[QuadList] TCR-100 (was 1" Machine glue)

[rjr at optonline.net]

I think I have a cart "crank handle" here somewhere.  
When you take the tape off the spool be careful - the spools are spring loaded and when not threaded the spools are pressed up against the inside of the cart.  It keeps the tape from unspooling when handled. 
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-----Original Message-----
From: Guy Spiller <quadruplex at verizon.net>
Date: Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:26:31 
To: Quad List<quadlist at quadvideotapegroup.com>
Subject: Re: [QuadList] TCR-100 (was 1" Machine glue)

With any luck, we should have a good look at the inside of a operating 
TCR-100 soon.
I received a call from a guy who contacted me after seeing my YouTube 
TR-70 videos. He had dubbed the RCA quad demo tape of the TCR-100 to two 
carts when his station first got the machine "back in the day" to 
demonstrate the ability of the machine to seamlessly switch "live" from 
one cart to another.  He dubbed 1/2 of the demo onto each cart.
He said he hadn't seen this particular RCA demo video anywhere since he 
did that, and wanted to see if I could remove the tape from the carts, 
play the tape, and put the demo up on YouTube to share with everyone 
interested.
I have never been around any of these quad cart machines in my career, 
so, before I dove into trying to remove the tape from the carts, I have 
been doing a little research. 
When I get a little time in the very near future, I'm going to do a 
YouTube video of the process of removing the tape and attempting to play 
them back on one of the TR-70Cs.
There is apparently only a few feet of tape on the cart ahead of the 
recorded program material start, so this should also be a good test of 
the lockup speed of the 70C servo.
In my research, I did find out that the guys up in Woonsocket are in the 
process of restoring a TCR for their museum.  I'm definitely going to 
want to see that in action!
Guy

Don Norwood wrote:
> Oh my!  I wish I had gotten a closer look.  Now I'm even more 
> curious.  I have manuals in storage......will have to dig them out and 
> have a look! With all the interesting quad videos on YouTube, it would 
> be great if there was an "action film" of this mechanism.  We need to 
> find a machine for either Guy or Park and let them do their 
> documentary magic!
>
> Don
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Guy Spiller
email: quadruplex at verizon.net
phone: (804) 379-2050
website: www.GuySpiller.com
Midlothian, VA


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