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I went in and replaced all but one electrolytic cap in the Power Supply, due to not having the right value. It was indeed a nightmare, Power supply is soldered into the main board, and the main board pops out and has to be unhooked from a few places. Ended up breaking off a chip from the board which I had to rig with wires and solder it, with out that chip there was no video period during tape play or tuner. The video is distorted, as mentioned, like a dirty head though during playback, But i don't think it's the heads, VCR still picks up Hi-Fi from the tape and goes into normal mode if i adjust the tracking to where tracking is off. I'll have to look for those surface mounts and see what else I need to order.
It's shocking to see these old VHS VCRS go for a lot, but that Toshiba is a high end machine. I guess people are starting to collect VHS like Beta. I only like the old 80s machines, some people still use VHS, unlike Beta is pretty much only for people who collect them... I was questionable about this machine until i plugged it in at the thrift store, and when I inserted a tape I Noticed by the mechanical sound that's it's got the same mechanical Chassis as the late 80s Slim Panasonics, so i had to get it, especially it only being at $3
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