JVC HR-S8000U Won't Rewind

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Originally Posted by olePigeon

Doesn't work at all in circuit. All the in-circuit testers I could find are really expensive. I've always been on the fend about getting one, weighing it against my lazyness to remove capacitors every time I want to test them.

If you mess around with this stuff at all, you should get one! I recommend the Blue ESR meter. If you remove the cap to test, is it worth putting it back in? I've seen knockoff Blue ESR meters on AliExpress that probably would work fine.