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dj_fivos_sak · 5th Mar 2018, 4:15 pm

Hi. This VCR has the same chassis/mechanism as the JVC HR-D170. There are no belts except for one that drives the front loading mechanism, and another one on the main loading motor from the bottom. Everything else, including the capstan motor, uses direct-drive motors. The white commets are usually caused by a bad ground connection to the head drum. If it doesn't have a switching PSU, then it uses one of those STK regulator ICs which like to go bad sometimes.

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5th Mar 2018, 4:15 pm	#4
dj_fivos_sak Heptode Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Lefkada, Greece Posts: 969	Re: Ferguson Videostar FV31R Repairs Hi. This VCR has the same chassis/mechanism as the JVC HR-D170. There are no belts except for one that drives the front loading mechanism, and another one on the main loading motor from the bottom. Everything else, including the capstan motor, uses direct-drive motors. The white commets are usually caused by a bad ground connection to the head drum. If it doesn't have a switching PSU, then it uses one of those STK regulator ICs which like to go bad sometimes. Fivos