Vintage Philips transcription machine LFH0084/52 for the rare 2 cartridge format.

[thereelmaster]

here i am

[ZL4MI]

The counter/pointer measures time. The tapes are 20 minutes long. Turn them over and there is another 20 minutes (Half track format). Specially printed strips of thermal paper were available that slid over the scale (see that slot on the right hand side). By pressing either of the buttons lowest on the microphone, marks could be made on the paper strip. to signal the start and stop of each item on the tape.

Not many were sold, most of them were leased or rented. You have one of the survivors.

[ZL4MI]

Hi - Just for your interest, the second button from the left, the one with the black triangle on it, is for conference recording. Press it down and the sensitivity increases. It will then pick up every sound in the room.

[yoonytek]

I have one of these and the instruction leaflet too. Yes, T is for telephone recording.

[JBlair1982]

I hate that box fan too :-)

[charleswesterman]

rewire it

[Lachlant1984]

How long can you record on the tape cartridges you have for this machine? Do you have any of those old cartridges like the ones that were used in radio stations years ago, that had a continous reel with a splice, and they only recorded about 8 minutes worth of audio?

[ERFJ]

Without internal speaker??

[exodia333]

pretty nice machine there

you think the guy in that tape you played us is from the BBC or somethin cause he sounded british

[dubexperiments]

maybe river owned this along time ago.

[AnalogueJosh]

The man who invented WD-40 has sadly died this month :( that stuff is amazing! Can you resolder a DIN plug on the end of that cable to fix the connection issues?

[CassetteMaster]

It doesn't seem as easy as you'd think, well, at least that the type of plug for the mike is very odd. (not 5-pin)

[luveclips9000]

would love to hear more stuff you have found on old tapes very cool........

[BrentAudi]

Very cool machines!

I think they are very advanced for the age! I really like the loading of the tape for these cartridges.

I thought it was cool to hear that original transcription. Sounded like the guy was in trouble at one point!

Great that you have both machines up and running!

Brent

[umajunkcollector]

I got my first German Uher Universal 5000 from ebay for 1$ plus 20$S&H. Not bad considering how HEAVY it is. I really like it too. It needs a motor run cap, and a rewind belt. I found a thin belt that fits, but gotta wait to get the motor cap for it. It's 5" RtR. I have to say the German reelers are fantastic, much better than the jap jobbies. (I liked the Hilton too, but this is far better quality). I once had a Norelco 3" RtR (made in Holland?) that had the reel on top of a verticle unit.

[ToastmachineIdiot]

that's quite an odd format. pretty neat!

[CoolDudeClem]

Most excellent, I've wanted to know how these sound and how they would be operated. I love the way the it can thread the tape at the push of a button, that's clever!

[clydesight]

I think I saw this before but you didn't have the cartridges. So now you do. COOOOL!

I love these old machine, as obviously you do too.

Thank you for the video on this machine!

Dictation machines are a whole other animal to tape recorders.

I love how people give you the machines and parts, that is so cool. It shows that we tape recorder enthusiasts are a breed apart.

Apart from what has yet to be determined!

TAPE RECORDERS RULE!

(Sorry for shouting)

[Organgrinder010]

That was an interesting tape at the end, he sure sounded excited! Thats a funky machine, I've never seen anything like it.

[coondogtheman1234]

I had a Tube reel to reel machine like this and it had a mic on it that worked the same way.

[DrCassette]

That's another really interesting machine!

[Trance88]

Sweet recorder. Interesting how the speaker is built into the microphone. I'd definitely recommend rewiring that mic.

[Lachlant1984]

That's not uncommon for transcription machines, I have an old Sanyo that has a speaker/mic, the main unit has a speaker as well.

[zvukgame]

Awesome mashine !

My congratulations !!!

[ForgetfulCollector]

Perhaps you ought to re-wire the microphone?

[Vinylrecordsneverdie]

Wow, that the coolest and most unusual tape format I even seen in my entire life so far! I agree with Wilkes85, "So many cool tape formats came out of the '60s". Philips really made great stuff back in their heyday, but obviously the cassette was their most successful tape format ever. They even made good record changers too!

The cheap box fan intro was awesome, LOL!!

[CassetteMaster]

You saying LOL reminds me of "LuLz. The Fan Man."

[Vinylrecordsneverdie]

Can destroy cheap box fan now?

[CassetteMaster]

That's funny! But this one's in use. I may get a vintage one someday. I do recognize that question! And the way it's worded! A Spats Bear/EmersonCollie classic.

[Vinylrecordsneverdie]

I'm sure you see vintage fans all the time @ the estates sales. I see 'em all the time too @ the Berlin Farmers Mart. I bought the same exact 16" Kmart/Lakewood box fan Emersoncollie has. The blades are 14", but the cabinet is 16". Move the same amount of air like the full-sized box fans. VINTAGE FULL-SIZED BOX FAN THAT IS!!!

[CassetteMaster]

I have seen them before at estate sales. I recently saw one on a stand. I think it was by Lakewood.

[dubexperiments]

sic mic

[wilkes85]

hey u should make a video of all the cool old recordings you found on old tapes!

[wilkes85]

now that is so strange and awesome! So many cool tape formats came out of the '60s.