Hey Dave, just turn on the ACC on your Harley. Jokingly I have told some folks that my UltraClassic has factory AIR. I point to the ACC switch ( which activates the spotlights in the fairing ) and tell them that when the HOG goes over 20 MPH that the cooling compressor kicks in. It has been getting to 40 C ( 104 Fahrenheit ) here in Houston. Back in June 2006, I rode my Ultra to Phoenix to go to the Arizona HOG rally. Talk about riding in a BLAST FURNACE . The road asphalt must have been over 120 degrees. 49 ' C... I learned the value of having frozen bottles of water at the start of a road trip. Deep fried to a crackly crunch in one afternoon. Glad to be alive. Be safe Amigo.
The mode switch breaking after cleaning reminded me of back when I was in the consumer/commercial repair industry back in the mid '80's. Occasionally the company I worked for would take in warranty jobs for 1960's vintage TV combo sets that had 30 year extended-warranty packages in place and one time I was cleaning the screen color-drive pots of one with modern (for the mid-80's) spray cleaner and the spray came out extremely freezing cold and the plastic shafts of the drive pots shattered from the freezing cold temp of the spray. After that I would only use WD-40 for cleaning ancient pots like those in that set. Thanks for sharing, Dave 🙂
I was given an Emerson VCR/TV combo like this one back in late 2009. At the time I had an Orion TV that was roughly the same size but this was an upgrade cuz it had a VCR in it. Granted I already owned a Magnavox VCR/DVD recorder at the time (still have it, only the DVD recorder works which is why I refuse to get rid of it) but still it was nice to have a spare! To no surprise it ate tapes sometimes but only lightly (luckily I never put in my most sentimental tapes in it which was a wise choice). Then the TV quit working altogether a few years afterwards. Shame cuz it had an amazing picture, great for playing PS2 games on! Oh well, at least I still have the memories, that's all that matters!😁📼👌
These were really popular at trade shows where demo videos could be left on auto repeat all day. Local video store used one to show a loop of the new releases. Used to fix it for them when it broke as is was running from 9am to 11pm 7 days a week.
I have found that Florescent light will affect those sensors. but Wow Dave I for one thought all of those kind of units are gone. Great job done my friend. Stay cool in this heat - speaking of which good thing you're not in Kamloops as it's supposed to get up to 36 or as high as 38 by this Thursday.
Hi. I know this is a lot to ask for, especially when you won't get anything out of this. I've watched you actively for a couple years now, and I've had this idea in my head for a while; I think you should make a (very) "deep dive" style video about some devices. In these videos you wold go through every small detail of the device in question, explaining how everything works, something like "So the sighnal comes over here, then trough X because of Z, hence the Y." I believe you should make these videos specifically about older electronics, like CRTs, old cameras and VCRs, because information about these old technologies can be hard to find. Yes I know that there are thousand of thousands of schematics, magazines, books and even YT videos like yours all over the internet about the subject, but you making even one of these super informative and edjucative videos would make it so much easier for everyone, and even future generations to come to understand these devices on a deeper level. You clearly make all your videos for educative and entertainment purposes, so I think that a video like this would fit your style well. I do fully understand that making a video like the one I'm talking about would be very time- and effort-consuming, but it would be extremely helpful. It is also very possible that I am just simply too dumb to piece these things together on my own(which I've tried to do for these couple of years, and admitedly I've learned a ton, but I cannot understand or know anything anywhere near as well as you do.) and nobody else might have this problem, in which case I'm sorry for wasting your time by making you read this comment. I personally would love to see a video like this specifically about a CRT television. I truly, truly respect you from the bottom of my heart for making these videos at all. Every single one of them is very entertaining, and even more edjucative, and you clearly have an unbelievable amount of information in your head, which you are sharing with us all completely free of cost. Also, I'm Finnish so apologies if the text is hard to read and "stiff", and for any grammatical mistakes. Thank you for even vaguely considering.
I tried that approach years ago on patreon and there wasn't enough interest for me to continue. It has to make financial sense to do it. If there is no money in it then there is no incentive to do it. For much of this stuff I have completely forgotten the theory on what signal does what. Remember it has been over 20 years since i worked in the business. I put up the Sony betamax training seminar i recorded in 1985. The percentage that actually watch it through would surprise you. Duration is over 2 hours average watch time 4 minutes. I try to keep my videos under 30 min because I know everyone has a short attention span. Average watch is 7 or 8. People ask why my opening logo is 30 seconds well that is because the first 30 seconds don't count. So I do the opening to try to keep people watching for the start of the video. With what i earn from RUclips it is barely enough to keep me interested.
I picked one just like this up off the curb a couple years ago and thanks to you I now know exactly how to fix it! I also am a fan of long videos i watch beginning to end. ❤
@@12voltvids mine does the exact same thing with the vcr. About a year ago i cleaned the mode switch and it worked a few times and did the exact same thing
Central Europe has the issue right now that the waters around us are extremely warm. 1.5 Kelvin higher than usual. Doesn't sound like much but let me tell ya, it's like on the Philippines here now. We now have around 30°C but with extremely high humidity. 18°C dew point right now. Dry 30°C feel like 22°C with 20°C des point. It's incredible how the air can feel different with the humidity.
I had a couple of these combo units, I still have a Sony same size, worked the last time I tried it, vcr was fine, just a tv color issue. I touched up the rgb transistors on the crt neck and problem solved. I still have vhs tapes so I’m not getting rid of it, it gets a nice picture.
These CRT TV combos sold in large quantities by the supermarkets back in the early 90's I have repaired a number of them mostly with connection issues or just dead due to cheap capacitors, they give a good performance when fixed.
I like them as a quick and dirty way to watch an old VHS tape without having to haul out an old VCR and connect it to the TV. Small enough to just throw in a closet till needed. Just plug in and throw in a tape and the picture quality is about as good as you will get from VHS. I actually plan to get the 27" set I have that has the VHS and DVD built in running. They are a rarity these days. Coolest TV I saw at a customers house recently however was the Sony LCD. I believe it was either a 48 or 52" so quite large but it had a built in Bluray player in the side. Now that is something I would own just for the convience of being able to play a disk without having to find a player. I do have a Sony BD player in my system, and I haven't played a disk on it is a while however I do use it to get netflix. I would say that 90% of its life has just been for Netflix and it works flawless for that, and has a better picture than my cable box did when netflix worked on it. I believe my cable box only streamed netflix at 720p and this bluray 1080p as it looks superrior.
[This is a joke, but there probably is some truth in it:] The plastic of the mode switch broke due to microfractures caused by stress. Cause of stress: Using the scan reverse repeatedly when watching "non family friendly content." If you had the remote, you would probably notice the wear on the REW button. Great job, thanks!
Hi, thanx for mention Oscar Peterson! Wonderful jazz pianoplayer! Never heard of him until your video. As good as Jimmy Smith, the Hammondorgan player!
@@henryboudewijns4750 Here is the thing about the jazz greats. They knew how good they were and they also knew that because of improvisation in live performences that no 2 would be performed the same way. So many paid to have their work recorded as did their record companies as there was always that live record or video they would release. For that fans are most greatfull because we have three master performences that will live on forever for future generations to enjoy. I still enjoy the big band era from the 40s that my dad listened to. Miller, dorcy, James, Basie, Goodman.
Hi. I replaced my 2009 toshiba funai SD-V296 Vcr dvd combo with a 2008 one off of ebay back in Nov-Dec last year and the vcr does work but when it warms up the gear for the right reel the take up reel sticks and the tape comes out and it shuts off and sometimes doesn't even reel the tape back in from the 2 guides. It could be the mode swith or the gears need lubrication to prevent it from seizing up? It does play ok when cooled down.
You may notice that when the VCR rewinds the tape, it is noisy. To eliminate that, put some oil or grease on the idler gear posts and it should quiet it.
@@12voltvids That can be the cause and sometimes it is, but on these, if you were to use a different tape, it would most likely still be noisy. This is actually a common issue with these Funai made VCRs and I've worked on a ton of them. All you have to do is put a drop of oil on the idler gear bearings and it should quiet the VCR down.
The name Funai remembers me of the period Philips used this VHS drive in their models around 2005 in the Netherlands. It was the cheap crap substitute for the VHS turbodrive mechanism which was much better. @@TheVCRKing
That's because it wasn't a Canadian model. Quebec language laws state that anything sold in Canada has to have french. That's one of the reasons we pay more for things. Some companies like stoufers (nestle) have pulled their frozen foods from Canadian stores because they don't want the added expense of printing dual language packaging. At least that's what my son tells me and he works in the grocery business. They might not publically print that but insiders have a different story. Many out here in the west every time Quebec wants to seperate and become a sovereign Nation tell them to go for it but cut all ties including federal transfer payments.
If I did I wouldn't show it because it would bring out the know it all's and safety trolls. I opened a set that someone before me had cut the plastic and I had to deal with hundreds of comments all telling me the same thing like i was the one that cut an access hole.
I did that once to my kids when they were young teenagers and they told their school counculer how it gave them nightmares. For years they never trusted me and wouldn't watch any home videos. Of course we laughed our ass odd their reaction and then some helicopter school councilor said that was child abuse. Give me a break. Kids these days would not have surrived the 60 and 70s. That was all part of growing up. Sneak up behind someone and bust a paper bag and watch them jump out of their skin and then get a good laugh.
This is off topic but since you brought it up in the video I have to ask a question about your Harley. Do you have straight pipes installed or do you have factory mufflers on it? Most riders say they need straight pipes so to be as loud as possible to warn automobile drivers they are nearby and look out for them. BS. Also, do you have to rev the engine whenever you come to a stop sign and pull in the clutch? Another reason to make a lot of noise. I rode Goldwings for many years and never had to rev the engine when pulling up to a stop sign.
I have factory mufflers. One broke once. Heading to the shop to get it looked at got 176 ticket for noise. Shop needed to order parts so I ride home and passed same cop who wrote me a second ticket. To I took a day off work to fight tickets as I had paperwork to show I had been to shop and they needed to order a clamp. Judge dismissed the second but not the first. So i lost a days wages and still ended up with a 176 noise ticket. No I don't have to rev engine at lights except right now because something is broken and it stalls when I let off throttle. Off to the shop i go. Likely throttle position sensor (fuel injected engine)
@12voltvids I work on vintage arcade monitors and have run into an issue twice. The monitor will run fine except randomly I'll hear a small "pop" and the picture dies for a spilt second and come back. I can't tell if the CRT has a short, if the DAG wire sparks, or if it's coming from somewhere else (flyback). I've turn off the lights and try to see a spark but nothing. Anywhere else this can typically happen?
I bet the video heads are near perfect, it produces a smashing picture :-D Never seen a mode switch that bad. It could of been a bedroom t.v. The fish are long lasting Ha Ha 😀
Could you help walk me through something i’m new to this i have a Phillips Magnavox TV/VCR combo and the tape is stuck and tv turns off a few seconds after turning on.
@@12voltvids thanks, what would be the best video of yours that is the most similar to my problem? The VHS is trying to eject but can’t and then just shuts off assuming it’s some sort of safety feature that triggers a shutoff so it doesn’t ruin the vhs or something.
Mine turns off when a tape is inserted , it makes loading sounds and then a loud main motor whine then turns off. Whats the cause of this issue? Th tv is a ewc 1303 with the EJECT T error
I put it up for 100 and had about a dozen inquires within an hour. It was sold and paid for before the video when went live and the video has made about 70 so far on top of that.
@@12voltvids I have two little Emersons like this, and I can't get any channels on them since I cancelled my cable. The VCRs went out a long time ago. I play DVDs on them from newer machines. I enjoyed your video. It's a pity the US government sends everybody to college and doesn't encourage any neighborhood repair shop careers.
@@hermanhale9258 what would that do? Seriously when it is cheaper to replace than repair who is going to spend money on repairing something. People have the misconception that the old stuff was better. 40 years ago people had that same misconception of stuff buykt 40 years earlier. New equipment is better in more ways than i have the time to explain. The only reason for keeping old equipment running is for old formats that new equipment is no longer made. If they still made new vcrs for example they why would you even consider fixing an old one.
I have a Symphonic SSC139 TV/VCR that seems to be identical to that Emerson, including the exact same menu that comes up when you turn it on after it's been unplugged, and that menu is wicked annoying. I hate TVs that have no function to directly select any channel you want, and I hate any device that forces a settings menu on you whenever they're turned on after being unplugged. The other day I just wanted to connect an Atari 2600 to do some quick troubleshooting (i.e., to make sure an issue the Atari was having wasn't related to the TV I normally use it with), and I had to dick around with that ridiculous menu which doesn't even have dedicated/labeled buttons for navigating it, and then after it did its lengthy channel search, I couldn't get to channel 3 because I didn't have the Atari connected to it and turned on while it did its search, so it defaulted to channel 2 and you couldn't change it to any other channel (maybe you could with the remote control, which I don't have). So I had to do that lengthy channel search again with the Atari connected and powered on. With a TV that wasn't designed by buffoons, that bit of troubleshooting should have taken 10 seconds, not 10 minutes.
If you don't auto search it defaults to all channels. At least this one did. I'm sure the new owner is very happy with it. I sold that set about the same time that the video dropped. Put it on Facebook and had 10 people buf againse each other within minutes. Got a bunch of low-ball offers and a decent one so he ended up with it. Ended up being a guy I went to high school with. Picked it up for his neice whom was getting into VHS and old games so for her perfect. A great way to watch old tapes.
@@12voltvids Thanks, that's good to know. I still much prefer TVs that allow you to directly input any channel you want rather than only having channel up/down buttons. I have a Sears 19" TV made in 1988 (manufactured by Goldstar, later known as LG) that has a keypad on it with all the numbers (0-9), channel up/down buttons, volume up/down buttons, recall, and power on/off, so it's fully functional even without the remote control (it also has pots and buttons for other things such as tint, color, brightness, contrast, sharpness, etc., behind a door below the picture tube), which is good because its original remote disappeared in 1989, several months after we got the TV in late 1988, never to be seen again. The working theory is that my older sister's mutt ate it, just like he ate Dad's new fishing pole.
@@MaximRecoil I have 2 Sony's. Kv1365 and 1965 that have direct channel but useless now because no broadcast anyway. If using rf it's only 3 or 4 generally.
@@RetrofIex i have one from 2006, end of the line. Used it for several years as a camera monitor. Still going strong but i did manage to nicely burn the tube with the static image. It's up high on the wall in the shop.
Hey Dave, just turn on the ACC on your Harley. Jokingly I have told some folks that my UltraClassic has factory AIR. I point to the ACC switch ( which activates the spotlights in the fairing ) and tell them that when the HOG goes over 20 MPH that the cooling compressor kicks in. It has been getting to 40 C ( 104 Fahrenheit ) here in Houston. Back in June 2006, I rode my Ultra to Phoenix to go to the Arizona HOG rally. Talk about riding in a BLAST FURNACE . The road asphalt must have been over 120 degrees. 49 ' C... I learned the value of having frozen bottles of water at the start of a road trip. Deep fried to a crackly crunch in one afternoon. Glad to be alive. Be safe Amigo.
The mode switch breaking after cleaning reminded me of back when I was in the consumer/commercial repair industry back in the mid '80's. Occasionally the company I worked for would take in warranty jobs for 1960's vintage TV combo sets that had 30 year extended-warranty packages in place and one time I was cleaning the screen color-drive pots of one with modern (for the mid-80's) spray cleaner and the spray came out extremely freezing cold and the plastic shafts of the drive pots shattered from the freezing cold temp of the spray. After that I would only use WD-40 for cleaning ancient pots like those in that set.
Thanks for sharing, Dave 🙂
Very good work on this repair. I got a Sylvania SSC191 19-inch unit with Hi-Fi stereo on it. Rather rare.
I was given an Emerson VCR/TV combo like this one back in late 2009. At the time I had an Orion TV that was roughly the same size but this was an upgrade cuz it had a VCR in it. Granted I already owned a Magnavox VCR/DVD recorder at the time (still have it, only the DVD recorder works which is why I refuse to get rid of it) but still it was nice to have a spare! To no surprise it ate tapes sometimes but only lightly (luckily I never put in my most sentimental tapes in it which was a wise choice). Then the TV quit working altogether a few years afterwards. Shame cuz it had an amazing picture, great for playing PS2 games on! Oh well, at least I still have the memories, that's all that matters!😁📼👌
These were really popular at trade shows where demo videos could be left on auto repeat all day. Local video store used one to show a loop of the new releases. Used to fix it for them when it broke as is was running from 9am to 11pm 7 days a week.
Orion made a lot of these combos for other companies and so did Funai.
@@connorm955I prefer Orion tbh.
@@qwertykeyboard5901Why's that? Curious.
@@connorm955 I don't like Funai, their stuff is below average, even by late 2000's standards.
I have found that Florescent light will affect those sensors. but Wow Dave I for one thought all of those kind of units are gone. Great job done my friend. Stay cool in this heat - speaking of which good thing you're not in Kamloops as it's supposed to get up to 36 or as high as 38 by this Thursday.
Took the Harley our yesterday. It was not enjoyable even on the freeway. To bloody hot. I always wear a jacket and that makes it even worse.
Hi. I know this is a lot to ask for, especially when you won't get anything out of this.
I've watched you actively for a couple years now, and I've had this idea in my head for a while; I think you should make a (very) "deep dive" style video about some devices. In these videos you wold go through every small detail of the device in question, explaining how everything works, something like "So the sighnal comes over here, then trough X because of Z, hence the Y." I believe you should make these videos specifically about older electronics, like CRTs, old cameras and VCRs, because information about these old technologies can be hard to find. Yes I know that there are thousand of thousands of schematics, magazines, books and even YT videos like yours all over the internet about the subject, but you making even one of these super informative and edjucative videos would make it so much easier for everyone, and even future generations to come to understand these devices on a deeper level. You clearly make all your videos for educative and entertainment purposes, so I think that a video like this would fit your style well. I do fully understand that making a video like the one I'm talking about would be very time- and effort-consuming, but it would be extremely helpful. It is also very possible that I am just simply too dumb to piece these things together on my own(which I've tried to do for these couple of years, and admitedly I've learned a ton, but I cannot understand or know anything anywhere near as well as you do.) and nobody else might have this problem, in which case I'm sorry for wasting your time by making you read this comment. I personally would love to see a video like this specifically about a CRT television. I truly, truly respect you from the bottom of my heart for making these videos at all. Every single one of them is very entertaining, and even more edjucative, and you clearly have an unbelievable amount of information in your head, which you are sharing with us all completely free of cost. Also, I'm Finnish so apologies if the text is hard to read and "stiff", and for any grammatical mistakes. Thank you for even vaguely considering.
I tried that approach years ago on patreon and there wasn't enough interest for me to continue. It has to make financial sense to do it. If there is no money in it then there is no incentive to do it. For much of this stuff I have completely forgotten the theory on what signal does what. Remember it has been over 20 years since i worked in the business. I put up the Sony betamax training seminar i recorded in 1985. The percentage that actually watch it through would surprise you. Duration is over 2 hours average watch time 4 minutes. I try to keep my videos under 30 min because I know everyone has a short attention span. Average watch is 7 or 8. People ask why my opening logo is 30 seconds well that is because the first 30 seconds don't count. So I do the opening to try to keep people watching for the start of the video. With what i earn from RUclips it is barely enough to keep me interested.
I picked one just like this up off the curb a couple years ago and thanks to you I now know exactly how to fix it! I also am a fan of long videos i watch beginning to end. ❤
I put this one up for sale and it went within an hour
@@12voltvids mine does the exact same thing with the vcr. About a year ago i cleaned the mode switch and it worked a few times and did the exact same thing
@@chrissanders2562 that's why i reinforced it.
I love the surprise Kitty shot. My dog loved it too!
🐈
That bring it back memories fixing a real TV great thank you
Central Europe has the issue right now that the waters around us are extremely warm. 1.5 Kelvin higher than usual. Doesn't sound like much but let me tell ya, it's like on the Philippines here now. We now have around 30°C but with extremely high humidity. 18°C dew point right now. Dry 30°C feel like 22°C with 20°C des point. It's incredible how the air can feel different with the humidity.
I had a couple of these combo units, I still have a Sony same size, worked the last time I tried it, vcr was fine, just a tv color issue. I touched up the rgb transistors on the crt neck and problem solved. I still have vhs tapes so I’m not getting rid of it, it gets a nice picture.
The photodiodes in VCRs do operate with ordinary light, I have taken some out before and used them to actuate small motors.
Clear ones yes the black varieties only pass a narrow ir band. If i were to turn on night shot they would look clear imuninates with ir light.
These CRT TV combos sold in large quantities by the supermarkets back in the early 90's I have repaired a number of them mostly with connection issues or just dead due to cheap capacitors, they give a good performance when fixed.
I like them as a quick and dirty way to watch an old VHS tape without having to haul out an old VCR and connect it to the TV. Small enough to just throw in a closet till needed. Just plug in and throw in a tape and the picture quality is about as good as you will get from VHS.
I actually plan to get the 27" set I have that has the VHS and DVD built in running. They are a rarity these days. Coolest TV I saw at a customers house recently however was the Sony LCD. I believe it was either a 48 or 52" so quite large but it had a built in Bluray player in the side. Now that is something I would own just for the convience of being able to play a disk without having to find a player. I do have a Sony BD player in my system, and I haven't played a disk on it is a while however I do use it to get netflix. I would say that 90% of its life has just been for Netflix and it works flawless for that, and has a better picture than my cable box did when netflix worked on it. I believe my cable box only streamed netflix at 720p and this bluray 1080p as it looks superrior.
Nice one, we had one of these little combo sets but my sister threw it away before I got a chance to save it.
when it's free we are happier
Great Fix !
Excellent. 👍
[This is a joke, but there probably is some truth in it:] The plastic of the mode switch broke due to microfractures caused by stress. Cause of stress: Using the scan reverse repeatedly when watching "non family friendly content." If you had the remote, you would probably notice the wear on the REW button. Great job, thanks!
Hi, thanx for mention Oscar Peterson! Wonderful jazz pianoplayer! Never heard of him until your video. As good as Jimmy Smith, the Hammondorgan player!
Joey defancesco was a fastastic Hammond b3 player and he could play the organ and trumpet at the same time!
I'm going to look that up! Just saw that Lonnie Smith passed away in 2021. He was also a good Hammond b3 player. @@12voltvids
@@henryboudewijns4750 Joey also passed last year and he wasn't old.
Yes, I saw that too. Luckily we still have the recordings. @@12voltvids
@@henryboudewijns4750
Here is the thing about the jazz greats. They knew how good they were and they also knew that because of improvisation in live performences that no 2 would be performed the same way. So many paid to have their work recorded as did their record companies as there was always that live record or video they would release. For that fans are most greatfull because we have three master performences that will live on forever for future generations to enjoy. I still enjoy the big band era from the 40s that my dad listened to. Miller, dorcy, James, Basie, Goodman.
Hi. I replaced my 2009 toshiba funai SD-V296 Vcr dvd combo with a 2008 one off of ebay back in Nov-Dec last year and the vcr does work but when it warms up the gear for the right reel the take up reel sticks and the tape comes out and it shuts off and sometimes doesn't even reel the tape back in from the 2 guides. It could be the mode swith or the gears need lubrication to prevent it from seizing up? It does play ok when cooled down.
You may notice that when the VCR rewinds the tape, it is noisy. To eliminate that, put some oil or grease on the idler gear posts and it should quiet it.
It's the tape
@@12voltvids That can be the cause and sometimes it is, but on these, if you were to use a different tape, it would most likely still be noisy. This is actually a common issue with these Funai made VCRs and I've worked on a ton of them. All you have to do is put a drop of oil on the idler gear bearings and it should quiet the VCR down.
@@TheVCRKing this tape is noisy however. No big deal. The VCR likely won't be used much.
@@12voltvids Fair enough. Another great job though!
The name Funai remembers me of the period Philips used this VHS drive in their models around 2005 in the Netherlands. It was the cheap crap substitute for the VHS turbodrive mechanism which was much better. @@TheVCRKing
I think Funai still makes Emerson TVs today
My emerson tv vcr with the strangely broken head drum on the vcr does not have French language as it is an EWC1303 Manufactured Sept 2003.
That's because it wasn't a Canadian model. Quebec language laws state that anything sold in Canada has to have french. That's one of the reasons we pay more for things. Some companies like stoufers (nestle) have pulled their frozen foods from Canadian stores because they don't want the added expense of printing dual language packaging. At least that's what my son tells me and he works in the grocery business. They might not publically print that but insiders have a different story.
Many out here in the west every time Quebec wants to seperate and become a sovereign Nation tell them to go for it but cut all ties including federal transfer payments.
Yes you can get picture tubes still but it's expensive but you have the will power you can make your own picture tube like I've done
Sure
I have to confess sometimes I cut away some of the plastic underneath to get to the component leg to solder
If I did I wouldn't show it because it would bring out the know it all's and safety trolls. I opened a set that someone before me had cut the plastic and I had to deal with hundreds of comments all telling me the same thing like i was the one that cut an access hole.
30:42 wooo~! jumpscares!
I did that once to my kids when they were young teenagers and they told their school counculer how it gave them nightmares. For years they never trusted me and wouldn't watch any home videos.
Of course we laughed our ass odd their reaction and then some helicopter school councilor said that was child abuse. Give me a break. Kids these days would not have surrived the 60 and 70s. That was all part of growing up. Sneak up behind someone and bust a paper bag and watch them jump out of their skin and then get a good laugh.
This is off topic but since you brought it up in the video I have to ask a question about your Harley. Do you have straight pipes installed or do you have factory mufflers on it? Most riders say they need straight pipes so to be as loud as possible to warn automobile drivers they are nearby and look out for them. BS. Also, do you have to rev the engine whenever you come to a stop sign and pull in the clutch? Another reason to make a lot of noise. I rode Goldwings for many years and never had to rev the engine when pulling up to a stop sign.
I have factory mufflers. One broke once. Heading to the shop to get it looked at got 176 ticket for noise. Shop needed to order parts so I ride home and passed same cop who wrote me a second ticket. To I took a day off work to fight tickets as I had paperwork to show I had been to shop and they needed to order a clamp. Judge dismissed the second but not the first. So i lost a days wages and still ended up with a 176 noise ticket.
No I don't have to rev engine at lights except right now because something is broken and it stalls when I let off throttle. Off to the shop i go. Likely throttle position sensor (fuel injected engine)
@12voltvids I work on vintage arcade monitors and have run into an issue twice. The monitor will run fine except randomly I'll hear a small "pop" and the picture dies for a spilt second and come back. I can't tell if the CRT has a short, if the DAG wire sparks, or if it's coming from somewhere else (flyback). I've turn off the lights and try to see a spark but nothing. Anywhere else this can typically happen?
Most likely the CRT. Could be a spark gap on the driver board if it has one.
Phantom kitty @30:44
I bet the video heads are near perfect, it produces a smashing picture :-D
Never seen a mode switch that bad.
It could of been a bedroom t.v.
The fish are long lasting Ha Ha 😀
Put it up for sale and it went right away. Free money.
@@12voltvids Amazing, a BPC set actually sold quickly! Nice going giving these sets another chance at life.
@@versedbridge4007 Retro gamer wanted it.
That cut at 30:43. 😹
8:29 Damn it, I can't find the CRT >:(
Could you help walk me through something i’m new to this i have a Phillips Magnavox TV/VCR combo and the tape is stuck and tv turns off a few seconds after turning on.
Could be a slipping belt or a dirty mode switch.
@@12voltvids thanks, what would be the best video of yours that is the most similar to my problem? The VHS is trying to eject but can’t and then just shuts off assuming it’s some sort of safety feature that triggers a shutoff so it doesn’t ruin the vhs or something.
@@AstralAlien probably a belt or mode switch
That’s how it felt here in Texas today it was 115 feel like temperature like a dam sauna
You can have it.
It’s been pretty bad here in Texas the rivers are completely drying up and if we don’t get any rain 🌧️ soon we are going to be in some big trouble
30:44 Surprise cat moment! An editing mistake or intentional?
What do you think?
Mistake?@@12voltvids
That jumpscared me a bit!
@@austinthevhsvideogamelover5265 what the 🐈
Mine turns off when a tape is inserted , it makes loading sounds and then a loud main motor whine then turns off. Whats the cause of this issue? Th tv is a ewc 1303 with the EJECT T error
Mode switch and or load belt
@@12voltvidsthanks for the answer
I just wanted to get the tv out and ready on the car trunk to watch christmas tapes on the holidays 😊
@@huhnx5 little early for that isn't it?
@@12voltvidsi have a tendency to plan ahead far from a event 😂
@@12voltvidsold update: it now doesnt take in tapes at all, it just stays on the tray with the whirring motor sound and then turns off (EJECT C)
You surprised me when you said you can sell it for $100. I thought you would have to pay someone to take it to the trash.
I put it up for 100 and had about a dozen inquires within an hour. It was sold and paid for before the video when went live and the video has made about 70 so far on top of that.
Maybe it's just me, but please add a high pass filter to your video. Caught some whine in the ear 😂
How Did You Get Analog Channels On This TV?
I have my own in house analog cable headend. 8 channels currently.
@@12voltvids I have two little Emersons like this, and I can't get any channels on them since I cancelled my cable. The VCRs went out a long time ago. I play DVDs on them from newer machines. I enjoyed your video. It's a pity the US government sends everybody to college and doesn't encourage any neighborhood repair shop careers.
@@hermanhale9258 that's because there is no money in this anymore. I'd there was the corner shops would still be there.
@@12voltvids Well, if I could vote on it, I would vote for our tax money to go to repair shops. :)
@@hermanhale9258 what would that do? Seriously when it is cheaper to replace than repair who is going to spend money on repairing something. People have the misconception that the old stuff was better. 40 years ago people had that same misconception of stuff buykt 40 years earlier. New equipment is better in more ways than i have the time to explain. The only reason for keeping old equipment running is for old formats that new equipment is no longer made. If they still made new vcrs for example they why would you even consider fixing an old one.
yeah emerson power suppy
Sold this one for 100 within 1 hour. I think i got burned could have gotten more?
I have a Symphonic SSC139 TV/VCR that seems to be identical to that Emerson, including the exact same menu that comes up when you turn it on after it's been unplugged, and that menu is wicked annoying. I hate TVs that have no function to directly select any channel you want, and I hate any device that forces a settings menu on you whenever they're turned on after being unplugged.
The other day I just wanted to connect an Atari 2600 to do some quick troubleshooting (i.e., to make sure an issue the Atari was having wasn't related to the TV I normally use it with), and I had to dick around with that ridiculous menu which doesn't even have dedicated/labeled buttons for navigating it, and then after it did its lengthy channel search, I couldn't get to channel 3 because I didn't have the Atari connected to it and turned on while it did its search, so it defaulted to channel 2 and you couldn't change it to any other channel (maybe you could with the remote control, which I don't have). So I had to do that lengthy channel search again with the Atari connected and powered on. With a TV that wasn't designed by buffoons, that bit of troubleshooting should have taken 10 seconds, not 10 minutes.
If you don't auto search it defaults to all channels. At least this one did. I'm sure the new owner is very happy with it. I sold that set about the same time that the video dropped. Put it on Facebook and had 10 people buf againse each other within minutes. Got a bunch of low-ball offers and a decent one so he ended up with it. Ended up being a guy I went to high school with. Picked it up for his neice whom was getting into VHS and old games so for her perfect. A great way to watch old tapes.
@@12voltvids I didn't know how to get out of the menu without doing the auto search.
@@MaximRecoil turn the power off then back on. Menu gone.
@@12voltvids Thanks, that's good to know. I still much prefer TVs that allow you to directly input any channel you want rather than only having channel up/down buttons.
I have a Sears 19" TV made in 1988 (manufactured by Goldstar, later known as LG) that has a keypad on it with all the numbers (0-9), channel up/down buttons, volume up/down buttons, recall, and power on/off, so it's fully functional even without the remote control (it also has pots and buttons for other things such as tint, color, brightness, contrast, sharpness, etc., behind a door below the picture tube), which is good because its original remote disappeared in 1989, several months after we got the TV in late 1988, never to be seen again. The working theory is that my older sister's mutt ate it, just like he ate Dad's new fishing pole.
@@MaximRecoil I have 2 Sony's. Kv1365 and 1965 that have direct channel but useless now because no broadcast anyway. If using rf it's only 3 or 4 generally.
Are you a fan of the RCA TruFlat line?
What day?
@@12voltvids Silver 20” one From April 2003. I am eyeing one locally for $20
@@RetrofIex i have one from 2006, end of the line. Used it for several years as a camera monitor. Still going strong but i did manage to nicely burn the tube with the static image. It's up high on the wall in the shop.
Emerson is a brazilian male name 😂😂😂😂
You should have left the mode switch alone. Cleaning it with that spray can made it worse.
A dirty mode switch leads to all kinds if problems like tape eating.
Wrong.
All mode switches need a cleaning, they get worse with time and dirt.
@@GoldSrc_ No kidding!