ve7kjr Posted July 19, 2013 Report Share Posted July 19, 2013 I was just given an old Cetec Vega wireless system from a retired mixer friend. Dispite it's age and the fact it has not done battle in a very long time, it still works fine and is in good shape. I gave it a quick test yesterday and was happy with what I heard. I looked on the net for a manual or schematics but no joy. What I would like to know is , is the ACC connector on the front "Tushel or Preh ? What is the imput voltage via this connector the the receiver will run at ?( voltage from the int batt is 18v) Does anyone have a connector in the junk pile they would donate ? Does anyone have a manual / schematics to donate ? I pay postage ! Fun to get this old girl working again for some of my own dslr videos. Thank-You in advance ! Phil "KJR" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Lightstone, CAS Posted July 19, 2013 Report Share Posted July 19, 2013 I used to have four of the Vega 67B's. I would stack them together on a baby plate and put them as close to the edge of frame as possible. They would go through 9 volt batteries by the ton. I believe the Accessory is a Tuchel connector. Just pop the cover off and follow the traces to see what they do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ve7kjr Posted July 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2013 I did Richard, just two leads comming of the female + and - . I would like to use ext power but not a wall wart. Phil "KJR" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berniebeaudry Posted July 19, 2013 Report Share Posted July 19, 2013 Those were my first wireless over twenty years ago. I used them with Trams and I had two of them. I sold them to a production company after owning them for three years and they used them for another ten years after that. Good sounding VHFs. For power I wired a project box that was about the same size as the receiver with C-cell batteries and plugged it into the external power jack. I bundled the box and rx together and parked them near set and they worked really well. I could run each receiver for about four long days before changing out the C-cells. I think I had ac power supplies too, but it wasn't always convenient to plug them in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Norflus Posted July 19, 2013 Report Share Posted July 19, 2013 Those were my first wireless over twenty years ago. What a blast from the past. I never owned them but I did use them. I remember how much of a pain it was to extend and hide the UHF antenna. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old school Posted July 19, 2013 Report Share Posted July 19, 2013 Talk about FlashBack Friday..... More like a nightmare. CrewC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Wexler Posted July 19, 2013 Report Share Posted July 19, 2013 My Vegas worked best when they stayed in a case on the truck. I know it seems odd to the younger people here, but in the early days I rarely kept the wireless units on the cart --- we would just bring them out and set them up when we had a shot that required them. "What I would like to know is , is the ACC connector on the front "Tushel or Preh ?" They are Preh connectors as I remember it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Norflus Posted July 19, 2013 Report Share Posted July 19, 2013 We are so spoiled with wireless range now. I remember if I got 40 to 50 feet line of site with the Vega I was having a good day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al mcguire Posted July 19, 2013 Report Share Posted July 19, 2013 what I remember " pfft - pfft - pfft -etc." and then came Lectrosonics... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundtrane Posted July 19, 2013 Report Share Posted July 19, 2013 Preh http://www.prehkeytec.com/products.html#c4652 Interesting - they make keyboards that may be of interest to us: Reliabililty >1 million operations per key Dust and spray proof Shock poof Easily cleaned with disinfecting agents Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ve7kjr Posted July 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2013 The unit I have is none diversity 202 mhz. My first nightmares with wireless was with the HME radios back in the late 70s. Even in a shielded TV studio with the antennas right above the stage, if the radios took a hit the sound on the pa speakers would knock you over. When I first started working on a series "21 Jump Street" the mixer had 4 micron none diversity receivers in a homade box he made, when it came to a walk and talk down the hallways it ment having to take the 4 receivers in the box, run as many mic cables back to the cart as we need "100 footers" get a couple of PAs to help pull the cables, and walk the recievers behind the steadycam back to the end mark. I use to dread these shots. It didn't help that the mixer was cheap and had never sent his radios back to the factory to have them tuned. Years later when he retired, I get a phone call from him wondering if I would be interested in buying his package. I politely declined his offer. OH how far we have come with wireless ! Phil "KJR" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studiomprd Posted July 19, 2013 Report Share Posted July 19, 2013 " is the ACC connector on the front "Tushel or Preh ? " the latter... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audio911 Posted July 20, 2013 Report Share Posted July 20, 2013 Holt crap... Bad memories!!! Dispose of ASAP!!! SW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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