David, Check to see if the rotor on the capstan is rubbing against the windings. Youll have to pull the motor apart to do this. If so, shim the housing with respect to the windings so the rubbing is stopped. This happens when the motor warps or the bearings become very worn. The above will pull you out of a bad situation but you really should just replace the motor. HTH Glenn Larkman Audiotech 256 Nth Hwy 101 ENCINITAS CA 92024 760 944 9048 FAX 944 0345 mail to"mail@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" "www.audiotech.net" ----- Original Message ----- From: "larry" <schntv@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2003 11:42 AM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Sony VCR SLV-585HF Capstan Problem Just a wild guess, but I saw bad capstan bearing do this to me. Larry David wrote: > > 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/ -- Schneider TV & Electronic Inc. 5415 N. Wooster ave. Dover, Ohio 44622 www.geocities.com/schntv2000/ 330-343-0768 FCC. first class & Extra class K8WLY **************************************************************************** * 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/ ***************************************************************************** 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/