Re: Any Panasonic VCR Experts In Here?

On Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:21:47 +0000, glenzabr wrote:

> In article <20d1lm.3ss.19.3@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, Meat Plow
<meat@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> wrote:
>>On Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:11:07 +0100, Arfa Daily wrote:
>>
>>
>>> "Ron" <BigELilE05@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
>>>
news:93b8e32f-997a-48b9-91fa-858c504de3b8@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>>I have two Panasonic VCR's, model numbers PV-V4540 and PV-9450.
>>>>
>>>> They are almost idenical on the outside and very simular on the
>>>> inside.
>>>>
>>>> The "newer" model - PV-V4540 - seems to have a head going bad from
>>>> everything I've read.
>>>>
>>>> The PV-9450 works fine, but doesn't have the features that the PV-
>>>> V4540 has.
>>>>
>>>> I would like to install the head unit from the PV-9450 (the older
one)
>>>> in the PV-V4540 (the newer one).
>>>>
>>>> They look the same, but are they the same? And if I swap the
>>>> headunits, will the alignment be the same?
>>>>
>>>> Here are pics of the head units. The one thing that I wondering about
>>>> is the "arm" on the center post of the (newer) PV-V4540...what is
>>>> that?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> The arm in the centre is for static discharge. Without it, on a
machine
>>> originally fitted with one - which most are - you tend to get little
>>> white dots on the playback picture. Provided the heads *are* exactly
>>> the same, then there are no alignment issues with head swaps on modern
>>> VCRs. It is only two screws, so give it a go. Normally, the screw
holes
>>> are offset slightly to make sure that you don't get it on 180 degrees
>>> out. At worst, it just won't work. As a matter of interest, what are
>>> the symptoms for your diagnosis of failing heads on the first one ?
>>> 
>>> 
>>The OP should be advised that in certain cases (unless things have
>>changed in the past decade)you need a head puller. I've replaced many
>>voice coils from inexperienced techs who destroyed them while removing a
>>head.
>>
>>
> He's not wanting to remove just the heads, he wants to remove and
replace
> the whole cylinder with heads attached to the other unit

I see. I took the OP's description of "Head Unit" to mean replacing the
head unit (unit with the heads in it that can be replaced separately.) and
not the "whole cylinder" whatever that means.