How would I get a Zenith head motor for my Kenwood model 936HF VCR?

I took my VCR in about 8 months ago, and the repairman said it needed
a new head motor, but he didn't have time to do it right then, and I
should call him in 2 weeks. I've called every 2, 4 or 8 weeks for the
last 8 months and he never is ready. I think he is thinking of
retiring.

If I knew what part to buy, I would replace this part myself I think.

There is a picture, but it's "raggedy". I don't know how to describe
it, but I believe the repairman as to the cause.

I have been looking for years, and can't find such a good quality vcr
available new or used.

Thanks

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Find out who the local distributor is for Zenith / Kenwood parts in your
area, and see if you can purchase one. I would think it would be cheaper and
more practical to change the complete VCR. The only obstacle from the
supplier, is that the part may no longer be available.

As for changing the motor, you will have to be equipped and knowledgeable,
have the proper test and calibration setup, and the service manuals, to
re-do the complete tracking alignment of the VCR.

Your service man probably over-extended himself in his estimate, knowing
that you would not be prepared to pay the cost for the part and the time. In
the interim of the job, there is a chance there can be other faults along
the way.

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JANA
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How would I get a Zenith head motor for my Kenwood model 936HF VCR?

I took my VCR in about 8 months ago, and the repairman said it needed
a new head motor, but he didn't have time to do it right then, and I
should call him in 2 weeks. I've called every 2, 4 or 8 weeks for the
last 8 months and he never is ready. I think he is thinking of
retiring.

If I knew what part to buy, I would replace this part myself I think.

There is a picture, but it's "raggedy". I don't know how to describe
it, but I believe the repairman as to the cause.

I have been looking for years, and can't find such a good quality vcr
available new or used.

Thanks

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I think sometrhing is not quite right here. If you do get any PICTURE,
raggedy or otherwise, the head is probably spinning and running at
reasonable speed, probably even the correct speed. What I think you
have is bad or mis-aligned head, and that really takes a specialized
tool to adjust it properly. Id' say chuck it and get a 4 or 6 head
unit for less than the cost to repair this unit.

mm wrote:
How would I get a Zenith head motor for my Kenwood model 936HF VCR?

I took my VCR in about 8 months ago, and the repairman said it needed
a new head motor, but he didn't have time to do it right then, and I
should call him in 2 weeks. I've called every 2, 4 or 8 weeks for the
last 8 months and he never is ready. I think he is thinking of
retiring.

If I knew what part to buy, I would replace this part myself I think.

There is a picture, but it's "raggedy". I don't know how to describe
it, but I believe the repairman as to the cause.

I have been looking for years, and can't find such a good quality vcr
available new or used.

Thanks

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for some reason, remove NOPSAM :-)

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I think sometrhing is not quite right here. If you do get any PICTURE,
raggedy or otherwise, the head is probably spinning and running at
reasonable speed, probably even the correct speed. What I think you
have is bad or mis-aligned head, and that really takes a specialized
tool to adjust it properly. Id' say chuck it and get a 4 or 6 head
unit for less than the cost to repair this unit.

Try cleaning the heads?

wrote:
I think sometrhing is not quite right here. If you do get any PICTURE,
raggedy or otherwise, the head is probably spinning and running at
reasonable speed, probably even the correct speed. What I think you
have is bad or mis-aligned head, and that really takes a specialized
tool to adjust it properly. Id' say chuck it and get a 4 or 6 head
unit for less than the cost to repair this unit.


snip

There is a picture, but it's "raggedy". I don't know how to describe
it, but I believe the repairman as to the cause.

I have been looking for years, and can't find such a good quality vcr
available new or used.

Thanks



I think the OP's original servicer was suggesting the bearings were bad,
which could indeed give a ragged picture.

Mark Z.

On Thu, 21 Dec 2006 03:10:57 -0500, "JANA"
wrote:

Find out who the local distributor is for Zenith / Kenwood parts in your
area, and see if you can purchase one.

I'll try to do that. Thanks.

I would think it would be cheaper and
more practical to change the complete VCR.

I can't find a vcr as nice as mine is. I'm thinking about features,
not about performance.

The only obstacle from the
supplier, is that the part may no longer be available.

As for changing the motor, you will have to be equipped and knowledgeable,
have the proper test and calibration setup, and the service manuals, to
re-do the complete tracking alignment of the VCR.

Your service man probably over-extended himself in his estimate, knowing
that you would not be prepared to pay the cost for the part and the time. In
the interim of the job, there is a chance there can be other faults along
the way.


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On Fri, 22 Dec 2006 05:30:14 -0600, "Mark D. Zacharias"
wrote:

wrote:
I think sometrhing is not quite right here. If you do get any PICTURE,
raggedy or otherwise, the head is probably spinning and running at
reasonable speed, probably even the correct speed. What I think you
have is bad or mis-aligned head, and that really takes a specialized
tool to adjust it properly. Id' say chuck it and get a 4 or 6 head
unit for less than the cost to repair this unit.


snip

There is a picture, but it's "raggedy". I don't know how to describe
it, but I believe the repairman as to the cause.

I have been looking for years, and can't find such a good quality vcr
available new or used.

Thanks



I think the OP's original servicer was suggesting the bearings were bad,
which could indeed give a ragged picture.

Yes, that's what I figured he was referring to. Or maybe he even said
it.

As to not having the proper equipment, I thought I would use the
picture on the tv screen as the ultimate authority for whether it is
adjusted right.

I don't like this technique either, but it is very hard here to find
someone to fix vcr's who doesn't have an edge to his voice. This guy
was fine, but his mother died and left him a bunch of money, he was
telling me -- and I think he wants to hand back the units he has fixed
and relax. He says his shop is too full to move, with 32 inch sets
etc. that the owners don't pick up. If he didn't want to do this or
the price was too low, he wouldn't hesitate to tell me.

But I've talked to other electronic technicians, maybe just
experienced amateurs, who do things like this. I don't like it when
the furnace repairman doesn't use a CO2 meter, or a stack temp
thermometer, or one other tool they are supposed to use. But several
different guys from reputable companies just look at the flame and if
it is good, they're done.


In the past 4 years or more, I've looked in high-end stores, low-end
stores, hamfests, thrift shops, classified ads and everywhere I can
think of and I can't find nearly as good a vcr.

When I said I can't find such a good quality vcr, I wasn't referring
to the quality of the picture but to all the features::

It has the ability to write and erase index marks whenever I choose.
It has 4 or more forward speeds not counting the infinitely variable
slow speed.
It has 2 reverse speeds.
It calculates how much tape is left in the cassette.
It displays almost everything on the VCR so I don't have to turn on
the tv to use on-screen programming. Displaying on the vcr is
important when I want to watch something in another room or on another
floor. It has buttons ON the vcr for all 10 numbers, so I don't have
to find the remote, which might be in another room on another floor,
since I use Leap Frog remote that sticks on the front of my remote and
works from any room in the house.



Mark Z.



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ha escrito:

I think sometrhing is not quite right here. If you do get any PICTURE,
raggedy or otherwise, the head is probably spinning and running at
reasonable speed, probably even the correct speed. What I think you
have is bad or mis-aligned head,

unless you're talking about the A/C head, that is nonsense as the video
heads in vcrs cannot be 'mis-aligned'. The roller guides and tape path
needs checking.
-B.

mm ha escrito:

SNIP

When I said I can't find such a good quality vcr, I wasn't referring
to the quality of the picture but to all the features::

It has the ability to write and erase index marks whenever I choose.
It has 4 or more forward speeds not counting the infinitely variable
slow speed.
It has 2 reverse speeds.
It calculates how much tape is left in the cassette.


These characteristics, and more, are present in any DVD recorder. DVD
recorders like the Panasonic DMR-ES10 have very good editing
capabilities. For instance, if you record a 2 hour long show, you can
remove all the commercials *after the recording has been finished*, and
recover 30 minutes of *usable* recording space. This something a single
deck VCR can´t do. Also, the overall image quality and sound of a DVD
recorder is better. Do you want to create index marks? Well, index
marks are replaced in the DVD format by chapters and subchapters which
can be created whenever you want. And I´m speaking here of a basic DVD
recording machine. There are higher end ones which have more functions,
including an internal harddisk. You make all the editing of the show in
the harddisk, and when you are finished, you just tranfer it to a blank
DVD-R or DVD-RW. Also, blank DVD-RW´s are cheaper than VHS blank
tapes, and blank DVD-R´s are the cheapest of all.


It displays almost everything on the VCR so I don't have to turn on
the tv to use on-screen programming. Displaying on the vcr is
important when I want to watch something in another room or on another
floor. It has buttons ON the vcr for all 10 numbers, so I don't have
to find the remote, which might be in another room on another floor,
since I use Leap Frog remote that sticks on the front of my remote and
works from any room in the house.


This is the only part that can´t be done with a DVD recorder, because
all of them must be programmed with the TV turned on, but I don´t see
why it should be a problem.

On 23 Dec 2006 18:14:14 -0800, "b" wrote:


ha escrito:

I think sometrhing is not quite right here. If you do get any PICTURE,
raggedy or otherwise, the head is probably spinning and running at
reasonable speed, probably even the correct speed. What I think you
have is bad or mis-aligned head,

unless you're talking about the A/C head, that is nonsense as the video
heads in vcrs cannot be 'mis-aligned'. The roller guides and tape path
needs checking.
-B.

Thanks to you and all for your help on this. I was going to look
inside the VCR and see if I could find a number on the motor (and at
least try to do it myself even if I failed) but I can't find the vcr.
My house is not that big, and the other good (and misaligned) vcr is
missing too. I know they are here somewhere, but I can't find them!

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On 24 Dec 2006 07:35:37 -0800, "lsmartino"
wrote:


mm ha escrito:

SNIP

When I said I can't find such a good quality vcr, I wasn't referring
to the quality of the picture but to all the features::

It has the ability to write and erase index marks whenever I choose.
It has 4 or more forward speeds not counting the infinitely variable
slow speed.
It has 2 reverse speeds.
It calculates how much tape is left in the cassette.


These characteristics, and more, are present in any DVD recorder. DVD
recorders like the Panasonic DMR-ES10 have very good editing
capabilities. For instance, if you record a 2 hour long show, you can
remove all the commercials *after the recording has been finished*, and
recover 30 minutes of *usable* recording space. This something a single
deck VCR can´t do. Also, the overall image quality and sound of a DVD
recorder is better. Do you want to create index marks? Well, index
marks are replaced in the DVD format by chapters and subchapters which
can be created whenever you want. And I´m speaking here of a basic DVD
recording machine. There are higher end ones which have more functions,
including an internal harddisk. You make all the editing of the show in

I won't be doing any editing. But being able to mark things is good.
I appreciate your trying to make me feel better about the perhaps
inevitable change I have to endure.

the harddisk, and when you are finished, you just tranfer it to a blank
DVD-R or DVD-RW. Also, blank DVD-RW´s are cheaper than VHS blank
tapes, and blank DVD-R´s are the cheapest of all.

I use the tapes dozens or hundreds of times. I generally don't have
any desire to see the tape a second time. Some tapes last for years.
I think in the last 22 years I've thrown away less than a dozen tapes
because they were worn out, and I used to tape maybe 2-4 hours every
day, while I was at work or out for the evening and sometimes taping a
show while watching another. Now television is so bad that I'm lucky
if there is one show on that I want to watch. If I got cable, I'd
watch too much tv. I actually have more time to get things done now
that tv isn't the draw it was, but that makes recording the good shows
all that more important.

It displays almost everything on the VCR so I don't have to turn on
the tv to use on-screen programming. Displaying on the vcr is
important when I want to watch something in another room or on another
floor. It has buttons ON the vcr for all 10 numbers, so I don't have
to find the remote, which might be in another room on another floor,
since I use Leap Frog remote that sticks on the front of my remote and
works from any room in the house.


This is the only part that can´t be done with a DVD recorder, because
all of them must be programmed with the TV turned on, but I don´t see
why it should be a problem.

It's a big problem for me. But if some people can live with war and
famine, I guess I can learn to live with this.

Thanks a lot!

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mm wrote:
How would I get a Zenith head motor for my Kenwood model 936HF VCR?

You would go to the head motor store, faggot.

I took my VCR in about 8 months ago, and the repairman said it needed
a new head motor, but he didn't have time to do it right then, and I
should call him in 2 weeks. I've called every 2, 4 or 8 weeks for the
last 8 months and he never is ready. I think he is thinking of
retiring.

Of course, look at all the retards in this newsgroup.

If I knew what part to buy, I would replace this part myself I think.

If you have to ask around to find out where to find the part, you
probably aren't smart enough to replace it.

There is a picture, but it's "raggedy". I don't know how to describe
it, but I believe the repairman as to the cause.

Your gay porno tapes have too much jizz on them.

I have been looking for years, and can't find such a good quality vcr
available new or used.

You'll just have to start buying gay porn dvds now.

Thanks

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