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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 พ.ย. 2019
- I wanted to transfer a VHS tape to my PC, but when I put a Tape into my old VCR it spat the dummy and would not play or eject correctly. So I decided I had to fix it and made a video of a basic quick fix for the fault. Hope you enjoy.
absolutely perfect fix for me too.....thanks for sharing this....for us never say die, DIYers, these fixes are invaluable.
To keep the mode switch from oxidizing again, spread dielectric grease over the contacts. This should keep your VCR working for many more years.
It's the same exact machine as a jvc vcr these machines I haven't had any problems with besides the mode switch and the heads needing to be cleaned
Intersting video. I bought a LG GC990W for only $10 today, so can't complain too much i guess. This machine simply won't accept a tape..any tips please?
You can actually pop the mode switch apart to clean it. Just lightly pry up on the plastic rotator and you'll have access to the switch. It can pop back in place too.
The VCR King, You are correct. Pop the top off the mode select switch, use some toothpaste with a toothbrush to clean the contacts, clean away the toothpaste, and add some dielectric grease to protect the contacts. The contacts will stay clean for years this way.
@@ggsumner1947 I think that's a joke! XD You don't use toothpaste to clean mode switches. LOL!
@@TheVCRKing , Try it yourself and see the tarnish removed as it is a mild abrasive. Of course one needs to clean all traces of toothpaste before replacing the top. It worked for me, and my VCR has now worked for many years. LOL yorself!
@@ggsumner1947 h. B😢
11:55 perfect with the Beach Boys as celebration music! :D
Thanks for the useful video. I tried this out. I used wd-40 for the small wheel that required attention. My tapes are working. What method do you use to clean the heads?
Man, you rock!
great video man, but a have a question, how ca i put togetter the eject system manually
Sorry to be another tech support comment.. But I have one of these units and find it very handy to digitise video using the HDMI port to a game capture card. However, I am having problems with my back tension arm. When the tape gets near the end, the arm seems to slip, causing the picture to slip and lose audio. Any idea on where one might be able to adjust or if there's anything I might be able to try in order to fix it? I was thinking maybe replacing the spring (if i can find a match) might work. Subscribing to your channel now :)
How did you sort the dvd part as mine keeps opening by itself
Hello. Do you know whether the dvd drive has a laser for reading and a separate laser for writing/burning a disk?
I have my DVD drive dead for years now. Only the vhs part works fine. Is there any replacement for the DVD drive I can get, to fix it?
HI George, No I have had no luck finding any replacement units. Also replacing the Laser unit requires alignment tools too. If your machine has HDMI Output, get a HDMI to USB adapter and connect it to your PC, then use something like OBS Studio to capture your VHS tapes to your PC. Does a pretty good job and its free
ebay has some spares, easiest is probably to find a similar device on ebay with a bad VHS portion and grab the DVD drive from that.
Great video. I wonder how the vcr detects the k7 when you insert it. Is it mechanical or electronic sensor. And besides, I have an issue with the crank motor upper right corner : when vcr is turned on it goes turning and bumps skipping dents. Loud noise, and obviously the k7 does not load
The cradle that holds the VHS tape, as you start to push it in , it blocks the infrared LED b/t the Tape end sensors on each side of the eject assembly, thus starting the load motor. If that noise is from the DVD unit on the left it could need a new belt. If it is the Loading motor under the tape mechanism, then your VCR mech is out of alignment.
Thx Allan 🤗
The infrared LED is holding in the center blue plastic, right ?
The noise is from the loading motor, upper right under vcr tape. Its endless gear gets blocked because the white cranks are blocked, so the motor tries to force it and skips few crank teeth before stopping
I will try to clean the black sensor you showed, but I'm concerned there is other issue(s)
Maybe I'm lucky and the sensor is ok, but when the loading motor fails to initialized (can you elaborate on alignment comment?) then the firmware decides to disable any further loading. If I can solve the init phase, when the loading motor gear get stuck maybe the sensor will activate load...
The purpose of the motor on the right is to change mode (which includes accepting/ejecting the cassette). If that motor moves but nothing else moves, there must either be a mechanical error (maybe broken gears, or something is out of alignment), OR, something is wrong with the mode selector switch causing the motor to try to change mode beyond the first or last mode.
I would check all the gears carefully, make sure the cogs are all there. Make sure everything is lined up (check with service manual for the correct "default" alignment). Clean or check the mode selector switch.
Recently got my hands on one of these. Plugged it trough an HDMI to my new TV, put in a DVD, everything works just fine. Except theres no sound no matter what settings or which speaker I use. Any idea why?
No I have no real Ideas maybe Swap to another HDMI input on your TV, Check your Lead, but sorry Sir I do not know. .:(
nice video bro! i have the same video recorder. when i put a vhs tape in, i hear a high rare sound. i discover it comes from the ''audio head'' do you know how to fix that??
Hello, we have one of these and it has started ejecting the VHS on its own. Any idea what the issue could be?
Could be the Eject switch (if you push the front panel near the switch does it Eject then?) , Could be the Mode Switch needs a clean, But normally that would only happen if it was changing modes,
Hey, i got the same Player and it’s saying ERROR when i use vcr. I cant insert the VCR in, similar to when u tried to insert it in. NEED HELP!!!
"ERROR" has been displayed to me when the machine gets confused about what state it is in, i.e. mode selector switch is probably bad or dirty, or the VHS mechanism is not aligned properly with the switch (note that all the gears and everything in the VHS mechanism has to be aligned properly, the mode selector also has to be in a very specific position when you put it all together. The proper alignments are documented in the service manual.
My Combo machine went to a freeze on the "ON" postion when a VHS tape got stuck..After watching a You Tube on how to remove a stuck tape; and still it won't move from the frozen ON postion..I've pushed every button...nothing works..any suggestions??
I was going to say it could be a Capstan motor fault, but I assume it will accept the tape and eject it ok? Try cleaning the Mode switch as I did in this video. Also check for sticky stuff on the Video drum, ie the big silver thing. Maybe your tape is damaged and is causing the fault.
It's a bad capacitor(s) on the power supply. They may not always bulge so you'll need an ESR meter to find them.
Hello there. I have sony sl800me betamax. The image plays in black and white. Heads cleaned. the tape is clean. Black and white image on all tapes. I tried it on different tv, the links are correct i am novice. I wonder where is the problem.
Sounds like a region/format mismatch. Is your TV PAL or NTSC? What is region is your betamax?
How old is that player? Must be nearly 20 years old.
Who makes the VHS mechanism? LG? Or someone else?
Most likely LG, the same assembly is used in almost all LG DVD-combos as well as even some pure VHS players. But it is also used in devices sold under other brands.
You can even see the erase-head (green plastic thing to the far left), this is present on all units despite being used on some devices that does not support recording to VHS tapes. The connector to that head is just hanging, literally not hooked up to anything on the main board :)
There are tiny variations though, some have an auto-head-cleaner (basically just an additional plastic part), and for some reason some have different sizes on some of the gear. I'm also not sure if the same drum is used for PAL and NTSC devices or if they are different.
Hello sir my vcr player not working please guide me
LG combo Rc388 model Hanging problem....Not going beyond hello
If it is similar to the RC689, find a Capacitator in the Power supply board, C127 it is a 2200 uF/16V and you may see it has a swollen top. Replace that and see if it comes good. It is very common with a lot of these units. If you have a ESR meter, test it and others around it. Best of luck
@@vidcam ok
ok thanks for the info ill give it a ago
Use your VCR once a month. put in a tape, play it for 10 seconds, fast forward rewind, and stop it, and eject it. This problem won't occur.
I wish I could find you. I have about 6 of these units I need serviced and no one wants to touch them :(
Are you any where near Toowoomba Qld? What are they doing or should I say not doing? :)
@@vidcam Not near Toowoomba in NSW but I would be happy to send them via courier. I believe they just need a good service. They play, they stop and chew a random tape. I had someone clean the heads and then I had no image. And after watching countless DIY I found yours the easiest to understand but I am not going to attempt it :) Thank you for your reply
@@msfyn If someone cleaned the head and video is gone after that, that sounds like ruined video heads :( (unless they unplugged the cable to the drum and forgot to reconnect it).
Those LG players are a bit interesting because they are not so terrible to have any obvious design flaws, BUT they don't have the greatest quality either so they do break quite frequently and it's almost always a different problem :) They are also fairly easy to work, and they share a lot of parts with sibling models so spare parts are quite easy to find. If you have 6 broken machines you can probably get quite a few of them working well by just swapping parts :)
@@janjohansson2567 thank you for your reply. I realise they are not the best machine but at the time of purchase they were all I knew how to use to transfer the family videos. I'd love to at lest end of up with two reliable working models 🙄
@@msfyn I mean, they are decent machines for what they are, I doubt other brands are much better...
Hope you manage to get them fixed up. Worst case, if you're not able to find someone to repair them, and don't want to do it yourself, you should be able to buy a few new refurbished ones and sell the bad one for spares. (I've done the reverse myself :) )
It's not that old, and "VHS player" is a Gen Z neologism. Everyone older calls it a "VCR", because they actually remember using one to record TV programming, instead of just using it to play Disney movies.
Ok, boomer
@@drgrdrgrable Actually I'm a Xennial.
@@vwestlife Ok then, Xoomer
you probably dont care but if you're bored like me atm you can stream all of the latest series on Instaflixxer. Been streaming with my gf these days :)
@Zahir Parker Yea, have been using InstaFlixxer for months myself :D
Lg and this dvd/VHS recorder sucks, i had couple exactly like this, VHS side is shit, dvd side sucks also, this machine is already born dud