In Germany, NEC and TOSHIBA had practically no market relevance at Beta. The Japanese had "slightly" more competitors in Germany with Blaupunkt, GRUNDIG, ITT, LOEWE, Metz, Nordmende, PHILIPS, SABA and Telefunken.
@Zeem4 Oh wow - what's the model number of that? Never seen or heard of the portable. Maybe it's a rebadged Sony SL3000? If it's looking for a new home...
@video99couk Have had a a few of these and saw quite a few back in the day too - seemed relatively reliable too. Yes, I certainly went around in circles but it'll be done... one day... soon... maybe.. well, hopefully... No, it'll live to fight another day! 😊🤞
@TTVEaGMXde Interesting market in Germany and I guess surrounding countries too. I think I would have gone the V2000 route with Grundig back in the day although probably might have regretted it... Maybe. Still so love the V2000 format.
Hi, Alex. I remember a exact same fault on a NEC PVC 744 model with no clock display and no 5V supply to IC1. TR1 (2SD774) was open circuit along with a diode D1 short circuit (6V2 zener). This machine is similar to the Sony SLC5. On the SLC5 if you have No head drum rotation you need to check for low voltage on pin 18 of IC1 which will result in a diode being short circuit (D1) part number 1S1555 on the A/S panel. Also if no lace or unlace then check Q501 for open circuit on LS3 pcb. I also noticed that all the motors are struggling to run (Reel, Drum, Capstan, Ring Loading motor etc). Best to check the power supply too.
Thank you so much - it's brilliant to have another brain! That's perfect and I'll check through what you've suggested. I do still wonder if i do have power supply issues although the rails seem ok but a service manual would be super useful but a little reverse engineering (and some time to do it!) from a C5/C7 manuals/ machines should help a lot! Thanks again - really very appreciated. 😊 I think I'll be mentioning you in the next installment too. 👍
I don’t think we sold NEC ones at Dixons when I worked there, though this would’ve been before Dixons took over Currys, so they might have. I was aware of them though. Always thought they looked a bit odd, as the tape loading mechanism was in the centre on most top loaders of the time, though Sanyo did move their Beta top loaders to the left like this on their 2nd generation onwards. As I’ve said before, I love these long, detailed videos, whether they result in a fix or not. Top marks for perseverance again. Cheers, Rob.
I'm not sure how they were distributed - maybe through independent retailers? I agree, back in the day I really didn't like the look of them them - they just looked dowdy somehow? These days I do really like them and the circuit design is a great twist on the Sony C5 and C7 and I suppose the SL3000 too. Really glad you enjoyed the video.
Never seen an NEC Beta. Hours of work and still getting nowhere much, I'm glad it's not just me that happens to.
I've seen them at auctions in the past, and I've got an NEC portable Beta recorder and camera somewhere in my loft.
In Germany, NEC and TOSHIBA had practically no market relevance at Beta. The Japanese had "slightly" more competitors in Germany with Blaupunkt, GRUNDIG, ITT, LOEWE, Metz, Nordmende, PHILIPS, SABA and Telefunken.
@Zeem4 Oh wow - what's the model number of that? Never seen or heard of the portable. Maybe it's a rebadged Sony SL3000? If it's looking for a new home...
@video99couk Have had a a few of these and saw quite a few back in the day too - seemed relatively reliable too. Yes, I certainly went around in circles but it'll be done... one day... soon... maybe.. well, hopefully... No, it'll live to fight another day! 😊🤞
@TTVEaGMXde Interesting market in Germany and I guess surrounding countries too. I think I would have gone the V2000 route with Grundig back in the day although probably might have regretted it... Maybe. Still so love the V2000 format.
Hi, Alex. I remember a exact same fault on a NEC PVC 744 model with no clock display and no 5V supply to IC1. TR1 (2SD774) was open circuit along with a diode D1 short circuit (6V2 zener). This machine is similar to the Sony SLC5. On the SLC5 if you have No head drum rotation you need to check for low voltage on pin 18 of IC1 which will result in a diode being short circuit (D1) part number 1S1555 on the A/S panel. Also if no lace or unlace then check Q501 for open circuit on LS3 pcb. I also noticed that all the motors are struggling to run (Reel, Drum, Capstan, Ring Loading motor etc). Best to check the power supply too.
Thank you so much - it's brilliant to have another brain! That's perfect and I'll check through what you've suggested. I do still wonder if i do have power supply issues although the rails seem ok but a service manual would be super useful but a little reverse engineering (and some time to do it!) from a C5/C7 manuals/ machines should help a lot! Thanks again - really very appreciated. 😊 I think I'll be mentioning you in the next installment too. 👍
Alt title: another pain in the NEC fix
Love it! 🤣
I don’t think we sold NEC ones at Dixons when I worked there, though this would’ve been before Dixons took over Currys, so they might have. I was aware of them though. Always thought they looked a bit odd, as the tape loading mechanism was in the centre on most top loaders of the time, though Sanyo did move their Beta top loaders to the left like this on their 2nd generation onwards. As I’ve said before, I love these long, detailed videos, whether they result in a fix or not. Top marks for perseverance again. Cheers, Rob.
I'm not sure how they were distributed - maybe through independent retailers? I agree, back in the day I really didn't like the look of them them - they just looked dowdy somehow? These days I do really like them and the circuit design is a great twist on the Sony C5 and C7 and I suppose the SL3000 too. Really glad you enjoyed the video.
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Especially the fan video head and looks like some secret Sony orange box call em plug in circuits.
It is NEC but using Sony parts and chipset. Interesting variation though on how Sony designed their sets. I do prefer the Sony versions.
💯🇹🇷⭐️👍Bu cihaz güzel
Thank you 😊