Sony SL-HF100 BetaHiFi Betamax - Now lacing but... Part 2

This one's a little bit different insofar as it's part 2 of the Sony SL-HF100 betamax repair and we get the colour back, the lacing/ loading a little bit quieter, get the VU meters working and make the clock display brighter, wasting some time along the way! Update - this machine is coming back! There is a flickering snow effect on playback and I have a nasty suspicion I know what the issue is - I think the glue might have failed on the head transformer coils. Also the sound is too low on linear playback so we'll check that out too. I suspect ACE head wear to be the issue though. Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 00:50 (pointlessly!) Changing the VFD for a C20 one 04:20 Removing and gaining access to the clock front panel 10:49 Swapping the VFDs and testing 20:22 Replacing the whole board and testing 29:50 More lacing woes 38:49 Linear audio issue? 40:11 Lacing/ loading motor reassembly 42:49 Final tests #sony #betamax #beta #vcr #nostalgia #retro #mrbetabyte