Philips EL-3400 VTR

[MIPS]

I uh....
Well I went down to the coast for other reasons but this followed me home.



It takes 1" tape, it uses a helical scan head and it weighs a TON. Serial 001689 and while all the youtube videos have someone speaking a pretty heavy European accent this machine is wired for 117v 60hz.
Unfortunately while it was cheap (less than $40) it's a REAL mess with signs of high humidity, liquified belts, random parts rolling about inside, a broken front bezel, missing knobs, missing back, power cable.....







....and while someone took the time to install the head in backwards to protect it the plating on the drum has serious corrosion problems and has bubbled up in places. I think it's a bit too far gone.

Frankly though I got it only because it was somewhat complete AND it's a hybrid. I've seen TV's radios and amps that were hybrid but I've never seen a VTR with tubes in it.