Recommendations for Sony Umatic Player repair company?

[Snootchies]

I have a bunch of Sony Umatic players which need repairing for a digitisation job I have for a client.

 

Does anyone here have any recommendations of a suitable company that can repair these players - seem to be a dying breed these days.

 

Thanks in advance.

[Whiskers]

I have a bunch of Sony Umatic players which need repairing for a digitisation job I have for a client.

 

Does anyone here have any recommendations of a suitable company that can repair these players - seem to be a dying breed these days.

 

Thanks in advance.

 

not cheap but knows what he is on about, absolute specialist in legacy hardware.

 

Roger Conway

 

https://rogconbroadcasting.wordpress.com/

 

rgrcnw@aol.com

[Dave m]

Where are you? They are chuffing heavy so bear that in mind

I always used Stanley's who had a repair place in surbiton Stanleys went bust but then reappeared - dunno about the engineering side (think it was Paul who ran it)

If it is just the belts then try ebay

[Gerry Faurie]

what model numbers are they

I use to repair 5800 and lowband umatucs

I also have a lot of spare parts mainly idlers and heads

I am based in Bromley kent

give me a PM

gerry

[Snootchies]

Sorry for complete radio silence guys - I've been absolutely inundated by work these last few weeks.

 

Thanks for the help and suggestions. I know how heavy they are, I've about 8 of them in various states. Most of them did work until recently.

 

Gerry - I'll PM you shortly with model details.

 

I'm based in the West Midlands, but I'm prepared to travel to transport them anywhere in England/Wales at least. Popping across the border into Scotland will be a bit too much!

[Snootchies]

All of these players did initially work, but the quality of some of the tapes I've had from a client have played a role I'm sure in each of them no longer working.

 

Using propyl alcohol carefully on the drum helped clean some residue when picture quality deteriorated, but it got to the point where the issues of the players weren't fixed by doing this.

 

My hope is that between these players they can be cannibalised to at least one maybe two working players again.

 

Models are: V0-5850P, V0-5630, VP-5040 and V0-7630

[paulears]

If you still are stuck -

try these folk- my broadcast friends always recommend them.

 

Top-Teks Ltd

Bridge House

Royal Quay, Park Lane

Harefield, Middlesex

UB9 6JA

 

Tel: 01895 82 5619

Fax: 01895 82 2232

Email: sales@topteks.com

[Gerry Faurie]

These are all low band umatics - 3 of which are recorders and the 5040 a basic playback

The 5850 is a recorder with edit functions - I have various parts for these - not to sure on video heads - need to check my stock , but I think they are mainly high band 9000 series.

What are you faults with these

[Snootchies]

Thanks guys.

 

On two of them they give me sound but no video. Another, the drum just whirs away and then stops, so nothing happens. Another just chews up tape as soon as you put one in.

 

I'll get in touch with Top-Teks too - thanks for the suggestion there paulears.

[richardash1981]

Thanks guys.

 

On two of them they give me sound but no video. Another, the drum just whirs away and then stops, so nothing happens. Another just chews up tape as soon as you put one in.

 

I'll get in touch with Top-Teks too - thanks for the suggestion there paulears.

 

On some limited experience, the "sound but no video" might just be the state of the video heads (audio is linear on these machines, so much more robust). There seems to be a cliff edge of head dirt where video goes from "looks OK for an old tape" to "no picture" very quickly, giving the impression of a fault. Cleaning the video heads causes a miraculous restoration of picture!