[QuadList] Ball Brothers

Fri Mar 25 11:00:29 CDT 2011

Pat,

Yes to the Ball Brothers observation. They usually were just a step  
above a light bulb displaying a fuzzy color image. Used to see them a  
lot on stage in the TV studio where it didn't make a difference. Was  
there just so that the talent could see if they were on the air or not.
And they did make the Conrac RHA's and RHB's look fantastic.

David
www.dcvideo.com

On Mar 25, 2011, at 8:41 AM, Pat McGowan wrote:

> Whenever I see the name Ball Brothers (thankfully not often) all I  
> think about is the absolutely horrid large color monitors that  
> always looked like crap no matter how hard you tried. Made you  
> really appreciate Conrac! (how's that for another name from the past?)
>
> pat
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>    1. Re: Another Switcher Picture Puzzle (Don Norwood)
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> Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2011 10:17:15 -0400
> From: "Don Norwood" <dwnorwood at embarqmail.com>
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> Subject: Re: [QuadList] Another Switcher Picture Puzzle
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> Chris covered everything!  Excellent answer.
>
> I actually thought 2 things were unusual.  The non-composite that  
> he mentioned, and the fact that RCA used a Ball Brothers SEG in the  
> switcher.  How often did they incorporate something from another  
> manufacturer in their products?
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> Here's the first page of the catalog.
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>   From: Chill315 at aol.com
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>   Subject: Re: [QuadList] Another Switcher Picture Puzzle
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>   What gave it away is the style of the mix handle.  RCA all the way.
>
>   It is a RCA PTS-1 Switcher model 8/6D
>
>   RCA sold this in the educational market.  They called it  
> Professional equipment.
>
>   It is a Ball effects panel at the top right.
>
>   What is unusual is that the switcher is a non-composite  
> switcher.  The top A B buss were the mix effects that fed the wipe  
> and key generator.  The upper right panel did the control of that  
> buss.
>
>   The output was fed to the MIX only buss in the center.  The delay  
> was matched so that you could dissolve in a key or wipe.
>
>   Lastly, the busses fed the COMPOSITE switches at the lower  
> right.  Here would be the early quad machine or helical that was  
> not locked to house or the network feed.
>
>   RCA built this from little modules that were jumped together with  
> little cables that had phono connectors at each end.  These would  
> fit on a 1 RU tray with three modules per tray.
>
>   Chris Hill
>   WA8IGN
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>   In a message dated 3/24/2011 11:57:18 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
> dwnorwood at embarqmail.com writes:
>     David's pic of the TE-60 reminded me of a system that I thought  
> was interesting because of an uncharacteristic design feature for  
> the manufacturer, and maybe a bit more difficult to identify.  It  
> was definitely quad era, and I've seen one feeding a VR-1100.
>
>     1) Who made this switcher
>     2) What was the model number
>     3) What's unusual about it
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