<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Don,<div><br></div><div>I'd love a tweaker, although that tool may be dangerous in my hands. Thankfully I don't have much gear that is tweak-able anymore.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div><br></div><div>Bob Campbell</div><div>Colorist</div><div>768 Woodwind Place</div><div>Walnut Creek, Ca.</div><div>94598</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br><div><div>On Aug 6, 2008, at 8:04 AM, Don Norwood wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; "><div bgcolor="#ffffff"><div>Here's a question and a "special offer"..........</div><div> </div><div>David mentions Merlin. They offered as one of their upgrades, a separate power supply for the Intersync. The mod consists of an OEM +/-12 volt supply from HP which is mounted in the rear of the machine and removes the servo system from the machine's power supply. I have a 1200 with this mod, and it certainly works OK, but I can't tell that there's really any difference in stability of the Intersync. Does anyone know what specific problem this upgrade was supposed to address?</div><div> </div><div>And now the special offer........you can't get Merlin tweakers anymore, but a few years ago, another collector and I bought an assortment of Ampex parts which included some official Ampex tweakers! These are very nice blue Spectrol tweakers imprinted with the Ampex Op Center 800 number. If you'd like a couple of them, send me your mail address and I'll send them to you for the cost of mailing and a padded envelope. WARNING: May cause unpredictable results if used to adjust equipment not manufactured by Ampex!</div><div> </div><div>Don</div><blockquote style="padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 5px; margin-left: 5px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 2px; border-left-style: solid; margin-right: 0px; "><div style="font: normal normal normal 10pt/normal arial; ">----- Original Message -----</div><div style="background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: rgb(228, 228, 228); font: normal normal normal 10pt/normal arial; background-position: initial initial; "><b>From:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a title="DCFWTX@aol.com" href="mailto:DCFWTX@aol.com">DCFWTX@aol.com</a></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 10pt/normal arial; "><b>To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a title="quadlist@quadvideotapegroup.com" href="mailto:quadlist@quadvideotapegroup.com">quadlist@quadvideotapegroup.com</a></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 10pt/normal arial; "><b>Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Tuesday, August 05, 2008 6:22 PM</div><div style="font: normal normal normal 10pt/normal arial; "><b>Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Re: [QuadList] First Tech Publication posted to website: Ampex 1021Intersync...</div><div><br></div><font face="arial,helvetica"><font lang="0" face="Arial" size="2" family="SANSSERIF" ptsize="10">In a message dated 8/5/2008 2:53:17 PM Pacific Daylight Time,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:WVGOfm@aol.com">WVGOfm@aol.com</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>writes:<br><br><blockquote type="CITE" style="padding-left: 5px; margin-left: 5px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 255); border-left-width: 2px; border-left-style: solid; margin-right: 0px; ">I can sure relate to that, Allan!<br>....and how could I forget the countless Xcelite green screwdrivers I<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>either wore out or lost under the machine while doing said alignment!<br>I always said back then that Ampex should have supplied knee pads in the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>1200/2000 service kits.<br>Guy<br></blockquote><br><br>Well, this was one of the reasons to visit NAB: Go find the Merlin booth and get a Merlin Tweaker (for those Intersync recessed adjustments i.e. discriminator). Better yet, make multiple passes at the Merlin booth for a years supply...Also would come in handy on the VR 2000A model audio circuit boards (the VR2000B had pots with knobs attached).<br><br><br>David Crosthwait<br>DC Video<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>Archive Videotape Re-mastering<br>177 West Magnolia Blvd.<br>Burbank, CA. 91502<br>818-563-1073<br>818-563-1177 (fax)<br>818-285-9942 (cell)<br><a href="mailto:DCFWTX@AOL.COM">DCFWTX@AOL.COM</a> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br><a href="mailto:DAVID@DCVIDEO.COM">DAVID@DCVIDEO.COM</a><br><a href="WWW.DCVIDEO.COM">WWW.DCVIDEO.COM</a><br></font><br><br><br>**************<br>Looking for a car that's sporty, fun and fits in your budget? 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