Philips N1700 VC60 VCR Teardown -- The EIectronics Inside 35

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Who remembers the HD-DVD VS Bluray wars? DVD-R vs DVD+R VS DVD RAM? Well, you must all remember VHS VS Betamax? But who else played in these notorious format wars? Let's meet the Philips N1700...

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a531016 over 3 years ago in reply to airbornesurfer +1

I'm glad you approve! Yep, vintage for the win!

a531016 over 3 years ago in reply to dkmmhdk

Great suggestion. They didn't appear to be a conductive material, but I'll get a meter on them next time I have it open!
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dkmmhdk over 3 years ago

I've seen belts running through brushes just like this on Philips real to real tape recorders, could this maybe for grounding or static discharge?
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a531016 over 3 years ago in reply to airbornesurfer

I'm glad you approve! Yep, vintage for the win!
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airbornesurfer over 3 years ago

Made my frickin' week, dude! Best of luck on the repair!

I told you retro hardware was addictive!
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a531016 over 3 years ago in reply to DAB

Thanks DAB - I'll try my best, but so far I'm still waiting on the belts to arrive!
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DAB over 3 years ago

Great teardown.

It will be interesting to see if you can indeed resurrect this device.

DAB
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