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Originally Posted by Tony75
Have to agree that the old Funai (mostly badged Teac) here from late 80's were very solid. They went unbelievably downhill in the 90s of course. These older Funais are showing lots of issues now with dried grease but they can be brought back to life, just not economically.
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I find Funai's oldest VHS machine (MBK-94) made in the mid-1980s to be the most-reliable. The older the Funai, the better it is. Funai's original and first chassis, or MBK-94 that studiosoundelectronics.com called, was the best there. Funai switched to a flat-loading belt chassis (MBK-66), which is still mostly the same-design, but required more belt-changing.
List of all the Funai VHS chassis produced in history:
MBK-94 (1984-1986):
http://www.studiosoundelectronics.com/mbk-94.htm
MBK-66 (1986-1988):
http://www.studiosoundelectronics.com/mbk-66.htm
MBK-83 (1988-1992):
http://www.studiosoundelectronics.com/mbk-83.htm
MBK-67 (1992-2000):
http://www.studiosoundelectronics.com/mbk-67.htm
(2000-present): Available at Wal-Mart right now
Funai had always used a geared idler-wheel system, and having one in 1984-1986 was unheard of at that time. It was a huge improvement in reliability versus the ones with rubber-tire.
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