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1100 man · 5th Mar 2018, 12:25 am

Hi,
I would not have thought that the backup battery would serve any useful purpose these days. It would have been to backup the preset channel memory which will not now be used. Those Varta batteries were leaking 20 plus years ago, I remember changing quite a few. In fact I found a brand new one recently in my old component drawers- it had rotted away!
Switch mode PSU's appeared fairly early on in VCR's and were generally very reliable. I don't remember having to repair that many unlike satellite receivers!
VHS was an amazing technology- good to see someone still using it!
All the best
Nick

5th Mar 2018, 12:25 am	#2
1100 man Octode Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Ventnor, Isle of Wight, & Great Dunmow, Essex, UK. Posts: 1,377	Re: Ferguson Videostar FV31R Repairs Hi, I would not have thought that the backup battery would serve any useful purpose these days. It would have been to backup the preset channel memory which will not now be used. Those Varta batteries were leaking 20 plus years ago, I remember changing quite a few. In fact I found a brand new one recently in my old component drawers- it had rotted away! Switch mode PSU's appeared fairly early on in VCR's and were generally very reliable. I don't remember having to repair that many unlike satellite receivers! VHS was an amazing technology- good to see someone still using it! All the best Nick