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Forum: Video Hardware Repair 06-15-2021, 11:21 PM
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Posted By apfelmus
Sure, if someone near or in Stuttgart / Germany...

Sure, if someone near or in Stuttgart / Germany wants to drop by, he's welcome!

I thought there might be some ways like how electricians measured voltage by putting their fingers on the wire......
Forum: Video Hardware Repair 06-14-2021, 05:16 AM
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Posted By apfelmus
Thats what I did the other days. Attached some...

Thats what I did the other days. Attached some pics of both pads. Its felt, but with some black coating on top that gets off quite easily. I first thought it was dirt... These brake pads are not even...
Forum: Video Hardware Repair 06-12-2021, 02:35 AM
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Posted By apfelmus
In my post #14 I explained that these links do...

In my post #14 I explained that these links do not tell anything about the brake pads and their intended behaviour.

You say that the brakes must be off - but how do you know this applies for the...
Forum: Video Hardware Repair 06-11-2021, 03:48 AM
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Posted By apfelmus
Don't ask me... ;-) I have the information...

Don't ask me... ;-)

I have the information I mentioned in my other posts. Nothing specific about the brake pads and when they should be on and when not. If you have any document that may provide...
Forum: Video Hardware Repair 06-11-2021, 02:33 AM
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Views: 1,854
Posted By apfelmus
Yes, I noticed that, too. The pad is probably a...

Yes, I noticed that, too. The pad is probably a felt-like material, but there is a thin coating of a leathery plastic of some sort that actually makes contact with the reel (and who's debris you see...
Forum: Video Hardware Repair 06-10-2021, 03:03 PM
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Posted By apfelmus
With the cassette loaded, or unloaded? When...

With the cassette loaded, or unloaded? When unloaded, I can turn the capstan drive wheel in one or the other direction, but it will block after some turns. There seems to be some other action...
Forum: Video Hardware Repair 06-10-2021, 06:14 AM
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Views: 1,854
Posted By apfelmus
I checked the second machine, and the behaviour...

I checked the second machine, and the behaviour of the brake pad is identical.

Are you sure that is not normal? In the service manual I could not find a single word about these brake pads and how...
Forum: Video Hardware Repair 06-09-2021, 11:53 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,854
Posted By apfelmus
Thanks for the Info about the brake. I checked...

Thanks for the Info about the brake. I checked the mechanics - so far I can exclude a broken or disconnected link, but I will check if its identical in the other machine.

How do I make a "manual...
Forum: Video Hardware Repair 06-09-2021, 11:25 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,854
Posted By apfelmus
Hi all, today I checked the idler/clutch...

Hi all,

today I checked the idler/clutch assembly - it looks fine, and has good torque. See the pics, thats the one that has been swapped in the video I mentioned in my earlier posts. I put...
Forum: Video Hardware Repair 06-08-2021, 11:35 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,854
Posted By apfelmus
To some degree, yes. But if I do not have enough...

To some degree, yes. But if I do not have enough tension on the band after the capstan, i.e. the takeup reel has not enough couple and even stops, thats much more mechanic. Thats what I meant with...
Forum: Video Hardware Repair 06-08-2021, 12:51 PM
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Views: 1,854
Posted By apfelmus
Thanks for your reply. I have two issues: ...

Thanks for your reply. I have two issues:

(1) the electrical/electronical.
When repairing units from Tektronix or HP, more than once I encountered the line filter going up in smoke. Afterwards...
Forum: Video Hardware Repair 06-08-2021, 08:30 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,854
Posted By apfelmus
Two Panasonic NV-W1 AG-W1 with same problem?

Hi all,

I have two of these machines as my father in law is french and wanted to digitize its VHS (the small ones from his camcorder) that are recorded in Secam. The first one I bought worked...
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