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Toshiba 1980
Betamax V-5470



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V-5470 rear view
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Tape transport is sluggish / fails to rewind

Internally the VCR contains many drive belts which are used in the mechanics of tape transport. With age these belts become slack causing malfunctions and when this happens the whole lot should be replaced.

Repair videos by Colin McCormick

Two long videos from Colin (video99.co.uk) showing how to repair a V-5470.

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General Toshiba V5470B Betamax repairTwo (long) YouTube videos showing the repair of one of these:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhKYgBM5T9vYj6znlnPv0vlj1Af4wtfqN

video99.co.uk

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