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Old 21-05-2008, 10:56
EleanorRigby
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I have an old Panasonic VCR which I bought in 1990 and it's always worked great.Over the last few weeks I've found that if I unplug it when I plug it back in nothing happens it's completely dead. I tried a different power cord but it's still the same. It did this a few months ago and I had to unplug it and plug it back in a few times but eventually it did switch on. It's always been a great worker and I don't want to throw it out.

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Old 21-05-2008, 11:46
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it may cost you more to fix it than its worth

stick it in a repair shop and find out

is it even stereo ?
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Old 21-05-2008, 11:52
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Yes it's stereo HI-Fi and has a one touch thingy, you just set the start and stop time before you go out,none of that day month and year stuff. It really is a great VCR cost about 500 pounds in 1990.
Need to find someone who can do a homer as a shop would be too expensive.
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Old 21-05-2008, 12:02
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Yes it's stereo HI-Fi and has a one touch thingy, you just set the start and stop time before you go out,none of that day month and year stuff. It really is a great VCR cost about 500 pounds in 1990.
Need to find someone who can do a homer as a shop would be too expensive.
This range of Panasonic VCRs are really good quality, it's worth getting it looked at by a competent engineer.

The fault...in my experience is due to a faulty capacitor in the power supply unit, this is a 1uF 400v capacitor and shouldn't cost much to replace.
I would suggest that you ask relativies and friends who they normally deal with, you will then get a good idea who you can trust in your locality.

I would offer my help, but I live on the south coast in Sussex.

Rgds Bob.
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Old 21-05-2008, 12:28
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Thanks for the info. If I can get it to go on it will probably last another 18 years.
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Old 21-05-2008, 12:50
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I'll just second what Bob said. I had exactly the same problem about two years ago, replace what sounds like the same capacitor and it's still going strong.

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Old 21-05-2008, 13:59
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I'll just second what Bob said. I had exactly the same problem about two years ago, replace what sounds like the same capacitor and it's still going strong.
I would agree as well, sounds like the 'start up' capacitor has dried out.
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Old 21-05-2008, 15:18
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Thanks everyone for info.
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