Category: 2″ Quad VTRs

Zinfurbished RCA TR-70C 2″ Quad recorder has shipped!

Zinfurbished RCA TR-70C 2″ Quad recorder has shipped!

The last phase of a multi-year Zinfurbishment has arrived for this RCA TR-70C 2" Quad television tape recorder: It shipped Oct. 24, and is on its way ...
ZinFurbishing an Ampex AVR-2:  What Ken found

ZinFurbishing an Ampex AVR-2: What Ken found

Ken has been working on Ampex AVR-2 Serial #197, which began life as one of a pair of machines at KRBK-TV, Sacramento, California. Seen here at time o ...
Zinfurbishing an Ampex AVR-3–An ongoing saga

Zinfurbishing an Ampex AVR-3–An ongoing saga

Principal Engineer Ken Zin has been Zinfurbishing this Ampex AVR-3 in recent weeks. When first powered up, mechanical and electronic problems p ...