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| Most models | Eats tapes, no capstan movement. | 10uf cap on capstan motor board. Check traces |
| 13VTG60 | Looks like bad heads, comes and goes, loss of pix & audio. Or no tuner. | Q9918 on VCR board, bad solder, may cause VCR problems |
| 13VTH60 | Power on, reels turn briefly, 5v on reg fine | Bad solder on gound, bottom board under shield |
| 13VTK100 | No play, capstan doesn't run | D7711 in series w/ capstan vcc, opens under load |
| 20VTCG6 | Looks like bad heads, comes and goes, loss of pix & audio. Or no tuner. | Q9918 on VCR board, bad solder, may cause VCR problems |
| 25VTG60 | *Dead *No auto-programming, stuck on one channel *View limit "secret #" forgotten. |
*R9903(150k) in VCR
power supply *EEPROM (rh-ix2448cen1) *Simut. press stop-vol up-reset, on front panel, release reset. Two secs later, release stop-vol up. |
| 25VTG80 | *No auto-programming,
stuck on one channel *View limit "secret #" forgotten. *Dead |
*EEPROM
(rh-ix2448cen1) *Simut. press stop-vol up-reset, on front panel, release reset. Two secs later, release stop-vol up. *R9903(150k) in VCR power supply |
| 25VTG100 | *Dead *No auto-programming, stuck on one channel *View limit "secret #" forgotten. |
*R9903(150k) in VCR
power supply *EEPROM (rh-ix2448cen1) *Simut. press stop-vol up-reset, on front panel, release reset. Two secs later, release stop-vol up. |
| 25VTH60 | Plays, or FF 3 secs, shuts off. REW OK | Play take-up sensor had broken leg inside plastic housing |
| 27VSG300 | *Little or no video on
TV, VCR p/b OK *Intermittent tuner, intermittently eats tapes |
*IC401 *Poor solder, Q9918 on VCR board |
| VC87 | No power | D911, D912 & C925(22/50v) |
| VC486U | *Shorts reg at turn
on. *Counter erractic *Intermitently changes modes, eats tapes *Intermittentl cuts out in play back. *No color in p/b or rec. |
*C913 *Q8004, 8005, photo interupters faulty *Mode switch-QSWR008GEEZ *Reel sensors. *Q501 |
| VC583UB | Headwheel not spinning | Bad push connector for head wheel on main board. |
| VC2230U (VCA5650U, VCA206U, JSJ10621) | *No capstan rotation *No FF/REW *Takes empty tray, rejects cassette |
*10uf cap, on capstan
motor board, check traces. Replace w/50v *Mode switch. *Carriage switch came loose, resolder. |
| VC6630U | *No capstan movement *R907, power supply open, no operation |
*10uf cap capstan
motor pcb, use 50v, repair trace. *IC802, cassette motor driver, pins 1 & 2 shorted. |
| VC6846 | *No video, EE &
mod, or video out. *No EE audio, p/b audio OK *Play back video is snow |
*R2201, 100 ohm *Bad solder at RCA jacks *Check for 5v to preamp, if missing, C3306-(47/6v) |
| VC6847 | No capstan in play or record | Mode switch |
| VC7813U | Turns on, but no functions | IC802 (BA6238AU) |
| VCA45U(VCH75U) | Dead | C913 (47/16v), Q901(2SC4273) & IC901 (M67209) |
| VCA206 (VC2230U, VCA5650U, JSJ10621) | *Goes to FF when tape
is loaded *No FF/REW *No capstan rotation *Takes empty tray, rejects cassette |
*Replace capstan motor *Mode switch. *10uf cap, on capstan motor board, check traces. Replace w/50v *Carriage switch came loose, resolder. |
| VCA323U (VCA522U, VCA523U) | *VCR OK, no TV *Dead, blows fuse *18v zener blows *Dead, R951 blown |
*Check R910, rewire
connector from R910 - D905. *Q901 shorted. *D7, 18 v zener & 1000/6.3 cap. *R951(1.5k-1/2w), Q901(2SC4273) & D908 |
| VCA343U | No drum rotation, tape loads | IC951 (KIA7809, ECG1910) |
| VCA503 | Loads, rejects tape. Turns off when switched to VCR, or humm in audio. | R919(p/s) open. Shorted D919, 920, 905 and/or 907 |
| VCA522U(VCA323U, VCA523U) | *VCR works, no TV *Dead, blows fuse *18v zener blows *Dead, R951 blown |
*Check R910, rewire
connector from R910-D905. *Q901 shorted. *D7, 18 v zener & 1000/6.3 cap. *R951(1.5k-1/2w), Q901(2SC4273) & D908 |
| VCA523U(VCA323U, VCA522U) | *VCR works, No TV *Dead, blows fuse *18v zener blows *Dead, R951 blown |
*Check R910, rewire
R910-D905 *Q901 shorted. *D7, 18 v zener & 1000/6.3 cap. *R951(1.5k-1/2w), Q901(2SC4273) & D908 |
| VCA542 | No cylinder movement | IC951 in power supply |
| VCA544U | Tape loads around heads, no drum rotation | IC951, in power supply(KIA7809PI, ECG1966) |
| VCA552U | Plays 5 secs, then stops | Replace reel sensors, RH-PX0252GEZZ |
| VCA572U | *Not loading properly,
mechanical noise. *No display. *Fuse open |
*Loading motor block
assembly #NGERH1267GEZZ *IC1501, 016312GB, #0035732249 *Q901(2SC4418), R911 open. Check IC5001, make note of orientation |
| VCA607C | Intermittent audio/video | Remove A/V inputs, clean switches. |
| VCA630U | Poor play back video, white streaks. | Video heads---VX937 |
| VCA2230U | No video through tuner, p/b audio OK | C2204, (100/16v) |
| VCA5034 | Intermittent functions, pl, REW, FF, shuts down. | Link gear, to mode switch stripped, MCM #32-10755. |
| VCA5210 | No pl, intermittent ff/rev | Clean lever & spring on pl idler unit. |
| VCA5230 | Erractic operation | Clean mode switch |
| VCA5650 (VC2230U, VCA206U, JSJ10621) | *No capstan movement *No FF/REW *Takes empty tray, rejects cassette |
*Replace 10uf cap,
capstan motor pcb, use 50v, repair traces. *Mode switch. *Carriage switch came loose, resolder. |
| VCH75U(VCH45U) | Dead | C913, 47/16v; Q901, 2SC4273 & IC901 M67209 |
| VCH86U | Blown fuse | Replace 47uf/16v cap & 2SC4273 |
| VCH923U | *Playback video
snowy-looks like bad heads *Intermittent VCR stops, will no FF/REW |
*Add ground wire from
deck assembly to tuner ground *Solder C724 ground next to IC701 |
| VCH952U | *Plays 4-5 secs, rew
7-8 secs, then stops, counter is working. *No rew, allother functions work. |
*D707, t/u reel
sensor. *Replace reel sensors. |
| VCH972U | *Not loading properly,
mechanical noise *Plays 4-5 secs, rew/ff 7-8 secs. |
*Load blk asmbly
#NGERH1267GEZZ *D707, take up reel sensor |
| XA400, XA500 | Will not load tape | Clean detect switch on carriage |
| XA605, XA610, XA620 | No cassette load | D701, RH-PX0234GEZZ |