<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div>Hi, Buddy, </div><div><br></div><div>Are the buttons are flush with control panel?</div><div><br></div><blockquote class="webkit-indent-blockquote" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 40px; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><div>If so, likely these were Merlin replacement buttons installed during an UltraFurb.</div><div><br></div></blockquote><div>IF that's the case...</div><div><br></div></div><blockquote class="webkit-indent-blockquote" style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;"><div><div>Try using Gorilla tape which is really sticky placed <i>across the top surface of the button</i>. (Other tapes are not be as tacky. I know. I have Gorrilla tape on shelf next to me.)</div></div></blockquote><div><div><br></div><blockquote class="webkit-indent-blockquote" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 40px; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><div>Cut or tear a strip that's long enough to make "handles" or "tabs" on each side of the button.</div><div><br></div><div>Press the tape down to make good adhesion with the button surface.</div><div><br></div><div>Yank on the two ends of the tape to pop button out. </div><div><br></div><div>One British user drilled two small (1/8") holes in the top of the button, in a bit from the edge.</div><div><br></div><div>Theu used two L-shaped allen wrenches with the short ends inserted through the holes to be parallel with the lamp side of the button surface.</div><div><br></div><div>Like this: —L—</div><div><br></div><div>Quickly tug and the button should pop out. </div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>To remove lamps:</div><div><br></div><blockquote class="webkit-indent-blockquote" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 40px; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><div>Slide small rubber tubing over lamp, squeeze to create vacuum and then pull out or unscrew, depending on the lamp.</div></blockquote><div><br></div></div><div>This information comes from Ken Zin at <a href="http://www.zinvtrworks.com">Zin VTR Works</a>, who replaced many original Ampex equipment buttons with the Merlin versions while working with Merlin over 35 years, quite likely on the machine you may be trying to work on.</div><div><br></div><div>Let us know how it goes.</div><br><div>
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<br><div><div>On May 15, 2015, at 9:24 AM, Griffin, Buddy via QuadList wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><br><br><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(127, 127, 127, 1.0);"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">"Griffin, Buddy" <<a href="mailto:bgriffin@commeng.com">bgriffin@commeng.com</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(127, 127, 127, 1.0);"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">May 15, 2015 9:24:12 AM PDT<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(127, 127, 127, 1.0);"><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">"<a href="mailto:quadlist@quadvideotapegroup.com">quadlist@quadvideotapegroup.com</a>" <<a href="mailto:quadlist@quadvideotapegroup.com">quadlist@quadvideotapegroup.com</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(127, 127, 127, 1.0);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;"><b>VR2000 large round control button lamp replacement</b><br></span></div><br><br>
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font-family:Arial">I would appreciate it if anyone can suggest a foolproof technique to remove the large round stop, play, rewind, etc. control plastic buttons on a VR2000B to
change the lamps. I want to be careful not to damage them as it will be hard to find replacements.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial">Buddy Griffin<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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