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Just acquired this unit. It is in need of some gold capacitors. I may have to do more fault finding yet but am determined to get her up and running.
My father bought one back in 1988 and I used it to death, some nights would record up to 12 hours of music videos with it and then play them back throughout the day. That machine worked HARD. Went through 3 belt kits, a head cylinder, 3 power supply repairs (one due to power surge in 1989, they ran HOT anyways), and a mode switch.
It is a 1984 model and by the time it got to 2008 there was just too much wrong with it to justify the cost of repair. I do regret not taking the near new head cylinder off it before I threw it out. I still have the original head cylinder here, many many hours on that. These machines in working condition have incredible sound quality, it was a huge hit in Japan when this machine was released as it could pretty much match CD quality in the recording department, it was one of the first. Quartz Direct Drive Motor. Wow/Flutter 0.005%.
This is the new one I just acquired, Cosmetics are beautiful, and some mechanical parts look brand new, mainly the idler tyre, tension felt and pinch roller.
Here's a Picture of the old cylinder from the previous NV-850 my father bought in 1988, quite a few miles on this head:
Here are some pics of the old NV-850 my father had and that I later acquired when he was done using VHS, notice the wear and tear, many of the parts are faded and tension belt/felt is rather worn. Although the head cylinder is near new (because I replaced it, cost me $180 for repair around 2001).
I'm determined to get this next unit restored to its former glory, they really were a fantastic machine, even though there is no picture video noise filter, the Hi-Fi sound is outstanding on these machines.
My father bought one back in 1988 and I used it to death, some nights would record up to 12 hours of music videos with it and then play them back throughout the day. That machine worked HARD. Went through 3 belt kits, a head cylinder, 3 power supply repairs (one due to power surge in 1989, they ran HOT anyways), and a mode switch.
It is a 1984 model and by the time it got to 2008 there was just too much wrong with it to justify the cost of repair. I do regret not taking the near new head cylinder off it before I threw it out. I still have the original head cylinder here, many many hours on that. These machines in working condition have incredible sound quality, it was a huge hit in Japan when this machine was released as it could pretty much match CD quality in the recording department, it was one of the first. Quartz Direct Drive Motor. Wow/Flutter 0.005%.
This is the new one I just acquired, Cosmetics are beautiful, and some mechanical parts look brand new, mainly the idler tyre, tension felt and pinch roller.
Here's a Picture of the old cylinder from the previous NV-850 my father bought in 1988, quite a few miles on this head:
Here are some pics of the old NV-850 my father had and that I later acquired when he was done using VHS, notice the wear and tear, many of the parts are faded and tension belt/felt is rather worn. Although the head cylinder is near new (because I replaced it, cost me $180 for repair around 2001).
I'm determined to get this next unit restored to its former glory, they really were a fantastic machine, even though there is no picture video noise filter, the Hi-Fi sound is outstanding on these machines.
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