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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy">Yes, they only protrude about 1/8”, not enough to get a grip with fingers. I will try the gorilla tape.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold">From:</span></font></b><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma"> Ted Langdell [mailto:ted@quadvideotapegroup.com]
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<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Friday, May 15, 2015 1:42 PM<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> Quad List<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Cc:</span></b> Ted Langdell; Griffin, Buddy<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> Re: [QuadList] VR2000 large round control button lamp replacement</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:
12.0pt">Are the buttons are flush with control panel?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:
12.0pt">If so, likely these were Merlin replacement buttons installed during an UltraFurb.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:
12.0pt">IF that's the case...<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:
12.0pt">Try using Gorilla tape which is really sticky placed
<i><span style="font-style:italic">across the top surface of the button</span></i>. (Other tapes are not be as tacky. I know. I have Gorrilla tape on shelf next to me.)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:
12.0pt">Cut or tear a strip that's long enough to make "handles" or "tabs" on each side of the button.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:
12.0pt">Press the tape down to make good adhesion with the button surface.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:
12.0pt">Yank on the two ends of the tape to pop button out. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:
12.0pt">One British user drilled two small (1/8") holes in the top of the button, in a bit from the edge.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:
12.0pt">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.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:
12.0pt">Like this: —L—<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:
12.0pt">Quickly tug and the button should pop out. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:
12.0pt">To remove lamps:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:
12.0pt">Slide small rubber tubing over lamp, squeeze to create vacuum and then pull out or unscrew, depending on the lamp.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:
12.0pt">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.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Ted</span></font></span><font size="2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:7.0pt">Ted Langdell</span></font></span><font size="1"><span style="font-size:8.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:7.0pt">Quad Videotape Group</span></font></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:7.0pt">e-mail:</span></font></span><span class="apple-tab-span"><font size="1"><span style="font-size:7.0pt">
</span></font></span><span class="apple-style-span"><font size="1"><span style="font-size:7.0pt"><a href="mailto:ted@quadvideotapegroup.com">ted@quadvideotapegroup.com</a></span></font></span><font size="1"><span style="font-size:8.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:bold">Ninth Annual Quad Videotape Group Lunch at NAB (2016):</span></font></b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:bold">12:30pm on Tuesday, April 19, 2016,
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:
12.0pt">On May 15, 2015, at 9:24 AM,
<st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Griffin</st1:place></st1:City>, Buddy via QuadList wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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</span></span></font></b><font size="4" face="Helvetica"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Helvetica">"<a href="mailto:quadlist@quadvideotapegroup.com">quadlist@quadvideotapegroup.com</a>" <<a href="mailto:quadlist@quadvideotapegroup.com">quadlist@quadvideotapegroup.com</a>></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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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.<u5:p></u5:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;
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