Sanyo VTC 5100? - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

dj_fivos_sak · 1st Sep 2016, 1:14 am

Being a Sanyo Betacord fan, I like to collect info about these machines. My question is, does a VTC 5100 really exist? My schematic manual says that the 5100 is a South African model so maybe that's the reason it is rare. I can't find any picture or info about this model. Does anybody know anything about this machine? Is it similar to the 5000 and the 5150?

Sanbeta · 2nd Sep 2016, 3:05 am

I do know when purchasing belt's for the Sanyo's they always list various other model numbers that the UK does not see.
I now know where most of these obscure models are situated. I have heard of the 5100 and it is likely it was a South African model.
I don't think I have pictures though.
Looking at the number it may be closer related to the UK's 5150 rather than the 5000.

........................Kev

dj_fivos_sak · 2nd Sep 2016, 7:34 pm

Oh. Check this out. I think I found some pictures. I searched on the South African Google and I came across this machine. It's not a clone/rebadge. It has the word "Centurion" printed below the Beta logo on the tuner flap. I can't see any model number on the front so it's only on the back. The transport buttons look like my VTC 5350's ones.

Vauxfan2k · 2nd Sep 2016, 8:37 pm

Not as nice looking as the others.

1st Sep 2016, 1:14 am	#1
dj_fivos_sak Heptode Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Lefkada, Greece Posts: 969	Sanyo VTC 5100? Being a Sanyo Betacord fan, I like to collect info about these machines. My question is, does a VTC 5100 really exist? My schematic manual says that the 5100 is a South African model so maybe that's the reason it is rare. I can't find any picture or info about this model. Does anybody know anything about this machine? Is it similar to the 5000 and the 5150?

2nd Sep 2016, 3:05 am	#2
Sanbeta Hexode Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Lowestoft, Suffolk, UK. Posts: 256	Re: Sanyo VTC 5100? I do know when purchasing belt's for the Sanyo's they always list various other model numbers that the UK does not see. I now know where most of these obscure models are situated. I have heard of the 5100 and it is likely it was a South African model. I don't think I have pictures though. Looking at the number it may be closer related to the UK's 5150 rather than the 5000. ........................Kev

2nd Sep 2016, 7:34 pm	#3
dj_fivos_sak Heptode Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Lefkada, Greece Posts: 969	Re: Sanyo VTC 5100? Oh. Check this out. I think I found some pictures. I searched on the South African Google and I came across this machine. It's not a clone/rebadge. It has the word "Centurion" printed below the Beta logo on the tuner flap. I can't see any model number on the front so it's only on the back. The transport buttons look like my VTC 5350's ones. Attached Thumbnails

2nd Sep 2016, 8:37 pm	#4
Vauxfan2k Hexode Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Inverness, Highland, UK. Posts: 300	Re: Sanyo VTC 5100? Not as nice looking as the others.