[QuadList] HS-100 disc

[David Crosthwait]

Hello Bill,

That would be a good group question. Who had experience with the HS 100/HS 200 systems on this list? The knowledge base on these units is dwindling. The last usage I can personally recall was in the 80's for The Breeder's Cup (NBC) when the producers wanted a precision stop action as the winning horse crossed the line. 

The rental market had to be terrific for whose who owned them (if they were taken care of). Even Loyola University's TV department had one available for rent back in the day!

David Crosthwait
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On Nov 6, 2012, at 3:11 PM, Bill Carpenter wrote:

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> Hi David,
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> During the time these units where operational, there was a second source for disks and heads, and the name as I remember was Iggy Su.
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> The heads & disks were changed as "Sets" and there were as many theories as to how to make the sets which were 2 disks and 8 heads to last for a long time, which was defined as more than one weekend of Sport use.(American  football)
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> There was a heavy rental market for HS100's and some owners would not see a unit for an entire season.
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> One of the theories which Iggy introduced was coating the disc surfaces with "chain saw oil", which caused a great mess, but worked well for some folks.
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> Maybe you should question the group as to how many worked on these between 1968 and 1980. 
> The last production was in 1980. ( we built a group of them for the 1980 Moscow Olympics, which were paid for by the Insurance, when we did not attend, and I doubt if they were ever turned on)  
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> Bye for now, , Bill Carpenter & Ginger (whoof...whoof)
> From: David Crosthwait <david at dcvideo.com>
> To: Quad List <quadlist at quadvideotapegroup.com> 
> Sent: Tuesday, November 6, 2012 2:06 PM
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> 
> Larry, 
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> The words "should be unloaded on power up" is the key.
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> After 30 years of dormancy, it has to be verified first.
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> 
> David
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> On Nov 6, 2012, at 1:43 PM, L.E. Odham wrote:
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>> If it operates as other flying head disk drives, the heads . When up to speed and no inhibit logic, disk does a full seek to the innermost cylinder(trk 202/404) and the heads load/ beginning about cyl 60 and ride/fly on a 93 mph film of air. They reach full tension and latch when EOC is reached.
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>> Larry Odham
>> Quad Tape Transfer
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>> The most critical thing is going to be the heads and where they are when the disk starts rotating. That's where I need the heavyweight maintenance men to check it out first. 
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>> I suppose plenty of cold beer, ice tea and blenders full of Margaritas will have to be on hand to keep the key personnel motivated.
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>> David
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>> On Nov 6, 2012, at 1:02 PM, Steve White wrote:
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>> That's an event I'd like to see.
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>> On 11/6/12 4:00 PM, David Crosthwait wrote:
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>> One of these days, I will fire this unit up. I have several friends from NBC, ABC, CBS and Metromedia sports days who want to be a part of that event. Maybe broadcast on Skype?
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>> Best Regards,
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>> David Crosthwait
>> DC Video
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>> david at dcvideo.com
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>> On Nov 6, 2012, at 10:26 AM, Pat McGowan wrote:
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>> For $4K I would think he will be sitting on it for a very long time. Maybe $40 to have an interesting conversation piece, but aside from that it's pretty worthless. Haven't seen an HS-100 up and running in a very long time. 
>> Remember several times our unit at Mobile Color (Houston) coming back from a rental with the top box (disc unit) upside down in the freight truck. Always hated to see that!
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