Re: Any Panasonic VCR Experts In Here?

"Andy Cuffe" <acuffe@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On Fri, 4 Jul 2008 11:41:30 -0700 (PDT), Ron <BigELilE05@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> wrote:
>
>>On Jul 4, 12:35 pm, glenzabr@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 (GMAN) wrote:
>>>
>>> I am sorry it didnt work out for you. Keep looking around at salvation

>>> army or
>>> thrift stores and you might find another one of those models. I see 
>>> panasonics
>>> at the local Deseret Industries thrift stores all the time for $5.
>>
>>That is my plan. Salvation Army, Goodwill, Craigslist, etc.
>
> About the only thing that could have gone wrong is that one of the
> hi-fi heads got damaged while you were swapping them.  It's easy to
> bump one of the heads and break it.  Did you try cleaning the heads
> after the swap?  Did it at least fix the video problem?
>
> There's a slight chance that you need to adjust the head switching
> point.  It was very critical on older hi-fi VCRs.  Just removing and
> replacing the same head drum can be enough to throw it off.  I don't
> know if newer Panasonics require an adjustment.
>
> I've found that video heads will usually work fine if they physically
> fit, and have the same number of heads.
>
> In a few rare cases, heads from different manufacturers can even be
> swapped.  For example, in the 80's and early 90's Goldstar copied
> Panasonic's head mounting and electrical connections exactly.  I fixed
> many Panasonics with heads salvaged from Goldstar VCRs.  It worked out
> well because Panasonic VCRs lasted a long time and often had worn out
> heads.  On the other hand, Goldstar VCRs usually broke long before the
> heads had any wear on them.
> Andy Cuffe
>
> acuffe@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 feelings and experience too, Andy. I really can't figure what he did 
wrong or what happened to bring the situation to the point of neither 
machine working.

Arfa