Anyone have VCR repair experience?

[bull]

whats a vcr

whats a vcr?

Is there an echo in here?

[Charger74]

  Can't tell you how many people got mad when I told them it would cost more to fix a $80 dollar vcr than it was to buy another $80 dollar vcr.  The only way to get decent quality was to pay a bit more, aka, that's why I own Sonys.  I agree that the older ones are way better and really not all that hard to fix.  Belt replacement is easy and shouldn't cost much.  You never know what you will find out there for parts.  I know I could still find parts for Marantz recievers built in the 70's and even Sony's close to that old.  As for VCRs, they do serve a purpose for some of us.  Those that don't have a dvr, still like to record shows when we are not around to watch.  Plus some people may still have vcr tapes that they have not converted to dvd yet.

I think it's cool that Manfred would rather try to fix it instead of trashing it.  Whether it works or not is not necessarily the reason.  It feels good to be able to work on something yourself and see if it works, just like cars.   Heck, my 27" Sony tv was free to me, cause I just had to replace some capacitors in it.  Now I need to go back through it and re-solder the board due to some cold/broken solder joints.  Heck Manfred, if you look long enough, you might be able to find another used one out there that you can swap parts for.

As for my Sony, I would say $50.  I do need to hook it back up and make sure it's still ok.  Should be, just been packed away for about 6 years now.  PM if still interested.

[Manfred318]

Jesus who would have thought a thread about a VCR would cause such an argument??

I think it's cool that Manfred would rather try to fix it instead of trashing it.  Whether it works or not is not necessarily the reason.  It feels good to be able to work on something yourself and see if it works, just like cars. Heck Manfred, if you look long enough, you might be able to find another used one out there that you can swap parts for.

That was exactly my point. I would rather try and fix something than trash it. If I can fix it and it works then great I accomplished something. If it still doesn't work at least I tried. Maybe I can find another one at some point to swap parts for. I don't have any thing in the VCR anyways so whats it going to hurt putting a little time in to it. If it works then I have a perfectly good VCR for practically nothing.

[Old Moparz]

Jesus who would have thought a thread about a VCR would cause such an argument??

What did you expect? It's a very touchy subject, like bench racing between Mopar, Ford, & Chevy. There's lots of it tied to brand loyalty, new vs. old, overseas factories & their production, world politics & the economy, & now you go dragging Jesus & religion into it. 


Could you imagine if Charger Bill was still here?   

[Manfred318]

Jesus who would have thought a thread about a VCR would cause such an argument??

What did you expect? It's a very touchy subject, like bench racing between Mopar, Ford, & Chevy. There's lots of it tied to brand loyalty, new vs. old, overseas factories & their production, world politics & the economy, & now you go dragging Jesus & religion into it. 


Could you imagine if Charger Bill was still here?   

I do what I can.