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Old 11-09-2017, 05:29 PM
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Originally Posted by MX70 View Post
The VCR tries to thread, but nothing else other than FF and REW but always shuts down. I'm guessing that it has a fail-safe mechanism that detects no reel movement to stop the recorder if something goes awry. Capstan motor runs, and capstan is not seized. Definitely needs capstan, counter (may have two) belts at least.
Yes, does likely have a reel sensor. But, before it even gets that far there may be a switch that is not being made for the end-of-threading-travel.

Any of this can certainly be due to bad belts. Or, dirty switches.

Good luck. Looks like a fun project.
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