fisher fvh 840 stop light blinks & no lcd display

[jmm83]

stop light blinks & there is no lcd display

[waltchan]

Originally Posted by jmm83

stop light blinks & there is no lcd display

Are you kidding me??? We already warned you before on Fisher VCRs being junky and unreliable, yet you still bought it. That's what you get.

Could be a regulator problem in the power supply, but I'm not sure as I've never owned or serviced a Fisher VCR in my life.
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[jmm83]

no i got it for free i looked at the power supply & it looks like it got hot where the diodes are because there is a dark spot on the circuit board

[waltchan]

Originally Posted by jmm83

no i got it for free i looked at the power supply & it looks like it got hot where the diodes are because there is a dark spot on the circuit board

A dark spot on the circuit board does NOT mean that the diodes are shot, or the power supply is bad. Dark spots are called burned spots that the power supply accumulated from heat throughout the years, and I've seen this in VCRs all the time.

The only way to tell if the diodes or resistors are bad is you get a meter and test them.

[CoogarXR]

Not to be a tool, but...

Originally Posted by waltchan

We already warned you before on Fisher VCRs being junky and unreliable

..and

Originally Posted by waltchan

I've never owned or serviced a Fisher VCR in my life..

...aren't a respectable pair of comments to have within the same post. If he likes the VCR, more power to him. I am sure somebody will chime in with a knowledgeable reply.

[jmm83]

oh ok i have a mutimeter i think i know how to test them i watched a few videos on youtube. do they have to be out of the board to test them?

[holmesuser01]

I owned an FVH-840 that I bought new in 1984. It was repaired twice while under warranty. I replaced the FF/REW idler clutch 6 times total.

Gladly, it was stolen in 1992. Whoever got it deserved it. It was a $600 piece of junk.

There's a moisture sensor on these bombs, too.

[waltchan]

Originally Posted by holmesuser01

Gladly, it was stolen in 1992. Whoever got it deserved it. It was a $600 piece of junk.

What did you replace it with, and did the second one work much better?

[Ed in Tx]

Originally Posted by jmm83

stop light blinks & there is no lcd display

I recall something about the memory and clock backup capacitor "supercap" in some of those Fishers, might be .47F/5.5V about 3/4" dia 1/4" tall, causing misoperation of the microprocessor reset when it fails, flashing stop light and no display (from the fluorescent display tube, not LCD btw). If you locate that capacitor try desoldering it from the board, then plug in the VCR see what happens. If it does come to life chances are that will be just one problem of several.

[Electronic M]

Originally Posted by waltchan

Are you kidding me??? We already warned you before on Fisher VCRs being junky and unreliable, yet you still bought it. That's what you get.

Could be a regulator problem in the power supply, but I'm not sure as I've never owned or serviced a Fisher VCR in my life.
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Not every one collects on the basis of quality/reliability....As a TV collector I'd just as soon save a temperamental Muntz as an unkillable Zenith.

If he likes Fisher gear enough to collect and maintain even the poorer models then more power to him.

[Beachboy]

I know Fisher is owned by Sanyo, so are Fisher VCR's basically rebadged Sanyo's or completely different machines? I'd think Sanyo's premier brand would have been built to a higher standard, but evidently not.

I cut my teeth on Fisher audio gear in the late 60's, when it was still built by Fisher Radio Corporation, and it hurts to see a once grand name reduced to junk status. Although Fisher certainly isn't the only company to siffer that fate.

[waltchan]

Originally Posted by Beachboy

I know Fisher is owned by Sanyo, so are Fisher VCR's basically rebadged Sanyo's or completely different machines? I'd think Sanyo's premier brand would have been built to a higher standard, but evidently not.

I cut my teeth on Fisher audio gear in the late 60's, when it was still built by Fisher Radio Corporation, and it hurts to see a once grand name reduced to junk status. Although Fisher certainly isn't the only company to siffer that fate.

Fisher has been owned by Sanyo since 1975, and besides their troublesome VCRs during the 1980s, most of Fisher products had been very reliable, often exceeding Panasonic's reliability. CRT tube TVs; very good. CD players, rated the most reliable. Receivers; also very good. Radios; excellent.

Sanyo VCRs were much better and way less troublesome than Fisher VCRs. Fisher VCRs were completely different in design that had major problems with the idler lasting only for a few months. Sanyo VCRs were much better, simpler, and more traditional design. By 1988, Fisher VCRs became more identical to Sanyo VCRs, and they've become less-troublesome and a lot better.

And we met each other before in avsforum.com at the CRT tube forum area. Welcome...

[mstaton]

I use Fisher tube equipment as my main source of audio pleasure. I own the last made model of tube receivers the "1800". Built in 1968, the last ditch effort for tube stuff. It was just a re-badged 800C with fake wood overlay on the faceplate, it even came with an 800C owners manual. I have tons of other Fisher stuff restored and unrestored.


Who else suffered? EVERY American name brand electronics Company and every worker who used to build their products. You used to hate the Japanese products taking over the American market now it's the Chinese. Kinda wish we had the Japanese stuff back again. At least it was reliable-ish sort of.

[mstaton]

Fisher sold out to Emerson in 1969 and then was sold to Sanyo