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Had it too, girlfriend threw it away when I wasnt home.. ex-girlfriend..
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Worked on a s*tload of those Sony SL2000s that would come in with broken off pins on the loading ring assy. Replaced dozens of those rings before they came up with a repair kit to just fix the broken off pins. Likewise the SL2500 with the same problem, plus on those the original plastic front loading gears that would break. Fix was a kit with metal gears. Some the cylinder would get worn slick and the stiction of the tape would drag in rewind, had to replace the head drum ass'y. Big bucks. And tons of SL5400s and 5600s and the Zenith equivalents that had seized capstan motors, and needed rewind kits. Ah those were the days of 25-35 VCR repairs a week, sometimes running 2 to 3 weeks turnaround because there were so many of 'em!
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The oldest VCR I ever owned was a 1984 JVC HR-7100U top loader. I had it for about 3 months back in 2005. During the time I had it, I only got it to work once. The belts were getting really bad and for some reason, playback wouldn't engage, except for the one freak time I did get it to play.
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The gear-drive VCRs are good performers, but can be very noisy. My Panny VCR makes a loud screeching noise when in rewind mode (has done this since it was new), but otherwise it works amazingly well for being 10 years old. The only use it gets anymore is occasional viewing of my old VHS videos and (rarely) time-shifting programs. I'd use it more often for the latter, but its tuner doesn't receive digital subchannels (most of my favorite old shows, '70s crime dramas mostly such as Kojak, Cannon, Rockford Files, et al., are on MeTV and Antenna TV) and I don't want a cable box on the VCR. I have Time Warner Cable expanded basic service, connected more or less directly to the TV; I say "more or less" because the cable line from the wall connects to my RF modulator for the DVD (now Blu-ray), then to the VCR, and then to the TV's antenna socket. No cable box. It's a complicated hookup, to be sure, but hey, it works. No cable box also means I hardly ever need to call the cable company for service, either. Makes for a nice, trouble-free setup.
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Changing the loading belt is rather difficult, and it requires removing a metal ring retainer. Be careful not to lose it, or you're screwed. |
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My first VCR machine was a early Sony 3/4" U-Matic that a Oak Ridge, TN firm sold off when they got themselves a Betamax. Paid $50 for it and a engineer friend at WBIR gave me some used U-Matic blanks. This was back in 1976.
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Need any more tapes? I might have a few. Useless to me.
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Replaced it with a new-in-box JVC HR-7650U...
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/280882322489 Seller (now the largest vintage JVC VHS VCR dealer on Earth) has 10 different new-in-box models for sale: http://www.ebay.com/sch/m.html?_nkw=...0&_ssn=sahand0 Of all 10 models, I think only the HR-7650U is worth buying. The others are worthless mono units, with some models from the mid-90s. Breaking off the 30-year old factory tape was a blast. Will attach some pictures later from my actual new unit. Last edited by waltchan; 05-27-2012 at 11:11 PM. |
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Worked on a bunch of 7650s in the day. Congrats!
Probably in need of all things rubber. The rubber rollers that pull the tape into the FL mechanism used to get build-up from oils etc from so many tapes put into it, and stop front-loading, just sit there with the tape half-way in and run until it times out and ejects the tape. Usually a good cleaning of the rollers and sliding surfaces of the slippery tape whatever it was they used on the bottom of the tape holder. Head-switching relay was another common problem. Anyway now you have a unit to play all those old linear stereo tapes! |
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This new-in-box JVC HR-7650U, surprisingly, has worked very well and trouble-free so far, logging-in 6 hours of use already. There were some new-in-box, never opened VHS VCRs I bought before with problems (my entire list of all the new, factory-sealed VCRs so far):
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Amazing that there are so many unopened VCRs and other items out there. That seller must have found a store full of things.
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I'd bet I saw 100 JVCs for every 1 Sharp that came through the shop, and we were authorized service for both brands. I am sure JVC sold many more VCRs than Sharp, too. '80s JVCs? They went through several revisions and new mechanisms and they all had their issues. Used to see several later '80s JVCs a week with the brass guide posts on the bottom of the tape entry and exit guides fallen out loose inside the machine. Mode switches were a problem. Bad grounds on the deck terminal board, power supply problems.. kept me busy. |
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Pulleys falling off the capstan motor.. I remember those little white plastic pulleys for the ribbed reel drive belt that would crack and slip of just fall off. I think I may still have a few in my old tool box. And reminiscent Mitsubishi! MCM sold a nice brass pulley kit for those Mitsubishis. They relied on the capstan motor for FL drive, so they would usually first fail with loading or unloading a tape. All that old stuff... obsolete. Like buggy whips. Last edited by Ed in Tx; 05-28-2012 at 01:33 PM. |
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I have a GE 1VCR4002X from 1983 and a Sanyo Betacord VCR 4500. The GE my parents got me from the Thrifty Shopper a few years ago. It came with the original owners manual and two, count 'em, two wired remotes! It started to eat tapes the minute I used it so I ordered a belt kit from Studio Sound. The kit worked, but getting to the bottom belts was a sheer pain in-the-you-know-what.
The Sanyo I found in what I'd describe as a true junk store for only ten bucks. Also found a whole bunch of Beta tapes with their labels still on their sheets, and even five of the early Magnetic Video Corp. movies, dated from 1978. The Sanyo needed belts too, but was MUCH easier to work on than the GE. Over the past couple of years I found a wired remote for it, ordered a reprint of the owners manual from Mr. Betamax, and even scored the original service manual off eBay. I still use both from occasionally to time-shift since we don't have cable. Except I wonder my machines count in this list because I acquired them only a couple of years ago, and both were manufactured and sold quite a few years before I was even born. |
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