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I hope you're kidding me. I'm looking for the most reliable one, not the most easy-to-fix one. This model is NOT recommended by a tech in Studio Sound Electronics.
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HR-D225 -
Some of the problems I've seen: Broken gears #12, 13, 14 on the side of the "cassette housing" or FL ass'y. IC201 FL drive burned out IC1, IC2 photo-interruptors on the reel sensor board Photo-transistors #31 on the FL ass'y Cassette lid opener lever #47 Door opener gear #23 not fully opening the door after wear and fatigue, jams on eject R and L front-load "insert" switches Rec safety leaf switch Tape UL, AL position leaf switches Reel idler ass'y Reel clutch Head-switching relay RY1 on the head connection board More belts too since it is DC motor-belt-flywheel capstan. Last edited by Ed in Tx; 05-28-2012 at 02:49 PM. |
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What about the HR-D750U and HR-D180U? Are they better than HR-D225U? |
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I'm with Ed on the 830, i personally find that chassis of JVC quite reliable and very easy to work on. Actually they got easier to work on than the 830 in the later models, same mechanism, just mounted in the middle without a heap of circuitry on top of the mechanism to remove first.
My first VCR was a HRJ200, which uses this mechanism, it has been given a [B]lot[B] of use and has only given trouble once. Despite being a mono machine it is very very easy to program quickly for timeshifting, hence the lot of use. |
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Here ya go.. HR-3300 VCR, the first VHS VCR, I think. Something worth collecting! But if you find one be sure it has the optional RT-3300 timer installed! Was also sold by Mitsubishi as the HS-100U. |
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That's good news so far. Please list of all problems you saw in the HR-D750U, HR-D180U, and HR-D237U, and do you or not classify them as reliable? Why are they not #1 in your list, when they're supposed to be? Why the HR-D830U instead? |
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If I recall (don't have the old service manual for those as reference like I do for the 225..) intermittent mode encoder switch can cause slack tape hanging out of cassette upon eject, intermittent ground on the bottom deck terminal board, power it on, squeals and shuts off (fixed with a star washer under one of the screws to ensure good grounding) slipping reel idler, loose entry and exit guides causing tape path error and mistracking, stuff like that. |
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In my repair experience, I found the 80s Toshiba and Funai/Shintom decks to be the most-reliable and longest-lasting, which I first suspected 5 years ago. And now, Studio Sound Electronics finally admitted and confirmed Toshiba, Shintom, and Funai being the top 3, most-reliable VCR brands, so that's great news for me. . Last edited by waltchan; 05-30-2012 at 12:10 PM. |
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Wrong advise...
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The buyer already left feedback to seller and wrote, "I got 2 bad Vcr's but the seller was honest and refund the money. A++ Item: http://www.ebay.com/itm/270978772532 Nice try... |
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Or, possibly one of the brass guide posts fell out of the bottom of a tape guide base. That can cause that symptom too. Another easy fix. Last edited by Ed in Tx; 08-10-2012 at 08:18 AM. |
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I don't have much experience like most of the people here, but my Uncle had an Akai TV that broke, since I have only seen 2 CRT's actually bite the dust in my lifetime (the other was our old 80's unit) that is pretty significant. I don't have any experience with Akai VCR's but that is my experience with their TV's. Of course this is just one story from a consumer....
As far as VCR's I had a RCA that bit the dust last year, it started eating tapes, and I was mad because it ate something that I had recorded that I like. It was actually a good unit with a nice picture. I recycled the unit. VCR's are a dime a dozen, they are as low as 50 cents here at yard sales. Its easy to find one for a dollar if you are patient. I never pay more than $3 for VHS. Our family blew through probably 3-4 VHS from the late 80's until 2004 or so when we stopped using them extensively. Of course they are still in use though, I have plenty for spares! |
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Added pictures of my mitsubishi HS-430U to post #31 since there can be some confusion with the newer "HS-U430".
http://www.videokarma.org/showpost.p...9&postcount=31 Last edited by Ed in Tx; 09-07-2012 at 08:18 AM. |
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Is there any way for you to share this data? The issue I am looking into is how repair rates improve over time as products become mature and manufacturing improves. So I would love historical time series data for repair rates for VCRs.
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I would've figured on JC Penney ranking higher. I had a late 80's/early 90's model given to me right around Y2K and that thing was built like a Sherman tank. Heavy, hi-fi stereo, cable compatible and controls on the front of the unit if you did lose the remote. It went DOA one day for no reason and I foolishly tossed it. I'm now using an LG VCR/DVD combo that is obviously better than the Walmart stuff and it suits me for no more than I watch VHS anymore.
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