Have that same deck, very good tranport. You can get a new pinch roller and the two belts and idel rubber tru "Studiosoundelectronics" just look under vm-41c that uses the same tranport, I also would change the PSU capacitors which is located second pcb on the bottom toward the back, I would recap both PCB'S, but the the power supply at very lease, you can order new capacitors tru Allied Electronics and DigiKey Corp.
Suggested fixes would be replacing, the threading belt, the capstan drive belt, and, if such is present, the belt which drives the loading carriage.
Other rubber parts that may require replacement may be the pinch roller and the idler tire.
In addition, thorough cleaning of the tape path is recommended, including the guide posts and the capstan (sound drooping out could be because the tape is drifting on the capstan due to dirt on the capstan, a worn pinch roller, or both).
I already cleaned everything, and the only bad belt was the one that drove the capstan. That was replaced a while ago now. So, It works perfectly! (Except I have not yet tried recording anything)
Im suprised you get a picture with a rubber band in there, becasue if the speed irregularity was enough to effect the sound it would easily knock the tracking way off and you'd be seeing "white" lol.
The picture didn't seem to have any bad irregularities, just sometimes the sound will droop just enough to be noticeable. The tension of the band was very good throughout it.
The little knobs adjust the tuning of each channel preset. Each preset should have two knobs, one for VHF and one for UHF, and a switch to select either VHF or UHF for that preset. Originally the presets come set for VHF channels 2 through 13, but if you have any UHF stations in your area, you can re-tune the unused VHF presets to set them to UHF channels instead. The VCR originally came with a sheet of channel numbers printed on transparent plastic that you can pop into the channel display.
What's interesting is that it came from a school which opened in 1994-95. That's a neat coincidence. I thought it was a good find, even that it was free.
Have that same deck, very good tranport. You can get a new pinch roller and the two belts and idel rubber tru "Studiosoundelectronics" just look under vm-41c that uses the same tranport, I also would change the PSU capacitors which is located second pcb on the bottom toward the back, I would recap both PCB'S, but the the power supply at very lease, you can order new capacitors tru Allied Electronics and DigiKey Corp.
DrMR2000 1 year ago
@DrMR2000
I'll keep it in mind. Been using it a lot recently.
ForgetfulCollector 1 year ago
Suggested fixes would be replacing, the threading belt, the capstan drive belt, and, if such is present, the belt which drives the loading carriage.
Other rubber parts that may require replacement may be the pinch roller and the idler tire.
In addition, thorough cleaning of the tape path is recommended, including the guide posts and the capstan (sound drooping out could be because the tape is drifting on the capstan due to dirt on the capstan, a worn pinch roller, or both).
Watcher3223 2 years ago
I already cleaned everything, and the only bad belt was the one that drove the capstan. That was replaced a while ago now. So, It works perfectly! (Except I have not yet tried recording anything)
ForgetfulCollector 2 years ago
More than likely, if it can play well, it may also record well.
Of course, you must test to confirm, but I'd bet that the recording function works.
These Toshibas were decently made and are a bit more refined, not to mention simpler, than their earlier decks, such as that found on the V-M9200T.
Watcher3223 2 years ago
Im suprised you get a picture with a rubber band in there, becasue if the speed irregularity was enough to effect the sound it would easily knock the tracking way off and you'd be seeing "white" lol.
jedw 3 years ago
The picture didn't seem to have any bad irregularities, just sometimes the sound will droop just enough to be noticeable. The tension of the band was very good throughout it.
ForgetfulCollector 3 years ago
It now has a proper belt.
ForgetfulCollector 2 years ago
The little knobs adjust the tuning of each channel preset. Each preset should have two knobs, one for VHF and one for UHF, and a switch to select either VHF or UHF for that preset. Originally the presets come set for VHF channels 2 through 13, but if you have any UHF stations in your area, you can re-tune the unused VHF presets to set them to UHF channels instead. The VCR originally came with a sheet of channel numbers printed on transparent plastic that you can pop into the channel display.
vwestlife 3 years ago
Thanks! Now I know.
ForgetfulCollector 3 years ago
Nice find. The only time I've seen a video on a beta machine was when I was in the 6th grade in 1994/95.
JBlair1982 3 years ago
What's interesting is that it came from a school which opened in 1994-95. That's a neat coincidence. I thought it was a good find, even that it was free.
ForgetfulCollector 3 years ago
Well, the school I attended opened in 1972.
JBlair1982 3 years ago
Well, I didn't mean that's the school you went to, Just that school opened in 94-95, and you last saw a Beta Movie in 94-95.
ForgetfulCollector 3 years ago
Sorry, I was a little tired that night.
JBlair1982 3 years ago