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Originally Posted by waltchan
Thanks for the write-up. So, is he right the whole time stating that Sharp was more reliable than JVC, based on what you described? JVC decks look and operate better than Sharp to me, but I guess smoother operations sometimes mean more trouble.
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I think JVC sold a lot more VCRs than Sharp at least around here. If the sales numbers were equal don't know. I remember going into a Kroger store to do some grocery shopping and they had a pallet of JVC VCRs on the floor for sale. Very common and available.
Pulleys falling off the capstan motor.. I remember those little white plastic pulleys for the ribbed reel drive belt that would crack and slip of just fall off. I think I may still have a few in my old tool box. And reminiscent Mitsubishi! MCM sold a nice brass pulley kit for those Mitsubishis. They relied on the capstan motor for FL drive, so they would usually first fail with loading or unloading a tape.
All that old stuff... obsolete. Like buggy whips.