HISTORY:
Working through yet more reel to reel related accessories and media plus some PHILIPS reel to reel tape machines, models N4504 & N4512
Not a bad machine from Philips, 3 motors, separate Read and Write heads in addition to the Erase head, 3 run speeds but not all that impressed with the extensive use of plastic for the case, albeit high impact very strong plastic! This makes for a pretty lightweight machine compared to the Otari 5050's and Studer B67's I have lugged around in the past!
There was actually very little "wrong" with the machines I am "parting out" but I felt they were more useful as "organ donors" to bring other machines back to life (or improve their functioning) so they are currently being "operated on" to extract useful components.
I am very much "into" sustainability and a complete tape machine represents a LOT of embedded energy and to waste that embedded energy is a very bad thing, even worse is to bury it in landfill and subsequently poison our environment!
What is embedded energy?
Embedded energy is a measurement of the total energy that was used to create a component, a module or a complete piece of equipment originally.
HERE is some more information about Ee
PHILIPS - Reel To Reel Tape Recorder SPARE PART
Model: N4504 OR N4512
Part # 4H21430399
Tape Tension Board
Very small "Plug In" PCB board with 8x gold plated contact fingers, plugs into a socket on the main board
DIMENSIONS:
42mm Length x 25.2mm Wide x 13.5mm Height
COSMETIC CONDITION:
USED
CLEAN
NO damage to the single sided board, including the fingers (two are shorter than the other fingers, this is intentional)
NO broken parts
Known to be fully functioning immediately prior to removal from the machine recently.
I have now packed this PCB in a sealed plastic packet, awaiting a new owner
