First test circa 1972 water damaged U-Matic @mspysu79

First test circa 1972 water damaged U-Matic @mspysu79

Uploaded June 2015 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

I picked up this circa 1972 Sony VO-1800 U-Matic deck for $5 at the Butler Breezeshooters hamfest. It had been stored in a building with a leaky roof dumping water on the transport for a long time.

The darn thing pulls tape! Of course it is not perfect but it wants to live again.

First test circa 1972 water damaged U-Matic

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First test circa 1972 water damaged U-Matic