VCRs that will last forever

[waltchan]

Originally Posted by jfrog1983

I bet that "EEEE" problem was the glue problem those older Mitsu VCR's seem to have, shorting out the circuit board parts making the unit die.

Glad I don't have any early Mitsubishi VCRs. I just cannot recommend early Mitsubishi VCRs for the super long run.

Originally Posted by jfrog1983

I am gonna start messing with changing video head drums on my own, I have like 2 VCR's now that need a new upper cylinder, that video concepts (Mitsubishi HS-400UR or HS-410UR), and a Toshiba I found today.

Replacing the upper cylinder requires a little star screwdriver to remove the shaft in the video head drum. Sometimes, soldering is required to remove a circuit board on top of the upper cylinder. Not sure about Mitsubishi, but early Panasonic VCRs made before 1982 have the easiest video head to change, in my opinion.