Sony Betamax Model SLO-420

 

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Vintage Sony Betamax VTR Model SLO-420

 

Sony Betamax SLO-420 Information

 

Sony Betamax SLO-420. Industrial version of the SL-2500, minus the tuner.

 

Common defects:

 

Tape Loading Problem: This is caused by the little plastic gears wearing. Sony switch them to metal. Technicians used to see these VCRS pretty common back in the 1980s and 90s, due to this problem.

 

Audio and Video Heads: Audio heads to wear easy on these models which cause weak audio. Video heads tend to cause a fuzzy picture even if a tape is play with a small portion of tape wear. Video head cleaner will fix this problem.

 

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