Just a heads up, I've fixed numerous brands of this same model VCR (sanyo, sylvania etc) simply by removing the faceplate and spraying the mode switch with deoxit or contact cleaner of your choice. Takes 3 minutes tops and no need to disassemble the whole unit. A few quick sprays, play a tape, and a few more sprays. Done.
Hi @richard morrissey, I have a combo TV/VCR. Will I be able to get to the mode switch by just removing the faceplate? Tried looking at the service manual here diagramas.diagramasde.com/otros/83138619-Philips-CCB130.pdf But still unsure where it’s located. Many thanks
Damn This actually worked Now i just wish it hadnt taken me so god damn long to disasemble the entire thing. Those 2 screws holding the VCR cage to the PCB are just the worst.
THE VHS part didn't last long. It just eats the tapes. We have just given up on it. However, the DVD side works. I do have many VHS tapes probably most of them worthless
The segment of the video where I demonstrate the VCR fault was unfortunately corrupted, ops. Basically the dirty mode switch was causing the VCR controller to get confused about the position of the mechanism. The tape would load and then immediately unload without retracting the tape back into the cassette. The VCR was eating tapes! After making the video I connected the unit to a TV and everything works like new.
Thanks for the comments Cody. I don't have a VHS head cleaning tape. I like to manually clean the heads and entire tape path. I think my method does a better job than the cleaning tape and it's free.
Had this problem with my circa 2008 Toshiba DVD/VCR with digital tuner. The mode switch is also to blame and takes 20 minutes of disassembly to get to under the VCR carriage! Always check to see the upright pin location ( index tab)on it from the front, it should be at 11 o'clock if your eyes are at six o'clock. Great time to clean your rubber belt and capstan roller with Rubber Renue to keep them supple and the rotating drum heads with IPA. Easy access.
It sounds like our two units are similar. The index pin on my mode switch was at the 11 o'clock position with the tape unloaded. My VCR is working reliably now.
Great video we need more of your videos of cleaning out mode switches in VCR players by Whiching your video I know how to clean out a mode switch in a VCR player everything proven I don't know what a mode switch is now I do
funai ain't fun avoid them like the plague. i got a Sony VCR DVD combo and that thing has been working fine ever since. my emerson decided to eat my Home Alone 2 tape
I have this model. I took mine apart following this video. I opened and cleaned the mode switch contacts. Problem is, the white plastic rack (which normally moves left and right) got mashed into the pinion/gear/cog that the mode switch is keyed to. So even though the mode switch seems clean, I am not sure at all if the gears are in the right position to be ready for me to reassemble the unit. Powering on now results in the VCR trying to eject a non-existent tape, then reversing that motion; as it tries to reverse, the worm gear that drives the mode switch gear grinds against the mode switch gear. Then the unit shuts off.
@@mguess Update on my story. I had to scrap that whole VCR since it was so mechanically screwed up after I reassembled it. But I got a second one of the same model a few weeks ago. Thanks to the tip by Richard below, all I have to do on this second VCR is remove the top plate, face plate, spray Deoxit, and reassemble! Then I am ready to transfer VHS tapes to computer video files!
If you are asking about using isopropyl alcohol to clean the mode switch, I wouldn't recommend it. You need a good contact cleaner to remove the corrosion. If you do not have contact cleaner you can also use a stainless steel brush to clean up the corrosion in the switch.
