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Old 03-01-2011, 09:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Eric H View Post
I found what I think is a European model Sharp VC-NF01 VCR, it will play PAL, NTSC and SECAM...
Looks to be a Japanese domestic unit with the Japanese writing and "100V" voltage rating on the back panel. It will put out RF on probably 30 - 36 UHF. That's what the screw in the back next to the "Channel" does. The Test switch makes a video test signal, lets you tune it in on the TV. Haven't seen one of those Sharps, but I sure saw a bunch of the Samsung SV-5000s with power supply problems, electrolytics in SMPS a common failure, and more than a few with an eeprom chip that failed. Few mechanical problems. The Samsung converts one format to another, PAL tape to NTSC output for example. Aiwa made a couple of multi-standard decks I saw a lot of too, the HV-MX1 and later the HV-MX100 both convert formats like the Samsung.
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