video99.co.uk | Rare audio tape. Reverse engineer Philips EL3583 dictation machine. Historically important format. @video99couk | Uploaded 1 year ago | Updated 8 hours ago
A rare audio tape format with the catchy name EL-3779, is loaded automatically by the Philips EL 3583 office dictation machine from around 1964. It seems to use cassette width tape on an open reel recorder. But it won't even play a tape without its special microphone, so we're going to spend over an hour reverse engineering it from the schematics. This might even be a historically important format. This seemed to replace the earlier Philips EL 3581, which is what I thought I was going to be working on!
More on this format: obsoletemedia.org/philips-el-3583
Also see another YouTube video on this machine: youtube.com/watch?v=G0fxsTJWysM
Audio and video transfers: video99.co.uk
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Music “Let It Run” with permission, copyright Cristie/MacFarlane.
Sorry I do not offer an audio or video equipment repair service.
0:00:00 Introduction
0:02:31 Look at machine and tape
0:06:24 Dismantle
0:10:43 Belt replacement and mechanism
0:17:57 Battery supply, schematics
0:20:22 Life choices, fathom out connectors
0:39:25 We must have a bad switch
0:48:05 Connect to digital recorder
0:53:34 Sort out speed
1:00:36 Final test
1:02:24 Historically important format?
A rare audio tape format with the catchy name EL-3779, is loaded automatically by the Philips EL 3583 office dictation machine from around 1964. It seems to use cassette width tape on an open reel recorder. But it won't even play a tape without its special microphone, so we're going to spend over an hour reverse engineering it from the schematics. This might even be a historically important format. This seemed to replace the earlier Philips EL 3581, which is what I thought I was going to be working on!
More on this format: obsoletemedia.org/philips-el-3583
Also see another YouTube video on this machine: youtube.com/watch?v=G0fxsTJWysM
Audio and video transfers: video99.co.uk
Please support us on Patreon patreon.com/video99couk
or Paypal to colin@video99.co.uk
Patreon members often get to view videos early.
Music “Let It Run” with permission, copyright Cristie/MacFarlane.
Sorry I do not offer an audio or video equipment repair service.
0:00:00 Introduction
0:02:31 Look at machine and tape
0:06:24 Dismantle
0:10:43 Belt replacement and mechanism
0:17:57 Battery supply, schematics
0:20:22 Life choices, fathom out connectors
0:39:25 We must have a bad switch
0:48:05 Connect to digital recorder
0:53:34 Sort out speed
1:00:36 Final test
1:02:24 Historically important format?
