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| #1 Shelf A |
VTR Spare Part |  |
Ampex VPR-3 Scanner Assembly — Cat# 1502000-015 |
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Cylindrical gold/tan head drum assembly (scanner) from Ampex VPR-3 1" Type C VTR; green circuit board visible on underside; stored upright on Shelf 3A
⚑ Cat# 1502000-015, Serial 0900217 confirmed by owner
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| #2 Shelf A |
VTR Spare Part | |
Canare TCD-451CA — boxed (cable/connector accessory) |
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Small cardboard box labelled "TCD-451CA / CANARE"; likely BNC crimp tooling or cable assembly kit
⚑ Canare is a cable/connector manufacturer; exact contents of box not confirmed
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| #3 Shelf A |
Power Distribution | |
Ampex VTR Power Distribution Chassis — Cat# 4020274-03 |
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Gold/tan rack-mount chassis with multiple AC outlets on front panel ("POWER TO ELECTRONICS" label visible); consistent with Ampex VR/VPR series power distribution unit; 120V AC multi-outlet distribution
⚑ Cat# 4020274-03, Serial 00534 confirmed by owner
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| #4 Shelf B |
Controller |  |
Ampex Slow Motion Controller — tabletop edit/transport controller |
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Black tabletop unit with circular LED tachometer display (0–50 scale), transport control buttons (yellow/tan keycaps), jog/shuttle dial, and red STOP button; used for slow-motion and variable-speed control of Ampex VPR-series 1" VTRs
⚑ No serial visible; model not confirmed — likely Ampex ESC (Extended Slow Motion Controller) or similar; cable attached
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| #5 Shelf B |
VTR Spare Part | |
Ampex VPR-3 Pneumatic Chassis — air pressure regulation unit |
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Black/dark chassis with two large pressure gauges, air hose fittings, and regulation controls; "APPROX SETTINGS" and "NOTICE / CAUTION" labels visible; used for pneumatic tape tension/braking on Ampex VPR-3 1" Type C VTR; the VPR-3 was the only VPR-series machine to use air in the transport mechanism
⚑ Corrected from VPR-2 to VPR-3 by owner — VPR-3 was unique in the VPR line for its pneumatic transport; upside-down in photo; no serial visible
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| #6 Shelf C |
VTR |  |
Sony Betamax Video Recorder — early consumer/prosumer model (model unknown) |
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Two-piece Betamax system stacked: top unit is the recorder/transport with open Beta cassette door (EJECT, REWIND, STOP, PLAY, F.FWD, RECORD buttons visible); bottom unit is the tuner/timer chassis with "SONY" badge; wood-grain side panels typical of late-1970s Sony consumer units; UHF/VHF tuner knobs visible
⚑ Filename: "Sony Betamax Recorder--MODEL?" — model not confirmed; appears to be Sony SL-7200, SL-8200, or similar late-1970s Betamax; no serial visible
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| #7 Shelf D |
PCBs / Spare Parts |  |
Ampex VPR-3 Large Circuit Board(s) — loose, in box |
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"AMPEX" silkscreened on large green PCB visible leaning against box; multi-layer board with extensive IC population; a stack of white binders/manuals also visible in box behind board
⚑ Large main PCB — possibly servo, signal processor, or system controller board for VPR-3; label on board partially legible ("Chassis Part Supply"?); third VPR-3 board lot in collection
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| #8 Shelf D |
Video Monitor | |
Tektronix 650A Matrix Monitor — 14" CRT rack-mount video monitor |
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"TEKTRONIX 650 A MONITOR" clearly labelled on front panel; "MATRIX MONITOR" badge lower left; POWER/DEGAUSS, BRIGHTNESS, CONTRAST, CHROMA knobs visible on right panel; rack-mount ears; blue/teal cabinet — earlier version of the 650HR (cf. Shelf 1 #4)
⚑ No serial visible; 650A is an earlier variant than the 650HR on Shelf 1
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Contents Summary
- Shelf A: Ampex VPR-3 Scanner (head drum assembly); Canare TCD-451CA; Ampex VTR Power Distribution Chassis
- Shelf B: Ampex Slow Motion Controller; Ampex VPR-3 Pneumatic Chassis
- Shelf C: Sony Betamax Video Recorder
- Shelf D: Ampex VPR-3 Large Circuit Board(s); Tektronix 650A Matrix Monitor