This video is probably the best explanation of the EV9000 anywhere, Colin certainly knows his stuff. Unfortunately it doesn't quite cover the symptoms of my own 2 machines, power failure to 1 and tape spooling to the other, but I’ve learned a lot today. Thanks again Colin, looking forward to a video about TBC.

I had it in the golden age of HI8 and then with the arrival of DV I digitized everything and sold it but I'm very, very nostalgic! What editing together with the EV-s1000 and EV-c 500 with the Sony XV-z1000 AV mixer and the Sony Rm-E 700 video editing controller! It makes me want to cry from nostalgia! Greetings from italy.

Outstanding, Colin. You have the master's touch.

Great job! These "old" tape based units are just gonna fail at any time so any advice is always welcome.. Just got a Sony D8 camcorder up and running, thanks to your repair video, faulty flat cable connection in this case 👍

You just saved me a tonne of money by telling me how to turn off TBC! Thank you so much!!

@video99couk

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, turning off the TBC is a workaround for its failure, but does take away the key feature of this machine. The TBC is very easy to remove and you could probably take just that panel to any electronic repair agent, for a quote to replace all the capacitors.

Your initial tribulations are similar to mine. My repair attempts on complicated gear often ends up making things even worse. So frustrating and time consuming.

Do you have a source for the take up reel for these units. I have 2 of them personally, and they both have the dreaded cracked gear. They have both been replaced and cracked again, and the sony parts dealer told me 8 years ago they were NLA, so I have been using them limping along with cracked take up hub gears.

@video99couk

5 жыл бұрын

Alas no. The UK supplier (Charles Hyde & Son Ltd) went bust and I don't know what happened to their stock, probably in a skip somewhere. All we can do is internet search with the part number and see if anyone still has any. I too have had new ones crack up again after a while. Even when you could get them, they were really expensive. There's no hope of 3D printing them, so we are left high and dry.

@borislazarov8475

4 жыл бұрын

Hello 12 voltvids I have a take up reel, used but in excellent condition. If you want it to repair your vcr I would be delighted to ship it to you. I’ve been watching your videos and they are great. Greetings from Paris

@12voltvids

2 жыл бұрын

@@borislazarov8475 It would be great to have a spare. My repaired one is functional on my 7000 for now but my 5000 is bad. Same part.

@borislazarov8475

2 жыл бұрын

@@12voltvids Hello Dave, which one do you need, supply or take up spool? And how should I contact you in private. Cheers

@12voltvids

2 жыл бұрын

@@borislazarov8475 you can contact me here Hackinsat@hotmail.com. Take up side is the one that has cracked again.

I have an EV-S7000. Had the power supply for the screen on the slide out tray go out. A couple friends offered to fix it. This was apparently used exclusively for this model as after a year trying to source parts they wound up designing and building a new power supply from scratch. Worked for ten years but just burned out again.

@wormbagged

4 жыл бұрын

Were those designs ever made public?

Impressive

Hi there, I'm having a EV-S9000E as well as a EV-S1000E which are working rather nice but still might some maintanance here and there. So after you showed some details on the S9000 in this video, I would love to see a video about your S1000

I purchased the Hi8 Sony EV-S9000E new in 1991 along with a JVC Super VHS HR 4700EK. The JVC broke down and I got a new Super VHS deck but it was so light weight that I got the 4700 repaired and sold the new deck. The Sony EV-1000 has had more problems to fix than the later models but was still fine when I needed it a few months ago to transfer 8mm to USB memory stick. All my Hi8 tapes have PCM sound tracks, including my own camcorder recordings. I used a digital 8 deck to transfer but that has no options to include the PCM track instead of the AFM one.

@video99couk

4 жыл бұрын

That's right, Digital8 decks lack PCM audio playback. There are not many working EV-1000 machines left, it was a bit unreliable.

Damn and I was thinking on purchasing one.

@video99couk

2 жыл бұрын

Mine has just broken down again today, so that's for another KZread video. They are too old and unreliable now, and many parts are unobtainable.

@SFtheGreat

8 ай бұрын

@@video99couk I just got 2 units delivered. Both with remotes. They play an LP tape fine. Mine have some additional side panels.

Hi, I guess it's impossible to find the reels now. My machine has a split take-up reel. Is it possible to just glue it back up?

Thanks for the video Colin. I am in need of these spool''s. Is there any luck in me getting my hands on them these days? I know by the comments that two years ago they were not available. My mouth was watering when you pulled them out in there plastic packages. Thanks so much, Gary.

@video99couk

3 жыл бұрын

I think the only hope is to try to repair them now.

@garyastron5440

3 жыл бұрын

@@video99couk So you have a video out on the best way to repair these gears?

Ouch- I have one of these, thankfully there's no problems with it. I had two of a different model before but both were unrepairable.

@video99couk

5 жыл бұрын

They may have been the EV-S1000E that I mention near the end of this video.

Great video! I have the same problem but with model EV-S900. Would you lead me with the solution for that unit. I have the diagram but not sure where the board with the capacitors is. Thanks in advance

Have my uncles ev-s9000e and same problem with reel spools. I've had a quick look and does not look like these are available to purchase, where did you manage to find yours?

I am amazed (and equally appalled) at how complex this beautiful machine is. I bought my EV-S7000 brand new (aprox 1991?), but upon pulling it out of storage, it loaded the 1st tape I put in and then refused to do anything else. Most of my tapes to my recollection do not have PCM dubbing (at least the important family events don't). What would be your recommendation on going forward? Do a quick look inside to see if I am dealing with cracked spools? If its anything beyond that like capacitor issues, I would have to bow out. I suppose I'll have to open it up 1st to see what it looks like. - Thanks again for posting so much great understandable info on this device. I truly loved it when it was working.

@video99couk

5 жыл бұрын

Will it eject the tape? If not, the list of possible causes is very large, ranging from power supply issues, capacitor failure on the syscon board, mechanical problems such as sensors or a jammed loading motor. It's non-trivial I'm afraid. Split spools are not likely to be the cause of that particular problem. Having fixed this machine a few months ago, the TBC board has now failed, I'll do a video about repairing just that board later this year when I get my new workshop.

Hello, thanks for the very good video. I'm looking for the timing belts for this recorder. Can you tell me where I can order these?

@video99couk

2 жыл бұрын

There isn't a "timing belt", but I think you're talking about a toothed belt underneath the deck? Your only hope would be to pick one up from a scrap machine, they certainly won't be available new.

34:18 Did you have to remove all the circuit boards to access this, also do you have more detailed pictures of that part?

@video99couk

5 жыл бұрын

No, you have to split the machine apart by taking the bottom off. That does mean taking the front cover off to gain access to all the screws. it should take about 10 - 15 minutes to get the bottom section split off the machine. By the way, just today I've been replacing all the surface mount capacitors in the TBC circuit for one of these machines. Quite time consuming, but now I have the right soldering equipment, it's not too hard.

Hello, the timing belts are not the problem. It is a Table Assy Reel x-3942-954-1. Where can I order this part? I would change the other one at the same time. I haven't found anything on the web. Thank you for the really great videos.

@video99couk

2 жыл бұрын

I'm afraid they are no longer available, which is causing these machines to become almost impossible to repair these days.

Can you recommend a decent quality Hi8 deck to look for to make transfers? Something that has proven to be a little more rugged?

@video99couk

10 ай бұрын

Digital 8 camcorder such as DCR-TRV120E.

Just seen this, and at the start I thought "I have a machine somewhere that's like that, but DVCAM".... It's revealed at the end, I have a DVCAM DSR-30P on the spares rack with the same pop-out keyboard configuration, and a silly extravagant loading flap.

@video99couk

2 жыл бұрын

The DHR-1000UX and DSR-25 also share the same mechanism I believe.

Hello. A few days ago I bought this second hand VCR. There is no picture when TBC is on. Could the TBC be damaged or another block. I have a schematic from the internet but cannot find the TBC block

@video99couk

3 жыл бұрын

Usually it's just the TBC board which requires a rebuild in this case, so hopefully replacing all the surface mount electrolytic capacitors on that will repair it.

Regarding the "STEREO" wording coming up when there is a recording glitch, I saw this on the "12voltvids" channel: "Roy Whippey 3 years ago Just found the solution, ensure the EDIT button is pressed and the on screen display is disabled."

Do they still stock parts for these? This seems like a very cool unit. Is there a good overview of using it?

@video99couk

Жыл бұрын

Getting parts is the big problem, most deck parts are now unavailable.

Hi, great video. I have two unit, and got the same problem on both unit, besides the reels, the backlight on the transport panel stop working. Any idea what it can be ? I'm under the impression that it can be a small capacitor in the Control Panel circuit..

@video99couk

4 жыл бұрын

Do you mean the display on the slide-out drawer? Or the backlight of the LCD panel on the front? The display on the drawer I cover in this video, it is due to capacitors in the DC-DC converter which I show. Backlight of the LCD panel on the front is just light bulbs I believe.

@atakamastudio

4 жыл бұрын

@@video99couk The slide-out drawer. I saw the part on the reels replacement in the video but not the display, i'll check again ! Thanks.

I have the exact model. It functions perfectly however not long after I got it the display on the slide out panel no longer lights up and I’m not sure how to service this part

@video99couk

4 жыл бұрын

I show a repair on that in this video: kzread.info/dash/bejne/rGWFzcpvmMq6h7w.html

Hello, and thank you for this fantastic and impressiv description! Since 1992 I own this fabulous device and copied with it about 20 Video8 and Hi8 tapes a year ago. A few months later I found three forgotten tapes, but in playback mode the image was distorted, sloping, so to speak. No change with cleaning tape and my Hi8 camera long ago had given up. I phoned around in Hamburg, but so far haven't found a suitable workshop. There are not many experts around anymore, who can deal with those machines. It's possibly a less serious problem and I don't want to give up on the device yet. Do you have any idea, what could be the reason?

@video99couk

3 жыл бұрын

Start by disabling the TBC in the menu to see if that solves it.

@strad1704

3 жыл бұрын

incredible, I changed to OFF - now playback is perfect again! It says in the manual, TBC ON is to avoid vibrations, but the recorder normaly stands firmly on the table, so what? I must have changed it unintentionally before. I´m so relieved, thank you very much!

Hi I have EV-s9000e pal version , the problem is that the video out is only blak/white , croma non present. do you have suggest ? may be the VI-121 board to replace ? thaks

@video99couk

Жыл бұрын

It will be due to failure of capacitors somewhere, most likely on the main board at the bottom. So non-trivial to repair.

Hi Colin, amazing, and super video!! I pulled my s9000 apart and there they were...cracked spools. Plus I've had the fishy smell and drawer display is dead. I suppose I can fix that by replacing the caps. But the spool gears? Are they really non sourcable? Also another symptom (which maybe due to the spool gears), is tracking problem. In the menu, I can set the tracking ok at 2x speed, but at playback normal, there is a band of noise over a third of the lower screen. Do you think the spool gears will fix that or could that be a serious board failure?

@video99couk

4 жыл бұрын

Some people report that they have been able to repair the split spools, but it's not something I've managed to do so you're on your own with that. Mistracking can be caused by multiple things but you need to check that the tape is running flat with no crumples. Occasionally the tape guides can go out of alignment on other Video8 models but I've not know that on the EVS9000E so don't start twiddling tape guides unless you are sure you need to. The spools are not going to cause mistracking, and it's relatively unlikely to be an electronic fault. I would say that the machine needs some very careful attention from someone who knows what they are doing. If you're not used to working on equipment like this, you are likely to wreck it.

@JABTV2008

4 жыл бұрын

@@video99couk Hey Colin, thanks for the advice there. I replaced all the caps in the roll-out display and lo and behold, it works !!!! Very happy about that. I still have a fishy smell somewhere, but I'll attend to that later. As for the tracking...the symptoms ease off after about a minute or two and depending on the tape, the result is quite good.I think the main cause of the problem is the age of the tapes. Some are over 20 years old. Only thing is that that as soon as a tape produces a drop out, that annoying "stereo" announcement pops up on the screen. Is there any way to turn that off?

@video99couk

4 жыл бұрын

@@JABTV2008 That sounds like capacitor failure in the capstan servo circuit. I have an EVS9000E with just that problem. I will have to work on it, for sentimental reasons if no other, since it cost me £1500 back in the day.

@JABTV2008

4 жыл бұрын

@@video99couk Hi Colin, well if you find out what is, please let me know. Maybe I can get my machine going properly. Thanks a million. And keep up the great videos!

@johnoherron703

3 жыл бұрын

@@JABTV2008 put the deck in “Edit” mode and the on-screen text won’t appear.

Hello. Can you still buy the upper drum and other parts for this VCR?

@video99couk

3 жыл бұрын

As far as I'm aware, no parts are available now. The one place to try might be the very expensive Donberg electronics in Ireland.

@IREKWWSL

3 жыл бұрын

@@video99couk ok

I kindly ask for advice. I would like to buy the 9000 to digitize my hi8 cassettes. On the market there are some reconditioned used and also some new ones, never used, perhaps opened to renew some capacitors even if unused. What should be done? Buying a new or used one? I also ask: in your opinion the reproduction quality of the 9000 is comparable to that of my camera under repair, the Sony ccdv880e! Thank you Mario

@video99couk

2 жыл бұрын

The EVS9000E can produce excellent pictures, so might say better than a camcorder. However: 1: The EVS9000E can now be unreliable due to capacitor failures and split reel tables, even if never used. 2: Lower serial number EVS9000E machines can put "STEREO" onto the display every time there is a tape glitch or break in recording. This can be a terrible nuisance if you are trying to digitise the material. I don't know the exact serial number this was fixed but my number 11778 has the newer firmware which does not do this. 11588 has the early firmware, so it's around there.

Hello sir, i wonder if you can advice me, i have this recorder, model EV-S900E B, i haven't used it in years, maybe even a decade, but it was kept properly and away from dust, today i decided to put it on sale but needed to test it first, now it doesn't turn on anymore, i just see a red light but nothing happens when i press the button... any ideas ? thank you very much.

@video99couk

3 жыл бұрын

Power supply capacitor failure is likely, but there could be other faults too such as split cassette reel tables. It may need some professional attention.

@cesarin321

3 жыл бұрын

@@video99couk ok thanks for your reply, a bit too hard for me haha.

Is it possible to know the working hours of the drum via menu?

@video99couk

4 жыл бұрын

Alas no, this machine doesn't log head hours.

Hi Colin. My ev9000 deck is suddenly beginnig to eat the tape. Do you know what I have to adjust or replace?

@video99couk

2 жыл бұрын

Likely causes are a worn pinch roller or split take-up spool (very common and almost impossible to source).

@peopyt

11 ай бұрын

Hi Colin. I think the take up spool is cracked. But it is also something with the eject mechanism causing the machine to keep trying ejecting the tape even if it is out. Just the last part of the eject fase keeps trying back and forth. It is a noise like one of the platsic spools teeth are scratching. Sorry for my bad explanation

As a fellow video geek and professor of video, I would submit as the most complex domestic video recorder the Toshiba DX-900, a working unit of which I have.

@video99couk

3 жыл бұрын

I think that one has a PCM-F1 encoder built in. But it lacks a TBC.

Hi. Great video! I have the exact same model but my cassette carriage suddenly stopped working. It seems dead. Do you have any tips?

@video99couk

3 жыл бұрын

Unusual, I've not had that fault, so I'm not going to be much help on that one. You will have to take the deck out (not too hard) and study it.

@peopyt

3 жыл бұрын

@@video99couk Hello Colin. Do you know how to turn off the OSD on screen display on these? I have not found out. Read and looked everywhere...

Ti volevo chiedere dove posso trovare le bobine su quale sito,o modelli da stampare in 3d ,grazie

@video99couk

6 ай бұрын

It would not be possible to print the spools because they consist of metal and plastic components moulded together. It may be best to try to repair the broken ones somehow. Replacement parts seem no longer to be available, and even if they were, they would now also be broken due to age. The plastic shrinks.

I also have this machine. It used to be a good machine, but now sadly it has the same symptoms on any tape I play on it. It plays normal for a few seconds but then the picture starts to get noisy and you can hear the engine struggle a bit. Like it's getting harder to pull the tape. The picture gets noisier and noisier , until the screen goes black and the tape stops. Right before it stops I can hear some kind of tape noise(?) Not sure what is happening inside the machine. I also cant rewind because the player insist it's already at the begining. When I try to take the tape out it's stuck, but just a little. So a little jiggle back and forth always loosens the tape. The tape gets a litle cracke in the corner, but not much. Any idea what could be causing this? Could this be a tape path issue of some sort?

@video99couk

3 жыл бұрын

I can't debug a problem like this by remote control. You would need to examine what is happening during playback.

@hidenseek2172

3 жыл бұрын

​@@video99couk I was afraid you would say that. I was hoping maybe my symptoms was common. Hopefully I don't mess anything up while opening it. Wish me luck! Also thanks for all these videos you make. They are really interesting and fun.

thanks for the vid, liked. I have one of these but it will not leave standby. Any idea how to repair that? Worked before otherwise. If I cannot fix that I will just sell it.

@video99couk

4 жыл бұрын

Sometimes the keyscan of the power button can act up, try inserting a tape or use a remote control. If no response, then start by replacing the capacitors in the power supply, they often fail and the job isn't too hard.

@misterzee5736

4 жыл бұрын

@@video99couk thanks for the reply. Initially I didn't realise you have a repair service. Typically how much would it cost to repair this fault using your company?

@video99couk

4 жыл бұрын

@@misterzee5736 No, I don't do repairs. I have quite a backlog of my own equipment to repair! When I do repairs I like to present that as information on KZread. My business is actually audio and video transfers.

I have a weird issue: I have inserted a tape inside, but not able to play, forward-rewind, or even eject it! The eject button works cause it can make the player turning on when it is in standby...

@video99couk

Жыл бұрын

Could be any number of causes but I would start with checking power supply capacitors.

@Themagiciandu62

11 ай бұрын

@@video99couk Ok a miracle, I've removed some part inside, remount everything, and it's working again!

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Hello, I have a sony EV-c 2000, it does not fast forward, otherwise everything works, where are the spare parts?

@video99couk

Жыл бұрын

Check to see if there is a split in the takeup spool. If so, all you can do is try to repair it since spares are now completely unavailable.

Is the slightly older ES-V3000 a less complicated and more reliable unit?

@video99couk

4 жыл бұрын

I've never seen a ev-s3000 but it looks similar to the ev-s1000. I have a working one of those but they are super-rare because they seem to be even more unreliable.

@video99couk

3 жыл бұрын

@Aku Yes, it suffers from more mechanical problems. If it wasn't for the splitting spools, the EV-S9000E mechanism is reasonably good.

Am I correct in saying panasonic analogue hifi track beats beta, hi 8?

@video99couk

3 жыл бұрын

I believe Beta hifi has slightly higher specifications than VHS hifi but there's nothing much in it. Not sure about analogue Hi8 audio, it's good but I don't know the specs.

Where can one buy replacement spools?

@video99couk

4 жыл бұрын

Right now, I don't know of any supplier. Some people have had success with repairing them, but don't ask me how!

@grdutton

4 жыл бұрын

@@video99couk Oh dear! Currently my machine works ok but does click. Its issue is with the TBC which you have solved for me! I need to get my soldering iron out!

Hey. i have a sony ev-c2000e with dead power supply. there is the same drive as your machine. my both gears are also defective on mine but can not find spare.

@video99couk

3 жыл бұрын

The power supply should be repairable with new low-ESR capacitors. The split spool tables are a pain, all you can do is try to repair them as best you can. Parts are no long obtainable.

@andmoea

3 жыл бұрын

video99.co.uk Hey. many thanks for the reply. I will try to switch capacitors. i have tried and glued the spool and hope it works. really good videos you make.

@andmoea

3 жыл бұрын

@@video99couk I have changed capacitors. now life came to the machine. it cannot run it with the defective gear. but many thanks for the help. now it is not dead anymore. now i have to look for some new gears. hope i can find some. sorry. my English. I am Danish and not so good at English

hi i had a 1000 model it was working when i had it i put it away in a good place once i powered it up on day it was not working right the main transport logic i died on me i am looking for a good ex studio one with low hours i have some ex studio vhs decks with bad power units

@video99couk

5 жыл бұрын

I have a good working EV-S1000E here, which has near zero hours on it. The previous owner ran just two tapes through it! Not sure I'm looking to sell it though, just because it's such a rare machine to find in perfect working order. Power supplies are usually OK to repair if it's just capacitor failure, but can be hellish if semiconductors have failed too. I'm not that crazy about ex-studio VHS/SVHS decks, often they have very high mileage. Sometimes the semi-pro machines like the Panasonic AG-4700 can give results which are at least as good, if not better, then the studio decks from JVC and Panasonic.

@bobjerome5390

5 жыл бұрын

hi keeping away from sony 8mm teac / tascam made some 8mm video decks just got the model name missing

@video99couk

5 жыл бұрын

@@bobjerome5390 I have Tascam DA-88 and DA-98HR 8-track audio decks here, along with a Sony PCM-800. Clearly Sony and Tascam worked together on these machines. Also see my KZread video on a Hitachi 8mm deck built by Sony.

My Sony CCD6000E (PAL), bought in 1991/92 was repaired iunder guarantee, then again in 2002 thought it was just video head due to being knocked. I looked at (8th March 2024) the repair receipt (Jessops) which cost me £298 and it mentioned a Capacitor Pack, so they were replaced then, never knew that was due to Capacitor Fatigue problem until the last week viewing a review of the camera. Now in March 2024 I wanted to archive and transfer my 1991-1995 Hi8 camera and edit tapes, I was wanting to compile my video work from the 1990s and 2000s and put on DVD, then more easily tranfer to my Panasonic BluRay recorder also be able to upload to KZread and maybe organise a public showing evening of my community video productions in my home city for anyone who may have appeared in them over the past two decades. Seems the camera is mostly useless now, I'd have no guarantee any repair to my CCD6000E would allow me to transfer my tapes, but it seems any Hi8 unit is likely to fail due to SMD Capacitor fatigue. So I thought get a Hi8 recording/playback deck, this one came up as it's got a TBC. Now I find this deck has not only SMD Capacitor problems but also tape transport problems too. So it doesn't sound like it's worth me spending £400 on a (PAL) version available on Ebay, if it's not fully working it'll end up failing as I transfer dozens of valuable tapes over a space of a few weeks. So what are my options then? A Digital8 system that would at least offer Firewire output that would be clearer than S-Video, is there such a Digital8 unit out there? That I'd be able to play Hi8 PCM+HiFi sound track recorded tapes on? In truth I'd have thought 3D printing would be the solution for new take up reels. Or even just using appoxy resin glueing of the cogs, Surely that'd would hold the split gear wheels together?

@video99couk

4 ай бұрын

The reel tables are a complex assembly of precision magnets and mixed materials, there's no chance of 3D printing them. Epoxy might be a possibility but it's hard to get them together without a gap in the gear teeth. Most (not all) Digital8 camcorders can play analogue tapes and do a good job of it, but don't support PCM audio. There's no easy solution to that.

@Redskai

4 ай бұрын

Thank you for replying. I never thought I'd get a reply. I feel I have two options: What would you recommend. I've got some basic electronics knowledge, multimeter and soldering iron. But, Surface Mounted Device desoldering/resoldering requires experience and undoubtedly more specialised equipment that I've got, one slip and I'd cause irreparable damage. #1 Do I pay again (second time, third repair) to get my CCD6000E repaired (surely it'd last a year for me to transfer the tapes?) this time the SMD capacitors would probably be better than those used in 2002, that have failed before I even got around to transferring my tapes, I left it too late. I then use my CCD6000E (with in-built TBC) to transfer all my Hi8 to mini-DV tapes, then it's in the digital domain and simultaneously transfer all to DVD, Blu-Ray and back-up digitally to SSD drives. #2 Do I get one of these machines (£400 to £1000+) hope I get 2024 out of it before SMD Capacity Fatigue and/or REEL failure. Get a cheaper one and pay to get it repaired? I'm planning a big personal project this year 2024-2025 to transfer all my 1991-2000... Hi-8 video. Then edit, compile and organise an evening for all those interested in seeing a compilation of my productions here in Liverpool in the next 12 months. There would be countless people who would have been in my videos over the past thirty years. Such as bands, musicians, actors, performers, musicians, poets, community activists, tenant groups, etc, etc. I used a Canon XM2 from 2003. Does it sound like repairing the CCD6000E is the logical choice for me? It's already bought, another £300-£500 repair would be the same price I'd pay for a failing Hi8 record/play unit with or without TBC. If I don't transfer this Hi8 video at least 15+ years of camera-work will be lost. It means a lot to me and the people whose lives it impacted on, improved even. I mean I've got Super8 film from the early 1980s that are easier to view and transfer to Digital... How ironic is that! Other than us all collectively suing Sony for selling us all faulty equipment and getting compensation. So who could you recommend to get my Sony CCD6000E repaired and the 71 SMD capacitors replaced, or do I take back to Jessops for repair, if they do that anymore. From one cameraman to another, thank you... @video99couk

@Redskai

4 ай бұрын

Jessops have refused to repair it again... So I'm back to square one, maybe a Digital8 camera/player (with Hi8 playback) is my only option. I have concners about the video quality.

@Redskai

4 ай бұрын

I'm now looking for a Digital8 system with Hi8 playback, as I want to archive @BEST VIDEO QUALITY for potential future public display, editing, broadcast and uploading to KZread. Any suggestions of particular Digital8 camcorders or decks, if any were made, this would be appreciated. Currently I only handycams are available like DCR-TRV110E for example.

Correct: CCDV800E.

YOU MUST PUT SOME CREASE OR LITTLE OIL BEFOR FIX T AND S SPOOLS

I hate that deck as it is on the fifth take up hub had to replace over the years to the point stop using it years ago. That hub cracked when machine was new still under warranty. It was a design flaw, not due to age like some. That machine eat more tapes then my umbrella cockatoo did as she escape cage while at work and when though my bin I use to keep them in and decided it be a good idea to throw them down and tear a few of them apart. Funny thing is she when back into her cage at some point sitting quietly and pretended she didn’t do anything. One tape was important and had to spend some time flaring back damaged section, splicing it back together and putting in new shell to transfer it. Those flat cable are easy to rip. JVC decks are worst as the glue holding the blue stiffener always come loose and make it easy to bend connections if pushing in. Trick with those is to just push on blue stiffener and slide in firmly as it stick to the connections metal good just not the plastic insulation on the flat cable.

@video99couk

2 жыл бұрын

You're right, the supply and takeup spools are a dreadful design. I've had a brand new replacement break after a couple of years. They are no longer obtainable.

From what I understand, this VCR is just as unreliable as the SLV-R5 S-VHS (12voltvids did a few videos on that one).

Good evening. I ask you for a kindness. I need spare parts for Sony 9000 E Pal as the two Assys are damaged and I would also like to change the belts...Can you help me find the spare parts? Do you have a supplier where I can buy spare parts? Thanks for your time. Good evening. Michele

@video99couk

Жыл бұрын

Parts for this are now very hard to obtain since the last supplier in the UK went bust a few years ago. Often there's little option but to scavenge parts from scrap machines. The deck is shared with the EVS2000E which may be cheaper to find in scrap condition.

I have an EV-S1000E UK owned from new, which I modified to do insert-video by using a pair of NE555 timers to inhibit the erase head when it passes over the part of the tape beyond 180deg that stores the PCM audio, thereby not erasing the PCM stereo audio. The first NE555 controls the start of the inhibit and the second NE555 controls the length of the inhibit. Having left it on a dry shelf in the roof for well over 10 years, I recently found that it no longer worked, and that the power supply had leaked sticky fluid inside which had partially corroded some of the PCB tracks. This seemed to come from the capacitors, so I replaced them. It worked a lot better for a short while then the power supply seemed to fail completely. I wonder if there is something else wrong in the main circuits that is causing a big current drain? One annoying thing about the service manual is that it states expected voltages in hundreds of places but not any expected currents required for each board. I'm now wondering if I could just use a power supply from an old desktop PC for the 12V and 5V with a 7809 to get the 9V, but there are other weird DC and AC voltages required too for the display.

@video99couk

Жыл бұрын

There could well be leaky capacitors elsewhere. You could check for current consumption on the supplies. Generally these are not very reliable machines unfortunately.

we own one and it doesn't rewind tapes , playback and FF are fine

@video99couk

4 жыл бұрын

That will be a split gear on the supply reel table (left side). If you can get hold of a replacement (or repair the gear somehow), you will need to set the back tension as I did, when you refit it. Not a job for someone who is inexperienced at video deck repair.

I HATE that "Hot Fish" smell let out by capacitors! 2 of the large Fuji lenses I have for my BTS LDK-9 make the smell after being on for like 5 minutes, then the lens starts zooming on its own or the iris goes crazy. The worst of the "Fish Smell" was in an IBM AS/400 E04 form the 90's at the computer museum I work for. It was the capacitors in the power supply that started going fishy, and the smell was pumped into the room by the large fans inside the machine, YUCK! With 3D printing getting better every 3-6 months, in the near future it may be possible to reproduce the shattering plastic parts, although a 3D laser scanner would be needed to scan the parts or have an extremely good AutoCAD person. Remember anything is possible in this business, and if there is someone out there making their own Quadruplex video heads, then the sky is the limit.

@video99couk

5 жыл бұрын

I do wonder if the formulation of some electrolytic capacitors actually includes some fish-derived compound which causes this smell. I'm sure my 3D printer won't be able to help with these gears, but maybe someone can do it in the future.

@mspysu79

5 жыл бұрын

@@video99couk It would not surprise me if there is a small amount of fish oil in some electrolytes, to help keep things "moist" and prevent evaporation, being it is relatively cheap and all. For the smaller surface mount capacitors, I have been using Aluminum Organic Polymer capacitors, which have a solid electrolyte. They also work well in replacing high capacity older wet tantalum capacitors, as you can find them quite easily in 10% tolerances.

i just fixet my sony ev-s9000e, the small whells will never breake again!

@video99couk

5 жыл бұрын

Did you glue them up?

@planet9379

5 жыл бұрын

@@video99couk yes, the plastic was broken in 2 parts, so I toke the 2 parts off the metal and grinded the metal disc so it fitted the sice of the plastic and then used Araldit to fix it together again,

@video99couk

5 жыл бұрын

@@planet9379 Clever, I like that. Thinking in those terms, I never throw away the broken gears, just in case such a solution was possible.

@planet9379

5 жыл бұрын

@@video99couk I think it will last now, the tension in the plastic is gone.

Why is he reading from a screen?

@video99couk

3 жыл бұрын

There was a lot of detail to remember on this video. I virtually never use any kind of scripting on my later videos.

@jasonhaman4670

Жыл бұрын

I couldn't put two sentences together correctly on camera... professional newscasters use teleprompters... politicians making speeches use teleprompters...

Aaarrgh. Sony disease. Why did they choose to mix metal and nylon like this so often! Let's hope 3D printing or 3D extruders eventually bail us out.

@video99couk

5 жыл бұрын

Panasonic did it too, with the loading motor drive coupling on the K-series VHS/SVHS decks. I have a 3D printer but there's no chance of making a gear as small and complex as these,

@jakobat1994

5 жыл бұрын

@@video99couk An option is to get them made professionally on a SLA printer, those printers can give very impressive results. It´s is still a bit expensive though, I think one gear would cost around 70£ to get made if you already have a proper STL model of the gear. What kind of printer do you have?

@video99couk

5 жыл бұрын

@@jakobat1994 Mine is just a da Vinci Mini. Nothing fancy but I've made a few components which have worked first time, so I quite like it, especially since it was absurdly cheap.

@jasonhaman4670

Жыл бұрын

@@jakobat1994 That's a pretty cheap price to make a part that's unobtainium, and saves rare decks from the scrap heap.