8mm Forum: Dot or Dash

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Posted by Barry Attwood (Member # 100) on March 29, 2012, 02:23 PM:

I know it must have been said many times, but I am still not too sure, which is the earlier model series, the knobs with the dot or a dash. I've just had a nice GS1200 in and I want to find out what series it is (it has a dot, by the way).

Posted by Alexander Vandeputte (Member # 1803) on March 29, 2012, 03:42 PM:

Dots are for series 1, dash is for series 2 and 3.
Series 1 also feature a forward lower loop, whereas the others have the lower loop backwards.
I have one series 1 machine with low usage and it is a very smooth running machine.

Posted by Paul Adsett (Member # 25) on March 29, 2012, 06:23 PM:

My series 2 (backward lower loop) machine has dots on the amplifier controls. [Confused]

Posted by Steve Klare (Member # 12) on March 29, 2012, 06:43 PM:

Dot? Dash?

A Morse is a Morse (of course!, of course!)

(sorry...)

[Wink]

Posted by Graham Ritchie (Member # 559) on March 29, 2012, 10:31 PM:

When I was in the Boys Brigade [Roll Eyes]

many moons ago, we did morse code and still refer to it as Dits and Dahs ...---... does anyone remember that one?

Graham. [Wink]

Posted by Barry Attwood (Member # 100) on March 30, 2012, 02:56 AM:

Thanks guys, so this must be a series one model, but it is nice condition and runs very smoothly.

Posted by Lee Mannering (Member # 728) on March 30, 2012, 07:03 AM:

Barry join my confused dot com….. Had a few over the years and the knob thing is not really the ultimate guide as to which version the machine is. I guess they used whatever knobs they had in the later years or some of these knobs could even had seen a switch over at some point. I always look for the loop just under the gate going backwards on a later machine. Like you I have also had mitts on very good early versions which have not been hammered.

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