[QuadList] FR-600s - Was Re: NPR story: Houston, We Erased The Apollo 11 Tapes

[Don Norwood]

Dave:

I have a set of manuals, although they are older and do not cover part of the multi-speed update that this machine has.

Yes, I was in early contact with Dennis Wingo and Ken Zin about the FR-900's.  I have both some FEB's and the original product literature for the FR-900 as well as other documents on the transverse scan data recorders which I as able to scan for them.  I can post them if there is interest.

Don
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Dave Sieg 
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  Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2009 5:37 PM
  Subject: Re: [QuadList] FR-600s - Was Re: NPR story: Houston,We Erased The Apollo 11 Tapes


  Don:
  Amazing!
  I'm still trying to track down the guy I gave these machines to!
  I've updated my blog with more detailed pictures and some scans of the manual pages.
  http://www.davesieg.com


  I presume you know about the effort to restore the radar mapping data that was recorded on a 2" machine, the FR-900, which was essentially a quad tape machine for data...
  http://www.moonviews.com/archives/2009/06/lunar_orbiter_image_recovery_p_9.html

  Do you have the maintenance manuals and schematics? I have a full set of books!

  Dave




  On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 5:14 PM, Don Norwood <dwnorwood at embarqmail.com> wrote:

    Dave:

    We have something else in common!  I still have an FR-600.  In fact, I spent a good bit of time rebuilding it a couple of years ago.  I've attached a couple of pics to show one difference from the ones that you had.  Instead of the manual mechanical speed change that you described, this one has the speed change function controlled by buttons on the control panel as you can see in its pic.  The shot of the rear of the transport shows the capstan drive motor and two sets of pullys.  The speed change was accomplished by a combination of changing the motor speed via the servo system and selecting one of the two pully systems by engaging the proper solenoid to tension one set of belts or the other, all with push-button convenience!  The speed info was also passed along to the signal system bays for their use.

    Don



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