Update: I now have the camera in hand. It's doing exactly what it was before. I'm not very fimiliar with this unit and before taking it apart piece by piece I would like to know if there are any known problems matching these symptoms. I honestly don't know what I did to make it work the last time. I was moving the take-up or supply reel or something inside, anyway the next time I put a tape in it loaded perfectly and played/recorded. I can't seem to mimic what I did before, must be the midas touch... David Lessard 50 Harrison Street Alexandria Electronics Ontario, Canada K0C-1A0 mailto:mrfixit@xxxxxxxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of David Lessard Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2003 8:28 PM To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [TechAssist] Quasar Camcorder VM-510 Camcorder shuts down as soon as a tape is loaded. Doesn't sound like tape is completely loaded before shutdown occurs. Camera was in the shop before with same problem. I was in the process of inpecting the door switch when all of a sudden it started working 100% so I gave it back to the customer, not sure what I did?. Worked great for almost 2 weeks. Back with the same symptoms. This is an older camera, I'm hoping there is a history on this model. Thanks group. David Lessard 50 Harrison Street Alexandria Electronics Ontario, Canada K0C-1A0 mailto:mrfixit@xxxxxxxxxxx **************************************************************************** * Submit A Repair Tip Here, or Change/Remove your Email Address: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.html **************************************************************************** * For automatic password retrieval 24 hours a day, go to: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Lost your Login Info?". **************************************************************************** * ***************************************************************************** Submit A Repair Tip Here, or Change/Remove your Email Address: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.html ***************************************************************************** For automatic password retrieval 24 hours a day, go to: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Lost your Login Info?". *****************************************************************************