HISTORY:
Working through yet more reel to reel related accessories and media plus some PHILIPS reel to reel tape machines, models N4504 & N4512
This tension arm assembly suits either model - please look at the photographs, those are the ONLY components of the tape tension system that I am offering
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 # (115) 4H40320123 (114) 4H49231272 (113) 4H50250907 and other surrounding parts
Tension Arm, Damper Disc(s) & Tension Spring (plus the purple washers, tiny C clips etc)
Material: Plastic arm, nylon damper discs, metal roller and parts, bronze spring
COSMETIC CONDITION:
USED
CLEAN
ARM is in very good condition, only light wear due to tape travel across the roller
Damper discs (Nylon) are not cracked or damaged, although a couple have "yellowed" slightly, they still appear to be fine.
NO broken parts
NO cracks to the nylon
NO spring stretching
I have now packed this arm, damper discs (2), tension spring and the very small assembly components into little sealed plastic packets - the arm itself is wrapped in bubble-wrap.
Be especially carefully with the washers, C Clip etc - they are very light and very small, so easy to "blow away in the wind!"
