Hitachi VCR Eats Tapes, another dirty Mode Switch

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  @thetechgenie7374 · 4 years ago

  It is a early Funai mechanism for sure. I worked on a few.

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• IS

  @IsopropylRecordings · 4 years ago

  Im going to try this on a player in the morning. Thnx for the tip 👌

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  @mmichaelnowell1512 · 6 months ago

  Funai!

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  @eradicator187 · 4 years ago

  Very helpful 👌  thank you

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• PE

  @Peter-b9z3v · 2 years ago

  Thank you for your great video. There are not thrift or Godwill strores in Argentina. You are lucky there. I am an old man and serviced many valvular and first transistors electronics in the 50´s. Cheers from Patagonia, Argentina.

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• MA

  @matthewbanda816 · 5 years ago

  Badass! I have a sylvania from around that era- bout to work on it tomorrow 😄😄😄

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• JU

  @junebug6435 · 1 year ago

  Just wanted to say thank you I picked up a similar player and was able to fix it in 5 min 🙏🏼 had to subscribe 😄💯

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  @coppcar · 1 year ago

  Thank you. Fixed a Sony SLV-N81 with your and other's videos. My mode switch was on the main board and the white part popped off without too much trouble There was a little silicone grease inside, which is likely used to prevent oxidation. I cleaned it out with a spray can of freon from the 1980's (sorry Mr. Ozone). I did not put grease back in. I put a little squirt of Cramolin B-5 (also from the 80's) on the contacts. Put things back together and accidentally touched the head while doing so. As I touched it, it abruptly moved, meaning it was stuck. I think that was the problem. Because the VCR is seldom used, the head will develop some "stiction" and the motor that drives it cannot overcome the stick and throws errors. If your VCR is seldom used, take the cover off and gently move the head to ensure it spins freely.

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  @gogereaver349 · 7 months ago

  gotta spend the other 2$ for a stereo one.

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• NA

  @nathanbialy1425 · 1 year ago

  Thank you for showing me how to get at the mode switch and clean it. Unfortunately, she still has an appetite for tape.

• SM

  @smilegatofeoxd911 · 1 month ago (edited)

  Hitachi this from 1999 "the vcr"

• VC

  @VCRGame88 · 2 years ago

  Good video, helped me a lot!

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