Wow! I thought i recognized that type of VCR! My parents had one probably when I was 4 years old (1992). I recognize the channel indicator with the rows of numbers, as well as the top window to see the tape. Oh Teletoon... I remember that like it was yesterday (even though it was 25 years ago). I recall the one my parents had came with a remote control, but it was a very basic one.
This is the first VCR our family got in 1985. I recall how modern it looked coming out of the recession. In 85 everything suddenly looked space aged and totally crisp. Pastel mauve-pink ang gray was the signature look of the new era. A year earlier, not so much.
I like those Panasonic from that era, I have a Panasonic from 1988 and a Philips rebadged Panasonic from 1985 that are very similar to this. I also have a Magnavox top loader with the same mechanism, and a GoldStar from 1986 with a very similar mechanism.
I have a panasonic toploader from around this period, it's heavy as there' a lot of metal in it. These weren't cheap and have lasted nicely. Only movies played in it were various disney tapes all of my nieces watched over and over for a number of years. it probably needs a good cleaning and some new belts, i haven't played with it at all.
JVC, PIONEER, TECHNICS, MARANTZ, FISHER, SANSUI, SONY, PANASONIC, AKAY, TEAC y otras marcas de los 70, 80 y 90 que fueron fabricados en Japón era lo máximo en sonidos, no como actualmente la MIERDA CHINA que se vende ahora jamás superaran la calidad japonesa en equipos electrónicos y su calidad tanto de audio como de video. estos equipos japoneses estaban hechos para resistir sobrecalentamiento y altas temperaturas.
5:27 Ah, the C-ring. I have a similar model to this, strangely enough, a Sylvania VC-2234 from October 23, 1985. I replaced the whole idler and it took me a while to get the C-ring removed. I know that I have the same problem with speed fluctuating while recording. I believe there is buildup of static electricity in the panel, a contact clean is needed. I press buttons on the panel and it causes the recording speed to change for a split second. It does not happen persistently. Replacing all the capacitors won't be a bad idea. 1986-1989 era Panasonic VCRs are notorious for bad capacitors.
Interesting. I did have to contact clean the crap out of the front panel (forgot to mention in the video) as most of the buttons like play, pause, etc were flaky. The static electricity theory may be related to bad capacitors though. I've seen a few of this era Panasonics with the LP/SLP playback issue and since they're also known for bad caps, it just makes sense to check them.
@@probnotstech I have a later HQ unit with linear stereo from 1987 (predates the streamlined chassis machines that dominated that year), the power supply smokes after plugging it in and the A/V output shows bad picture.
@@2ndPyleOfVinyl Power supply smokes? That's pretty serious. If it's a switching power supply with bad caps, get that fixed ASAP before other components get damaged. The bad picture is probably a result of the power supply problems.
@@probnotstech I never worked on circuit boards before. I am a little nervous about it. It would be cool if you could post a video when you get around to working on the Panasonic's board.
Would you be interesting in restoring a model very similar to this one? I would pay you of course. If you are interested please let me know. Thank you, -Ethan.
I don't think I'm at a level to be repairing other peoples' machines. Plus shipping would be an absolute killer. Maybe there's someone local that may be able to help? I know 12voltvids on RU-vid sometimes works on machines for people, but again. Shipping is brutal.
