Sony SLO-1700 Betamax 'high hours' - fixed

This one's a little bit different insofar as we're looking at a SLO1700 with some use to it. Looking at the cabinet it looked to be well-used but the hours meter tells a slightly different story... Stay tuned! Lots more VCR fun to come including a CVC format machine! Really looking forward to that one. One thing to note - there are two washers on the capstan - one at the top and one at the bottom. Please like and subscribe too - it really does help me to make more content and keep these machines going - yes, you are actually helping to keep this format alive! :-) Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 00:57 The hours meter TM2 02:45 Motor pulley replacement 04:37 A few details about these decks 08:49 Initial clean-up 09:30 The mains plug check 10:35 Initial test 13:08 Different screws used 14:08 Diagnosing no motor movement 19:50 The small DC-DC can on the D board 21:40 Removing the power supply 41:06 Testing 44:53 After a clean and conclusion plus the Palsite connection...