All couriers like to cause as much damage as possible, if you apply "Fragile" tape that is a red flag for them to see how far they can throw it. I gave up a few years ago accepting laserdisc players that were sent to me via any courier, they would more often than not arrived damaged, now you can't even buy the parts to repair the damage with.
So the grease used on VCR's mechanism is called White Lithium Grease (26:16). I didn't know that. Back then in the late 1980s as an amateur without much knowledge about troubleshooting when I noticed that the grease of the motor's worm gear of the Betamax loading mechanism appeared dried up with almost nothing left I applied some automotive grease and the result was disastrous because it won't eject anymore. The viscosity was too thick for the motor's torque.
Recently I started kinda copying your servicing workflow. I no longer disassemble things to more extent than needed. In the past I would remove almost all the gears from the machine, try to lubricate them and put everything back together. Nowadays I value my time more, this works just as well. In the end nothing must stick, that is all that really matters.
I will never let anyone ship AV gear via courier/post office ever again. I've had enough VCRs smashed by those bastards. A few weeks ago I received a Sony Betamax and told the seller to ship it via the cargo storage of a passenger bus. It arrived with zero damage.
IVE GOT A QUESTION FOR ABOUT A CASSETTE PLAYER … Where is the speed adjustment on Pioneer double auto reverse cassette player???? Thanks. Kenny from South Carolina.
I'm sure they can do a lot of damage dropping things. You wouldn't want them to drop a laser printer, either. The mirrors might shift in the Laser/Scanner module. Then your printer will print a giant streak down the page.
11:02 the later Funai models like the one in the JVC DR-MV100 is pretty nice to work on actually. But yeah, the Funai branded DVD/VCR combo deck has screws hiding under soldered wires, so point taken.
I have this same set. Works fine except every time I eject a tape it tries to reload a tape even though there is no tape in it. So weird. Not sure what’s going on….
There was nowhere near enough packaging material around that machine. It also looked like there was extra room around it in the box. You never want extra space in a box it will rattle around in there and break stuff.
Can't people put on there boxes the stickers of the word FRAGILE DO NOT DROP / Fragile Do Not Stack to get the shippers to pay attention , I knew of a gentleman who Made Rocket models from scratch and shipped them to the states and almost not any got damaged , .... It would make some pretty darn good sense. Hope you got in touch with the sender and got his attention that his goods were damaged from shipping...
What id i just screw up with my JVC vcr? i removed and cleaned the mode switch (using CRC 2-26 which does good job on scracthy pots), put the mode swith back with 2 arrows pointing to each other, installed the mechanism. Now when i insert a tape, it immidiately starts rolling the tape at 1,5x play speed and then shuts down. If i turn it on with tape inside, also it starts turning the tape immidiately and then shuts down
If the thing I'm shipping is the least bit fragile, I build a shipping box. Composite layers of cardboard and styrofoam panels glued together, protecting the multiple layers of bubble wrap wrapping the object. No problems yet.
At this point you'd have to pack anything fragile in one of those hard coolers, along with lots of bubble wrap. They could probably pound on it with a baseball bat, and their nose would be more damaged by the rebound than the item itself.
Yeah I used to use VCRs they were pretty fun to listen to when they would spin up and then I also had the older CD players that had the really neat screens now everything's just boring and bland
26:52 - I pretend my email doesn't exist, often for weeks. I avoid social media (facebook, instagram, twix etc.), and I don't even have a phone (but I probably should) for an undisclosed reason. That doesn't mean I hate technology, else I would not watch this channel.
No! It was on backwards from a prior service. It really doesn't make any difference anyway because the only purpose of that bracket is to stop the top from bowing Inwards in the event that something heavy was put on top preventing the front loader from operating it's just structural support and can Go on Either Way but the correct way is The Way I put it back on because it's supporting the Plastic on the front so that it doesn't deform if something Heavy is placed on it. People had a tendency to stack things on top of their VCR. Since the cabinet says these late models were so flimsy just looking at them can bend them they put a little extra support Over the tape compartment
It's 2024 - who is still using a VCR?? Let dead technology die already! And I'm not advocating for streaming bs - everything you want or need can be found on the high seas, in hd quality, with no commercials - arghhhhh, just go and get it me matey! Have ya ever been to sea, Billy???
The owner has hundreds of tapes he is in the process of digitizing. I have vcrs running every day as I digitize tapes. I don't use them for recording other than testing.
yea but it's no good if those were your own home movie tapes you created and someone says "'Move with the times". remember some tape owners may have started archiving today and along comes a "forget em" comment.
@@12voltvids Yeah, you could spend your life digitizing old analog tapes of old junk that no one cares about, and will never watch again, or, you could just go download the whole run of the show in 15 minutes, store it on a hard drive, and never watch it again either! Both are pointless in the end, but one of them eats up your entire life in the process! Even with "home movies" that you can't download, you'll digitize them, and then never watch them again! But you'll waste your life and money managing hard drives, and backups, just to never watch any of it anyway. The whole thing is a fool's errand! Trust me, I've had "the sickness" - I'm getting over it now after realizing how dumb it is
My 2 cents: if you digitize them, it gives you the piece of mind so you won't say "I wished I saved those". And, maybe your descendants will appreciate it. If not, no loss except your time, effort, and costs.
It’s really sad, how all these shippers treat each package! Unless you pack the item(s) to survive an Armageddon you can forget any hope of it arriving in perfect condition 🥲🥲 I used to work for a few manufacturers and we never had any problems, but we had access to the original factory boxes and packed them for ww 20 lol.
I used to like technology until the Advent of you'll own nothing and be happy and no repairability
All couriers like to cause as much damage as possible, if you apply
"Fragile" tape that is a red flag for them to see how far they can throw it.
I gave up a few years ago accepting laserdisc players that were sent to me
via any courier, they would more often than not arrived damaged, now you
can't even buy the parts to repair the damage with.
Hi, I noticed that top bracket has been put back on wrong. Going by your video when you first started to take it apart. :)
It was on backwards from previous service
So the grease used on VCR's mechanism is called White Lithium Grease (26:16). I didn't know that. Back then in the late 1980s as an amateur without much knowledge about troubleshooting when I noticed that the grease of the motor's worm gear of the Betamax loading mechanism appeared dried up with almost nothing left I applied some automotive grease and the result was disastrous because it won't eject anymore. The viscosity was too thick for the motor's torque.
Yes white lithium grease.
Recently I started kinda copying your servicing workflow. I no longer disassemble things to more extent than needed. In the past I would remove almost all the gears from the machine, try to lubricate them and put everything back together. Nowadays I value my time more, this works just as well. In the end nothing must stick, that is all that really matters.
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT. PACK YOUR ITEM REALLY GOOD IF YOU WISH IT TO SURVIVE FOOTBALL CARNAGE DURING SHIPPING.
I have the same unit HR 3500U. I bought it fpr $300 in 1998 and still works great. Did a good cleaning and lubrication last year.
I really appreciate all your videos Dave
Hey What's the name of that cleaner in the bottle that says DeoxIT on the label? :) LOL!
I will never let anyone ship AV gear via courier/post office ever again. I've had enough VCRs smashed by those bastards. A few weeks ago I received a Sony Betamax and told the seller to ship it via the cargo storage of a passenger bus. It arrived with zero damage.
IVE GOT A QUESTION FOR ABOUT A CASSETTE PLAYER … Where is the speed adjustment on Pioneer double auto reverse cassette player???? Thanks. Kenny from South Carolina.
I'm sure they can do a lot of damage dropping things. You wouldn't want them to drop a laser printer, either. The mirrors might shift in the Laser/Scanner module. Then your printer will print a giant streak down the page.
Trucking companies just don't care. They guarantee to get it from point A to B but that's it.
I have a blower plant stereo one composite lead in and out used for recording Glastonbury and net worth in the UK concerts on the BBC One
11:02 the later Funai models like the one in the JVC DR-MV100 is pretty nice to work on actually. But yeah, the Funai branded DVD/VCR combo deck has screws hiding under soldered wires, so point taken.
Those combos did not use Funai transports, they used LG transports.
I have this same set. Works fine except every time I eject a tape it tries to reload a tape even though there is no tape in it. So weird. Not sure what’s going on….
There was nowhere near enough packaging material around that machine. It also looked like there was extra room around it in the box. You never want extra space in a box it will rattle around in there and break stuff.
It was packed well on the sides. I had already removed it before I started rolling.
Oh, how I hate those centre deck designs!
My JVC HR 9600 spills tape when I hit stop after fast forward. How can I fix that?
Check the brake pad for the supply spool.
Can't people put on there boxes the stickers of the word FRAGILE DO NOT DROP / Fragile Do Not Stack to get the shippers to pay attention , I knew of a gentleman who Made Rocket models from scratch and shipped them to the states and almost not any got damaged , .... It would make some pretty darn good sense. Hope you got in touch with the sender and got his attention that his goods were damaged from shipping...
Then they really trash it.
What id i just screw up with my JVC vcr? i removed and cleaned the mode switch (using CRC 2-26 which does good job on scracthy pots), put the mode swith back with 2 arrows pointing to each other, installed the mechanism. Now when i insert a tape, it immidiately starts rolling the tape at 1,5x play speed and then shuts down. If i turn it on with tape inside, also it starts turning the tape immidiately and then shuts down
Well, now it suddenly starting working properly on its own
Ghost in the machine
WHAT IS THAT CLEANER IN THE RED BOTTLE
Cricket piss
@@12voltvids THATS THE REPLY I EXPECTED LOL
Red Dye #5
If the thing I'm shipping is the least bit fragile, I build a shipping box. Composite layers of cardboard and styrofoam panels glued together, protecting the multiple layers of bubble wrap wrapping the object. No problems yet.
Even that doesn't protect.
At this point you'd have to pack anything fragile in one of those hard coolers, along with lots of bubble wrap. They could probably pound on it with a baseball bat, and their nose would be more damaged by the rebound than the item itself.
used to fix pallets of them
Could you use an induction stove to demagnetize a tape head?
😀
Sounds safer and cheaper for customers in Canada just to drive to B.C. and drop off the units at your house lol
You do realize that canada is the second largest country in the world right?
@@12voltvids Yeah I know. I live in Ontario
You would be amazed at how many people just a few km south have no idea. They think we all live in igloos
@@12voltvids Right now, a lot of us here are wishing that that was an option!
Ah dam another Canadian complaining about the heat lol. Yes it gets pretty hot here. I have ac so it doesn't bother me.
Sir please make a video of funai 3000 model VHS service.
On what? I can't just pull over out of thin are. This must be a troll question.
Yeah I used to use VCRs they were pretty fun to listen to when they would spin up and then I also had the older CD players that had the really neat screens now everything's just boring and bland
26:52 - I pretend my email doesn't exist, often for weeks. I avoid social media (facebook, instagram, twix etc.), and I don't even have a phone (but I probably should) for an undisclosed reason. That doesn't mean I hate technology, else I would not watch this channel.
Better watch out. When the court orders you not to access phones and computers that include RUclips on your smart TV lol.
@@12voltvids - I don't have a smart TV (I hate TV). Court, what court? Lol.
Stop 👏🏼 blaming 👏🏼 UPS 👏🏼 for 👏🏼 poor 👏🏼 packing 👏🏼
The packing was fine.
@@12voltvids if it was then nothing would have broke.
Thank you ,so do I. I think all new technology is garbage!!!!
No I love new technology. I don't repair it though. I drive electric cars. I like vintage gear too.
FUNAI IS JAPANESE
So is jvc but they didn't make it there.
Thanks Dave.
The top metal bracket is upside down. LOL
Mike M.
It was. Now its on the correct way.
@@12voltvids I kinda figured You'd go back in the Video to check....
No! It was on backwards from a prior service. It really doesn't make any difference anyway because the only purpose of that bracket is to stop the top from bowing Inwards in the event that something heavy was put on top preventing the front loader from operating it's just structural support and can Go on Either Way but the correct way is The Way I put it back on because it's supporting the Plastic on the front so that it doesn't deform if something Heavy is placed on it. People had a tendency to stack things on top of their VCR. Since the cabinet says these late models were so flimsy just looking at them can bend them they put a little extra support Over the tape compartment
J V C just video crap
It's 2024 - who is still using a VCR?? Let dead technology die already! And I'm not advocating for streaming bs - everything you want or need can be found on the high seas, in hd quality, with no commercials - arghhhhh, just go and get it me matey! Have ya ever been to sea, Billy???
The owner has hundreds of tapes he is in the process of digitizing. I have vcrs running every day as I digitize tapes. I don't use them for recording other than testing.
yea but it's no good if those were your own home movie tapes you created and someone says "'Move with the times". remember some tape owners may have started archiving today and along comes a "forget em" comment.
@@12voltvids Yeah, you could spend your life digitizing old analog tapes of old junk that no one cares about, and will never watch again, or, you could just go download the whole run of the show in 15 minutes, store it on a hard drive, and never watch it again either! Both are pointless in the end, but one of them eats up your entire life in the process! Even with "home movies" that you can't download, you'll digitize them, and then never watch them again! But you'll waste your life and money managing hard drives, and backups, just to never watch any of it anyway. The whole thing is a fool's errand! Trust me, I've had "the sickness" - I'm getting over it now after realizing how dumb it is
@@gorak9000 Now you just waste your life commenting on youtube videos on topics you don't care about, huge upgrade
My 2 cents: if you digitize them, it gives you the piece of mind so you won't say "I wished I saved those". And, maybe your descendants will appreciate it. If not, no loss except your time, effort, and costs.
It’s really sad, how all these shippers treat each package! Unless you pack the item(s) to survive an Armageddon you can forget any hope of it arriving in perfect condition 🥲🥲 I used to work for a few manufacturers and we never had any problems, but we had access to the original factory boxes and packed them for ww 20 lol.