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cjacek2000 · 17th Mar 2019, 3:22 am

Thanks Julie. I will check as you suggest. I want to add that I put in a tape (with previously recorded material) inside the machine, put it into record and while it did not record any new material, it did manage to erase part of the tape (the section that I recorded on), meaning that the machine did go into "record" but only managed to erase and not record anything new. So the question is what would cause a machine to perfectly playback (factory recorded tapes) but not record any new video material (only erase) but only record audio? You did in fact mention the erase head possible issue. I have a voltmeter and sorry to ask but how would I measure it correctly? And would it make any sense if I re-sat and cleaned the plug-in cable or connector (for the erase head) or is that a waste of time? Thanks.

17th Mar 2019, 3:22 am	#10
cjacek2000 Tetrode Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: British Columbia, Canada. Posts: 54	Re: Old Betamax records audio but no picture Thanks Julie. I will check as you suggest. I want to add that I put in a tape (with previously recorded material) inside the machine, put it into record and while it did not record any new material, it did manage to erase part of the tape (the section that I recorded on), meaning that the machine did go into "record" but only managed to erase and not record anything new. So the question is what would cause a machine to perfectly playback (factory recorded tapes) but not record any new video material (only erase) but only record audio? You did in fact mention the erase head possible issue. I have a voltmeter and sorry to ask but how would I measure it correctly? And would it make any sense if I re-sat and cleaned the plug-in cable or connector (for the erase head) or is that a waste of time? Thanks.