The original whatever was all plastic and the pivots wore because dust got in and acted as an abrasive. Even after replacing the function frame some of the levers didnt work right because the holes had worn also, so we used to replace the frame and the pivoting levers. After you had done a few, you got so you could rebuild the function assembly in just 4 hours Jerry Silverman Greentron Inc 4 Newland Ave Greenville SC 29609 864 232 3889 Fax 271 2080 mailto:greentron@xxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- From: "Damon" <DAMON101@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2002 1:24 AM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: SONY SL-5600 (BETA) NO PLAY > > Two things I remember from my SL5600 days....... > > 1) The capstan motor bearings wear out or develop a dead spot in the > brushes. > > 2) The pushbuttons connect to some "swivel pins" located below the cassette > tray (looks like they are located in the rungs of a ladder). The pins wear > down and start to angle instead of sitting 90 degrees in relation to the > surface it's mounted on, causing poor rewind, FF, or play. > > If it's #2 I'll be surprised if you can get new pins or the old "new > improved steel pinned doohickey (sorry, but these were being repaired in > 1985, you can't expect me to remember what they were called). > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kevin Gunn" <kgunn@xxxxxxxxxx> > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Monday, September 16, 2002 6:30 PM > Subject: [TechAssist] SONY SL-5600 (BETA) NO PLAY > > > > Does anyone have any information on SONY Beta machines? > > > > I have a SONY SL-5600 that will REW & FF but will not PLAY. Tape does > thread around Video Head and the VIDEO head does turn but the PLAY does not > engage. When you push the PLAY button it kicks off in one second. > > > > I changed the IDLER TIRES and checked all the belts. > > > > Any help appreciated. > > > > Kevin Gunn > > Star Tek Electronic Services > > 390 Springbank Drive > > London, Ontario > > www.startek.701.com > > > > N6J 1G9 519-473-6366 > > > > ------------------------------------------ > > To REMOVE your email address, click here: > > http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html > > To CHANGE your email address, click here: > > http://www.techassist.net/forms/change.html > > ------------------------------------------ > > ***NEW*** Tips Added Instantly!!!*** > > Submit Repair Tips here: > > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/ > > > > ------------------------------------------ > To REMOVE your email address, click here: > http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html > To CHANGE your email address, click here: > http://www.techassist.net/forms/change.html > ------------------------------------------ > ***NEW*** Tips Added Instantly!!!*** > Submit Repair Tips here: > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/ > ------------------------------------------ To REMOVE your email address, click here: http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html To CHANGE your email address, click here: http://www.techassist.net/forms/change.html ------------------------------------------ ***NEW*** Tips Added Instantly!!!*** Submit Repair Tips here: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/