Does anyone know a good place to get a VCR serviced? My Mom's is eating
tapes, and I'm convinced that all it needs is an sdjustment somewhere. 

feel free to link this to consumer.

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Omni, how about Accutronics on South State Street across from the Diag?  I
took my own VCR there to be services when it was not properly playing.

Oh, one more thing, omni.  If you see Al at Accutronics, tell him Richard sent
you.

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The absolute best non charlatan fixer of vcr's is by far Kerry Borgne
of Royal Radio in Royal Oak.

  Thanks mel, but I have no car to drive to Royal Oak. 

 Thanks, Richard. I'll give Al a call and see what he quotes me.

Don't bother with yesterdecades's analog technology, switch to DVD today! ;-)

(And play what in you new glitzy DVD player? :)

(Soak it up with your digital AV receptors.)

        How much was paid for the VCR originally??  New 4-head, HiFi
VCRs can now be found for $250 (good brand names like Sharp, too!).
        If your $200 VCR served you well for two or three years, it
may be worth getting an new one if the repair estimate is over $50.

  It's a Magnavox 4 head stereo, and we've had it now for about 2 yrs
now. It gets fairly heavy use, so I would guess it's just an adjustment.

  I'm not a big one for throwing things out if they're fixable, hence my
collections of VCR's (I have 5), CD Players (I have 3), and Computers
which are uncountable due to them being in several large pieces,

  I'm in the market for a how to fix them book so I can fix what I have
and add another notch to my resume'.

I would think the computers could be counted by counting the motherboards
and|or CPUs.

  In that case, about 7. give or take a few cases ;)

12 of 12  by Narasimharao
I am Narasimharao from India.  I am new to Grex and do not know how to
resppond.  Can some one kindly help me.:wq!

Well, you're doing fine so far. Welcome to Grex!

Welcome, Narasimharao. You will like it here - you do not use vi!

        I too, hate to toss out something even semi-functional.  My
first VCR, a Quasar has a broken plastic part in the basket that
lowers the tape into the drive.  It's made of the type of plastic
that _can't_ be glued by super-glue (you have to make the super-
glue cap outta something, you know).  To repair it would have
required the purchase of a $125 part.  I spent $400 on a new VCR 
instead.   
        So, if you have a 1984-88 front loading Quasar, Panasonic
, Magnavox or other from the same Japanese plant(s) and it died
from something else, I got one that may take it's basket.  If you
want mine to merge with yours, let me know. 

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i, too, can recommend Accutronics on state street. 

I doubt any really useful (ie recent) books on VCR repair will turn up used
at the library.

One thing to check out would be Purchase Radio on Hoover.  They have some
books, and can also get "Sams Notes" which are model-specific repair guides
including schematics, test point voltages (and scope traces where
appropriate).

(My stepfather-in-law took his stereo / cassette player to some electronics
repair outfit in down town A^2 and didn't get it back for about a year.  When
he finally did, they had lost the top cover and the cassette door.  It did
work again though.)

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(I'd insist on the repair being free in that case.  Jerks.)

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  Got the VCR back today, and we are very pleased with it. The service was
prompt, courteous, and informative. Thanks to all who responded.

where from , pray tell?

 Accutronics, of course. Thanks again.

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