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Forum: Video Hardware Repair 05-15-2023, 11:48 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,283
Posted By MrPete
Sometimes, the easiest thing is to search online...

Sometimes, the easiest thing is to search online ;)
Not all are in stock, but finding specs wasn't difficult for the first few.


I don't have time at the moment to fill this in... but I think...
Forum: Video Hardware Repair 02-11-2023, 10:14 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 219
Posted By MrPete
AG-1980P/5710 owners: what caps in your head PCA c55, c58?

We've got an interesting curiosity going.

Two capacitors in these VCR's, popular here at DigitalFAQ, are rather unusual:

The documented parts don't exist, and Panasonic believes they never...
Forum: Tech Myths, Misinformation 01-23-2023, 09:49 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 725
Posted By MrPete
Note too: ChatGPT makes some truly AWFUL...

Note too: ChatGPT makes some truly AWFUL assumptions: the information in its corpus (textual data store) is true, authentic and complete.
Thus, it is incapable of humility.

It will literally...
Forum: Video Hardware Repair 12-20-2022, 05:37 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,283
Posted By MrPete
Capacitors, manuals for AG-1980P and AG-5710? [GUIDE]

Now it's my turn to contribute a little bit to this community.

I've got an AG-5710p. I have service manuals for both the 5710 and 1980.

I've done a BIG pile of research:

cap replacement...
Forum: Video Hardware Repair 12-06-2022, 03:49 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,122
Posted By MrPete
I've been bringing an HS-U60 back to life. Same...

I've been bringing an HS-U60 back to life. Same initial symptom.
MOST likely: belts that turned into mush! You can see one on the right side just opening the cover. Getting to the bigger one...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 11-29-2022, 11:11 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 542
Posted By MrPete
I can tell you this: that CPU is slow, in a very...

I can tell you this: that CPU is slow, in a very practical sense. At the CPU level:* it can compress/decompress a total of 25MB of data per second....
Forum: Video Hardware Repair 11-28-2022, 09:06 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 242
Posted By MrPete
FM Audio sub on Audio 2 PCB (AG-1980/5710) questions

I'm digging into my AG-5710 which mostly matches the AG-1980 except for a few key boards.

This pair is a match... and I have questions about the FM Audio sub-board on the Audio 2 board:



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Forum: Video Hardware Repair 11-17-2022, 01:28 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 596
Posted By MrPete
An update: "WD40" needs clarification, just as...

An update: "WD40" needs clarification, just as much as "3 in one" does. Can't assume a moisture-displacer or oil anymore! To make it even more confusing, way back in 1995, WD40 bought out 3-in-one.
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