W.
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Bill
21st May 2010
9:08 am U.K.
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If anyone comes across a source of Pro X or Betacam oxide tapes PLEASE let me know.
Bill
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Noel Higgins
20th May 2010
1:44 pm U.K.
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Ronnie,
Steer clear of metal oxide tapes. Even if they don't wear the heads (as much some say they do) the bias settings of the machine don't suit them. The Pro-X are high quality oxide tapes and I just looked at the published info on them which says "ultra fine, ultra dense magnetic particles equaling 230 million pieces per square millimeter. I have used betacam oxide tapes and they work great and are cheap relative to Pro-X because you can get them more readily second hand and lightly used.
cheers Noel
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Kevin Lambert
20th May 2010
10:40 am U.K.
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Hi Ronnie.
I believe Mark meant Super Beta PRO mode with the PRO X tapes.:)
You can use Superbeta with normal tape.
As to whether the PRO X formulation is metal orientated i don't know.
regards...............Kevin
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mark
20th May 2010
10:09 am U.K.
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Ronnie, use some Sony Pro-X tapes if you can get hold of them and set your 950 to super betamax mode.
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Kevin Lambert
19th May 2010
10:52 am U.K.
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Hi Javier
I know if you use the Sanyo global website and then Sanyo UK link you can download their UK model lineup instruction manuals.I cannot see why the same can't be done for your region.
Good luck..............Kevin
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Javier Lozano Torres
19th May 2010
2:26 am U.K.
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Hi, My name is Javier from mexico city. I'm looking for the owner's manual for VCR-4030 from sanyo superbeta.
Someone tell me where I can get or download
Thank you
Javier
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Ronnie
18th May 2010
9:06 pm U.K.
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Hi, Now I have a working Sony 950, I am a bit confused as to what tapes it is able to record to. I have heard about some kind of special, "Metal Tape" which records in very high quality. Could someone advise me on information about this tape, and what tapes the Sony SL-HF950 is able to record to (Besides the normal ones)
Many Thanks, Ronnie.
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Noel Higgins
16th May 2010
9:37 am U.K.
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Desmond,
The fuse PS001 is located next to the connector CN003 at on the YC28 board in the centre of the board edge toward the centre of the machine when you have the base cover off and the machine upside down. You can easily check using a volt meter to see if the voltage appears both sides of the fuse when the machine is on.
To EON,
I have seen a fault on a C5 where the picture goes B&W so maybe your machine is on the verge of that fault but I don't yet know what causes that fault.
regards Noel
regards Noel
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Eon
16th May 2010
7:03 am U.K.
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Hi guys,
I have an SL-C5 which is working fine (I maintain it myself), but what I can't maintain is the tapes. I'm in the processing of digitizing some of my recordings but some of the tapes have 'weak spots' where the colour will drop out. I'm wondering if removing the colour mute transistor (yet to be identified) will help in this regard.
Thanks for any info.
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Bill
15th May 2010
5:35 pm U.K.
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Roderick - I took a look at the U-matic page, and it is indeed horrifying. I don't blame you for wanting to stay away from it. I cannot fathom why the moderators don't take some action. I don't know much about maintaining websites, but surely they could do something to get rid of that dreadful stuff. As it stands the page is practically useless.
Bill
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Desmond
15th May 2010
6:23 am U.K.
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Hi I have a Sony Betamax PAL SL-HF100 and there is No video or sound AV O/P, Drum motor runs too fast. Machine stops in FFWD & REW and i cant find where the solid state fuse PS001 (N20) in 9V supply on bottom Board YC-28 is to check it if someone could email me how i get to it and where it is that would be great
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Roderick
14th May 2010
11:27 pm U.K.
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Bill, Have you been to the U-matic page lately? It is disgraceful! Completely taken over by nutters posting incomprehensible links for illegal software or other crap.
Sadly, no one seems to care.....
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Bill
14th May 2010
9:30 am U.K.
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Astro, you're on the wrong page, this one deals with the Betamax format. There is one on this site devoted to U-matic, go back and follow the link.
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astro
14th May 2010
2:37 am U.K.
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Hi, I'm interested in buying a u-matic player for myself, but would like to ask the community their thoughts on the best u-matic player. I realize "best" is a loaded term, but lets say, which model is known for giving the best picture/audio output quality. S-Video and XLR audio outs are preferred. Thanks.
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Kevin Lambert
11th May 2010
11:41 pm U.K.
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Hi Mark:
The purpose of the capstan in any tape recording system is to pull or push the tape in either direction.
The rubber pinchroller grips onto the tape and it gets slight pressure up against the capstan shaft.This turning causes the tape to be pulled or pushed in whatever direction is required.
The capstan motor is speed regulated for all the different modes on a vcr.It is essential that the pinch roller and capstan shaft are cleaned and checked periodiaclly as if this is contaminated with tape oxide ( that will happen if used a lot) this will cause tape damage , especially in the reverse search mode which is more tortous for a vcr.
The same thing will happen if the capstan bearings are dry or excessively worn or the servo motor is faulty.
It is NOT in contact with the tape during the fast wind modes.
Betaman: If you look on the rest of Palsite you will see a whole list of common faults for the C9. This should help you with your current issues.
Good luck guys...............Kevin
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Betaman
11th May 2010
11:17 pm U.K.
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Hello Folks,
I have here a Sony SL-C9ES with malfunction. The vcr goes on, but it doesn't do anything else, beside that when i press on the EJECT button it makes a sizzling sound for 2 sec. The display also doesn't show anything. The vcr also don't take casette.
Is it lost ?
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Mark
11th May 2010
7:35 pm U.K.
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Thanks Noel, ill check out and clean the brake system soon.
Does anyone know what the capstan is supposed to do? Is it supposed to rotate, and is the magnetic tape supposed to brush right up against it?
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Kevin Lambert
11th May 2010
9:48 am U.K.
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Hi craig:
No problem.
Ah , now if that's the case Noel did tell me the M40 can suffer from overheating in good ole Aussie land and also the voltage regulator is probelmatic over there too.
The UK, being a cooler climate, has no such issues in this area.
Noel will be your man then............GOOD LUCK.
.............Kevin
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Craig Felsmann
11th May 2010
8:09 am U.K.
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Kevin: Thanks for you response. I have no electrical knowledge unfortunately, but the main fuse is still intact,
and looks like I need a couple of new belts! I'm in sunny Brisbane, Australia, by the way. Might be another job for Noel soon, methinks!...
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nigel f
10th May 2010
1:19 pm U.K.
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Hi Bill, Many Thanks for the information.
Regards Nigel.
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Bill
10th May 2010
12:29 pm U.K.
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Another addendum - I'd love to hear from anybody who has owned one of the Sony multi-standard machines - what they can and can't do, how they perform etc.
Bill
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Bill
10th May 2010
12:01 pm U.K.
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Nigel - the answer is no. Regionalisation - horrible word - is purely DVD technology. Regionalisation as per DVD does not exist for Beta - or for VHS for that matter. You may be confusing TV standards with regionalisation. Buy a tape in Japan or the US and it won't play properly in France or the UK in an older bog-standard VCR. France is a special case - compatible with nothing!
That is all about line, colour and sound standards, nothing to do with regionalisation, and if you use a Beta or VHS machine compatible with the appropriate standard there is only
the question of whether or not your TV will handle the video output. I don't know about the US, but most TVs being sold in Europe now are multistandard to some degree. Nearly all do NTSC 4.43, which is video only, not broadcast, and is effectively PAL colour with NTSC 525 lines. Most recent PAL VHS VCRs will play NTSC tapes in this format. Unfortunately this was never implemented on Beta. There are four multi-standard Sony machines, but they are not converters - your TV would have to be capable in the native broadcast standard of your tape. Hope this is helpful.
Bill
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nigel f
10th May 2010
10:47 am U.K.
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Hi, Can anyone tell me are prerecorded betamax tapes regionalised like vhs ie- pal, ntsc.
Thank you, Nigel.
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Noel Higgins
10th May 2010
5:54 am U.K.
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Sorry - that has nothing to do with your repair thread. Toshiba reel motors can wear and lose torque. You may need to replace the motor. Just be sure however that there is no drag on the reel because the brake has not disengaged or someone has taken the spool off the shaft and lost damaged or replaced the bearing and washer parts in the wrong order.
cheers Noel -betaheaven.com
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Noel Higgins
10th May 2010
5:49 am U.K.
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Have a look at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2v_qEVTh10&feature=related
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Mark
9th May 2010
11:38 pm U.K.
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An even better example:
http://www.betamaxcollectors.com/toshibabetavcrmodelv-m32.html
This is my exact model.
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Mark
9th May 2010
11:24 pm U.K.
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By the way my VCR looks almost identical as this one (just for a reference):
http://www.palsite.com/tech.py?model=v33tech.html
Mine is a V-32, not V-33.
Thanks again!
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Mark
9th May 2010
11:17 pm U.K.
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Hello once again, I have finally found out the problem with my Toshiba M-V32! It involves a problem with the right (takeup) reel. When play is pressed, the white idler gear inbetween the reels moves so that it will turn the reel on the right with a gear(as it should normally). However, the gears are turning fine, but the reel itself does not move.
The gear on the reel can be turned without turning the entire reel itself. This is why an image cannot be seen on play but can be seen on pause (the magnetic tape is already on the heads) and on FF or Rew (they use the smooth black idler, not the geared white idler, to turn the reels).
This happened because a spring above the gear on the right reel to push the gear down is not strong enough. Therefore, I crammed small objects into the spring's space to simulate the effect. The gear would not turn on its own, so I assumed it would work.
Now that the motor that powers the idlers has to turn the entire reel, it seems as if it was too much for the motor to handle. Any suggestions? I have pictures describing my predicament, but I don't know how to upload them here. It's a very complicated problem to explain, and I greatly appreciate the help. Thanks! =)
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J E Ross
9th May 2010
10:10 pm U.K.
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Need an instruction/repair manual (or copy of it) for SONY SUPER BETA HI FI STEREOCAST SL-HF750. Anxious to obtain at very reasonable price.
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Bill
7th May 2010
2:37 pm U.K.
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It looks like I may have answered my own recent question re SECAM L. I've checked the specs of all the SECAM-capable multi-standard machines listed in the index here, and not even the flagship Sony model SL-800ME will do SECAM L as opposed to Middle East SECAM. Having said that, some of the specs are slightly ambiguous, stating specifically that the machines don't have tuners for SECAM L. Does this mean they COULD record SECAM L video? I suspect not, but perhaps the moderators or whoever compiled the index or has owned one of these machines could give me a little more info.
A related query to anyone who might know, sorry if it's a silly question - my recent LG LCD TV has video output, and is multi-standard except for NTSC 3.58, although unlike my dear departed Loewe which stored standards with channels, switching standards is cumbersome. If I'm receiving a SECAM L signal, do I get SECAM L colour video out, or does it default to PAL and lose the colour? Is whether the broadcast signal is negative or positive modulation irrelevant to a video signal once past the tuner? I recorded the video output my Loewe produced from broadcast SECAM on my SLHF100, producing a positive picture in black and white, but of course as I didn't have another TV or monitor capable of doing any kind of SECAM - still don't - I had no way of knowing whether the output was in B/W, or in colour and just lost at the SLHF100 like any other PAL device. Sound of course is not a problem. I haven't been able to check any of this directly yet, as these days the ionosphere is not being kind to TV DXers! I'd be very grateful if anyone could shed any light.
Bill
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Kevin Lambert
4th May 2010
10:39 am U.K.
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Hi Craig
It's more than likely PSU capacitor related.
It could even be the mains supply capacitor has gone high resistance and blown the internal fuse.This used to be a common issue with the Sanyo VTC 5000. probably down to a lot of mains spikes at the time ,as not all have been affected.
Where abouts are you??
If you'd like to send me an E-mail we can discuss this further.
................Kevin
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Craig Felsmann
4th May 2010
12:29 am U.K.
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Hi all...Went to power up my Sanyo M40 on the weekend for the first time in about 5 years and t'was dead as a doornail. Any ideas as to what the problem could be?
Regards,
Craig.
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3rd May 2010
7:11 am U.K.
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7:08 am U.K.
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Rigsby 27
30th April 2010
8:48 pm U.K.
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Hello people,
I used to sell properly serviced Beta machines on a well known auction site, user name the same as above, if you want to have a look at my feedback, I also repaired/servised many Beta machines for many happy customers I have been a pro engineer for about 30 years now.
I have now gone in a different direction and as a result I have a lot of decent good condition "stock" I wish to sell on as it would be a crime if it went to "land fill"
I have a large number of Sanyo and Sony machines and some genuine NOS spares, the volume of stuff would mean it would be needed to be collected from the West Midlands or some sort of comprimise.
If anyone would be interested please mail me at cattellcvs@aol.com and we could talk about what I want to sell and prices, BTW the mint C9 and HF950 are not for sale nor is the HF 100 or the C5 LOL
Regards,
Tony
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Bill
30th April 2010
5:07 pm U.K.
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Addendum to the above - I seem to remember a long time ago reading about a true multistandard Beta, covering ALL standards. It seemingly had lousy performance and was monstrously expensive. I don't think it was capable of actually converting between standards, you got out what you put in. Can anyone confirm its existence?
Bill
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