1966 BBC slomo machine
MovieThe photograph above shows the slomo machine in the Spur at Television Centre in the summer of 1966. Click the camera icon to see a video of one of its replays during the World Cup in 1966 - commentary by Brian Cowgill.
Transport closeup
The photo above is a closeup of the left hand side of the transport. The eccentric arm can be clearly seen just above the video head. The drawing below shows a simplified version of the tape path
Drawing of tape path
I've recently discovered some colour slides of the deck and the field store bays, that were given to me some time ago by Bob Oakley - thanks Bob for jogging my memory! .