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Old 08-13-2017, 11:45 PM
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The Panasonic I have in my signature is about 20 years old. After about 8 years of service, it started having trouble automatically recording scheduled programs, so I put it in the basement for another day. Reading up on it a few years later, I found that something called a "mode switch" could get dirty contacts.
I dug up info from the public library and online and found the switch at the rear hiding under a gear. With a can of contact cleaner, I blasted it as best I could and presto: one repaired VCR! For future cleaning ease, I used a Dremel to cut a hole in the rear panel to squirt contact cleaner in again when necessary. It's been running fine being pressed into service at least weekly for at least 7 years now.
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