Sony SLVR5 Eats tape NOT gear or guide failure.

[@rwdplz1]

My mother's been babysitting my 1 year old nieces, and they've been really enjoying watching our old VHS tapes from 30 years ago.

[@morrisonAV]

The music sounded okay, but I felt like I was getting ready to watch the 6 o'clock news or similar. I say bring back the cat on the intro montage! ;-)

[@Tomsonic41]

I had a VCR downstairs that we stopped using after we got a DVD recorder - eventually the VCR just got unplugged and sat there. I tried plugging it in recently, and no power. With my limited knowledge I could tell the internal fuse was fine and the power was coming into the board, but couldn't tell what the actual problem was so junked the VCR. A second VCR I had developed bad capacitors in its power supply. After turning on, you needed to wait 5-10 minutes for it to warm up before you got a stable picture out of it. If you tried playing a tape straight after power on, it would eat the tape!

[@Craig1967]

Wow, this sure brings back memories. I used to work at a Sony Authorized Service Center back in the 90's. Fixed tons of VCR of all brands. Never have I ever seen the problem with the upper bearing moving around. Guess age and time? Thanks for the video. Music Choice: I vote for the original theme music. New music sounds a bit generic. Watch out for them sharp pokeys !!

[@12voltvids]

Music is original composition. Recorded that at friends studio. He played keys i played bass and drums. Did this. Few years ago just horsing around. Found the DAT tape in a drawer.

[@Craig1967]

@@12voltvids Its not bad, please don't take my comment as hateful. Like other people said, it depends on what is in-between! Maybe I am just getting old and hating change.

[@12voltvids]

@@Craig1967 it was theme music I did for a series of videos I did 30 years ago that aired on community tv. Worked on that with a friend. Have the dat session tape and was playing around with it putting segments together. I played bass and drums on it and my buddy did the keys. It's

[@Ramdileo_sys]

@@12voltvids The new music reminds me a bit of ALF theme »» kzbin.info/www/bejne/hGjLl6lto9FsrK8

[@CameraTim-DAMMITDOTcom]

Since you ask... I like the old music better, the new tune sounds like the end music for the news while they pick up their notes and ignore the cameras. The old one, and the video montage, reminds me of when I got into video production in the 1990s, and Sony's new DMEs were the lastest thing out. I enjoy that nostalgic vibe of it.

[@12voltvids]

The old will come back. I cringe when I hear my old stuff. Reinforces why I didn't become a professional musician but I would have loved to have been good enough to play jazz. Still have my bass and really should pick it up and play it more. I used to be quite good and have a few friends that were quite suscessful.

[@CameraTim-DAMMITDOTcom]

@@12voltvids Yes, do. I only play (keyboards) for fun, and in recent years found other musos to play with. I never thought I'd be able to fit in with other players, but surprised myself. It's way too much fun to not do it. Most of the music I like to listen to, or play, is older than I am. Back when songs had melody, and weren't angry rants.

[@12voltvids]

@@CameraTim-DAMMITDOTcom i play keys too. For fun. Some day I will put some effort into practicing.

[@CameraTim-DAMMITDOTcom]

The VCR jamming capstan fault reminded me of problems I had with some AG7750 SVHS Panasonic edit VCRs. Over time, cleaning the tape paths with alcohol some of it runs down the capstan shaft and dilutes the lubricant. The motor still played fine, though the driver IC ran hotter than it should. But during high speed it would often cause a shutdown. It took ages to track the fault down, the capstan still span freely, to my touch, but had a tiny bit too much friction for the motor. Comparing a good one to a bad one had almost no noticeable difference, but lubing the shaft completely cleared the fault.

[@12voltvids]

Yup seen that one a few times. Some times the driver ic hot so hot 🔥 it melted the solder on the drive board.

[@tacofortgens3471]

Its good, different, kinda feels like watching to the news 😊

[@Hounddoggy33]

I miss the days of Hocus Pocus by Focus, but this new intro-music is cool!

[@will89687]

TBH I liked the old music better - I DO like the new music, but it sounds like generic corporate video music. But it's the content in between that counts...

[@12voltvids]

I recorded this at a friends studio. Cut 5 different versions in an afternoon. Was fun working with Qbass and protools.

[@MrChrisRP]

When you said to put oil while it's apart, I was thinking the same damn thing. Nice! Not for nothing, I tell me people how you can throw all the parts to everything electronic ever made in the backyard grass and pick it all up, and make it all work again. Obviously, I am being eccentric, but it is not far from the truth. Keep on keepin' on. Awesome!

[@markmarkofkane8167]

If I had a dollar for every poke from a needle, I'd have at least $100. Great repair on the VCR! Oh, the music is fine.

[@wgeddis]

The music sounds like it's from a news bulletin, I'm waiting on someone saying "breaking news" 😁

[@andynoon2584]

Nice music, but I prefer the other as it sounds more dramatic and gets us in the mood for another great video.

[@12voltvids]

This was original music I co-weoye for a community tv show. Recorded it at a friend's place in his studio (he is also a musician that does jingles for a living) I played the fender bass and synth drum pads. He played keys. I forget what we recorded on. I know he had a fostex 8 track but if i remember we recorded direct to the PC. He had a couple of FireWire interface cards and if i recall I had the bass plugged in direct. Protools i believe. He uses qbass these days. I have the master dat and it has 5 30s 3 stingers and the full theme.

[@andynoon2584]

@@12voltvids You are a man of many talents. Keep up the good work.

[@sand0077]

'And now you know the rest of the story!' - as once said on a radio newscast many years ago. 🤔

[@chrissanders2562]

The music reminds me of an early 90s news intro

[@elmofeneken4364]

New theme music very theatrical. It's like the end of a great movie saga. Screwdriving into the sunset.

[@thomasraden]

Did a repair of a Sony Walkman II. Replacement of the cogwheel that breaks and makes it click. A nightmare to repair. Why? Because its so small! I'm getting older, need lenses and glasses to repair things. Next project is to repair a Sony TCD-D100 that eats tapes. My god its like a swiss watch. Hopefully just to put oil on the drum guide posts. Worst nightmares is the compact video cams. Flex boards that brake when you dismantle those damn things. But i do like Sony as I like small things.

[@12voltvids]

Worse than a Swiss watch. At least they are metal parts.

[@ianforfun1]

Sounds like a theme from a TV Hospital Drama! As for the bearing and the magnet pull if the machine was dropped could the weight of the magnet assembly punch it loose if the machine was upside down?

[@12voltvids]

It wasn't dropped. It was sitting in storage.

[@b.powell3480]

Hi Dave, I remember when you fixed this unit!!, and it was working great when you fixed it, I wonder what the problem is, although you mentioned a possibility in this new video

[@garbleduser]

Great work! I just subscribed. What is the timeframe on the release of the next video?

[@12voltvids]

When i do it. Lots of back catalog to watch. I should have something on the weekend. My main production days are Tues thru Thurs.

[@richardh100]

someone just said what I was going to say sounds like a news channel good video tho thanks again

[@12voltvids]

Funny as it was a community news program that the music was written for.

[@jeffreyhickman3871]

In the years that I’ve bought Sony products, their earlier ones were better. This pertains to headphones 🎧 and Bluetooth speakers 🔊. When I bought a pair of headphones 🎧 back in the 1990’s, they were great 😊. When I bought a pair of Sony headphones 🎧 in 2007, the quality with the sound, took a flush down the toilet 🚽. That also goes for a Sony Bluetooth speaker 🔊 I bought a couple of years back. The sound was subpar. I was quite angry 😠 when somebody stole it off of my bike 🚴, when I was in the store 🏬, but I don’t know 🤷‍♀️ that it matters now. My brother 👨 bought me a JBL Flip 5, for Christmas 🎅 of that same year, because I asked. I always admired my brother’s JBL Flip 5. Instead of giving me his old one ☝️, he gave me a new one ☝️. I like 👍 the sea 🌊 foam green sort of color, and the sound is OUTSTANDING!! I guess JBL makes better products. Your friend, Jeff.

[@micolibrino]

Music is Ok - sounds like from some TV info/news program. ;) The old one is very agresive and I don't like that.

[@stereomann83]

i have some vcr's i have not used in awhile i think i should run a tape through them. i wonder how often i should do that? I'm thinking maybe at least once a year?

[@12voltvids]

Every few months to be safe.

[@ejonesss]

it is possible that you fell for bad caps. back in the 90s someone stole a formula for the electrolyte in capacitors and the formula was either incomplete or one of the many candidates . so now we have shoddy capacitors that leak and destroy circuit boards. you may want to inspect for leaky capacitors. storage should not cause the metal cap on top of the motor assembly to pop up. labs should not cause bruising however if you go in for a surgery and the sugar levels are off they may have to use an insulin pen to try to bring the sugar levels back and a side effect of the injector pen would be bruising. thankfully the power supply is shielded so it is safe to handle however in modern vcrs everything is on 1 board and the power supply is exposed so you have to be very careful handling the board.

[@12voltvids]

It was an disgruntal employee that left one capacitor company for another. He stole the formula but missed a key ingredient that kept the electrilytic stable in discharged state. When caps were sitting discharged the solution became slightly alkaline which ate the leads slightly and eventually the seal failed and corossive liquid spilled on the board and damaged it. Heard that one 25 years ago when the bad caps first started showing up.

[@zx8401ztv]

The new music is crap, your original is spot on. So every sony slvr5 will be checked for an escaping bearing lol.

[@12voltvids]

Lol and that's why I'm not in the music business 😂

[@zx8401ztv]

@@12voltvids The saying : ' Never change for the sake of change '

[@Jammerk40]

Could you have added some kind of glue so the cap won't pop out again?

[@12voltvids]

Big deal if it does as i don't use it. Glue to get into bearing and cause other troubles.

[@Jammerk40]

Yes I did think of that after but didn't mention it! Your right! @@12voltvids

[@Barbarapape]

These older VCR's are getting to te point that you are wary of breaking other old brittle parts when trying to repair the original fault. DVD and Laserdisc players are going the same way, i have shelves full of machines that i know willl never work again.

[@12voltvids]

Same here. Too much plastic.

[@Barbarapape]

Weak brittle plastic that was never designed to last this long. Sad to see alll this gear go, but it has given us many hours of pleasure. @@12voltvids

[@xordak]

VCR News at 10! 📡

[@12voltvids]

Film at 11

[@CanizaM]

Looks like pot metal, which definitely has a long history of instability, including losing strength and changing dimensions over time.

[@12voltvids]

Aluminium.

[@JasonHalversonjaydog]

I knoe yhr pin vudhion grrlinh. i'm s diabetic AND on dialisys so finger pokes twice a day and get jabbed with big IV's twice every week to suck my blood out

[@user-nb5gr1uq1d]

What country and city do you live in, professor?

[@12voltvids]

Canada, delta

[@user-nb5gr1uq1d]

excellent, Master, do people bring you orders and works? Are you satisfied with the monetary income?

[@12voltvids]

@@user-nb5gr1uq1d people bring me stuff all the time. No there is no money in this. Hasn't been for over 20 years.

[@user-nb5gr1uq1d]

@@12voltvids So you are not satisfied with the monetary income? So how do you make a living? Do you have insurance for retirement after 20 years

[@12voltvids]

@@user-nb5gr1uq1d no money in electronic repair. That's why i got out 20 years ago. I work for phone company now. Only a few to go, that is if they don't get rid of us all. I'll have to live off my small company pension, and Canada pension i have been paying into for 40 years.

[@supunthalangama3426]

News broadcasting.👩‍💻

[@thomasraden]

How do we europeans know if you are from Canada or USA? Not commonly known really. Most people here forget and think Canadians are the same as people from the US. WRONG! Listen to the dialect. If somebody says "abuuut", they are canadian. They also sometimes say - da-aaah (?) And you do kilometrers in Canada same as us in europe. Canadian humour is the same as the british. Canada had a british TV channel called BBC Canada, I dont know if you still have it? They say Canadians use a tuk. I lost mine though. The french one cuisine is "poutine" which I have not tried.

[@radio-ged4626]

Oh capstan my capstan! Theme music sucks, so keep it as no one will copy your theme music. 🙃

[@markanderson350]

Hasn't your mother taught you the difference between a hammer and screwdriver yet?

[@12voltvids]

Hammer is overkill. A club ok.

[@markanderson350]

@@12voltvids i had to kaugh