Ampex

Ampex

Catalogs

• Audio Test Tape booklet describes Ampex audio test tapes. 1974
• Professional Audio Catalog, 1970

Manuals

• Ampex Manual Archive at http://www.ampexdata.com. Individual image files on on audio tape recorder manual pages.
• 200A Schematics
• 201 Manual, 1949

• 350 Audio Tape Recorder - 1953. 42.9MB. Contributed by Glen Kippel.

  • Head replacement instrucions for Ampex 300, 350, 400, 450, and 3100 series by Minneapolis Magnetics.
• 351 Audio tape recorder. 1962. 14 MB.
• 352 - International version.
• 354 Magnetic Tape Recorder/Reproducer. 1962. 48MB.
• 375 Precision 60 Hz Capstan Motor Amplifier schenatic. Uses a tuning fork oscillator to generate 60 Hz. 1954. Scanned and contributed by Gary Glaezner. 97.5kB

• 1058 Mark III Electronic Editor Operation and Maintenance Manual

  • Large Drawings

    • 6.2-41, 42, Console Harness Wiring DiagramControl Circuitry (Sheet 1 of 3)
    • 6.2-47, 48, Control Panel Wiring Schematic
• 1061 Time Element Compensator, 1968

• 1090 Automatic Velocity Compensator (VR-1200 Series Recorders) Operation and Maintenance Manual. Issued 15 November 1968.

  • Large Drawings

    • Timing Generator Timing Diagram (Board 7), Figure 5.2-22, pages 5.2-21, 22
    • Line Counter Boards 3, 4, 5 Schematic, Drawing number 1385253, pages 6.1.11, 12.
• 4010066 Microphone Preamplifier, 1967

• AG 600 B Recorder/Reproducer, 1971

  • Pages 7-13, 14 Tape Transport Assembly (part list)
  • Pages 7-23, 24 Electronics Back Panel Assembly (Domestic)
  • Pages 7-35, 36 Schematic Diagram, Slave Electronics

• ATR-700 Recorder/Reproducer. 1977

  • Large Drawings

    • Pages 5-37, 38, Troubleshooting flow chart
    • Pages 6-11, 12, Schematic No. 1418946 Control Unit, Power Supply, Rewind Stop Unit, and Hall IC PWAs (sheet 2 of 2)
• Mark Ten High Efficiency Video Head Assembly. 1966

• VR-1200 Auto Tracking Kit - Kit for VR-1200 video tape recorders. 1970

  • Large Drawings

    • Page 6-17, 18, Figure 6-7, Control Panel (VHO Equipped) Schematic
    • Page 6-33, 34, Figure 6-12, Signal System Interconnect Diagram
    • Page 6-35, 36, Figure 6-13, Signal System Interconnect Diagram (Sheet 1 of 2)
    • Page 6-27, 28, Figure 6-9, Intersync Schematic
• VR-1200 Guide Servo Kit, 1967

• VR-1200 Video Head Optimizer Kit, June 1969.

  • Large Drawings

    • Page 5-27, 28, Signal System Interconnect Wiring
    • Page 5-31, 32, Console Wiring Diagram (Sheet 1 of 3)
    • Page 5-33, 34, Console Wiring Diagram (Sheet 2 of 3)
• VR-1200BC Training Manual
• 30512-1 Electronic Assembly. Scanned and contributed by Gary Glaezner. 9.7MB.

• 30960

  • Schematic
  • Replacement Parts List

Technical Notes

• Care & Handling of Magnetic Tape, 1976
• Technical Notes on Multi-Channel Recording - Discusses applications and technology behind multichannel recording, especially audio applications. Discusses signal to noise ratio verus track width, dealing with crosstalk, synchronous recording with playback of adjacent track. 1959. 13.6M. Contributed by Tim Hughes.
• Application Engineering Bulletin #9, March 1965. Provides details of quad, helical, and longitudinal video tape recording. Contributed by Frederick R Vobbe. File size: 2.6MB
• Field Engineering Bulletin 70178 - 1976, part number list for tape heads.

Case Histories

• Bradley's Barn - 1963 description of Bradley's Barn, a recording studio outside Nashville that uses Ampex multitrack AG-440-8.

History

• History of The Early Days of Ampex Corporation As recalled by JOHN LESLIE and ROSS SNYDER. From the AES Historical Committee. AES Copy.
• The Ampex Story

*Ampex Virtual Museum - Dedicated to preserving the history of the most important manufacturer of magnetic recorders, the Ampex Virtual Museum provides online access to Manuals, Schematics, and Service Bulletins; Repair, Maintenance, and Modification Tips; Parts and Repair Sources; Catalogs, Sales Brochures, and Similar Literature; Pictures of Ampexes (mostly); Biographies of some Ampex Mailing List subscribers; Pictures of Ampex Mailing List parties; Ampex history & Other Historical Information; Audio Clips of Interviews with Former Ampex Employees; Alignment Instructions; Links of Interest to Ampex Users; Obituaries; Illustrations Accompanying Dale Manquen's Posts on Flutter; Literature Scanning Project

• Low Cost Precision Magnetic Recorder for Professional Use, Myron J. Stolaroff. Describes the Ampex 300. 1949. Scanned and contributed by Gary Glaenzer. 9.5MB
• In Memoriam, Harold Lindsay - Designer of the Ampex 200, the first Ampex tape recorder

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