Seeing the pictures reminds me of how many JVC HR-S8000s I got in the shop for power supply fixes. Capacitors. Sometimes the board would be burned black before it finally died.

:D TRUE;true-confirmed on my samsung:thmbsp::scratch2:

IMPROPERLY exploitation :yes::smoke:

And YOU MUST to scan all your VCR service literature:thmbsp:

this is REAL TREASURE :tresbon:

Samsungs had a lot of SMPS problems. Probably rebuilt a hundred of those with the separate SMPS assembly. RCA-GE sold those Samsungs under their names in late '80s-early '90s, had a kit of parts for rebuilding the SMPS. And dozens of Samsung SV-5000 multistandard VCRs that would come in sometimes still in warranty with blown power supply caps, all on one main board in those. But hey it was a living!

Scan ALL literature? Impossible. Probably 10 filing cabinets up at the old shop with just VCR service manuals. Not even sure if it's all still there or has been discarded. Shop owner had been saying he was going to get rid of all that obsolete service stuff which is sad. I don't have room to store it either. :sigh:

EXATLY:yes:

HERE how to do:thmbsp:
take 50 serv.man. - photo or scan and return to shop for next 50-100 pcs

and ALL literature will be in your pc and up on server:tresbon:
http://www.vintagebrochures.com/CATALOG.HTM
here couple examples-
http://wegavision.pytalhost.com/
http://www.geocities.jp/akitu_michi/...mi-beta-1.html
http://www5d.biglobe.ne.jp/~umazaki/av/old/old_vcr.htm
http://www.radioshackcatalogs.com/ca...directory.html

Hello I have always had good luck with RCA vcrs and Sony Betamax Jvc and Samsung were very good machines as well emerson and funai wre junk never could fix a emerson..

Thank you for that note, Ed. I think my VCR is a Samsung SV-5000. I will have to keep your comment in my notes in case I have problems with it in the future.