Memory capacitor in vcr where connected in circuit

Hi
How does memory capacitor work in Vcr,where is memory capacitor hook up in vcr circuit.
Usually memory capacitor save the time ,date and event timer.
mrel

The data is stored in non-volatile memory, not on a capacitor. That memory might be part of a microprocessor or a separate IC, depending on the brand/model/vintage of the VCR.

alec_t said:

The data is stored in non-volatile memory, not on a capacitor. That memory might be part of a microprocessor or a separate IC, depending on the brand/model/vintage of the VCR.

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You're obviously not a VCR service engineer

A wide range of VCR's (mostly cheap crappy makes) used so called 'super capacitors' to maintain the memories that were stored in volatile RAM - failure of these was a VERY, VERY common fault.

While losing the 'battery' backup facility might not sound a big deal, unfortunately the same capacitor was used as part of the uP reset circuitry, so when the cap failed the machines stopped working entirely.

So many VCR's did use capacitors for memory backup, others used batteries (these commonly failed as well), where later (and better!) ones used non-volatile memory for the same purpose.

Nigel Goodwin said:

You're obviously not a VCR service engineer

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True. I wasn't thinking of supercap-backed RAM.