Uploaded January 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
It's very heavy, and makes a very satisfying clunk.
NOTE: I updated the description to show 1976 instead of 1972, since it was brought up in the comments that 1972 is pretty early for this level of tech used. It's hard to find exact dates, but I've gone with 1976 based on info from this website: oxfordduplicationcentre.com/History-of-U-Matic-Tapes.html
0:00 How it started (5 months previous)
6:53 How it's going (the thrift store)
9:14 Overview & the original owner
13:26 K-Tel tapes!
17:32 More tapes!
20:05 Going through the tapes
31:14 Figured out the blanking issue!
36:25 Tape size and partial loading
39:21 Remote control and other things
42:29 A look underneath (belts)
44:48 All cleaned up
47:09 Rear connections
48:51 Test recording
51:38 A Heavy Conclusion
It's very heavy, and makes a very satisfying clunk.
NOTE: I updated the description to show 1976 instead of 1972, since it was brought up in the comments that 1972 is pretty early for this level of tech used. It's hard to find exact dates, but I've gone with 1976 based on info from this website: oxfordduplicationcentre.com/History-of-U-Matic-Tapes.html
0:00 How it started (5 months previous)
6:53 How it's going (the thrift store)
9:14 Overview & the original owner
13:26 K-Tel tapes!
17:32 More tapes!
20:05 Going through the tapes
31:14 Figured out the blanking issue!
36:25 Tape size and partial loading
39:21 Remote control and other things
42:29 A look underneath (belts)
44:48 All cleaned up
47:09 Rear connections
48:51 Test recording
51:38 A Heavy Conclusion
