Tapes play perfectly normal until ten minute warmup period then capstan stops dead (like pause) for half a second every ten seconds. I have no service manual for this model, any thoughts or suggestions would be greatly appreciated, thanks in advance members. David Lessard Alexandria Electronics Alexandria, Ontario, Canada mrfixit@xxxxxxxxxxx ***************************************************************************** The Tech Address Book: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/contact.html Add a Repair Tip Here, or Change/Remove your Email Address: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.html Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Lost your Login Info?". Email Archives: http://www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/