Making myself hysterical with piano key VCR's

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Maybe a capacitor or two in the power supply.

"Bad servos"? In other words they didn't know how to troubleshoot the servo circuits. Unless the motor itself was bad or there was an IC they thought was bad and no longer available.

[TUD1]

Okay. I can probably handle recapping the power supply. It just doesn't make any sense that it stops when it warms up, let it rest for a while, and it works again.

[Ed in Tx]

Never said it was a capacitor, I said maybe. Troubleshoot first.

[TUD1]

The VBT200 recorded its first tape since being repaired. I recorded Mythbusters for an hour, and went trouble free right up until the very end. I pressed record and left for about 30 minutes, but when I went to check the recording after I hit stop, the play key didn't want to lock. It played great, but I had to hold play down until it finally locked about 10 seconds later.

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Originally Posted by TUD1

The VBT200 recorded its first tape since being repaired.

Inquiring minds want to know - what was the "repair"?
Brian

[TUD1]

A very thorough cleaning, one new belt, and a head drum speed adjustment.

[TUD1]

The problem with the VBT200 manifested itself again. After about 30+ minutes of being turned on, and about 22 minutes of recording, the machine ceased to work. I was recording Modern Family, and all of a sudden, the machine just stopped and all functions ceased to work. I also noticed a VERY strong electronic odor. Here is a video showing the problem. As time goes by, the machine will start to regain functionality.

About 10 minutes later, all functionality has been restored.

Update - I am noticing that the more I try to play/record with this thing, the shorter the intervals are between working and not working. I also smell the old electronics smell more often. Any ideas?

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The observations are too broad based for me to make a determination. Sorry...