Smoker special. How is it possible for the mode switch to be that filthy? What is it about the mode switch that builds up so much dirt? I know the tape assembly will inevitably build up dust and debris, always good to clean the video drum. It’ll need a really good clean for that smell to go away. A working VCR is still better than a broken one though. Great video!
The contacts are silver plated, which is prone to tarnishing. The tarnish is some silver oxide, but more silver sulphide. I guess there're some sulfuric vapors in the smoke, which accelerates the tarnishing process.
The other day Dave, you talked about printers and the one you have won't feed the paper correctly. It got me thinking of a friend who worked at Johns Hopkins university ib the maintenance Department. He mentioned to me once that when printers started to act up about feeding paper, he used some lemon oil on the rubber portions of the rollers to get them gripping again. It might have been orange oil though but anyhow I thought that I'd pass it on to you. I guess you could use the the rubber rejuvenator that you use on rubber rollers. It might help you with these pesky machines.
From July 14 2012-Dec 30 2013 i had a rebadged JVC Philips Magnavox 4 head mono vcr until it started showing wavy picture and tape eating problems in oct 2013. I saw a manufacure date saying July 1999.
In this case, part of that color probably comes from some cigarette tar (even the white flat flex of the head drum has a similar colored coating on it). But yes, when these soft polyurethane gears and arms turn brown, it indicates their aging. This one doesn't seem too bad, but the relationship between color and condition varies with different manufacturers and different batches. I've seen ones which looked like this and they were already very brittle, but also seen some which were dark orange, almost dark brown and they were still perfectly flexible.
Looks to me more like a Funai. Panasonic usually has part numbers starting with something like "VSQS" on many of the parts. And I don't see the "Matsushita triangle" logo anywhere. That mode switch is absolutely GROSS!!
The adjustment slots on top of the tape guides look very JVC-ish to me. But the the syscon is Panasonic. Philips had a history of collaborating with JVC, I also have a mono Philips VHS that is JVC inside, and a Philips CRT video monitor, also made by JVC (with Panasonic tube). I think this one will probably be JVC, too.
4:48 What's the matter? You DON'T want to be the 51st state? 😆
Smoker special. How is it possible for the mode switch to be that filthy? What is it about the mode switch that builds up so much dirt? I know the tape assembly will inevitably build up dust and debris, always good to clean the video drum. It’ll need a really good clean for that smell to go away. A working VCR is still better than a broken one though. Great video!
The contacts are silver plated, which is prone to tarnishing. The tarnish is some silver oxide, but more silver sulphide. I guess there're some sulfuric vapors in the smoke, which accelerates the tarnishing process.
You can't free d print the gears , but they're really noisy when they're in the machine.
That's not a mode switch, that's a gunk switch
Why the TAR only attacked Mode Switch? (If it is TAR)
The other day Dave, you talked about printers and the one you have won't feed the paper correctly. It got me thinking of a friend who worked at Johns Hopkins university ib the maintenance Department. He mentioned to me once that when printers started to act up about feeding paper, he used some lemon oil on the rubber portions of the rollers to get them gripping again. It might have been orange oil though but anyhow I thought that I'd pass it on to you. I guess you could use the the rubber rejuvenator that you use on rubber rollers. It might help you with these pesky machines.
If you want to convince someone not to smoke, have them fix something from a smoker's home.
Happy days bought another one back to life😊😊
Matsushita is national Panasonic by memory
From July 14 2012-Dec 30 2013 i had a rebadged JVC Philips Magnavox 4 head mono vcr until it started showing wavy picture and tape eating problems in oct 2013. I saw a manufacure date saying July 1999.
How on Earth do you remember something like this with day precision after 12+ years?!
@mrnmrn1 well I have autism and photographic memory and am good with remembering dates. I was 9-10 when I had that vcr which was the VRA451?
I tried finding it on ebay and ot turns out that was the model no. For it.
Your pendulum Will got that colour of death on it had the same problem with the boom boxes. They go that colour than explode
Probably
In this case, part of that color probably comes from some cigarette tar (even the white flat flex of the head drum has a similar colored coating on it). But yes, when these soft polyurethane gears and arms turn brown, it indicates their aging. This one doesn't seem too bad, but the relationship between color and condition varies with different manufacturers and different batches. I've seen ones which looked like this and they were already very brittle, but also seen some which were dark orange, almost dark brown and they were still perfectly flexible.
Dave you should fix your TV cause your videos just ain’t the same without it. It’s begging u to fix it.
Eventually I will either fix it or put another one I have in its place. It's hard to remove it from the wall as it's not the correct mounting bracket.
Looks to me more like a Funai. Panasonic usually has part numbers starting with something like "VSQS" on many of the parts. And I don't see the "Matsushita triangle" logo anywhere. That mode switch is absolutely GROSS!!
The adjustment slots on top of the tape guides look very JVC-ish to me. But the the syscon is Panasonic. Philips had a history of collaborating with JVC, I also have a mono Philips VHS that is JVC inside, and a Philips CRT video monitor, also made by JVC (with Panasonic tube). I think this one will probably be JVC, too.
holly smoke...that encoder is realy dirt
It jvc design
Panasonic G mechanism?