Monthly Archives: June 2017

Cobra 25LTD Classic CB Radio

Posted on June 29, 2017 by

All the way back to 1991 for this Cobra CB radio. Looking it up I was surprised to find that a Cobra 25LTD Classic is still sold today (This one at Walmart). The microphone input has been moved to the … Continue reading →

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A Patent Story

Posted on June 25, 2017 by

  On the label for the battery charger with the JVC camcorder I recently took apart is a reference to patent 4942516     And on the the label of the camcorder there is reference to 5 patents. I took … Continue reading →

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JVC Camcorder (1994) – part 4

Posted on June 23, 2017 by

  Now I am down to just the main PCB, well actually it is two PCBs there is a small board mounted to the back of the main PCB.     This is the front and back of the small … Continue reading →

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JVC Camcorder (1994) – part 3

Posted on June 20, 2017 by

  After removing the lens assembly and rather a lot of plastic pieces we are left with the core tape mechanical mechanism attached to the main electronics PCB.     Tape Mechanism Lets start with the mechanical assembly, I find … Continue reading →

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