[BC] Ampex PR10/AG-500

[Chuck Leavens]

Did the AG-500 not use the same deck?  I thought one was the SS electronics and one the tube-

On Nov 23, 2010, at 2:38 PM, Donald Wilson wrote:

> Are they Ampex Cue Mat magnetic disk units? 
> 
> And the tape recorder is an Ampex PR10. 
> 
> I heard a story about early PR10's. The deck had a plastic foam between deck 
> plates as a vibration damper, unfortunately, the heat from the tube type 
> electronics could melt the plastic. Ampex recalled these early machines, 
> replaced the unit with new ones made with a different material, and then buried 
> the recalled machines in a land fill.

Chuck Leavens
Dir. of Engineering and I.T.
WDUQ Pittsburgh Public Radio
Pittsburgh PA 15219