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peterpixel · 25th May 2021, 4:15 pm

Hi Collisr, it looks like capstan speed is off slightly with the drop in rf off tape as the heads pass over the guard bands. I would trace the path from the control head through the capstan servo. The loss of tracking control is connected I think.Peter.

25th May 2021, 4:15 pm	#2
peterpixel Pentode Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Wilmslow, Cheshire, UK. Posts: 210	Re: Sony U-matic VO5850 tracking and/or sync track issue Hi Collisr, it looks like capstan speed is off slightly with the drop in rf off tape as the heads pass over the guard bands. I would trace the path from the control head through the capstan servo. The loss of tracking control is connected I think.Peter.