Panasonic stopped selling VHS machines in 2012, I think by then their only ones were VHS/DVD combi ones. The last non-brandname cheapo VHS machines disappeared in 2016. Meanwhile new VHS cassettes are not being made any more. Unused stock VHS tapes can still be found on ebay, the prices for which are rising because the market is drying up. You can obviously buy used VHS machines on ebay too. I've got 7 Panasonic VHS HiFi machines in stock in my cellar so I can continue playing my old recordings for decades. :) Including an S-VHS and two multi standard NV-W1.

why not convert them to digital ? using a USB capture card for PC , but you need a PC that at most is windows 7 to be sure or find a DVD recorder that stil works and connect it to VHS machine , then you can throw the tapes in the garbage and the VCR machines at ebay

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@@cartoonfan959 no way I’m keeping it the way it is, why would I want digital, it’s not mechanical is it, you don’t get the point!

Wasn't there a train wreck in "The Fugitive"? Airplane crash was in the sequel.

No disk I mean. I said no tape.

Diminutive indeed. I have no idea how Dave can even see such a small display (it'd have basically no detail when it's that small, as was shown in the vid).

Colton Rushton, It's a novelty and a cute example of how small they could make crt's :-D Some people think old tech is rubbish, but the old crt's lasted a very loooooong time. Modern displays don't last so well, they eather fail early or the next wizz bang version is on the horizon to be sold to us, Again and again....

@@zx8401ztv Agree. They're more durable than their successors ever will be, but they sacrifice detail at such a low size. Sure, it's a novelty, but you can tell in the vid that almost no detail can be made out from within the small screen.

peteb2 I have a magnifying lens for it.

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mLZ3nrOjzajacqM.html There you go. Already did that. The panels are not that difficult to open up. I have done 2 of them.

That is Deoxit D100

For 8mm / hi8 I would pick one of the digital 8 models that have analog playback. Most did but a few were digital only. These all ha e built in tbc and will output a DV signal over FireWire so a FireWire interface is all that is needed. For vhs I would go with a late model. The older ones are usually worn out. I use Toshiba dvr7 for standard VHS and a JVC hrs9911 for svhs. The dvr7 is a DVD recorder / VHS combo. Tapes straight to DVD or into a closer alliance pro to be captured to .mp4 directly.

if you ask a question i will answer if I know what the problem might be

@@12voltvids hey that's great! Just got back in from the garage. Did my first disassembly and it's a JVC HR-6900U. No audio, so I tore it down and it has cracked solder joints where the 2 RCA jacks are soldered to the board. Looks like I'm going to have to desolder the mode switch too. There's no use putting this back together (or trying...lol) and not cleaning the switch. My questions were about the audio, but I'm sure I will have others. I have about 15 VCR's and 20 or so 8mm, HI8 and digital cameras also. I even have one of those old Magnavox Movie Maker VHS jobs. It's an SVHS with S-Video in and out. It's in decent cosmetic shape, but when I got it, it had been taken apart and they did a half-a** job putting it back together. With power hooked up to it, and I slide the power button over, I have to hold it there for anything to happen. And all that happens is you can faintly hear a motor turning, that's it. Then as soon as you let off the power switch, it stops. Same with the eject button. Hold it down and motor turns, let off and it stops. I'm going to really try to get it going, because I think it's really cool to have S-Video in and out on an old SVHS camera. It's the little things that hold my attention...lol.

Loading belts very rarely go bad on these. It's not that the unit is going back into service, and if I sell it I will get perhaps 10 for it, so why put a 5.00 belt into a machine that is worth 10 max

I think you might be referring to the Funai units that everyone put their names on at the end..... goodness they were crap.

Les Rogers combo with DVD player was a disaster for the VCR

HDFXH, yes you have a valid point there. However, even the standalone machines made by the likes of Sony and Panasonic were also becoming cheap and nasty.

Depemds on what you need it for. HiFi obviously have better sound.

I believe it's 99% ISO alcohol. Go back and take a look at the video where he handles the bottle and I believe I read it on the label.

If memory serves it was a really small electrolytic, but have touched one this century. Audio tracers were great :)

Thank you!

No don't know the mechanism by model number. Some early JVC did use optical sensors on the cam gear. Others used a linear (slide) switch under the circuit board on the bottom of mechanism which requires removal of reel drive motor to access. Optical units do fail. The led gets weak and doesn't detect the transition.

@@12voltvids it's an early model. If the optical is failing, I'm screwed, right?

@@ArchivoHumano no they are standard type optical sensors. Should be readily available.

@@12voltvids thank you, sir!

Try getting a remote

PV-S was a super vhs, and yes basically the machine is the same (different head gap on the drum for the higher frequencies required) but you are basically correct, the Hi-Band circuits were on modules that were added to the boards on the svhs models. That is so they could use a standard run board, to keep costs down.

@@12voltvids Is it worth trying to track down the problem(s) to sell the machine you think?

@@NunYa953 svhs machines fetch a few bucks. I would spend more time on a svhs than a VHS deck.

What is it doing??

Mostly collectors of old movies i would guess. I only use them to archive other people's tapes.

Just normal qtip

I highly suggest "Super Lube Synthetic Grease"

No. Contact cleaner.

Austin the VHS/Video game lover 05 05 03 McCoy Cleaner like nitro, deoxit, ext. You can use 99 % iPa but you will have to put a lubricant on. Contact cleaners have this.

Bite the bullet and buy some Deoxit DN5. So worth it.

I have several different types of Deoxit D-5, D-100, D-25 and G. Little bit pissed at that company now in case you didn't notice the last video where their name was taped over.