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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Bob you are correct on the 10 second rule, for TCR100 carts<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>First in the brake as the second deck is already loaded and last
because you did not need to load the other deck<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>We had a mod that arrested the sliders half way so they could
get to the cart quicker to help speed it up.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>If they failed or the logic did not recognize them the sliders hit
them, and broke them into several pieces<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>The big tractor on the front driven by a mains operated motor
which was quite meaty had a solid state relay to turn the power on and off<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>But very small mechanical relay to switch between reverse and
forward, the logic being it only operated when the solid state relay
removed the power<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Again the solid state relays used to fail and the small
reversing relay used to vaporize.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>We also had an editor built into ours so you could thumb wheel
in an edit, but the pre role was always from SOM so you could get a three
minuet pre role if you were working near the end of tape<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Then you would adjust the thumbwheels and revise the edit and
wait another three mins, as you can gather this was un useable, anyone else stump
up for this addition <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>It was an interesting machine and some of it needed a re-design
and RCA never went down that route<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>The only update I can remember on any RCA kit was new transistorize
record amps for the TR70 B’s, but there was a rumor the chief engineer
never paid for the TR70’s because there were arguments on spec, something
like diff phase on interchange. The new amps really did improve diff phase, so
perhaps it was an attempt by RCA to fix a problem and get paid.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Happy Days<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Trevor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>UK Member<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>
quadlist-bounces@quadvideotapegroup.com
[mailto:quadlist-bounces@quadvideotapegroup.com] <b>On Behalf Of </b>rabruner@aol.com<br>
<b>Sent:</b> 04 February 2010 04:37<br>
<b>To:</b> quadlist@quadvideotapegroup.com<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [QuadList] QuadList Digest, Vol 20, Issue 35<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>You could play 10 second spots back to back in the TCR as long as
they were the only two spots on the break. The rule of thumb we
lived by was you could play two ten seconds events on a break as long as they
were first and last, like a :10 promo going into a break and a :10 ID coming
out of it or, the only two things on the break. The midbreak in Hee Haw used to
be an interesting challenge for the TCR a :30 local avail, a bumper off the
reel to reel a :10 local HFC CM, a :30 second spot a :10 ID and back to the
show, often into a rollover in the next position on the tape. Always a little
bit of nail biting, but the machine would do it. We would play the
show on the TR-60, which was the SPU for the TCR and it would automate back and
forth between the R-R and the carts very cleanly. You had to reject out
of the ID to get back to the show on time, because the position only allowed
:02 for ID, but we did it every week with no problems. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'> I was told RCA tried a number of tricks to
speed up the cycle time, like dumping the tapes unrewound, and speeding up the
belt, but none of them proved practical. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'> The TCR had its eccentricities, but it we
shouldn't forget some of the pitfalls of the ACR like welding the reel to the
inside of the cart, breaking the little plastic hook that pulls the cart into
position, and oh, the column lamps failing just before a spot cluster. Also in
the machine we had here, the 5 HP blower was not above failing, usually late on
Sunday afternoon . . .<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>Bob Bruner W9TAJ<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>Engineer In Charge<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>Maintenance and Design<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>WTTW/Chicago<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>773.509.5468<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'><a href="mailto:bbruner@wttwl.com">bbruner@wttwl.com</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>Gary Adams <adam7889@bellsouth.net><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>'Quad List' <quadlist@quadvideotapegroup.com><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>Re: [QuadList] TCR-100<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>Wed, 3 Feb 2010 09:45:26 -0500<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>EPIS. Electronic Program Identification System. Short burst of data after<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre
style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>the start of message tone SOM. Was not automated but very useful as you<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre
style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>could easily see the next two carts loaded on a monitor just before a break.<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre
style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>Saved us many times for loading the wrong cart. The automation system had a<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre
style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>bar code reader on the magazine transport which required a full scan of the<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre
style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>magazine to know what was where. It was random access but not quite so<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre
style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>fast. 30 second spots were not a problem. Could not cycle 10 second spots<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre
style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>like the ACR (which could actually cycle 7.5 second spots continuously). <o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre
style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></tt></pre><pre
style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>Gary<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre
style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></tt></pre></div>
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