If that is one of those old vcrs with the power supply module in it's own cage, I would say that you have a slew of bad electrolytic caps in there. Jim McVey McVey Alltronix 327 Broadway Newburgh Ny 12550 ph: 845 561 8383 fx: 845 561 9017 Consumer electronics & computer service. Factory authorized for over twenty brands. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ed Gaidies" <teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "TechAssist" <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2003 3:22 PM Subject: [TechAssist] RCA VCR VR634HF > Have an intermittent problem with this unit. (My own unit). Periodically > this unit will go crazy. You insert a tape...Push Play..will play a > couple of seconds, then display says.."Bye" and shuts off. When you > re-apply power tape ejects. Seems to be OK on FF and Rew. I have > disassembled the mode switch, cleaned and lubed it. Worked OK for a > couple of sessions, then goes back to the same problem. This unit has > the Commercial Skip on it. Today I brought the unit into the shop, and > has been running for 3 hours, no problem. Any ideas? > > -Ed- > > Ed Gaidies > Tel-Tek Electronics. > Ontario-Canada > > teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > > **************************************************************************** * > Lost Password: > http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > Email Archives: > //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ ***************************************************************************** Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/