HISTORY:
Working through yet more reel to reel related accessories and media plus some PHILIPS reel to reel tape machines, models N4504 & N4512
These buttons suit either model
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.
Such a common missing item on older equipment!
Over the years people "fiddle" with the knobs and buttons and these will "pop off" if pulled too much - result is a gaping hole in the front panel where the button used to be!
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 # 4H41021713
Front Panel Function Button (REC)
Material: Plastic
Type: Friction, square grip tabs at the rear for fitting over a switch shaft
DIMENSIONS:
10mm Wide x 16.85mm Height
Orange rectangle at the top section
Ribbed sloping front for improved tactile contact
COSMETIC CONDITION:
USED
CLEAN
NO broken parts
NO marks or scratching
Rear female "socket" is undamaged and holds the switch shaft securely
I have now packed these buttons individually in clear plastic packets, awaiting a new owner
*** Where the photograph shows multiple buttons, this advertisement is for ONE BUTTON ONLY not all that are shown!
