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dj_fivos_sak · 23rd Oct 2017, 11:58 am

Update: I managed to find an NTSC tape. I tried to play it and surprisingly, it seems I was wrong in post #1. The system selector switch is actually working. If set it to AUTO, it plays the NTSC tape in correct speed (BII tape) but still in black and white. If I set it to PAL or SECAM, the tape plays slow, as expected. So, the switch is working but maybe a voltage in the chroma circuit is missing.
Also, which lubricant do you recommend to fix the sluggish loading mechanism? I have to turn the loading ring by hand in order to unthread the tape...

Fivos

23rd Oct 2017, 11:58 am	#20
dj_fivos_sak Heptode Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Lefkada, Greece Posts: 969	Re: Sanyo VTC 9455 Betamax - No colour Update: I managed to find an NTSC tape. I tried to play it and surprisingly, it seems I was wrong in post #1. The system selector switch is actually working. If set it to AUTO, it plays the NTSC tape in correct speed (BII tape) but still in black and white. If I set it to PAL or SECAM, the tape plays slow, as expected. So, the switch is working but maybe a voltage in the chroma circuit is missing. Also, which lubricant do you recommend to fix the sluggish loading mechanism? I have to turn the loading ring by hand in order to unthread the tape... Fivos Last edited by dj_fivos_sak; 23rd Oct 2017 at 12:03 pm.