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Originally Posted by edison64
Did you replace any belts yet?? all older vcr vtr units were famous for going through belts, I used to charge $35.00 for cleaning and new belts. MCM electronics used to sell kits for each brand, and the price uas usally about $5.00 Take the unit out of the case, ond use q-tips soaked in 91% percent isyprophyl alchol (not rubbing) any drug store or wal-mart about $1.50 clean all pulleys capstens and guides, and heads, use dry q-tips ro remove residue relubricate spairingly on head bearings and shafte and guides. i use ZOOM SPOUT TURBINE OIL, available from hardware store. replace with new belts and I bet you have success
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Replacing the belts do work, but they are not guaranteed to work because FF/REW and Play must turn at the same time. If FF/REW makes the tape turn but play does not, then it's not the belts, but the play idler itself. I already fixed three units with this same, exact problem.