The Time before Camcorders [RCA VFP 170 Pt-1]

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‪@WaybackRewind‬ Before there were camcorders there were Portable VCRs and Cameras. I had one back in 1981 and dig my camera out of the attic but my VCR is long gone. I try to replace it, but I buy three of them and none of them work. In Part 2 maybe I can repair one of them to work?
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11 сен 2024

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@Msrobinson78 2 месяца назад

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@Whakamescope 2 месяца назад

hello :) the vcr is in fact an OEM hitachi, can't exactly tell the original model, it's a "VT-somenumbers". they aren't too hard to work on, but cleaning melted belt can be a pain. but with a bit of patience you can get them back. you may also get some bad capacitors, as they use miniature electrolytic, some of them age badly. edit : if you want to try, you can search a belt kit for the VT-6500/6800, VT-680. those were realeased in 82, but they still share the same chassis as yours.

@WaybackRewind 2 месяца назад

I saw the Hitachi on eBay. Looks like RCA made some cosmetic changes but it is obvious that they share a chassis. I am pretty sure new belts will make at least one of them playable. I'm no expert but if its an obvious fix maybe I can repair it. Thanks for the input.

@Whakamescope 2 месяца назад

@@WaybackRewind if you have some patience, it's totally doable for a beginner. and you can also find service manual i think. i forgot, but you may also have to deal with idlers, specially the one who drive the take up reel. problem can be the gear who drive the idler itself, even with a new tire, it might not get proper contact to the gear. the gear is in nylon and very likely can shrink a bit. so i ended by putting some heat shrink around the gear and voilà :)

@WaybackRewind 2 месяца назад

@@Whakamescope Thanks. I haven't found the service manual for this model yet but I have one for a later model maybe it's similar enough? It's mostly the rubber parts that have failed. Maybe between the three of them I can piece together one good one?

@Whakamescope 2 месяца назад

@@WaybackRewind i'm pretty sure you can find the service manual for the VT-6800. but sure you can get one for the VT-680. and you'll get procedure for belts replacement as it's the same chassis.

@WaybackRewind 2 месяца назад

Thanks I will do that.