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Old 6th Mar 2018, 1:57 am   #12
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Default Re: Ferguson Videostar FV31R Repairs

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Originally Posted by dj_fivos_sak View Post
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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The Ferguson FV31 is nothing like the JVC HRD170, the Ferguson was the first of the Thomson made video's
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