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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Would anyone care to offer a short explanation of
the rotary transformer arrangements in Ampex Quad head assemblies?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I've nearly finished stripping down (as far as I
dare) a Mk-XX for cleaning - far more impressive, mechanically, than I'd
imagined. The pic shows the rotary transformer but I can't quite see
how this works, with the four transformer windings connected to the D-type
apparently positioned one behind the other along the motor shaft, and the
video heads wired to terminal posts arranged around the circumference of the
green plastic bit (embossed with the head numbers).</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>And don't those D-types look very "clunky" in these
days of 0.5mm pitch connectors?!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Thanks</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Steve</FONT></DIV>
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