V-33
1982  


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Underside

No picture

This VCR suffered from bad head wear. If you are getting a distorted picture then be sure to check the head.

No reel rotation

This can be caused failure of capacitors in the servo circuit.

Failure to load a tape

This is often caused by failure of the cassette carriage

Belts

The rubber belts, drive belts and drive reels tend to stretch and harden over time and can cause these machines to fail in a similar manner to the Sanyo and early model Sony machines.

Reel drive motor

The reel drive motor begins to generate noise when they are badly worn which is seen as random coloured dashes on the playback video. Additional filtering by adding ferrite inductors to the motor's input lines can reduce the problem however replacement of the motor is the best cure. The motor can be seen in the lower right hand side of the underside of the machine.


Quick fault guide

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New headsThe replacement heads for the V-31/V-33 models do not self align like the later Sony models. As a result, it is neccessary to use the proper eccentricity gauge to centre them correctly.
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