8mm Forum: Looking for a minty GS800

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Posted by Mark Todd (Member # 96) on April 14, 2006, 11:21 AM:

Hi I`m on the lookout for a minty GS800 UK or Europe, any one got a nice affordable one to move on.
Best Mark.

PS a nice st1200HD would be the ticket too.

[ April 14, 2006, 01:54 PM: Message edited by: Mark Todd ]

Posted by Jan Bister (Member # 332) on April 15, 2006, 10:31 AM:

Have I got one for ya... it's located in Germany but shipping shouldn't be too terrible for you in the UK. It's an Elmo ST-1200HD M&O - the one with magnetic AND optical sound, quite rare indeed. 1200HDs do show up regularly, but almost never in the M&O version.
If it weren't so far away I'd have scooped it up in a heartbeat and put up my current 1200HD for sale. Sigh [Wink]

Here it is

Posted by Mark Todd (Member # 96) on April 15, 2006, 11:29 AM:

Thanks Jan, I dropped them a mail.they are usually 220 volts fixed so not so handy for the US.
Best Mark.

Posted by Tassos Laudas (Member # 588) on April 15, 2006, 01:17 PM:

Hello! Jan tell me,i'm curious,looking at the 3d photo of the st1200hd link don't you think 2 rubber rollers before the take up reel are missing or there shouldn't be anyway?

Posted by Jan Bister (Member # 332) on April 15, 2006, 03:56 PM:

Mark:

Oops, I forgot about the voltage difference, and the auction doesn't say whether this is a multi-voltage unit or not. Might be worth asking the seller.

Tassos:

You mean the twin rollers before the lower sprocket wheel, right? No, they're not missing - this is an earlier design of the ST-1200HD that doesn't have them (there is a spring-loaded green guide piece instead but you can't really see it in the picture). Elmo added the rollers later in an attempt to smoothen sound playback and reduce wow, but apparently with little effect. [Roll Eyes]

Posted by Jan Bister (Member # 332) on April 15, 2006, 03:58 PM:

Mark:

Oops, I forgot about the voltage difference, and the auction doesn't say whether this is a multi-voltage unit or not. Might be worth asking the seller.

Tassos: You mean the twin rollers before the lower sprocket wheel, right? No, they're not missing - this is an earlier design of the ST-1200HD that doesn't have them (there is a spring-loaded green guide piece instead but you can't really see it in the picture). Elmo added the rollers later in an attempt to smoothen sound playback and reduce wow, but apparently with little effect. [Roll Eyes]

Posted by Tassos Laudas (Member # 588) on April 15, 2006, 04:24 PM:

Ok Jan. I was curious simply because i've seen these rollers on an 1200d which is considered a previous model:
http://xoomer.virgilio.it/roberto967/images/PAGINAFOTOELMO1200D.HTM

Posted by Jan Bister (Member # 332) on April 15, 2006, 11:31 PM:

Indeed... but there are (I believe) three versions of the HD design alone, and that's not even counting the D design and the original "Honeywell" 1200 one. Kevin Faulkner should be able to provide more detail on this, though. [Smile]

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