Gotta love the display localisation options for NICAM, PDC, and VPS, which were commonplace features in UK/ European machines, and then CATV, SAP L/R options for the folks across the pond! Anyway, lovely work getting it going again! 👍
I like these ones where I ave to dig to find the component that has failed. Makes me think for a change rather than just go thought the motions of general maintenance.
Not really moaning about it but come on. Remove clothes before leaving work place. I mean i wouldn't chew on this stuff, but wearing gloves and decontaminating after using give me a break. The way they talk about it you would think it had cyanide or fentanyl in it. It's rosin for Christ sake. Tree sap.
I've done quite a lot on the UK version of this machine, the EV-S9000E. As you know, parts are a big problem now, especially reel tables. I've also had a few go down with mass capacitor failure which can't really be fixed. Done a few displays, not had the diode fail yet. Sometimes had to replace all the SM caps in the TBC panel, and all secondary capacitors in the PSU (note low ESR required for some locations). There were many special features on this machine such as digital stereo audio dub which were unmatched by almost anything else in the pro-sumer space including SVHS.
@@12voltvids I'd say they were the pinnacle of Hi-8 editing VCRs back in the mid-late 90s. Too bad I never got to operate one...... Meanwhile the slide-out editing controller was nothing new back then and had been adopted in a few other editing VCRs as well, including a few DV/MiniDV ones which I completely forgot their model numbers......
@@vampyrelycan99 Consumer yes. There were professional hi8 decks that put this to shame like the evo9800. It interfaced into umatic or betacam edit suites flawlessly and allowed tv stations to use cameras like the evw300 right along side or betacam and most wouldn't be hard pressed to tell the difference by the time it was broadcast. Picture quality wise these were identical however the Evo series were industrial and could run all day everyday and not skip a beat. This machine was consumer with lots of plastic. Two of these machines together with edit exceptionally well and as far as consumer machine goes it was probably the best that was ever made.
@@12voltvids Yes, consumer grade I was referring to. I know pro decks exist which put all consumer decks to shame, but myself and others are not too well informed on the pro (ie. industrial grade without TV tuner) model portfolio. So regarding this S7000 (JDM NS9000), was there a pro grade variant ever available? I can't recall......
Smashing repair. Dam crappy caps again!, but they are old so it's not too supprising. The diode does need to be very fast at switching so it does not act as a short. I made a mistake with a switchmode psu, i put an ordinary diode in the output, bonfire. Schokky diodes were the correct ones, i didn't forget that mistake lol. I was too used to making/repairing linear supplys, snail rectifiers.
The caps in mine were all Nichicon except for one. So they were decent quality. But ALL of them spewed and damaged the board. The design just stresses the hell out of the caps. Shame on Sony.
Great video again Dave. Just wondering, I have a VFD that works okay but I get pixels on the outer edges that flash dimly when they should be off. Any idea of what would cause this issue?
@@12voltvids Good to know that is a possibility. I replaced a cap just recently & no change as well as checking voltages and all seems fine. I guess I’ll have to look for a spare part now 🫤.
Covid has become the go-to excuse for failure of any and all kind. Didn't mow the lawn? Covid. Run a red light? Covid. Too drunk to show up for work? Yup...covid.
ALL those electrolytic caps inside the shield can will need to be replaced. Every one had spewed their guts. I had a nightmare repair experience on one of these. I had to also remove the 8pin transformer to clean the board under it, and damaged / detached two of the pins. I was able to do micro surgery and reattach the single strand wires to the pins. It was a nightmare. Shame on Sony for this design. The caps in the DC to DC convert or just boiled all their shit all over the board. Horrific.
@@12voltvids The model name designation was indeed confusing. There was the S9000E for EUDM which was the equivalent of the S7000(U) for USDM down to the feature specs. But in Japan (NTSC) there existed both the EV-NS7000/9000 models where the 7000 lacks a few features as well as a few other control buttons/knows on the editing controller panel.
@@12voltvids yah That Fine Print Is Hard To See That's The Reason I Don't Use Skimatics. I Figure Why Waste Time Doing That When You Can Check With A Volt Meter & Find The Issue My Self. I've Taken Transister Radios Apart To Check For Problems But You Know I Never Had To Replace Any Capaciter's. Mostly The 9 Volt Battery Connector Or Many A Bad Speaker But All & All That's It. Oh Guess What I Stumbled Upon At The Thrift store A Laptop Cooling Mat & A Remote Controlled For My Portable CD Player. Cool Huh?
@@rogertyler3237 Well without a schematic it is pretty much impossible to work on something as complex as this machine without a blueprint of the circuit. Fixing a transistor radio is not in the same league, for that matter it isn't even the same sport as working on a video recorder which by the way was, with the exception of a computer the most complex electronic device most people ever owned.
@@12voltvids yah The PC Comes In Handi. Oh Have You Ever Downloaded The Cozy Magnified App? I Works Wonders For Me. I Use It For Just About Everything.
Bloody safety snowflakes!! I have an rs components account for over 25 years and they changed there policy and couldn't sell me leaded solder as it's a hazardous product and wasn't registered as a business, even though I've spent 1000's with them! I didn't want a business account as had monthly invoices and wanted to pay immediately, got the same stuff off eBay and cheaper!
I Still Say DVD's Are The Best For A Clear Pitcture. Now That All Camcorders Are Using SDMemory Cards Nowadays There's No Need For Worrying About Tapes Getting Chewed Up. That's In The Past.
Yes digital obviously is great no doubt much less of a hassle for the most part. Back in the days this was what we had and was one the best prosumer machines on the market at the time. It was. My favorite till the spindle cracked as they decided it was a good idea to fuse plastic to metal not realizing metal expansion, or plastic can shrink? Yes they never intended for these to last this long but the take up spindle cracking was a issue when they were new back then. Some still need these decks to do transfers and having a deck with DNR in the deck is valuable when doing transfers. Plus even if not useful anymore still a collector’s piece.
Nice unit. Great job saving another from the landfill. I liked the diode fix and explanation! NOW strip down before you enter your house!
Gotta love the display localisation options for NICAM, PDC, and VPS, which were commonplace features in UK/ European machines, and then CATV, SAP L/R options for the folks across the pond!
Anyway, lovely work getting it going again! 👍
Oddly though, PDC was not included on the EV-S9000E which is the UK version.
You really know your stuff, Dave! Great job, as usual!
I like these ones where I ave to dig to find the component that has failed. Makes me think for a change rather than just go thought the motions of general maintenance.
@@12voltvids Your Hi-8 video editing workflow 36:20 represents the best from the good old days! Nice.
i love your moaning about things like the superwick makes my day thanks
Not really moaning about it but come on. Remove clothes before leaving work place. I mean i wouldn't chew on this stuff, but wearing gloves and decontaminating after using give me a break. The way they talk about it you would think it had cyanide or fentanyl in it. It's rosin for Christ sake. Tree sap.
Wow. That sucker was blown up! Nice repair.
Its got an issue again.
Very nice repair job! Thank you for this video.
Like the last one with the TBC, had to think on this one.
I've done quite a lot on the UK version of this machine, the EV-S9000E. As you know, parts are a big problem now, especially reel tables. I've also had a few go down with mass capacitor failure which can't really be fixed. Done a few displays, not had the diode fail yet. Sometimes had to replace all the SM caps in the TBC panel, and all secondary capacitors in the PSU (note low ESR required for some locations). There were many special features on this machine such as digital stereo audio dub which were unmatched by almost anything else in the pro-sumer space including SVHS.
That ENTIRE Bottom JUST for the editing/movement motor system. Damn!
Told ya it was the most complex VCR ever made for consumer use.
@@12voltvids I'd say they were the pinnacle of Hi-8 editing VCRs back in the mid-late 90s. Too bad I never got to operate one......
Meanwhile the slide-out editing controller was nothing new back then and had been adopted in a few other editing VCRs as well, including a few DV/MiniDV ones which I completely forgot their model numbers......
@@vampyrelycan99 Consumer yes. There were professional hi8 decks that put this to shame like the evo9800. It interfaced into umatic or betacam edit suites flawlessly and allowed tv stations to use cameras like the evw300 right along side or betacam and most wouldn't be hard pressed to tell the difference by the time it was broadcast. Picture quality wise these were identical however the Evo series were industrial and could run all day everyday and not skip a beat. This machine was consumer with lots of plastic. Two of these machines together with edit exceptionally well and as far as consumer machine goes it was probably the best that was ever made.
@@12voltvids Yes, consumer grade I was referring to. I know pro decks exist which put all consumer decks to shame, but myself and others are not too well informed on the pro (ie. industrial grade without TV tuner) model portfolio.
So regarding this S7000 (JDM NS9000), was there a pro grade variant ever available? I can't recall......
@@vampyrelycan99 not of this design. There was a few on the Evo series. Most used the U loading as opposed to M loading.
Those BataMax VCR's Whent Out
Moons Ago.🌙🌃🌚🌝🌜🌛🌑🌒
I will have to try this on the LED on my HK cd491.
Great video as always, fiber optics video as well. But i think you should do more audio/video intense repair videos!!!
I do them as they come in.
I had a CD changer (also by Sony) that had no display, and it turned out it was the filament line that corroded
Smashing repair.
Dam crappy caps again!, but they are old so it's not too supprising.
The diode does need to be very fast at switching so it does not act as a short.
I made a mistake with a switchmode psu, i put an ordinary diode in the output, bonfire.
Schokky diodes were the correct ones, i didn't forget that mistake lol.
I was too used to making/repairing linear supplys, snail rectifiers.
The caps in mine were all Nichicon except for one. So they were decent quality. But ALL of them spewed and damaged the board. The design just stresses the hell out of the caps. Shame on Sony.
you do great work wish i lived near where ever you are you could fix my marantz
I realy like your watch .Nick Greece
Question if I ever come across that ribbon cable is there anyway to replace it with a different one if damaged
Great video again Dave. Just wondering, I have a VFD that works okay but I get pixels on the outer edges that flash dimly when they should be off. Any idea of what would cause this issue?
Could be a weak display.
@@12voltvids Good to know that is a possibility. I replaced a cap just recently & no change as well as checking voltages and all seems fine. I guess I’ll have to look for a spare part now 🫤.
Is that a shottky diode?
Dave it isn't me spamming you...
Glad you saved another from the landfill
It's Johny shithead.
Chem Wick seems the best but rather pricey. Rosin is rather harmless. Copper too I would think. Plumbers work with it all day.
I have used Chem wick. Mg is as good or better.
good problem solving
awesome
Has TWO displays too. Looks like one is backlit LCD, the other VFD. Weird.
The clock display is light with 2 incandescent bulbs.
Brilliant as always, sorry to hear you have a nut job harassing you.
The copper wick is limited I assume from COVID.
Covid has become the go-to excuse for failure of any and all kind. Didn't mow the lawn? Covid. Run a red light? Covid. Too drunk to show up for work? Yup...covid.
ALL those electrolytic caps inside the shield can will need to be replaced. Every one had spewed their guts. I had a nightmare repair experience on one of these. I had to also remove the 8pin transformer to clean the board under it, and damaged / detached two of the pins. I was able to do micro surgery and reattach the single strand wires to the pins. It was a nightmare. Shame on Sony for this design. The caps in the DC to DC convert or just boiled all their shit all over the board. Horrific.
Yes I know. I have done a few of the tbc on these machines.
beautiful channel...👍
Has anyone yet come out with a replacement take up hub gear?
I have not found one. Fortunately the 2 evs7000 I have they are not cracked badly.
Looks like no trolls slammed you for not soldering back the metal shields
Forgive my ignorance. Why does that SMD diode have 3 leads?
Probabl;y has 2 diodes inside and only 1 being used.
@@12voltvids ah. Thanks
If it has 9000 in the name, it is advanced and from the future; made of plastic too.
9000 is the PAL version
@@12voltvids The model name designation was indeed confusing. There was the S9000E for EUDM which was the equivalent of the S7000(U) for USDM down to the feature specs. But in Japan (NTSC) there existed both the EV-NS7000/9000 models where the 7000 lacks a few features as well as a few other control buttons/knows on the editing controller panel.
I Seen Labels Like That On Pipe Tibacci
& Other Things.
Your been raided by that braid .
Obviously you managed to survive the predicted extinction event .....
Extinction event?
Fast switching.
health and safety gone mad
Oh That's A VCR
I Never Needed Skimatics
My favorite warning label was on a clothes iron.
DO NOT IRON CLOTHES WHILE WEARING THEM!
What Is That Used For?
Never Seen Something Like That Before.
I Noticed You'r Meter Don't Beep
When You Cone To A closed Circuit.
Those Skimatics Are Hard To See To Read
That's Why I Don't Even Bother With Them.
The pdf was good and I can read it off the computer screen just fine. Printing was the issue. I would have to span it over multiple pages.
@@12voltvids yah That Fine Print Is Hard
To See That's The Reason
I Don't Use Skimatics.
I Figure Why Waste
Time Doing That When You
Can Check With A Volt Meter
& Find The Issue My
Self. I've Taken Transister
Radios Apart To Check
For Problems But You Know
I Never Had To Replace
Any Capaciter's. Mostly
The 9 Volt Battery Connector
Or Many A Bad Speaker
But All & All That's It.
Oh Guess What I Stumbled
Upon At The Thrift store
A Laptop Cooling Mat
& A Remote Controlled
For My Portable CD Player.
Cool Huh?
@@rogertyler3237
Well without a schematic it is pretty much impossible to work on something as complex as this machine without a blueprint of the circuit. Fixing a transistor radio is not in the same league, for that matter it isn't even the same sport as working on a video recorder which by the way was, with the exception of a computer the most complex electronic device most people ever owned.
@@12voltvids yah The PC Comes In Handi.
Oh Have You Ever Downloaded
The Cozy Magnified App?
I Works Wonders For Me.
I Use It For Just About Everything.
@@rogertyler3237 if a schematic is available free or reasonable I will take one for whatever I'm working on.
No no it's not the EU. It is the US. It then relfected to EU.
It’s the a-hole lawyers finding every way possible to make money.
Right Ur hands are contaminated whip off all Ur clothes and run round workshop till Ur wife walks in and thinks you taotaly lost it 🤣
She already thinks i have lost it.
Bloody safety snowflakes!!
I have an rs components account for over 25 years and they changed there policy and couldn't sell me leaded solder as it's a hazardous product and wasn't registered as a business, even though I've spent 1000's with them!
I didn't want a business account as had monthly invoices and wanted to pay immediately, got the same stuff off eBay and cheaper!
Yeah... also deutsch, Gefahr... 😂
I Still Say DVD's Are The Best For
A Clear Pitcture. Now That All Camcorders
Are Using SDMemory Cards Nowadays
There's No Need For Worrying About
Tapes Getting Chewed Up. That's In The Past.
Yeah, but you still need a machine to play a tape to transfer to digital.
Yes digital obviously is great no doubt much less of a hassle for the most part. Back in the days this was what we had and was one the best prosumer machines on the market at the time. It was. My favorite till the spindle cracked as they decided it was a good idea to fuse plastic to metal not realizing metal expansion, or plastic can shrink? Yes they never intended for these to last this long but the take up spindle cracking was a issue when they were new back then.
Some still need these decks to do transfers and having a deck with DNR in the deck is valuable when doing transfers. Plus even if not useful anymore still a collector’s piece.
@@thetechgenie7374 usually Those Kind
Of Lighting Fixtures Aren't Worth Fixing.
BUY CHEM WICK LIGHT! THE BEST YOU CAN USE!!
I've used Chem wick. It is the same stuff as mg chem wick.