{"id":266,"date":"2013-09-09T20:50:34","date_gmt":"2013-09-09T18:50:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pvdm.xs4all.nl\/blog\/?p=266"},"modified":"2013-09-15T09:28:56","modified_gmt":"2013-09-15T07:28:56","slug":"servicing-the-new-revox-pr99","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reeltoreel.nl\/blog\/?p=266","title":{"rendered":"Servicing the new ReVox PR99 with new VU lamps and roller bearing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hello all,<\/p>\n<p>Today I have been busy servicing my new <strong>ReVox PR99<\/strong>. This deck is built like a tank (to use an too often heard metaphor regarding tape decks) and it is working well. It is a 2 track deck which is designed for heavy use, like in studios and broadcast facilities. It is world famous for that.<\/p>\n<p>But when I received it<em> &#8211; actually I fetched it from way across Holland &#8211;<\/em> I immediately noticed three small things wrong with it:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the VU meter lights were not working<\/li>\n<li>the left tape guide roller bearing was making noise<\/li>\n<li>and the infrared tape sensor incorrectly identified tape as being leader tape and switches off. This happens\u00a0with some tapes that are apparently too thin \ud83d\ude42<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So I ordered and received 2 spare bulbs (from a webshop) and one new roller bearing (from ebay Germany) and opened the unit up.<\/p>\n<p><a style=\"line-height: 1.714285714;font-size: 1rem\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reeltoreel.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/P1020831.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-268\" alt=\"P1020831\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reeltoreel.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/P1020831-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.reeltoreel.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/P1020831-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.reeltoreel.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/P1020831-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.reeltoreel.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/P1020831-624x468.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reeltoreel.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/P1020832.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-269\" alt=\"P1020832\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reeltoreel.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/P1020832-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.reeltoreel.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/P1020832-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.reeltoreel.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/P1020832-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.reeltoreel.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/P1020832-624x468.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nrear view<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reeltoreel.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/P1020841.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-270\" alt=\"P1020841\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reeltoreel.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/P1020841-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.reeltoreel.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/P1020841-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.reeltoreel.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/P1020841-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.reeltoreel.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/P1020841-624x468.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reeltoreel.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/P1020842.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-271\" alt=\"P1020842\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reeltoreel.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/P1020842-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.reeltoreel.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/P1020842-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.reeltoreel.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/P1020842-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.reeltoreel.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/P1020842-624x468.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reeltoreel.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/P1020843.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-272\" alt=\"P1020843\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reeltoreel.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/P1020843-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.reeltoreel.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/P1020843-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.reeltoreel.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/P1020843-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.reeltoreel.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/P1020843-624x468.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reeltoreel.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/P1020844.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-273\" alt=\"P1020844\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reeltoreel.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/P1020844-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.reeltoreel.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/P1020844-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.reeltoreel.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/P1020844-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.reeltoreel.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/P1020844-624x468.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reeltoreel.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/P1020845.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-274\" alt=\"P1020845\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reeltoreel.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/P1020845-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.reeltoreel.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/P1020845-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.reeltoreel.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/P1020845-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.reeltoreel.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/P1020845-624x468.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reeltoreel.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/P1020846.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-275\" alt=\"P1020846\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reeltoreel.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/P1020846-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.reeltoreel.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/P1020846-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.reeltoreel.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/P1020846-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.reeltoreel.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/P1020846-624x468.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reeltoreel.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/P1020848.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-276\" alt=\"P1020847\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reeltoreel.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/P1020848-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.reeltoreel.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/P1020848-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.reeltoreel.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/P1020848-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.reeltoreel.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/P1020848-624x468.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reeltoreel.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/P1020847.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-277\" alt=\"P1020848\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reeltoreel.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/P1020847-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.reeltoreel.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/P1020847-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.reeltoreel.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/P1020847-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.reeltoreel.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/P1020847-624x468.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reeltoreel.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/P1020849.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-278\" alt=\"P1020849\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reeltoreel.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/P1020849-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.reeltoreel.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/P1020849-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.reeltoreel.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/P1020849-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.reeltoreel.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/P1020849-624x468.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reeltoreel.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/P1020850.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-279\" alt=\"P1020850\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reeltoreel.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/P1020850-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.reeltoreel.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/P1020850-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.reeltoreel.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/P1020850-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.reeltoreel.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/P1020850-624x468.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>without case<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.714285714;font-size: 1rem\">First I removed the siderails and the frontplate knobs<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Then I removed the face plate all together.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Get the meters and the controls out<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Remove old and insert new bulb<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.714285714;font-size: 1rem\">Testing&#8230;.yes! Part 1 is done!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Remove the bits around the heads.<br \/>\nAlso a good time to do some cleaning.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Remove the old roller bearing<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>And put the new one in place. Part 2 done!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.714285714;font-size: 1rem\">Also put the unit on 240 Volts<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reeltoreel.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/P1020834new.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-282\" alt=\"P1020834new\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reeltoreel.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/P1020834new-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.reeltoreel.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/P1020834new-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.reeltoreel.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/P1020834new-624x468.jpg 624w, https:\/\/www.reeltoreel.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/P1020834new.jpg 925w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This is the test point where the tape sensor should be measured<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>And this is the potentiometer that should be adjusted.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-294\" style=\"line-height: 14px\" alt=\"P1020852\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reeltoreel.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/P1020852-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.reeltoreel.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/P1020852-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.reeltoreel.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/P1020852-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.reeltoreel.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/P1020852-624x468.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>All done! There is light in the dark!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello all, Today I have been busy servicing my new ReVox PR99. This deck is built like a tank (to use an too often heard metaphor regarding tape decks) and it is working well. It is a 2 track deck which is designed for heavy use, like in studios and broadcast facilities. It is world [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-266","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tape"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reeltoreel.nl\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/266","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reeltoreel.nl\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reeltoreel.nl\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reeltoreel.nl\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reeltoreel.nl\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=266"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/www.reeltoreel.nl\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/266\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":303,"href":"https:\/\/www.reeltoreel.nl\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/266\/revisions\/303"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reeltoreel.nl\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=266"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reeltoreel.nl\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=266"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reeltoreel.nl\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=266"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}