[Electronic M]

The parts interchangeability between JVC S-VHS decks in the same family can be a wonderful thing.... Last Saturday I swapped the mechanisms between an HR-S2901U I keep as a working spare and an HR-S2902U I use regularly(after it ate a second tape this month I decided I had to do something). The procedure was as easy as pie...Just remove three screws holding the top on, lift the seven tabs that hold the front on, remove four screws holding the mech in, pull the one cable that connects the mech to the board without an interlock connection, lift mech out, swap mechs and then do all the rest again in reverse. Next time I see one of the non-S-VHS versions of this deck at a thrift I'm going buy it to see if the mechs are compatible with the S versions...