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Chris F.
- Jan 1, 1970
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This '91 model TV/VCR combo is driving me up the wall. After replacing the
bad belts and idler tire, the unit appears to work nicely - then I notice a
thin line of distortion in the tape playback. It's just above the center of
the screen and runs all the way across - not snow, just distortion (almost
like pixellation). I've ruled out head alignment, dirty heads, backtension,
and tracking problems. At this point I suspect some capacitors are up in
ESR, which isn't good because I don't have an ESR meter. I'm willing to try
replacing a few caps at random, but there are too many to just guess on -
anybody know of any specific caps to try?
This thing is hardly worth repairing when you consider I'll only make
about $30 profit from it, if it will even sell. But at the same time I hate
to junk it because $30 is well, $30. That's how bad business is these days.
So bad I can't even justify buying an ESR meter, because it would literally
take months (if not years) to pay for itself.
Thanks for any advice.
bad belts and idler tire, the unit appears to work nicely - then I notice a
thin line of distortion in the tape playback. It's just above the center of
the screen and runs all the way across - not snow, just distortion (almost
like pixellation). I've ruled out head alignment, dirty heads, backtension,
and tracking problems. At this point I suspect some capacitors are up in
ESR, which isn't good because I don't have an ESR meter. I'm willing to try
replacing a few caps at random, but there are too many to just guess on -
anybody know of any specific caps to try?
This thing is hardly worth repairing when you consider I'll only make
about $30 profit from it, if it will even sell. But at the same time I hate
to junk it because $30 is well, $30. That's how bad business is these days.
So bad I can't even justify buying an ESR meter, because it would literally
take months (if not years) to pay for itself.
Thanks for any advice.