[TechAssist] Re: VCR RCA VR506 timing

  • From: Jack <lightwizard_2000@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2002 16:27:36 -0800 (PST)


There is a "kit" for that problem... Comes with a
black gear that is taller than the white one.
Therefore It doesn't get chewed up. Ask your TCE dist.
for it.

Jack

--- Bill McFarland <billmcfarland@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> 
> If this is the unit I think it is.
> 
> there is a small plastic "tit" that breaks off right
> by the loading gear. It
> allows the carriage assy to go out of time with the
> bottom half of the unit.
> 
> Anyway, I just take a small camcorder size screw,
> melt a hole in the plastic
> with my Iron. Then tap the screw into the plastic.
> works great.
> 
> If you need more info. Let me know.
> 
> Good luck, God Bless, Happy Holidays
> Bill McFarland
> DMC Electronics
> Salt Lake City, Utah
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Chaz <chaz@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2002 11:39 AM
> Subject: [TechAssist] Re: VCR RCA VR506 timing
> 
> 
> >
> > You mentioned that the cassette loads okay (if I
> understood correctly)
> > with the carriage removed from the VCR but, only
> half when in the VCR.
> > Two things come to my mind.
> >
> > I suspect that if the problem only happens while
> in the VCR, the carriage
> > is not seated fully into the base of the VCR. 
> Check for slots in the base
> > where the carriage would attach too as well as any
> bent "tangs" on the
> > carriage keeping it from properly seating.
> >
> > The other possibility is that the carriage itself
> is out of alignment just
> > enough that when the auto-load sequence occurs,
> one side of the carriage
> > is activating first.  Sometimes with the carriage
> out and EJECT is
> > pressed, the carriage will unload to its correct
> full unload position.
> > Then afterwards, placing the carriage back, the
> unit might operate
> > correctly (in my case, this is usually slim).
> >
> > In other cases, I have seen bad "cassette down"
> switches bad (front of VCR
> > underside of carriage) or somehow got broken
> because of the customer
> > attempting to unscrew, remove, and replace
> everything back.
> >
> > Chaz
> > ---
> >
> >
> > From:           MagLfixIt4ya@xxxxxxx
> > Date sent:      Fri, 11 Jan 2002 10:17:31 EST
> > Subject:        [TechAssist] VCR RCA VR506 timing
> > To:             techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
> MagLfixTvNyc@xxxxxxx
> > Send reply to:  techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> > >
> > > Hello Techs, when this vcr came in it had a worn
> link gear that operates
> the
> > > cassette housing, after replacing it still will
> not except a cassette,
> it
> > > takes the cassette in about half way and spits
> it right back out, I have
> > > checked the timing in the "under chassis" such
> as the cam gear and slide
> > > plate and the timing in the "above chassis"
> assembly looks good also,
> the
> > > timing also looks good in the cassette housing.
> > > If I take the housing out the carriage loads and
> unloads a cassette
> manually,
> > > and the main mechanism loads and unloads with no
> problem, what am I
> missing?
> > > I don't think this is a mode switch problem
> because as the cassette goes
> in
> > > it seems to jam before it kicks back out, anyone
> have any idea's? Any
> help is
> > > appreciated.
> > > Don from Affordable Electronics
> > >               153 Garfield Pl.
> > >               Brooklyn NY 11215
> > >               718-788-0384
> > >               718-788-2326 (fax)
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