Rod, at 12:01 on Nov 26 1996, you wrote to Bill Grimsley...

BG> Replacement tuners can be had for under $50 now...

RG> Truth be known, this fault is prolly a leaky cap in the 
RG> DC-DC converter or the IF can, rather than the tuner.

The 10uF cap does go leaky on some models, but 486's are not noted for
this, so my money is still on the tuner being faulty.

AWL>> Still on original heads...

BG> You're lucky then.  Most have been replaced by now.

RG> I still find this odd, 'cos I can count the number of sharp 
RG> heads that I've had to replace (from wear) on both hands.

The only Sharp video heads which appear NOT to last forever are those which
are fitted to the VC-486 (still-frame goes first).  :(

Regards, Bill

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