Messing about with BetacamSP heads. Professional video recorder heads, Sony UVW-1800P.

Our UVW-1800P BetacamSP recorder has been retired with worn heads. But perhaps we have some alternative heads we could try to install in there. Also, let's take a very close look at them under a microscope. Errata: The UVW-1400 is the recorder and the UVW-1600 is the player.


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00:00 Introduction
01:45 Fault
03:25 Microscope view in-situ
07:35 Head hours
09:22 Oscilloscope
11:17 Scrap deck
21:14 UVW-1400P heads?
24:42 Microscope view with heads removed
28:43 Conclusion