| |
 |
|
|
Science Forum Index » Electronics - Repair Forum » Any Panasonic VCR Experts In Here?...
Page 2 of 2 Goto page Previous 1, 2
|
| Author |
Message |
| Arfa Daily... |
 Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 7:49 pm |
|
|
|
Guest
|
"Andy Cuffe" <acuffe at (no spam) gmail.com> wrote in message
news:fkt474dbfp0vvkc39k5csocmgi1i3rlvlf at (no spam) 4ax.com...
Quote: On Fri, 4 Jul 2008 11:41:30 -0700 (PDT), Ron <BigELilE05 at (no spam) msn.com
wrote:
On Jul 4, 12:35 pm, glenzabr at (no spam) nospam,xmission.com (GMAN) wrote:
I am sorry it didnt work out for you. Keep looking around at salvation
army or
thrift stores and you might find another one of those models. I see
panasonics
at the local Deseret Industries thrift stores all the time for $5.
That is my plan. Salvation Army, Goodwill, Craigslist, etc.
About the only thing that could have gone wrong is that one of the
hi-fi heads got damaged while you were swapping them. It's easy to
bump one of the heads and break it. Did you try cleaning the heads
after the swap? Did it at least fix the video problem?
There's a slight chance that you need to adjust the head switching
point. It was very critical on older hi-fi VCRs. Just removing and
replacing the same head drum can be enough to throw it off. I don't
know if newer Panasonics require an adjustment.
I've found that video heads will usually work fine if they physically
fit, and have the same number of heads.
In a few rare cases, heads from different manufacturers can even be
swapped. For example, in the 80's and early 90's Goldstar copied
Panasonic's head mounting and electrical connections exactly. I fixed
many Panasonics with heads salvaged from Goldstar VCRs. It worked out
well because Panasonic VCRs lasted a long time and often had worn out
heads. On the other hand, Goldstar VCRs usually broke long before the
heads had any wear on them.
Andy Cuffe
acuffe at (no spam) gmail.com
My feelings and experience too, Andy. I really can't figure what he did
wrong or what happened to bring the situation to the point of neither
machine working.
Arfa |
|
|
| Back to top |
|
| Ron... |
| Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 1:58 pm |
|
|
|
Guest
|
On Jul 7, 4:13 pm, Andy Cuffe <acu... at (no spam) gmail.com> wrote:
Quote: On Fri, 4 Jul 2008 11:41:30 -0700 (PDT), Ron <BigELil... at (no spam) msn.com
wrote:
On Jul 4, 12:35�pm, glenzabr at (no spam) nospam,xmission.com (GMAN) wrote:
I am sorry it didnt work out for you. Keep looking around at salvation army or
thrift stores and you might find another one of those models. I see panasonics
at the local Deseret Industries thrift stores all the time for $5.
That is my plan. Salvation Army, Goodwill, Craigslist, etc.
About the only thing that could have gone wrong is that one of the
hi-fi heads got damaged while you were swapping them. It's easy to
bump one of the heads and break it. Did you try cleaning the heads
after the swap? Did it at least fix the video problem?
Didn't bump the drum/head on anything. Had the VCR's sitting side-by-
side. 4 screws, doesn't get any easier. And the heads were cleaned
after the swap, before I even put a tape in.
The video problem still remains on the newer unit, plus it now has the
audio problem. The older unit has a fine picture, but it now has the
*same* audio problem. (very muddy and choppy while playing in HiFi.)
Quote: There's a slight chance that you need to adjust the head switching
point. It was very critical on older hi-fi VCRs. Just removing and
replacing the same head drum can be enough to throw it off. I don't
know if newer Panasonics require an adjustment.
Is that something I can do with no special eqt?
Quote:
I've found that video heads will usually work fine if they physically
fit, and have the same number of heads.
I don't see why it wouldn't work, then again, I'm not a VCR
repairman.
It's not a huge deal now, last Saturday I found a BRAND NEW Sony SLV-
N55 (a better VCR anyway) for $8.00 at a Salvation Army! But, it would
be nice if I could resolve the audio problem on the older Panasonic,
if possible. |
|
|
| Back to top |
|
| |
Page 2 of 2 Goto page Previous 1, 2
All times are GMT - 5 Hours
The time now is Tue Dec 02, 2008 2:46 am
|
|