Re: Can anyone help with this repair? Thanks :)

From: Sam Goldwasser (sam_at_saul.cis.upenn.edu)
Date: 10/10/04 

Date: 09 Oct 2004 22:08:37 -0400

ljones <ljones@lineone.net> writes:

> NSM wrote:
> > "ljones" <ljones@lineone.net> wrote in message
> > news:ck9el5$gi2$1@sparta.btinternet.com...
> > |
> > | Hi,
> > |
> > | I have an old (I believe it was made around 1990/91ish) VCR. It's an
> > | SVHS model - a Sanyo VHR-S700E (Stereo, PAL; I'm in the UK). I'm trying
> > | to repair this vcr but I can't pinpoint exactly what the trouble is or
> > | where I should look.
> > ...
> > | First of all I thought that the second problem (regarding forward wind,
> > | etc) might have been the capstan and that it might have ceased up or
> > | needed oiling. I tried to do this with some sweing machine oil but it
> > | seems to have had no effect (though I did this with the capstan still in
> > | the machine).
> > ...
> > Sewing machine oil? Might as well shotgun it to death now.
> > N
> >
>
> I found a FAQ on the internet which mentioned doing this and not to
> use something like WD40. It suggested (from memory) using a thicker
> oil or lubricant, not WD40 but sewing machine oil or machine oil.
>
> I do notice that with the brake disengaged the capstan moves quite
> freely by hand - but how free is free? I don't know if it moves enough.
>
> ljones@lineone.net

If you tried lubricating it and nothing much changed, that wasn't the problem
(whether you made it better or worse doesn't matter for this conclusion!).

Since I believe you had multiple symptoms, if they all happened at the same
time one must search for a common problem. It could all be power supply
related.

If the machine was sitting around for a couple years and now has these
problems, then they might be unrelated.

First, do the cleaning and checking in the FAQ.

Check the power supply voltages at standstill and while it's trying to
move the tape.

Sorry, I don't recall the other specific problems.

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