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Originally Posted by Ed in Tx
If I recall (don't have the old service manual for those as reference like I do for the 225..) intermittent mode encoder switch can cause slack tape hanging out of cassette upon eject, intermittent ground on the bottom deck terminal board, power it on, squeals and shuts off (fixed with a star washer under one of the screws to ensure good grounding) slipping reel idler, loose entry and exit guides causing tape path error and mistracking, stuff like that.
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That doesn't sound too bad. Looks somewhat reliable to me for the most part.
Most important to me is it has a linear transformer power supply inside. I refuse to take one with a switching power supply, like the HR-D830U, because it ALWAYS cost me $30-$40 to rebuild, and I get sick of that already, along with my frustrations with Panasonic's serious electronic aging issues. I have a 1988 Panasonic PV-S4880 being tear apart right now with a locked-up capstan motor and video board needing new surface-mount caps.
In my repair experience, I found the 80s Toshiba and Funai/Shintom decks to be the most-reliable and longest-lasting, which I first suspected 5 years ago. And now, Studio Sound Electronics finally admitted and confirmed Toshiba, Shintom, and Funai being the top 3, most-reliable VCR brands, so that's great news for me.
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