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TIMTAPE · 8th Nov 2019, 2:27 pm

I found another online photo of the Philips head's face and it looked the same.

What's puzzling to me though is that this is a 4 track stereo machine but the head looks like a 4 track/4 channel head but with the tracks 2 and 4 pole pieces wider.

The heads should only have track 1 and track 3 capability so the wider sections seem strange as they wouldn't normally be there or be visible.

Attached photo of an older style Phillips 4 track head. I guess the thinner section between the pole pieces represents some sort of magnetic shield between them.

Tim.

8th Nov 2019, 2:27 pm	#11
TIMTAPE Octode Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Perth, Western Australia Posts: 1,969	Re: Philips N4520 alignment problems I found another online photo of the Philips head's face and it looked the same. What's puzzling to me though is that this is a 4 track stereo machine but the head looks like a 4 track/4 channel head but with the tracks 2 and 4 pole pieces wider. The heads should only have track 1 and track 3 capability so the wider sections seem strange as they wouldn't normally be there or be visible. Attached photo of an older style Phillips 4 track head. I guess the thinner section between the pole pieces represents some sort of magnetic shield between them. Tim. Attached Thumbnails