Mitsubishi HSU80 SVHS VCR Repair

[@mikemoyercell]

my grandmother had an HS-U100 and it was so reliable. It lasted for years. She loved the programming on it to set the record times. It was easy for her to use. I rememeber when I was a little kid, she went to put a tape in it and it wouldnt eject, and lost all power. I took it apart and found a blown fuse. Replaced the fuse with the correct replacement and it lasted another 15 years until she got rid of it bc she stopped using vhs.

[@adamdavies163]

A true master at work! Thanks to you I fully stripped down my Mitsubishi HS-M59 (UK), and rebuilt the mechanism with all the correct lubricants, new belts etc. Also managed to get hold of NOS Sankyo Capstan motor pulleys, which was amazing at this age. Working beautifully again. Also replaced the one 'Rubicon' that had started to leak.

[@Masterj3712]

🙌 l could not find a "thumbs up", so l hope the Hands will suffice. Congrats.

[@sf-dn8rh]

The wizard of electronics.

[@Barbarapape]

i must have cleaned and replaced a lot of mode switches in my time. Here in the UK SVHS was a very niche format only bought by video editing enthusiasts with deep pockets. The shop i worked in had a couple of models that took a very long time to sell. When they intoduced SVHS play back on the better standard decks the demo tape sold a lot of them, the improvement in quality was so apparent, but you had great difficulty finding precorded SVHS tapes. Sadly the UK was the last to get the better tech, plus most customers didn't care about quality as long as the picture was watchable. I invested my time and money into Laserdisc, i must have been one of the first to import a brand new Pioneer HLD-X9, it cost a lot of money but it blew the other players out of the water and still does, i have amassed a box of spare parts just incase, the grip ring on these is a common cause of problems. some spares are still available from Pioneer Japan.

[@12voltvids]

I cleaned many never replaced a single one.

[@Barbarapape]

Where i worked the workshop manager would shout at you if he seen you with switch cleaner in your hand, once those contacts are tarnished at some point they will fail again, we kept a good stock of the most common mode switches. Fastforward to today and switchcleaner is the only option, any new old stock switches will be well tarnished@@12voltvids

[@stpworld]

@@12voltvidsi have a mitsubishi svhs from 2002 and its never failed me once i still use it for playback we had a mitsubishi svhs in 1989 that one was full of flawws and the shop would never fix it right i think it had the faulty trick play back board but no one new this at the time.

[@tacofortgens3471]

I've been learning so much Dave, thank you so much for your videos

[@marvinwatkins8179]

I all ways like witching all of your videos

[@oscillatorjones3891]

I remember the first generation mitsus. Big chunky machines, You couldn't put back all the screws in the pcb or it would crack. I remember changing tons of pinch roller upgrade kits and capstan brass replacement pulley kits. Good times!

[@12voltvids]

Those early ones were JUNK

[@waltchan]

Was Toshiba SV-F990 S-VHS more-reliable than Mitsubishi HS-U80? Many former VCR techs said, "Yes," including Studio Sound Electronics, former VCR belt online retailer.

[@weyayemanjoe3082]

Another great repair dave👍🏻

[@usernameg5]

i have one of those JVC VHS hi-fi machines where you have to remove the mechanism (or transport) together with main board, then you can release plastic holders to get the mechanism out (high risk of something braking) then you can get access to mode switch and belt. not easy to maintenance

[@kjellnilsson1615]

You are simply a Wizzard fixing those machine 👍👍👍😀

[@dadbabyletsplayz5132]

You should go back to the aquarium and do a 4k version :)

[@12voltvids]

I have a 4k version.

[@machannel8746]

I remember reading on a forum that the very old Mitsubishi HS-411 / 421 and top models around the same era had an amazingly built mechanism with direct drive. Do these later series ones also have direct drive ? By the way what do you think about the previous top model to the U80, which was the U70 ? Is it also a pain in the butt to service ?

[@12voltvids]

Don't know all the Mitsubishi model numbers I remember that many had the loose guide syndrome.

[@superrushfan3]

I love fixing all mitsi and electro home. Did you check the input sliders when putting the front panel back on.

[@12voltvids]

What do you think?

[@instantwow]

I always enjoy the tidbits of information in your videos. I would like to see a video where you show off your hs-u82 and its dynamic tracking. Were there many VHS decks with DT? Really amazing to see those in action.

[@12voltvids]

I did a video on it years ago. Might be listed as an Electrohome avrj05 which is what mine is. Same machine.

[@chrissanders2562]

I wish i knew what phrase you were referring to i tried to think of it but i couldn't. Hasn't been used in blankity blank.

[@ViegasSilva]

i'm curious too

[@australianbloke3934]

The only expression we have that starts with that ends with 'donkey's years'. But nothing wrong with saying that so I'm curious to know what it is...

[@vampyrelycan99]

All that I know is that the U80 was AKA the HV-V36 and HV-V5000 in Japan. Meanwhile the "newer" U82 was similar to the JDM HV-V1000 in exterior design, except that there are far fewer control buttons on the flipdown panel (as compared to the V1000)......

[@12voltvids]

The u82 didn't have the digital effects crap. It was all 100% analog. It did however edit better and had the dynamic tracking for variable speed playback.

[@vampyrelycan99]

@@12voltvids AFAIK a lot of S-VHS decks back then had digital effects "filters" but many customers ignored them and instead focused on the playback stability and performance etc. In other words they were looking into features like TBC, DNR, comb filters, effective Y/C seperation etc. Unfortunately Mitsubishi didn't have TBC on many of its S-VHS decks (not even the U80/82) until the early-mid '90s, and that none of the USDM decks had TBC (not even the U95)......

[@12voltvids]

@@vampyrelycan99 TBC is not required and actually reduces the picture quality. Yes everyone wants them because they are digitizing with low quality capture cards. High end capture has the tbc on the input. When i was editing at the local TV station. We edited with what was known as an RF dub. The signal right off the tape was dubbed. No tbc no processing at all. The quality was superrior. The tbc was only used on playback before broadcast.

[@telx2010]

"Men walking on the moon" That was funny.

[@12voltvids]

I saw it live.

[@mikemar42]

And with the stroke of the master's screwdriver it's fixed.

[@12voltvids]

Aparantly so...

[@waltchan]

Pretty much, if the vintage S-VHS VCR doesn't have a Toshiba name at the front of the VCR, you can call it junk.

[@12voltvids]

Mitsubishi and Sony were the only ones that made a great svhs vcr

[@terry.chootiyaa]

*I spent $90 on components for my SANYO SVHS 700 on just the power unit , but I still can't get power to the secondary side of the psu 😐*

[@evcass69]

Care to repair another? I've got my original I bought in ~'89, and a 2nd I bought from Ebay a few months ago. I also have a used U82 that I'd like refurbished.

[@12voltvids]

Lol.

[@evcass69]

​@12voltvids I'm serious, what type of deposit would you need for a u82 and u80? If it's a hard no, can you recommend another repair shop?

[@12voltvids]

@@evcass69 if your looking for a u80 I know where there is one that is literally new in the box. Has about 20 hours on it.

[@evcass69]

​@12voltvids I already own one U80 I bought in ~1989, and one each of u795, u80 & u82 I bought from Ebay this past year. The u795 seems to be in the best condition so that's my goto at the moment. I'm not collecting u80s, but I would like to get one back to no worse than original specs and operability and have it remain reliable for at least another few years. I prefer the devil I know to the devil I don't, meaning I don't want to accrue different problems in another chassis and still need to have those fixed. Same for the u82.

[@greg6500]

Have this same model, Worked for a month now theres just no video, Still get the osd its kind of weird.

[@12voltvids]

Heads dirty? These old machines are getting long in the tooth. Expect lots of maintenance to keep them running.

[@greg6500]

@@12voltvids With dirty heads you would at least get static right? I see some of the belts are cracking but dont think that would explain the problem. Its way beyond my ability, But its such a beautiful machine, Ill have to find someone local who can work on it. Thanks, Great video!

[@tacofortgens3471]

​@@greg6500depends some vcrs thow blank screen on no rf signal on the preamp

[@greg6500]

@@tacofortgens3471 Oh! That could explain part of it, I am putting it through an AV receiver. Though it did work for a little while. Ill see if I can find a little old TV to plug it in directly, thanks!

[@Raptor50aus]

I converted my fly zapper to a 1 cell lipo :) the flys catch fire now :)

[@12voltvids]

But will it stop a wasp? I hit those bastards and they fall, get up and fly away.

[@Oklawolf]

I have similar thoughts about the early 90s JVC machines, but I'd rather work on any of those than one of these. Maybe not the HR-S10000U (which I've never seen in person), but certainly the lesser models. Seriously, could Mister Squishy not just give a guy an access hole for that one screw?

[@12voltvids]

That would make too much sense.

[@dadbabyletsplayz5132]

I am curious....what percentage of your subscribers are from the United States?

[@12voltvids]

Quite a few.

[@StrawberryFeildsforNever]

Hey there, recently got a Sony camcorder (2002) with an internal issue. I contacted Sony for support and they said that it was out of warranty and therefore couldn’t help me. Was wondering if there’s any chance that you could possibly take a look at it if I mailed it to you somehow. And how much you’d charge. This is a genuine inquiry, and if you have an email I could reach you at please do reply to this comment :) Thank you

[@12voltvids]

I look at old camcorders. I don't guarantee I can fix them.

[@StrawberryFeildsforNever]

@@12voltvidscould I send it to you for an evaluation possibly?

[@StrawberryFeildsforNever]

@@12voltvidsI’ll obviously pay for shipping etc, I’m just really desperate now lol. Sony isn’t being helpful

[@12voltvids]

@@StrawberryFeildsforNever sure

[@12voltvids]

@@StrawberryFeildsforNever it's not they aren't being helpful it's an obsolete device. No tape based equipment is manufactured aby longer not are parts. That's the way it is. Call ibm and ask them to fix your old typewriter and see how far you get.

[@australianbloke3934]

Is the unmentionable phrase a Canadian thing? Like a couple of others, I have no idea what you're talking about. :-) Hint?

[@12voltvids]

"I haven't seen you in a ..... age" Some take offense to the word. It's an old slang going back to the 1800 and it means a long time.

[@australianbloke3934]

I think I found it thanks to Chat GPT4. Looks like it's a word that used to be the brand name of one of our most popular cheeses. It was named after Edward William C.... The cheese has now been renamed 'Cheer'. I'm guessing that's what you were talking about. However, that expression was never (to my knowledge) used in Australia. That's why I couldn't guess what you were talking about.@@12voltvids

[@12voltvids]

@@australianbloke3934 No. Google it. There is a breed of cat that has the name Maine coon, Racoon is another animal The term was because racoons were believed to live a long time Unfortunately the other slang referral to a black person or a native Australian aboriginals person and is offensive to some. With the cancel culture that goes around these days one has to be very careful what they say because what would be considered completely benign to one person is completely offensive to another. It was a very common phrase up until a few years ago.

[@hype5513]

Hello friend!I need some help with a VCR and I saw that you have much dexterity and I want so ask you if you have an instagram account to send 2 videos to you and see if you can help me.I changed all the capacitors in the power supply and the image on the video camera is unclear.All my respect!!!

[@aarongunter5582]

You should also tell people if you don’t know what you are doing with any equipment or electronics do not touch it at all stay out of things that you will just make worse and leave it to someone that knows what they’re doing

[@12voltvids]

I think that's a given. There is a stamp on every device warning about qualified service only.

[@evcass69]

So 3mos later, I still haven’t stumbled across someone else that refurbishes hsu80/82. I guess that means I attempt it myself and risk a future tech mocking my attempted repairs because nobody would accept my money 🫤

[@12voltvids]

Hsu82 is a very complex machine that has tons of issues especially with the dynamic tracking heads. Nobody in their right mind would want to tackle one because the chances of it working for more than a few hours before something else goes bad are slim. When they were new they were a headache. Yes normal record and play were fine but the trick playback was a disaster even when they were relatively young and age has not been good on them.