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Originally Posted by ChrisW6ATV
I would grab it if its price is low, at least. I have that same model as in your picture (VBT-200), RCA's first consumer VCR. They need something like seven belts at a cost of $50-60 perhaps, but I am going to do the work on mine before too long. I got two Sony VCRs from that same time period working recently by doing little more than replacing belts and idler tires and lubrication, so these early Matsushita-built machines may be just as durable.
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Early VBT200's needed the addition of a small metal plate to hold down a relay rod.