05-23-2023, 06:01 PM
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Hi,
one of my VCRs has this issue (see attachments).
I never saw this before in my (short analog) life.
It is obviously a hardware issue, but any idea if the head needs replacement? or could it be something else?
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06-05-2023, 05:14 AM
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Is this issue really unknown to other users around here ?
06-05-2023, 06:09 AM
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I need to know more details.
Start here: What tapes are being put in? Those work fine in other decks?
06-05-2023, 06:21 AM
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I have ruled out the possibility of a tape issue.
Tried several tapes. All these tapes work fine in other VCRs...
06-05-2023, 06:23 AM
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Then caps, heads.
This assume no transport issues. Did you open it, watch the tape ingest, wrap around, play?
06-05-2023, 06:59 AM
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>This assume no transport issues. Did you open it, watch the tape ingest, wrap around, play?
Yes, I opened and checked, I will give it another try and look closer, but I remember it even rewinded fine, which is why I ruled out transport and thought of head. I did not realize bad caps might give this, I expected bad caps to give some effect on color or at worst something glitchy, but not necessarily watchable like this (see attached)
On a side note, if this is French (PAL + SECAM compatible) model, and needs head replacement, can the head of a PAL only model be used? or does it have to be from another French device?
06-05-2023, 10:15 AM
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Have you tried connecting the VCR directly to a TV, Capture cards are not the right tool to troublshoot VCR problems.
https://www.youtube.com/@Capturing-Memories/videos
06-05-2023, 10:48 AM
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Quote:
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latreche34
Have you tried connecting the VCR directly to a TV, Capture cards are not the right tool to troublshoot VCR problems.
That is actually a good point, I haven't thought about it... the only problem is I do not have a TV... so gotta have to rely on capture cards...
I will open it up later tomorrow and update the thread.
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