<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Excellent, Chris. Keep it up!<div><br><div apple-content-edited="true"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; 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 style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><div><div>Best,</div><div>Park</div><div><br></div></div><div>C. Park Seward</div><div>Visit us: <a href="http://www.videopark.com">http://www.videopark.com</a></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></span></div></span></div></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"> </div><br><div><div>On Jul 20, 2009, at 10:35 AM, <a href="mailto:Chill315@aol.com">Chill315@aol.com</a> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"> <div id="role_body" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bottommargin="7" leftmargin="7" topmargin="7" rightmargin="7"><font id="role_document" face="Arial" color="#000000" size="2"> <div>VR-1200 B Series Transport Notes, Hints and Kinks</div> <div> </div> <div>This will be a set of thought about the things that I found to keep the transport in good condition. It will be broken down into the main components for ease of following. The assumption is that you have all manuals and no procedure will be repeated here.</div> <div> </div> <div>SUPPLY TURNTABLES</div> <div> </div> <div> Do not remove the motor from the deck unless you really have to. There are a set of shims under each of the four mounting holes on the plate these were placed there at the factory to make the turntable parallel to the deck and set the correct height. We found that there were markings on the back of the deck in pencil that told how much each corner required. We were very lucky in this instance. If you remove it, look for numbers on deck, if not loosen motor and then remove one bolt at a time. Capture all the shims and keep them in separate sets for the correct placement when reinstalling the motor.</div> <div> </div> <div> There are two major above deck things to keep in good repair. First is the reel guide that goes in the notch in the tape reel . This is needed to prevent damage to your tape. If it is not there, the reel may not be grabbed by the hold downs and then the motor will spin very fast. When it grabs, you have now 1 inch wide tape. The part is changed by removing the reel hold down knob and the parts just below. There is a screw and washer that hold the bent piece of metal. Very easy to replace.</div> <div> </div> <div> The reel hold downs should be inspected. If there is any wear, they will not grab the reel and hold it tight to the turntable. These can be inspected at the same time.</div> <div> </div> <div>BRAKES</div> <div> </div> <div> As long as the solenoids are working smoothly, the brakes only need attention in replacement of the bands. I did a sneaky thing to get me in the ball park. I would remove the old one, then set a new one next to it. If they were about the same length, then it would only require minor adjustment. I always looked to see if the wear pattern was even. This way you could tell that the brakes were installed properly. I always cleaned up the area and got all the brake dust out of the machine.</div> <div> </div> <div>COMPLIANCE ARMS</div> <div> </div> <div> There is a silicon fluid that is used to dampen the arms. If they are bouncing all over the place, then check the dampers and fill up the fluid. There is a check with the spring scales to tell if the right amount of force is being met. The two tension arms are the same part number so if you want to swap them to get rid of the groove in the post, it would be a good idea. You can also rotate the posts to a new spot. The end of tape switch should activate at the last ¼ inch or so of travel to the bottom. The brake release should activate about when the arm is at 8 o'clock. If 9 or later, then out of adjustment. Mirror image for Take-up brake release.</div> <div> </div> <div>ERASE HEAD ASSEMBLY</div> <div> </div> <div> There were several versions of the erase head. The B model used the back side of erase with a split to not erase the control track in the INSERT mode. There is also a CUE track read head for use with the EDITEC. The only thing that was ever done to mine were to replace roller bearings in the rotating guides. If the guides do not rotate freely, replace the bearings. There is one other thing that we did. We rotated the bottom and top caps to allow the groove that was being worn in the guides to be moved to a non touching location. After a few years, we replaced the two parts. Remove the complete assembly from the transport and there are screws on the bottom that hold the rollers in place. To rotate, just loosen and then rotate. If replacing parts, you can do most of that from the top without removing the assembly from the transport. When reinstalling, make sure the assemble is centered rotation wise in its mounting. If you use the EDITOR and do not do this, there may be a couple of mil displacement for the erase to head wheel distance. Then you have to get the EdiVue out and make sure that the edits are good. The Editor book talks about erase timing.</div> <div> </div> <div>CAPSTAN ROLLER</div> <div> </div> <div> Keep it clean and soft. Do not use Freon or Head cleaner. Alcohol with lanolin was recommended to us. When replacing, it is imperative that the roller be parallel to the capstan shaft. The tape will be skewed up or down and receive edge damage if not done. Depending on the binder, some tapes are more severely damaged. If you can get an Allen Wrench that has been made with very short stem on it, that will help. Remove the roller from the capstan arm. Then being very careful, remove the clip on the bottom. Then start to take the pieces out. Keep all pieces in the correct placement and orientation. These are special washers that have to go in the right order. See the book. I would lay it out in a row so that I got everything back in the correct order. I always checked the bearings when I had it off. It was just to keep me from having to do it again. <br> After you reassemble the roller, place it on the machine. Then, push the arm so that the roller just starts to make contact with the capstan. Look and if it is not evenly doing so, loosen the screws and rotate the roller a bit until you get it perfect. Try this several times to make sure that it is perfect. It will keep damage to a minimum. I never had to adjust the amount of pressure that the roller exerts on the capstan.</div> <div> </div> <div>That is it for the transport. Most of it is simple. Check your torque's once a year or so as they never change. I did find that they had to be close so that the machine would work well with an editor. We used the RA-4000 with the VR-1200 along with AVR2's. The other thing was that if the machine took more than 3.5 sec to lock up, then it needed attention. Capstan roller and Intersync alignment were the first two things that we looked at.</div></font><div class="aol_ad_footer" id="54bfd9fff0959de5391bf38de96e19ac"><br><font style="color:black;font:normal 10pt arial,san-serif;"> <hr style="margin-top:10px"><b>An Excellent Credit Score is 750. <a href="http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1221323041x1201367261/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072%26hmpgID=62%26bcd=JulyExcfooterNO62">See Yours in Just 2 Easy Steps!</a></b></font></div></div> _______________________________________________<br>Please trim posts to relevant info when replying!<br>Send QuadList list posts to <a href="mailto:QuadList@quadvideotapegroup.com">QuadList@quadvideotapegroup.com</a><br>Your subscribe, unsubscribe and digest options are here:<br><a href="http://mail.quadvideotapegroup.com/mailman/listinfo/quadlist_quadvideotapegroup.com">http://mail.quadvideotapegroup.com/mailman/listinfo/quadlist_quadvideotapegroup.com</a></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>