Complete VCR Troubleshooting & Repair Guide (Paperback)

by Joseph Desposito (Author), Kevin Garabedian (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 184 pages
• Publisher: Delmar; 1st edition (March 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0790611023
• ISBN-13: 978-0790611020
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #693,371 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Starts good then jumps to warp...over my head, September 4, 2002

By	darkguardian2 "darkguardian2" (San Diego, CA United States) - See all my reviews

Starts out with easy to read introduction with block diagrams. The next chapter goes into troubleshooting equipment and tools which was good. Beginning with the chapter on maintenance, it tries to show the parts that need to be lubricated and cleaned. With "Determining the Problem" chapter, the amateur is left behind in favor of the seasoned technician, introducing acromnyms and VCR model numbers without explaination. From there on, it gets worse with full schematic diagrams guaranteed to have beginners running to the service center. The pictures are in black and white and hard to make out (quality equal to a photo copier) left me disappointed. The following chapters goes in to problems with each section of the vcr ending with case studies of classic problems likely to be encoutered by techs. I a have background in digital and audio electronics but haven't work in video electronics (TV) since 1981. I thought this book with it's 180 pgs and medium text would get me up to speed on the state of the art. Unforuntately it failed for me. I gave it 2 stars since it could help seasoned service techs with better a better background on the subject then myself. I'm opting for a text book.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Starts good then jumps to warp...over my head, September 4, 2002

By	darkguardian2 "darkguardian2" (San Diego, CA United States) - See all my reviews

Starts out with easy to read introduction with block diagrams. The next chapter goes into troubleshooting equipment and tools which was good. Beginning with the chapter on maintenance, it tries to show the parts that need to be lubricated and cleaned. With "Determining the Problem" chapter, the amateur is left behind in favor of the seasoned technician, introducing acromnyms and VCR model numbers without explaination. From there on, it gets worse with full schematic diagrams guaranteed to have beginners running to the service center. The pictures are in black and white and hard to make out (quality equal to a photo copier) left me disappointed. The following chapters goes in to problems with each section of the vcr ending with case studies of classic problems likely to be encoutered by techs. I a have background in digital and audio electronics but haven't work in video electronics (TV) since 1981. I thought this book with it's 180 pgs and medium text would get me up to speed on the state of the art. Unforuntately it failed for me. I gave it 2 stars since it could help seasoned service techs with better a better background on the subject then myself. I'm opting for a text book.

13 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars So informative, we discarded our VCR repairman & his number!, January 29, 1999

By A Customer

So informative, we discarded our VCR repairman & his number! We were so excited about actually taking on a project together being a Married couple and successfully doing so(Thanks to the Complete Vcr Troubleshooting & Repair Guide) That TWO Career Tech Support reps Working for Two Rivals completed successfully ONE Communtity Project!!!