Hi profiguy,
True, but ALL Philips VAM transports were terribly made in China. Obviously zero quality control, the manufacturers I did warranty for bought these right from Philips. Really, its hard to imagine doing worse buying direct from China, and I'll bet "knockoffs" are better than the original product.
The above comments also apply to the RF / servo PCB that also came from Philips - without documentation. Really cheap phenolic board that warped all on it's lonesome. Just about the worst products I have ever seen. Even the phenolic I made PCBs with in the 1970's as a student was thicker and stayed mostly flat.
True, but ALL Philips VAM transports were terribly made in China. Obviously zero quality control, the manufacturers I did warranty for bought these right from Philips. Really, its hard to imagine doing worse buying direct from China, and I'll bet "knockoffs" are better than the original product.
The above comments also apply to the RF / servo PCB that also came from Philips - without documentation. Really cheap phenolic board that warped all on it's lonesome. Just about the worst products I have ever seen. Even the phenolic I made PCBs with in the 1970's as a student was thicker and stayed mostly flat.