Does the vcr function but just the display craps out? May be specific to the
Hi - At this point it's pretty much dead, no display or motor
function. When in it's death throes, I could press a button on the
control panel, it would begin the function (eject, FF, RW etc) the
display would blink out WHILE it was operating, then when the
operation completed, it wouldn't respond to any key presses any more.
If I pulled the plug for a while, then plugged back in and left it
alone, the display would work for a random amount of time before
blinking out.
I took out the power supply section and was probing the pins that fed
everything - I came across a pin that was fluctuating between 6 and 8
volts. I followed the traces on the PCB to a patch of poorly cleaned
flux and thought maybe it was allowing voltage to leak. I cleaned the
flux and tested the pin again - it was hovering steady at 0.2 volts.
I hooked it back into the VCR - still dead. My conclusion is that
there is supposed to be voltage on that pin, but I need schematics to
be sure. I guess eventually I will break down and buy a Sams copy but
at this point the cost is not worth it, so I thought I would through
out the question and see what happens.